Google’s Super Resolution Enhancement Examined

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Feb 10, 2017

"Zoom in and enhance, I think there is a clear shot of his face in the reflection" has been the kind of statement CCTV users have wanted to make reality for years.

Hollywood has imagined this technology, but now engineers at Google have released a whitepaper on "Pixel Recursive Super Resolution", showing real-world examples of upsampling a highly pixelated image into one with details and recognizable features.

In this report we examine Google's super resolution whitepaper, and how this technology could impact the security industry.

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Comments (21)

Clayton Burnett

02/10/17 03:23pm

**** ********* *** **** ***** ******* *** ****...**** ** ** gave ** * ****** ***** ** **** *** **, ** could ** **** ********** ** **/*** ******.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Clayton Burnett | 02/10/17 03:49pm

**** ** ******** ********* **** *** ****, ****** * *** of *** **** ******** ********** *** *** ****.

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*** **** ****** ***********, **** *** ****** ********** ** "*****" an ***** **** ***** ********** ** * *****. ** ** less ***** ******* ********, *** **** ***** ******* ** ******* that **** *** ******* ************. **, *** **** ******, ** would *** ** ***** *** ***, ** *** ********* ***** be **** ** **** * **** ** ****** *** **** it **** ** ***** **** ***** **** **** **** **** you ***** ****** * ******* ***** ** **** ****, ** would ******** ** **** ********* **** *************** ******* ** "*" and * "*" (*** *******). **, *** ******** **** ***** cause ** **** ***** ******- ** **** ** *** ***** plates *** "*"*, *** **** ** **** *** "*"*, ** might **** * ***** **** ** * ***** **** *** "QQQ" *** ***** ** ** "***". (**** ** ** ************** from ******* *** **********, ***** ***** ** **** ** **).

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Brian Karas | 02/10/17 04:28pm

********** ** **** **** *** --

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* **** ** ** ******* ****** ****** ****, *** ** far *** **** *********** ***** ********* ** *** ********** ******** industry ***** *** ** *** *********** ** "*** ****" ** data ********* ** ******* ****** ******** ********** ** ********** *********** to ***-*****. ***** *** **** ******** ****** ********* ** **** regard ******* -- * ***** *** **** *** ***** ** going ** *** ** ********* ** **, ************ ** *** 1 ** * ********* **** *** ********* ***** ** ***** to **** ** **** *** ****.

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Matt Bischof

02/10/17 04:23pm

**** ***********... *** **** ** *****-*************.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

02/10/17 04:24pm

**** *****, *** ****** **** * ***** ************* *********...

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/11/17 12:35am

*** ***** **** ***** ******** *** **** ** *****, * wonder?

** ******* ** ******* * ****...

****, ** *** ***** ******** *** **** ******** *** ***** to ******, **** * **** *** ***** ** **** ******* video ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/13/17 05:21pm

******** * **** ******* ******** ***** ***, "*** *** *** focus ** ** ****** ** *** ***** *****? **** ** through *** ***** *** ****, ******."

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 02/13/17 06:59pm

*** *** *** ***** ** ** ****** ** *** ***** place? **** ** ******* *** ***** *** ****, ******.

"** **** *** ******, **** ******* ***** ******** *** *** it **** *** ****** ********. **** ******** **** ******* *********** about ******* ****** *************** ** ********* ** ***** ***** *** or *** *** **** ** *********** *** *******. ** **** case, *** ************ ******** ***** ******** ******* ********* ** ******* that *** ********** ****** **** *** *******. *** ******* *** investigated *** ***** ***** *******. *** ******* *** **** ***** to ** ** ********** ** *** ****** ***********."

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Matt Bischof

02/10/17 04:36pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Matt Bischof | 02/10/17 05:36pm

**** -

* ******* ***** *** ****** ***** *********** *****. **** **** on ********/***. **** ** ** **** **********, **** ***** **** a **** ****** ******* *** ***** ******.

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* ** *** ***** ** **** *** ************ ** **** in *** ****-**** *** ************, *** ******* ** **** ***** of ***** ********** *** **** ** **** ******* ************.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Brian Karas | 02/13/17 02:44pm

***'* **** ** *** ** *******. ***** *** ** ***** of ***********. *** ** ** *** ******* *** ** *********** with ************, ** & ********* ** *** **** **** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

02/10/17 05:02pm

** *** ***** ** **** ** ******** ** **** *** footage **** *** ****** ** **** *********? ******* ** **** is *** **** *** ***** *** **** ********* ** *** your ******* ** **** *** ***** ******* *** "*******" **** each ****** ** *** **** ***** ** ****** *** ****** plate.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/10/17 05:58pm

** *** ***** ** **** ** ******** ** **** *** footage **** *** ****** ** **** *********?

** ******, ***, *** ******** ** ** **** ************* ****. The ********** ********** ***** * ***'* ** ****** *** ***** from * ****** ** ****** ******. * *** *** *** an ***** ****** ** *** ******** ** ***** ******, *** even * ******* ******* ** * *** ***** ******** ** images *** ******, *********** ********* * *** ** *** ********** to *******.

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Frantz Mathias

In reply to Brian Karas | 02/13/17 09:49am

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**** ** *********** ...

*** *** **** **** ** ***** ** **** ** ***** processing ***** *** ******** ** **... ***** ********** ***** ***** to ** ******** **** ******** ** *** ***** ** ******** more *********. ** **** ** ********* * ****** ***** ** performed ** * ***** ** ******* ** *** *****. *** results ***** ** ***** ** **** ** * ***** ********** if ***** ** ...

***********? *******. * ******* **'** ******* *****.

Robert Sears

In reply to Brian Karas | 02/16/17 05:55pm

*** ** *** ***.. *** *** **** *** *** ***** federal ******** *** ******** $$ ****** ** ***** **** ****** than *********. *** *** *** ******* *** ******* **** ****** to *** **** **** *** **** ** ******, ** ***** for **, ** *** ***** ****. **** ******** *** ** "created" ****** *** ** **** ******.

Robert Sears

02/16/17 02:58pm

**** ** **** ***** *****.

* ******** ***** *** ** ** ****** ** ** ********* for ** ** ** ********** ** ***** ******** *** ** should ***** ****** ** ****** **** *** ***** ************ ***** really ** ***** ** **** ********* **** ** ****** **... if **** *** ** **** **** **** *** **** **** that ***** ****** ** ** ******** **** **** ** ** be *** ** **** *** **** *** ******** ***********.. ******** the *********** *********** ***** ** * **** *** ** ***** and ********* ** ***** ****** ** *** *** ****** ****. Think ** *** ***** "***** ** *** *****" ** *******.. No ****** ******.. ****** ****** ******* *** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Robert Sears | 02/16/17 04:36pm

* ***'* **** **** ******'* ******** ** ****** ******** ******** here.

******* *** *** * ********** ********* ********* (**** ****** ** from ****** ****), * ****-********* ********* (** ***** * ****** clicks * ****** ** ***** ** *********** *** *****'* *********** know **** *** ****** ****), ** * ********** ****** **********, you ***** **** *** ***** **** ** **** *** ******** image *** **** *** *** ******* ** *** ******** *****.

*** **** ******* ***** ***** ** ****** (** ****** ****) was **** ** ****** ** ******* ***** **** ***** *** be ********** ** *******.

* ** *** ** ***** ******, *** ** ******* **** this **** ****** **** *** **** ***********.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Robert Sears | 02/16/17 05:17pm

...** **** *** ** **** **** **** *** **** **** that ***** ****** ** ** ******** **** **** ** ** be *** ** **** *** **** *** ******** ***********...

******* **** * ****** **** * ****** ******. **** **, both *** ** ****** ** **************.

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Tim Howell

IPVMU Certified | 02/16/17 06:08pm

***

*********** ********** *** * ** *********. **** ******** *** ********** better ******** ***** ** ** ****. *** * ** **** technology *** * ********** **** ** ****** ******** *** ********* processing...

*** ******* **** *** *** ********* ** ******* ****** ** those ***** ** *** ***** **** *** ******** ********. *** example *** **** ***** *** **** *** ******* **** ***** and *** **** *** ******* *** ***** ******** ** *** eye ****** ** **** **** ********. **** * **** ** the ****** *****, *** ********* *** *** *** *** ********* of *** **** ******* *** **** * **** ** *** bottom *****, *** **** ** *** ***** ** ******* ******* to **** *** ********* *****. ** ******* ** *** ******** between *** *** **** *** ***** ***** ** *** *** and ****** ********, **** ***** ** ** * ****** ******. The ****** ** *** **** *** ***** *** **** ********** between *** ********* *** ****** *****. **** * ****** ** see ** *** ***** ******** (** ** ***** *** *** two) ** ****** ********** ******* *** ****** *** **** ********** beyond. * ** *** *** ****, ********** ** *** *** image ***** *** ********** ****** *** *** **** ***** *****. Missing **** ***** ******* *** ********** ** *** **** *************.... The *** ***** ***** **** *** ********* ****** **** *** actual ***** ****** *** ********** ** ***** **** ******* ** age **** *** ********* *****. *** ***** ****** ** *** pictures ****** ** ** ******* ** ********* ********** ** *** algorithm **** ** *** ****** ****** ******** ** *********, *** lower ***** ** **** **** ** **** *** ******... * would **** ** **** **** ***** *** **** ********* *****, I *** ***** ***....

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Rashid Khan

In reply to Tim Howell | 02/17/17 02:54am

**** **********, * **** **** **** ** ********** **** ********** in **** ***** ** **** ** **** *** (********** **** younger **** *********** ********), ** ***** ********* ** *********** ** run **** ****** ***** ********** ********* ******* ***** ** ******* origin *** ******* *** *******, ** *** ***'* *******, *** results ***** ******** *** ** **** **********. ****** **** ****, this ** ***** * **** *********** *** ********* ******** ** FR *** ** *** ***** *********, * *** *** * lot ** ********* *** **** **** ******** **** *** ****, will **** * ***** ** *** *****.

Henry Detmold

02/18/17 02:04am

** ***** **** *** **********:

** ** **** ***** ************** *****, *** ******* ******* ** super ********** ** ******************** ******* **
******** * **** ** *** ****** ************.
** ** ******** **** ************** ***** ** ******** ** ********!
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*** ******* **** ******* *** ********* **** * ***-*** ***** that ** ********** **** **********-****:
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  • *** ******* ** **** ******** ** **** ** **** **** a ********** ****** ** ***** *** ** *** ****** ** its ********, ****** **** * ***** / ******* (** ** will ** *** ** ******** ** ***** *** **** *** be * ******** ***** ** *** *****). ** **** *** seem ** ** ****** ******** **** ** **** **** *** correct **********, *******: ** **** **** * ********** ******, *** perhaps *** ***** ******.

***** ***** ** ** *********** ***********, *** ***** *** **** be ************ ** ************* ************, ***** * ******* ************ ***** output *** ********* ********** *** * ***** ***-*** *****. *** example ** ** ************ ******* ***** **** *** ****** ** an **** ** * ***** **** *** ******* ** * small *** ** ***** *********** ** *** ** **** ** use **** ** ***** ******* ************* (*** ********* **********) ** to ***** ** **** ***** *** ** ****** ** * given ***-*** *****.

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