RE: FW: Marriage Video

 Viraj,

 

Regret delay in replying

 

For some reason , I could not download the video on my PC . Yesterday, I got my colleague at my office to download ( the slower version ) and with it, replace the earlier version on Youtube

 

Slowing down the speed has helped somewhat

 

I have asked Vishesh , to arrange for your payment

 

Regards,

 

Hemen

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 10:28 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: FW: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

I had sent you two links a couple of days ago. Have you had a chance to go through them?

 

On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:52 PM Viraj Tadwalkar <viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

This is a download link for the upscaled 4k version of the video at normal speed -

https://www.transfernow.net/ti5RBZ122020  

 

This is a download link for the upscaled 4k version at 10% slower speed - 
https://www.transfernow.net/WA3pCK122020  

 

Regards,

Viraj 

 

On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 4:10 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Vijay,

 

This is good news . I will look forward

 

One loud thought :

 

Some shots last only a few seconds, making it impossible to recognize the faces of people in that shot

 

If the speed ( during such shots ) was reduced by say 10 % , then may be there would be sufficient time for the viewer to recognize those faces

 

It may be too tedious / time consuming to select such “ short “shots and reduce their speed

 

Suppose we reduce the speed of entire video by 10 % ?

 

Can that help ? – of course, without in any way deteriorating the improved quality which you have achieved ?

 

Regards,

 

hemen

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 11:50 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: FW: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

Last one minute is left to be converted. I'll try to wrap it up by tomorrow and send it to you.

Regards

 

On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 10:49 PM Viraj Tadwalkar <viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

It's going well. I am done with around 7 minutes of it. 9 more to go.

Regards,
Viraj

 

On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 11:40 AM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Viraj,

 

I hope upscaling is progressing as per schedule

 

Regards,

 

Hemen parekh

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 11:40 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: FW: Marriage Video

 

Ok, I will start working on it and will keep you posted.

Happy Anniversary in advance.

Have a great one!

 

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 1:58 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Viraj,

 

I will not bargain on your price ( Rs 5000 ) or on the delivery ( 30 days ) and I trust that you will not compromise on the QUALITY

 

Pl go ahead , and once a week , keep me informed re the status

 

Regards,

 

hemen

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 11:53 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: FW: Marriage Video

 

I know that the results aren't completely satisfactory but it's still a time consuming process.
I can do it for Rs.5,000 but then I'll deliver it in 30 days.

Let me know if this works for you.

 

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 4:15 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Viraj,

 

I do not think the perceived improvement in quality due to upscaling is worth Rs 10,000 / -

 

Regards,

 

hemen

 

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 3:30 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: FW: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

Sorry I took so long to reply to your emails. I was out on a shoot and just got some time to breath today.

I actually wanted to discuss with you some details about the upscaling process. It's a tedious process. Given the capacity of my laptop, I'll be able to complete it in 15-20 days. I wish I could complete it by your Anniversary but sadly that won't be possible. Also it will be Rs.10,000 for this upscaling process. Hence, I had mentioned it in my previous email that you take your time and decide in this regard.

Also do send me those photographs as and when you can for upscaling.

Wish you and your family a Happy DIwali!

Regards,
Viraj

 

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 1:36 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Viraj,

 

Happy Diwali

 

Coming Tuesday ( 17 Nov ) is my 61^st Wedding Anniversary

 

Can we upload up-scaled version of my marriage video on that day ?

 

Regards

 

hemen

 

 

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:25 AM
To: 'Viraj Tadwalkar'
Cc: 'vishesh@incomegroup.in' (vishesh@incomegroup.in); 'Elton Dmello'
Subject: RE: Marriage Video

 

Viraj,

 

Many thanks for sending two improved clips

 

There does not seem to be much difference ( in clarity / sharpness ) between the two but , as you say , 4K version is somewhat better

 

I request you to go ahead with 4k version

 

I suppose , as of now, there is no way of overcoming the limitations of the original footage

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh

 

 

 

 

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 6:48 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

I really hope that one day I would be able to turn your video into a hologram but for now let's see what can be done about it's upscaling. 

So I went through a couple methods using which a video can be upscaled. And the most useful method that I come across was that of using a software called Video Enhance AI - https://topazlabs.com/video-enhance-ai/ 

But still what I have realized after going through various upscaling processes is these methods work best with High Definition(1920x1080p) videos. As in, the original resolution of the video needs to be at least 1920x1080p for these softwares to produce drastically visible changes which is not the case with our video. The resolution of our video from the DVD is 720x576p which is very low. Nevertheless I went ahead with the upscaling of 1 min of our footage at different settings and I am sending you links to 2 results and also a link to the same video in it's original DVD resolution. These are YouTube links which need to be watched at their maximum resolution. Hence, please make sure that while watching a video, you are on it's highest available resolution.

4K (3840x2160p)  - https://youtu.be/VB91rIqfXDs

 

FHD (1980x1080p) - https://youtu.be/8dS4hXHYcc0

 

Original (720x576p) - https://youtu.be/PZRIfFb5Gqs 

Here is a download link  - https://we.tl/t-PQL5xE01hH  to all 3 videos. In this case, you need not worry about checking the resolution settings as it will play at it's best resolution by default.

I would suggest that you watch them on a big screen as it will be easy to see the difference.

I personally think that the 4K version is the best output that we can achieve. It isn't a major improvement but it's the best that I can achieve with the given footage. I would say that you take your time going through these videos. And then if you feel that we can go ahead with the upscaling of the entire video then we can discuss it further. 

 

Regards,
Viraj

 

On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 10:13 AM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Vijay,

 

Without doubt, you are taking longer so that the upscaling you achieve , will amaze me – with some sort of disbelief !

 

And then, after a couple of years, you will startle me by further upscaling of this video, by converting into a 3D hologram ( played on a mobile ) as demonstrated at :

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AovM3xYpRUE 

 

Good luck

 

with regards,

 

hemen parekh

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2020 1:28 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

I am still experimenting with the upscaling process with different softwares. I will send you a few samples in a couple of days.

Good to know that you have digital copies of those photos. Send them over whenever you can and we can discuss it further.

Regards,

Viraj

 

On Wed, Nov 4, 2020 at 12:49 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Viraj,

 

Just saw the video with certain dark patches cropped , reducing the time to 16 minutes ( from 19 minutes )

 

I am sure , it will look far better , once you manage upscaling

 

As far as my father’s photos with Nehru are concerned, someone in the family has soft copies . I will get and email to you

 

Regards,

 

Hemen parekh

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 2:55 PM
To: Elton Dmello; Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

It was great to hear about your father's pictures with Nehruji. These are indeed priceless pictures and worth archiving. I would like to know whether you have digital copies of these pictures that need to be upscaled or you have physical copies, in which case we'll have to scan them first. Let me know and then we can discuss it further.

 

Thanks for sharing links to these various softwares. AutoFlip looks like a useful tool that can be and will be used in future. I read up on it. It's in the development stage and they still don't have a proper version of it available which can be downloaded and used like other editing softwares.

 

I have begun working on the upscaling process of your marriage video and I should be able to send you a sample of it in a few days. I'll keep you posted.

 

Regards,

Viraj

 

On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 8:04 PM Elton Dmello <dmelloelton@gmail.com> wrote:

 

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From: Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2020, 6:32 am
Subject: RE: Marriage Video
To: Viraj Tadwalkar <viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com>
Cc: <dmelloelton@gmail.com>, <vishesh@incomegroup.in>, Nirmit Parekh <nirmit@3pconsultants.co.in>

 

Vijay,

 

Here is one more software ( for cropping of videos ) which may interest you :

https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/02/autoflip-open-source-framework-for.html

 

regards,

hemen

 

PS :

 

Also,

 

https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/10/experimenting-with-automatic-video.html

 

Sanjivani :

 

Pl study AutoFlip . Could we use it for our Picture poems ?

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2020 7:15 PM
To: 'Viraj Tadwalkar'
Cc: 'dmelloelton@gmail.com'; 'vishesh@incomegroup.in' (vishesh@incomegroup.in); 'Nirmit Parekh'
Subject: RE: Marriage Video

 

Vijay,

 

This is, indeed great news !

 

Here is one more link that you may want to look up :

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2xeUcQEwKg

 

Can these software help improve resolutions of very old photos ( black and white or colour ) ?

 

I have some 85- 86 year old black and white photos of my father with Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, when  Nehru visited Burma and my father toured with him as his “ Tour Secretary “

 

Regards,

 

hemen

 

From: Viraj Tadwalkar [mailto:viraj.tadwalkar@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2020 2:57 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Marriage Video

 

Hello,

I am doing a bit of research about the upscaling process. It might take some time but it can be done. I will keep you updated in that regard. I will start working on it Monday onwards.

I received the payment today. Thank you.

 

Regards,

Viraj