If you zoom in on a picture, the resolution drops rapidly. But the resolution of a picture or movie can be increased (such as a 4K upgrade) so could we eventually see very small or even microscopic things in old pictures or movies if the resolution keeps getting upgraded?
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When it comes to old movies and stuff like that, we aren’t increasing the resolution of the original footage when it gets remastered for release. Old school film like that actually had a really high resolution, but we had no way to display it that high at the time. When they remaster stuff, it gets rescanned or whatever at the new resolution for modern hardware. You can only zoom in on something with as much clarity as the original media will allow.
There’s that [“enhance”](https://images.app.goo.gl/aTdjb13S459qnsoe7) meme that plays on that idea, which is a common trope from like, the CSI shows or whatever. What will eventually actually happen, is more like that [Futurama scene](https://youtu.be/gjvywPW39tg) where they try and zoom in on something, but can’t make it out clearly.
There are ways to try and fix stuff with AI algorithms and stuff, but it’s not very advanced yet as far as I am aware.
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