Many films of historical interest, once they are restored with the new technology, will be available to viewers. The number of viewers will grow over the years as the restored or enhanced films are shown again and again, so spillover benefits will grow, as well. If the reformatting technology is completed and commercialized, additional benefits will accrue. To develop generic software technology that can repair, enhance or reformat movie and video sequences, enabling the restoration of damaged movies, enhancement of military images and conversion between digital image formats. It made progress in developing the reformatting technology, but this work is still experimental.
Commercialization is in progress.
Film-restoration software and services are being sold by MTI Digital Restoration Services, and MTI has other products under development. In the restoration of old movies and the polishing of new releases, there are excellent expectations for the mathematical algorithm technology. It also has potential applications in forward-looking infrared imagery and in medical imaging areas like ultrasound and fluoroscopy.