[bacchusracine]

>They have an AI R&D department, which colorizes and upscales classic porn.

I have no desire to watch porn but wonder what this actually looks like when done and compared to the originals. Are there any split video comparisons of their process?

[Animats]

Yes.[1] NSFW, of course.

The restoration process still needs work. Variations in exposure time, a big problem with early film cameras, seem to confuse their colorizing process.

[1] https://www.pornhub.com/art/remastured

[bacchusracine]

Thanks for the link.

It seems about what could be expected I suppose. I've seen some mainstream movies upscaled and colorized and it can make it feel fresh again but often feels 'off' somehow. I hope their bot gets better over time as suggested by the clip above.

Not so much for the stuff Pornhub is trying to rescue but to preserve older films and television shows in general. So many people I know absolutely refuse to watch anything in black and white and as a result they miss out on so much of the wealth of the past.

Hopefully as it improves they will be willing to extend some of their expertise to other more mainstream areas.