Restore old footage GPT Image 2 prompt workflow

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Curious Refuge

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Summary

Restore old footage to near-digital quality using a workflow combining GPT Image 2, Seedance 2.0, and Topaz Astra.

Prompt

We recently discovered the ultimate workflow to restore old footage to something close to digital high-quality footage. The method works better than we thought, and it utilizes @OpenAI GPT-Image 2 + @seedance2_ai 2.0 + @topazlabs Astra…. See the step-by-step workflow in 🧵 Shoutout to Adam Nieri from our team for the real footage + test! [1/4] STEP 01 - Upload footage (up to 15s in length) to Seedance 2.0 Omni and use the following prompt: Make the attached video look like it was shot by a Sony FX30. Turn the footage into ultra high-resolution, 4K footage. Remove all distortions, aberrations, dirt, and dust from the lens. Maintain consistency across the entire scene. Do not add anything new or remove anything from the scene. Do not alter the appearance of any of the characters in the scene. Stabilize the footage for smooth motion. [You will need to run several iterations of the prompt since it doesn’t always improve the footage in the first pass] Result: [2/4] STEP 02 - Once you have a higher quality version of the footage, save 3-8 stills as PNGs. If there are people in the footage, be sure to save stills that show those faces. Head over to GPT-Image 2 (I used ChatGPT to access it). Upload the first of your stills and use the following prompt: Transform the attached image into a high resolution digital photo that looks like it was taken yesterday. Make it look like it was taken with a Canon EOS R6. Cinematic color grading and lighting. Keep details the same, only change the quality and resolution. Once GPT-Image 2 gives you the first ultra high quality image, upload the rest of your stills and input the following prompt: do the same for these attached photos Download all the ultra high quality images [3/4] STEP 03 - Head back over to Seedance 2.0 Omni Upload all of your ultra high quality stills, as well as the footage output from STEP 01. Input the following prompt: change the quality and style of the attached video so that it looks exactly like the quality and style of the attached reference images. Download the high quality footage. [4/4] STEP 04 - Upload the footage from STEP 03 to Topaz Astra (Use the Creative model ‘Astra 2’). Set ‘Creative’ to 0 and ‘Sharpen’ to 2. FINISHED!

Model: GPT Image
Categories: Creative Visual
License: CC BY 4.0

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