Topaz Starlight restores historic footage so presidential seal text becomes legible
chrisfirst · x · 2026-10-24
A demo of Topaz Labs' Project Starlight AI video enhancement: on the original historic speech footage, "President of the United States" on the seal is a blur; after restoration every letter is readable and the eagle's feathers show detail. The full 18-minute restored speech is coming to YouTube, and the author is taking suggestions for the next historic restoration.
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