Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 176 Location: chicago - south loop
magic bullet instant hd
has anyone played around much with magic bullet instant hd or instant hd advanced?
i noticed that they are having a 30 percent off sale ending tomorrow.
i am trying to uprez some smaller sized video loops for an upcoming vj gig, and i was wondering if anyone had performed tests or had any insight on the two products.
Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:30 am
Deere
Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 153 Location: Australia
One of my friends used MB Instant HD (the earliest version) a couple years back to upres his 720x576 (pal) 4:3 short to 1920 x 1080 (pal) 16:9 (where parts of his footage were cropped) with GREAT success. He'd entered it in festivals in 4:3 and been rejected, but the HD 16:9 version (scaled back down to standard def- a no no from the guide, but worked for him in this case) got into several festivals and got him a regular playing for about six months on the Australian comedy channel in 2007. Not too shabby a result (though you could argue it was the 16:9 more than the instant HD result that got him into festivals. He accredits it to his using instant HD though).
On his behalf I'll say- you won't regret it. He used it on a bunch of his old movies to upres them and he swears it's a MAJOR improvement on just scaling.
I don't own it, but seeing his results, and hearing what you're looking for, I'd say you shouldn't regret it if you do it.
Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:10 am
jegonz
Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 176 Location: chicago - south loop
thanks deere. i think i am going to buy it. i will post some test results when i get some time.
Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:31 am
Gage
Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 4424 Location: Hollywood, CA
A while back, I tried almost every image enlarger out there, and Instant HD came out on top.
Just remember - NONE of the uprezzers will turn your SD into HD - it will only make the footage BIGGER. The better products, though, will give you output with the same quality as your SD, but in a bigger size. The poorer products will show degradation. My tests were done a while ago - I dont remember which ones I used and what the results were, other than that I liked Instant HD the most.
Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:07 pm
feach Guest
I totall agree with you. Instant HD is really on the top. Its quality is much better than others.
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:58 pm
Gage
Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 4424 Location: Hollywood, CA
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:06 pm
Stu Site Admin
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 917 Location: San Francisco
Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 153 Location: Australia
Heh...awesome
Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:52 pm
usayantag
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 11
i use instant hd regularly....i have a sd camera...and i use it to make it hd!! and with negligible quality loss..its awesome...
Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:29 pm
rodisgod
Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 326 Location: UK
I bought InstantHD in Red Giants 40% sale Tuesday.
Just wondered Stu (or anyone) at what stage is best to fit into the rebel workflow, before or after colour correction?
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