This is one of those rare tech things thats too cool to pass up even if its not about games.
A startup called MotionDSP is offering a free online service that can enhance crappy lowres video like you wouldn’t believe. The technology is also being used by the military to enhance low res satellite video feeds.
It turns this
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQldR1-kT34"></param><embed src=" http://www.youtube.com/v/rQldR1-kT34" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
into this
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxsIrQ2WURk"></param><embed src=" http://www.youtube.com/v/nxsIrQ2WURk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
I honestly didn’t think that was even possible. Apparently, it compares successive frames of the video to basically get the best bits of each, much as the human eye does.
They’re looking for people to upload crappy 3gp files to them to test and publish on the site.
Get to it people!