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Simon Ward
Великобритания
Добавлен 11 июл 2009
I work hard restoring old movies (I don't download and upload from the archive, I download and restore and upload to RUclips) and make drone and time-lapse videos. I also make noise with instruments and have a couple of songs published, nodules and looking after my disabled son as a single parent has quite much put an end to my rock and roll days for the foreseeable future, but I wouldn't change a thing. My kids are my life, I work hard to provide for them and every day is a blessing to be with them.
What Becomes of the Children? (1936) - Full Movie - Restored in 4K at 60fps - Black & White
What Becomes of the Children?
I colorized this movie back in January 2024, and while it was quite popular, the enhancement wasn't the best. I received a few requests to restore it to its original black and white format, so I went ahead and did just that, producing a black and white 4K version at 60fps.
I downloaded a very grainy and low-resolution version from the Archive. First, I denoised it to remove as much grain as possible, followed by upscaling it to 4K with AI facial enhancement to bring out more facial detail. I also doubled the frame rate to 60fps.
I have included a short video introduction of the restoration process. If you don't want to watch this, you can skip to 00:07:35 to vie...
I colorized this movie back in January 2024, and while it was quite popular, the enhancement wasn't the best. I received a few requests to restore it to its original black and white format, so I went ahead and did just that, producing a black and white 4K version at 60fps.
I downloaded a very grainy and low-resolution version from the Archive. First, I denoised it to remove as much grain as possible, followed by upscaling it to 4K with AI facial enhancement to bring out more facial detail. I also doubled the frame rate to 60fps.
I have included a short video introduction of the restoration process. If you don't want to watch this, you can skip to 00:07:35 to vie...
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Navy Blues (1937) - Restored to 4K in Both Black & White and Color
Просмотров 228День назад
Navy Blues Navy Blues (1937). I downloaded the original from the Archive in very low resolution. I upscaled it to 4K and used AI facial enhancement to add more detail. I also denoised it and used the deinterlacing setting to remove as much grain and as many lines as possible. I left the frame rate as it was. I then colourised this upscaled version, which is available at 01:15:18. At the beginni...
The Second Woman (1950) - Full Movie Restored in 4K at 60fps Black and White
Просмотров 91214 дней назад
The Second Woman The Second Woman was a very popular movie that I colourised back in December 2023. There were a couple of requests for it to be restored to its original black and white. I have gone ahead and done this in 4K at 60fps from a low-resolution SD copy. I upscaled from SD to 4K with AI facial enhancement to add more detail to the faces. I also doubled the frame rate from 30fps to 60f...
Reverse Time-lapse of a Dying Flower - 4 Days in 1 Minute 27 Seconds
Просмотров 7814 дней назад
I picked a flower from the garden and placed it in a jar a water, as you do :) I set the GoPro to take a photo every 15 seconds for 4 days in 5.2k. I ran the result through iMovie and put it in reverse to create this time-lapse and sped it up by 4x. Music is "Poison Apple" from @QuincasMoreira #timelapse #flower #4k Join this channel to get access to every video before it goes live to the publi...
Shock (1946) Starring Vincent Price - Restored in 4K at 60fps in Color and Black & White
Просмотров 9 тыс.14 дней назад
Shock (1946) Starring Vincent Price I downloaded the original copy of this film from the Archive, but it wasn't in great condition-only a low-resolution SD version. I first upscaled it to 4K using ultra settings with AI facial enhancement to bring out more facial detail. I also converted the frame rate to 60fps. This process took around 23 hours to complete. Once the upscaling was done, I colou...
Flaming Cake Fountain and 16 Matches in a Line - Slow Motion HD
Просмотров 7421 день назад
Flaming Cake Fountain & 16 Matches in Slow Motion A Flaming Cake Fountain Sparkler and 16 Matches in a Line in Slow Motion. I used the GoPro at 240fps in HD for both parts. iMovie was used to create the slow motion effect at 10% speed. The end is a little time-lapse of the matches burning down speeded up by 50%. I do apologise for the messy table and background but hope you enjoy the result! I ...
Ice Melting Time-Lapse in 4K
Просмотров 7921 день назад
A really simple time-lapse of ice cubes melting in 4K. I put a candle behind the ice to give off a little more heat and try to make a nice effect, it didn't work, the candle burnt down much faster than the ice melting. I used the GoPro to make this video using the timewarp setting and sped it up on iMovie by x8. I also added a reverse time-lapse which I think is quite nice to watch. Music is Th...
Eyes in the Night (1942) Restored in 4K at 60fps Black & White
Просмотров 1 тыс.21 день назад
Eyes in the Night Many people have asked for this movie to be enhanced in it's original black and white form. I have gone ahead and done it in 4K at 60fps. The original was low SD resolution, not a good copy at all. Although this is a 4K video, you can see it has struggled in parts. It looks good on smaller screens, not so good on a 55inch. I have added a 5 minute intro to the beginning that sh...
Shooting a Beer Can, Soda Bottle, Water Balloon and Eggs with an Air Rifle in Slow Motion 4K
Просмотров 6321 день назад
A lovely summer day in the UK. One of my hobbies is shooting an air rifle at targets in my garden. I decided to get the drone and GoPro and do some slow motion takes. First I shot a beer can, beer that my friend left over the weekend, beer that I do not like, it's far too weak for me, so shooting it was the obvious choice, especially when I am off the beer for the next 2 weeks! Second I shoot a...
Hell-Fire Austin (1932) - Full Movie Restored in 4K Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 96621 день назад
Hell-Fire Austin "Hell-Fire Austin," directed by Forrest Sheldon, stars Ken Maynard as Ken, who, along with his sidekick Bouncer, heads west and arrives at the Brooks ranch. Ken's mission is to ride the horse Tarzan in a significant race. However, complications arise as both the Sheriff and a villain named Edmonds pursue him. To ensure his participation in the race, Ken must cleverly conceal bo...
Terror by Night (1948) - Full Movie Restored in 4K at 60fps - Original Black & White
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.21 день назад
Terror by Night I colourised "Terror by Night" back in December 2023, and it still remains one of the most-watched colourisations I've uploaded to RUclips. I decided to restore it to its original black and white. I have added a 5-minute intro at the beginning that shows part of the enhancement process. The film is upscaled from SD to 4K, and the frame rate is more than doubled from 24fps to 60f...
Slug Beer Trap - 12 Hours in 9 Minutes - 4K Time-lapse - Lots of Slugs!
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.28 дней назад
Slug Beer Trap I have an infestation of slugs in my garden. As much as I love animals, these have become pests. They get everywhere and destroy anything I try to grow: plants, fruit, and vegetables. I refuse to use pesticides and found that slugs love beer! So I set up my Slug Beer Trap and ran a time-lapse from 8 PM until 8 AM. I dug a trench, placed a tray in the ground, and poured in three c...
When's Your Birthday? (1937) Full Movie Restored in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 822Месяц назад
This was a very difficult film to enhance, the only copy I could find was in awful condition. I have done my best and it took a long time! When's Your Birthday? (1937), directed by Harry Beaumont and Robert Clampett, stars Joe E. Brown, Marian Marsh, and Fred Keating. The film follows a hapless nightclub busboy, played by Brown, who unexpectedly discovers his knack for predicting race outcomes ...
And Then There Were None (1945) | Full Movie Restored in 4K at 60fps
Просмотров 15 тыс.Месяц назад
And Then There Were None Many people have asked for this movie to be enhanced in its original black and white form. I have gone ahead and done it in 4K at 60fps. The original was quite low resolution. I have added a 5 minute intro to the beginning that shows part of the enhancement process. It is set to upscale the film from SD to 4K and more than double the frame rate from 24fps to 60fps. To c...
Dixie Jamboree (1944) Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Месяц назад
In "Dixie Jamboree" (1944), directed by Christy Cabanne, a lively adventure unfolds on the last show boat cruising the Mississippi River. The story follows a charismatic medicine man, portrayed by Guy Kibbee, whose spirited performances attract both audiences and trouble. Frances Langford and Eddie Quillan add to the colorful cast of characters. The plot thickens when two gangsters mistakenly b...
The City of the Dead (AKA Horror Hotel) 1960 - Restored in 4K at 60fps
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Месяц назад
The City of the Dead (AKA Horror Hotel) 1960 - Restored in 4K at 60fps
Girl o' My Dreams (1934) Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 792Месяц назад
Girl o' My Dreams (1934) Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) Full Movie Enhanced in Color and Black & White
Просмотров 815Месяц назад
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) Full Movie Enhanced in Color and Black & White
Symphony of Living (1935) Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 746Месяц назад
Symphony of Living (1935) Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Danger Ahead (1935) | Full Movie Colourised and Black & White
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Месяц назад
Danger Ahead (1935) | Full Movie Colourised and Black & White
Night-Lapse. A Time-Lapse of The Night Sky. Shooting Stars, Milky Way and Constellations in 4K.
Просмотров 186Месяц назад
Night-Lapse. A Time-Lapse of The Night Sky. Shooting Stars, Milky Way and Constellations in 4K.
Desperate Cargo (1941) Full Film Enhanced in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 839Месяц назад
Desperate Cargo (1941) Full Film Enhanced in Colour and Black & White
The Monster Walks (1932) | Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 631Месяц назад
The Monster Walks (1932) | Full Movie Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Quicksand (1950) Full Movie Upscaled to 4K at 60fps in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.Месяц назад
Quicksand (1950) Full Movie Upscaled to 4K at 60fps in Colour and Black & White
Lying Lips (1939) | Full Movie | Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 611Месяц назад
Lying Lips (1939) | Full Movie | Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Midnight Phantom (1935) | Full Movie | Enhanced Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 914Месяц назад
Midnight Phantom (1935) | Full Movie | Enhanced Colour and Black & White
4K Timelapse: Fish Eaten by Slugs, Maggots & Squirrel | 5 Nights & 1 Day in 12 Minutes
Просмотров 73Месяц назад
4K Timelapse: Fish Eaten by Slugs, Maggots & Squirrel | 5 Nights & 1 Day in 12 Minutes
The Limping Man (1953) | Full Movie | Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.Месяц назад
The Limping Man (1953) | Full Movie | Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Convict's Code (1939) | Full Movie | Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Просмотров 994Месяц назад
Convict's Code (1939) | Full Movie | Upscaled in Colour and Black & White
Irish Luck (1939) | Full Movie | Colourised and Upscaled Black & White Versions
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Месяц назад
Irish Luck (1939) | Full Movie | Colourised and Upscaled Black & White Versions
Good job on cleaning up an old film. This is love movie.
Cute, cute, cute, sweet movie.
)))))))the correct tittle of that movie is-The New city of thé satanists.
It's actually got 2 names, The City of the Dead or Horror Hotel. Not sure where you get "The New city of thé satanists" from but it has nothing to do with this movie as far as I can find.
Subanla en español por favor
I have waited for this version 20/8/2024
They're still burning women today..😢sad
Thank you for showing some of the digital enhancement process. Very interesting.
U fine! ❤
Brilliant. I cozied up on a rainy day and watched this fabulous movie. Thank you. I was wondering if you’ve heard of a movie called The Bachelorette Mother with Ginger Rogers. I saw it with my grandmother who has long since passed. I’m unable to find it anywhere online. Thanks in advance if you’re able to find and post it.
We have to be careful and separate Oscar Wilde's story and the biblical story it is based on. In the bible, Herodias daughter has no name and referred to as daughter of Herodias and there is no dance of the seven vails. The unnamed daughter asks her mother what to ask for and the mother prompts her to say "John the Baptist head here on a platter" (no silver). The entire incident takes about 5 lines in the bible. Great movie music and Nazimova was 45 when she acted in the film. Also I think the color version does not completely capture the intense faces of the actors. I this soundtrack is the best and most suited to the production.
Christine really clocked him at the end.
We should bring back the good old witch burning days. Lol
Urgh, now that’s just disgusting! How can you handle getting rid of them all like this? 🤢
I couldn't, they are all back just no longer near the planter, they are all over the lawn but I have plenty of weeds they seem to enjoy eating. I haven't seen my hedgehogs for a long time, I think that plus the wet weather we've had is the reason of my slug infestation.
Wonderful restoration ❤
Thank you so much 😀
🥰Thank you for your work in restoring the film 👍Good movie , I enjoyed watching it 🥰
As always, thank you for watching and for your positive comments, you are greatly appreciated :)
Another evening in with a great film😊🎉❤
Thank you and hope you enjoy it. I'm sorry they aren't coming as fast as normal. I have my kids off school for the summer holidays. I should have another ready for tomorrow but the colourising corrupted so had to start again. :(
@@SimonWard1 Kids are more important and time with them can't be replaced. We, your fans, aren't going anywhere. Go be a dad.😃
Thank you. I must admit, I'm having an amazing time with them and the weather has been really good, we are making the most of every minute :)
@@SimonWard1 Excellent to hear. Weather here is spotty at best. Unusual for Vancouver - the tropic of Canada 🇨🇦 glad to know someone's having great weather, something the UK isn't known for. Maybe we've switched poles! 😀
We have had a good couple of days of sun but forecast for tomorrow and Sunday is cloudy and rain from Monday onwards, probably be snowing next week lol.
Well, that's an odd smoothie to start your day with
Yuck! It actually put me off beer tbh, smelling the beer then looking at the aftermath lol.
That old tight wad.He'd steal flies from a blind spider 😅
Good restoration. The original in circulation is in such bad condition that it is hard to watch. Thanks for posting!
You're welcome as always, thank you for watching :)
I had MARK OF ZORRO in the early 70s, in standard 8mm and black and white only--the way it was. I have to say this colorized version is good and so is the piano score.
a wonderful movie and a reminder of how far our Supreme Court has fallen.
Oh wow its been colourized! I love this film thanks whoever did that
No problem at all, I hope you enjoy it. I do the work myself from home with an RTX4090, Ryzen9 CPU, 64GB RAM and AI licensed software. Colorisation is never perfect but I do my best. I have also restored the same movie in 4K at 60fps, link is in the description should you not enjoy the colorisation.
What actually happens to them do they just fall in and drown 😭
They get drunk first so they don't feel a thing lol.
The biggest ones are to smart for that.
It seems so. I think they drink a few beers and sliver away, happy until the hangover hits them no doubt lol.
Good morning beautiful 😍❤️
Good morning!
Did you ever get rid of them all!?
I still have about 2 million left on the lawn at night. It goes to show how damp its been in the UK over the last 10 months.
@@SimonWard1 do you do this every night?
@@wild_rose Only 3 times, I ended up using pellets around the plants, hated doing that but they no longer attack them, only the lawn which I don't mind at all because they seem to be eating the weeds. I think the best place to put the beer trap is away from the plants, I had it in the same grow bed as the plants so probably attracted more slugs. I leave them be on the lawn, they are good at keeping the weeds down.
Fantastic restoration! Great clarity with improved soundtrack. I had not watched this film before because what was available was in such poor condition. Thanks for all of your work and attention to detail and posting this very watchable old film!
That is so neat!!!
Mary Pickford is not in this movie! Also, your plot description has nothing to do with the story told in 'The Sunbeam'. Click on the Imdb link you've provided yourself to see the accurate cast and plot information.
Thank you for pointing this out. I have removed the wrong description and Mary Pickford from the title. Now I need to find the film that has The Sunbeam description because it will be on the wrong film.
Really great film in excellent quality, thank you so much! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching :)
The slugs that almost drowned and got out left n never came back
I think they had a hangover for a few days, plants all gone again :( The snails, you will see one in the video, go and have a drink and then go off, not in a very straight line :)
Wow interesting thanks for the video! I remember the upstairs neighbour of my grandpa in Switzerland, an old lady she used to collect all the slugs (which were a pest) and cut them in half individually with a scizzor LOL actually morbid. My pa used to boil them, but this seems a more civil solution.
Yes cutting them in half does sound quite morbid. I like the idea that they are able to have a drink, get drunk and then expire, probably not knowing they are expiring lol.
I've just started watching this and am lost...where is the mother?
Thank you for your great work. I enjoy watching those old black/white movies in colour. I appreciate your excellent work. subscriber!
You are very welcome and thank you so much for subscribing, greatly appreciated and hope you enjoy more of the collection and uploads :)
3:10 They way shemp said Married 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Have you tried cooking them?
@@grayson206 Hugh Fernley Whittingstall did, tried one and immediately gave the rest to his chickens
45:23 Finally. I only pulled up this film for Bing Crosby.
Always seems to be laughing, this Douglas Fairbanks
Great work. Any chance of restoring St. Benny The Dip with Dick Haymes?
I'm onto it for you, it is in the public domain and I have found a copy on the archive. It's not a great copy so will take some time, hopefully have it ready for Saturday evening :) This is what I will be working with here archive.org/details/St.BennyTheDip
@@SimonWard1 that's great news! I remember the sound was in need of fixing as well. I went as far to work on the sound during the one song Dick Haymes sang. Looking forward to this!!
I have bad news I'm afraid. I worked on the restoration, it took 3 tries but the end result is awful. I am looking into why my GPU RTX4090 isn't doing as it should with the software. I think there is an issue. The original actually looked better than the restoration. I think I have a hardware problem. My kids are in bed now so I'm troubleshooting and will get it done hopefully asap for you.
@@SimonWard1 no rush my friend. Appreciate all you do.
Remarkable! Thank you!
You are very welcome, thank you for watching :)
Great restoration! This is such an improvement over the old fuzzy film that's floating around the internet. Thanks for taking so much of your time to restore and post this film!
As always, thank you so much :) I have another for members only uploading, will put it live as soon as it's uploaded and queue it up for the weekend to go public :)
@@SimonWard1 You're welcome. Thanks for the great movies!
Amazing work !! Thank you. Quick question, Is the video software open source? 30 -60 hour's must use a ton of HDD storage. I would love to learn your method's.
Thank you. Yes I need a lot of drives because it's important to store all the work I do as a hard copy. Each enhancement is between 18GB and 80GB, depending on the length of each film and if I use 4K or HD. Very time consuming. I'm having a little break from it but will be uploading 2 or 3 a week, leaving the PC to do the work which can take between 20 - 70 hours per restoration.
Venetia Stephenson's mom was one of the nuns in The Sound of Music. Her dad was some Disney producer I think. Then she married one of the Everly Bros and their daughter was married to Axl Rose. How's that for some degrees of separation between The Sound of Music and Guns and Roses.
Wow, thank you for the info, that's quite incredible. Now I'm trying to imagine The Sound of Music covered by Guns and Roses lol.
Great restoration - crisp B&W film with great clarity as clean as when it was released. The contrast between the quality here and other channels is striking. Thanks for all of your work and the opportunity to see the film in like-new condition!
As always, thank you for your continued support, you are greatly appreciated :) Sorry if the uploads will be a little bit less over the next couple of weeks. I have friends staying and the kids summer holidays. I will be back full time from September and hopefully will have many more public domain movies to restore :)
@@SimonWard1 Enjoy your time off with your family and friends! I haven't watched all your other films yet but I'm working on it.
Thank you for sharing the process. Very informative. I'm completely ignorant of what's involved or how any of these types of enhancements are done. Makes me appreciate your dedication and effort that much more.
Thank you so much for watching. I will be including the process in every restoration I do, not only to show that I do work on each movie but also some people do find it interesting. Thank you :)
@Simon Ward: What app are you using for colorization and conversion to 4K?
Jiminy crickets, what a cast...whew, this is a good version ! thanks
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Wow! This is really interesting to see the “Before and After” stills from the movie. You’ve made a huge improvement. Thank you. 😊
Thank you for watching. I will be including the before and after in every restoration that I do. I think it's good to show that I do work on the restorations, it helps with the "re-used" content policy that RUclips have but also I find it quite interesting too, seeing the side by side. Just takes a lot longer to put together than a straight restoration upload. iMovie is what I use to stitch the parts together, my Macbook is beginning to fail me, what was hours can take days!
Thank you very much Simon, a lovely print! A rare title that badly needs restoring is the British film The Cure for Love (1949), the only film that Robert Donat directed himself. It is in poor condition and any restoration would be an improvement. If you can come up with a good print that would be wonderful. Many thanks.
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it :) Unfortunately, I can't seem to find The Cure for Love in the public domain, archive or Wikipedia. I will keep searching, it is 1949 so chances are, it will fall into the public domain hopefully soon.