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Super resolution can only do so much. Basically, a x2 or x4 improvement at best, especially on features more complex than text. Also, as soon as you compress your video stream you lose a lot of information that would actually be used by these algorithms.

If a high res stream is available, it is much better to use it. A basic face detection algorithm and snapshots of them saved regularly would go a long way and are really simple to implement.

Don't they do something like that to boost the resolution of space telescopes? Also I seem to remember reading something about processing a stream of images from an earthbound telescope to cancel out atmospheric distortion.

Space telescopes don't do super-resolution of the type used for video, but they do something a little similar. They use a technique called aperture synthesis which combines signals from a collection of instruments so that they have the same angular resolution as a much larger virtual instrument.

That's terrible. I want my 1:35 back

Try this instead. Best example of enhancing on the internet. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qlmuy