Hindenburg Disaster in 1937 - [60FPS - Color - 4K] - Old footage restoration with AI

The Hindenburg disaster was an airship crash that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The accident caused 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen) from the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), and an additional fatality on the ground.

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster

Original video was processed with Deep Learning algorithms to achieve modern look and quality. Here is the process:

1. Footage stabilization and noise/dust/scratches removal with After Effects and Neat Video
https://www.neatvideo.com/?linkID=p7845
2. Restoration with DeepRemaster, removing scratches and film damage
https://github.com/satoshiiizuka/siggraphasia2019_remastering
3. Frame interpolation to get smooth look using DAIN method. Result is 60 FPS video
https://github.com/baowenbo/DAIN
4. Colorization using DeOldify with NoGAN. Colors are not accurate, only for ambient mood
https://github.com/jantic/DeOldify
5. Upscaling using Topaz Video Enhance AI, upscale preserving detail and reducing noise
https://topazlabs.com/video-enhance-ai/ref/755/
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6. Automation with Python scripts and AWS Thinkbox Deadline as queue manager
https://www.awsthinkbox.com/deadline
7. RTX 2070 Super 8GB, 32GB RAM, Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core. Approx 48hrs/10min video processing.

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