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acoolrocket on April 9, 2024 4:26 pm [Source scan for comparison](https://lensdump.com/i/Ovn7ix) — — [My Syd Mead upscales/restorations](https://lensdump.com/a/mqY8e) — [Syd Mead’s official website](https://sydmead.com/) — Had to downscale to 4500×2997 and upscale again with Topaz Gigapixel/Waifu2x to mitigate the blurry linework from the original for a sharper and less jpeg’d result. Composited all results in Photoshop. — Repost with these too: [1](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/1754jk6/syd_mead_tron_lightcycle/) [2](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/eydd1p/syd_meads_vision_for_palm_springs_in_2006/) [3](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/bug3p8/syd_mead_futurist/) [4](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/7riplo/syd_mead_tron_lightcycle/) But now with the best quality source scan/slightly refined to be sharper/cleaner.
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[Source scan for comparison](https://lensdump.com/i/Ovn7ix)
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[My Syd Mead upscales/restorations](https://lensdump.com/a/mqY8e)
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[Syd Mead’s official website](https://sydmead.com/)
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Had to downscale to 4500×2997 and upscale again with Topaz Gigapixel/Waifu2x to mitigate the blurry linework from the original for a sharper and less jpeg’d result.
Composited all results in Photoshop.
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Repost with these too: [1](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/1754jk6/syd_mead_tron_lightcycle/) [2](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/eydd1p/syd_meads_vision_for_palm_springs_in_2006/) [3](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/bug3p8/syd_mead_futurist/) [4](https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/7riplo/syd_mead_tron_lightcycle/)
But now with the best quality source scan/slightly refined to be sharper/cleaner.