Let's Enhance

Duncan Robson · 3.8M views · 2009-12-13 · 1:44

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Overview

A two-minute compilation of TV and film scenes where investigators say 'enhance' and a blurry image becomes sharp. It mocks the trope.

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Used as a joke or critique whenever someone expects impossible image upscaling or recovery of detail.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2010–2025

Topics

Satire & parody Film & TV clips Computer vision, speech & NLP

What people said

amelius · 2025-05 · Joke / meme
Yes but by necessity it is making up stuff. It reminds me of: [VIDEO] and in particular the line "enlarge the Z-axis"
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miles · 2023-04 · Joke / meme
“Enhance!”[0] may no longer qualify as comedy, but this[1] will never fail to entertain ;-) [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]
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athenot · 2021-12 · Joke / meme
Then you can "Enhance". [VIDEO] Joking aside, this does illustrate the "magical" properties of technology to the layperson. As a corollary, failure modes end up quite suprising and hard to reason about without a certain amount of proficiency in these technologies.
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Sources

Video by Duncan Robson, played through YouTube.

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