Enhance that security cam screen grab

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theos

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I was watching 24, and yet another traffic camera screen grab was patched into Adams computer and enhanced . . . man . . . how do you get a number plate out of pure pixelated pixels :) does anyone have that plugin . . . think about it . . . we could output 4k from our little panny :) (Tounge in cheak)
 
... yeah... the best thing you're going to find in "reality" is likely to be something like PhotoZoom Pro, which does an amazing job of up-rezzing, but it can't create detail that's not there in the first place. But it is amazing...
 
Sad part is that I'll tell people that it's impossible, explain to them why, and they'll disagree and say the government has some special image enhancing software. People actually buy that it's real.
 
lol it like i was trying to tell someone jerry springer and wrestling was fake and they got mad lol.
 
it's like the government agency on 24 had an emp that took up the entire room, but the guy's on alias had one a couple weeks ago that fit in a suitcase. can't they just share their technology? :grin:
 
Good fiction still has its feet in born in reality, a good fiction story is nice when it is 'credible'. That is why I think that stretching the JPEG enhancing tech story os winging it a bit to far.
 
yes. I a two time amatuer wrestling champ. your pro wrestling is fake as hell. but hey dont tell the ones who watch they will fight you till the end about it.
 
Barry_Green said:
... yeah... the best thing you're going to find in "reality" is likely to be something like PhotoZoom Pro, which does an amazing job of up-rezzing, but it can't create detail that's not there in the first place. But it is amazing...
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Yes and no. There may not be more detail but there may be other information that may be used to bring out details. For example, the subtle changes of shadows might not be visible at first, but a filter can find them and enhance the outline of the surface creating the shadow. Consider the raised letters and numbers of a license plate and reflective quality. If it's possible to calculate the the direction of light hitting the surface, the general area of the license plate, and some other variables, then you may compare various unique patterns generated by the letters and numbers of a plate, with those in the image. Yes, it's not perfect. The number 1 and the letter I may look and have a similar patter, but at least you have narrowed it down to that pair.

Here's an article that talks about "black box" technology for doing this type of work:

http://securitysolutions.com/mag/security_think_outside_black/

Note, this paragraph:

Look at that license plate on that car parked three blocks away ... it is not large enough to read. Blowing up the image alone merely spreads the pixels apart. What do you do? Feed the image through a video enhancement tool and, voila! The image is blown up, the pixels are averaged out, and we have a readable license plate, or perhaps a recognizable face. Would enhanced video information retain its value in a courtroom? Most likely, yes. The image has been digitally enhanced, but it has not been altered. The available information has merely been better defined.
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So, yes, there is some chance that you can pull a license plate number from what appears to be pixelated garbage.
 
Man...I've been a wrestling fan forever and now you tell me it's fake! You're gettin footy prints all over my desert
 
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