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SOON: New AI-generated version of Ninja Hayate video with Dehalo, Focus Fix and Keyframes fixed

After reviewing my edit, I see that the problem lies in small keyframe misalignments between the original version and the TaitoLD version. I believe the playback FPS is NOT the issue; rather, it is crucial to ensure the keyframes are correctly aligned just before the different death sequences. I will have to review the main videos for each sequence and adjust them manually to match those sequences.

I realize the problem. It's true that the issue might be caused by the difference in frames. I didn't check that the original was at 25fps. The problem is I don't think reconverting my video to 25fps is the best idea, as it could throw everything completely out of sync. I'm going to reconvert to 25fps and edit everything to see what happens

Thank you so much

Dreams Come True

The only version of Los Justiceros available today is the one that was published a few months ago. This game has been considered the Holy Grail for decades, and we should be grateful to finally have the original version available to play once more

The quality of the remasterings depends on the original sources. In the case of Dragon's Lair, there are high-quality, high-resolution sources that have already been remastered for Blu-ray. For other games, however, we have to start with the DVD source. In my case, I am going to try to achieve the maximum possible allowed by the DVD video sources (which are currently the best available for these games) and software like Topaz Video AI.

In recent years, emulators like Daphne, Singe, Singe2, and Hypseus have rescued the iconic LaserDisc games from oblivion. Thanks to these advances, and the recent dumping of video files from games that were thought lost (such as those from Picmatic), the preservation of this era of video gaming has been ensured. For these games, beyond emulation, visual restoration is key. Intensive work is being carried out to upscale and clean up the original video quality (a notable example being Maximilium's Dragon's Lair project). My purpose is to join this preservation effort with my own video remasters. My philosophy is to use the best sources available today, correct colors, and clean up imperfections, applying AI upscaling in a strictly controlled manner to perfect the image without betraying the original look of the LaserDisc recordings. My first work is the NINJA HAYATE video. The base consists of the videos from the Taito LD Game Collection, to which I have corrected colors (especially the saturated red). In about five or six "death" sequences, the videos in this version show small cuts. To ensure integrity, I was forced to complete these sequences using the current Hypseus video. Therefore, you will notice small visual changes or a slight disparity in those specific sequences. I invite you to try it and send me comments for improvement. The video is compatible with Hypseus (it only requires replacing the current file). My next target will be the American Laser Games videos, whose current quality is clearly improvable. New AI-generated version of Ninja Hayate video with Dehalo and Focus Fix https://mega.nz/file/5xsxRCAS#hZHKr2-af8Rj8dsGbLOL125aJpsjYuQcpoWTMrtVAZw

I see that if I edit the audio track hayate.ogg, the left channel corresponds to the English audio and the right channel to the Japanese audio. This can be confirmed by playing the audio outside of the game, as you can hear both languages in the intro. What's curious is that this doesn't happen in the game. I assume the code only utilizes the left channel, but can someone confirm this for me?" 🧐

Yes, I have also seen the color issue and I plan to correct it

I want it to be as close to the original LaserDisc as possible, so I think version 1 is better. Is this version free of bugs/glitches? I believe a series of bugs/glitches were corrected in one of the versions.

Another query. I want to start making a new Ninja Hayate video using the high-quality footage from the version that came in the Taito LD Game Collection. I've already converted the files so I can begin editing, but I'm not sure if my Hypseus version is the latest. Could someone please share the link to the newest version of this game released for Hypseus? Thanks a lot.

Ok. It would be nice to have a better de-interlacing method, but I understand this is an issue that many people might not care about, since 30 progressive fps is sufficient for them. Thank you very much for the great work

Thank you very much for the explanation, I understand where the problem lies and I see that it is too much work, but it leads me to think about another possibility: if instead of a progressive 60fps video I use an interlaced 30fps one, does the application handle the deinterlacing without a problem or does it only accept progressive videos?