Wing Commander Adacemy - 1080p/Smooth Animation AI Remaster
7This is a very rough first experiment using DAIN AI (Depth-Aware video frame INterpolation) to smooth out the animation of the intro sequence for Wing Commander Academy.
As well as doing my usual Deep Learning/AI upscale on the footage, I've used DAIN to attempt to smooth out the duplicate frames that were so common in budget-conscious 80s/90s Saturday Morning cartoons, which make the animation look choppy.
I'd call it a partial success - several sequences are considerably smoother, but since this was really a quick first experiment, there are many interpolation artefacts and other glitches that would need to be ironed out.
Wing Commander Academy is the property of Origin Systems/Electronic Arts and Universal Cartoon Studios. I make no claim to ownership of this footage or intellectual property. This video is intended purely for research and experimentation.