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title: "How I Remastered Legacy of the Void Opening Cinematic to 8K Dolby Vision"
date: 2022-01-22T00:43:09.000Z
author: Z.SHINCHVEN
tags: [8K, Dolby Vision, HDR, AI Video Upscaling, Final Cut Pro, Topaz Video Enhance AI]
canonical: https://atlassc.net/2022/01/22/how-i-remastered-legacy-of-the-void-opening-cinematic-to-8k-dolby-vision
---
I've always loved watching all those epic game cinematic, but few of them are in Ultra High-Definition.

Luckily, as of 2022, it is possible to upscale a legacy video to 8K Dolby Vision HDR at home. All I need is a power horse computer and some modern video process software powered by AI.

Here's how I remastered the [StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Opening Cinematic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_XwzBMTJaM) to 8K Dolby Vision.

## Grab the Source Video from YouTube

The `cinematic` I wish to upscale is in YouTube, it can be downloaded by [youtube-dl](https://youtube-dl.org/).

But I used another tool that is based on `youtube-dl` to download the video for it's easier to use, which is [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp).

## Transcoding for Upscaling

The video I grabbed from YouTube is in Google's `.webm` format and encoded by the [VP9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP9) codec. The codec is advanced, it's just not so commonly used, so I had to convert it to `h264` format.

After trying a few different video transcoding tools, I found [HandBrake](https://handbrake.fr/) to be the best.

To preserve high quality during transcoding, I used the `Production Max` preset.

## Upscale the Video to 8K

AI technologies has evolved beyond imagination as our computing power arises phenomenally these years, and [computer vision](https://www.ibm.com/topics/computer-vision) happen to be the crown jewel of them.

`Topazlab` managed to train good machine learning models for upscaling numeral kinds of videos. So I bought their [Video Enhance AI](https://www.topazlabs.com/video-enhance-ai) app to upscale the `cinematic`.

By using the `Proteus - Fine Tune` model, I got a shining remastered 8K video.

## Dolby Vision HDR

HDR is the essential magic of Ultra High-Definition experience of today. Without it, you can't say you had the ultimate experience of watching an UHD video.

There are a variety of HDR standards in the industry, the best one is [Dolby Vision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Vision).

[Final Cut Pro](https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/) from Apple provides an easy solution for grading Dolby Vision HDR. It can be finished in a few minutes:
- Create a `Wide Gamut HDR` library and a `Wide Gamut HDR - Rec. 2020 HLG` project.
- Drag the upscaled video into the project.
- Add a `Color Wheels` `effect` to lighten the video in `Color Inspector`(at the right top of the app).

And it shall be done by now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzT-LPouIz8