Röyksopp - Remind Me - 4K Restoration

This restoration presented some unique and interesting challenges. Firstly, the known surviving archive master by Studio H5 is a mixture of both interlaced and progressive scan clips that have been rendered as a single progressive scan source in PAL format. Interlaced video that has been re-encoded as progressive frames in this case wreaks havoc on the AI upscaling algorithm. The surviving master also has a low bitrate audio track of only 136kbps. However, there are multiple releases of this music video. It was included on a promotional DVD that had the audio track encoded at a much more desirable 384kbps. That DVD is in a completely interlaced format that could be interpolated up to 50fps with good quality retention, but its render quality is sub that of the known master, the DVD could even have been a VHS source copy by the looks of it. Furthermore, the DVD contains many different scenes entirely. For example girl trades stocks in an entirely rendered stock exchange vs works in the IT department in the DVD version. Regarding the audio track on that DVD, it unfortunately presents further problems as the promotional release is an entirely different composition that lacks the "remind me" lyrics present during the initial interlude (which I personally prefer how it sounds as well). More problems arise as the song on the music video has its tempo modified from the CD release version of "Remind Me" (Someone Else's Radio Remix) as well as a different tempo than the archive master. I measured the music video release is roughly 0.35% slower tempo than the CD release. So simply audio matching this video with the CD's music is not possible. For this restoration I conceded and combined the first 20 seconds of the master with the remainder being from the promotional release track as the audio track. I would need the original studio audio recordings to properly recreate the initial interlude.
It should also be noted that the original master shows brief nudity during the dressing scene. This has been edited out to comply with YouTube policy.
*Easter Egg at 3:22

[andrewleyden]

I remember being blown away as a kid when this video came out. Such an artful repurposing of the ingraphics style. Thanks to whoever uploaded this.

[AverageCanadianTy]

Probably one of the best music videos I've ever seen.

[ZaxorVonSkyler]

I'm still waiting for the sequel in Japan! 🗾🎌🇯🇵

[Anivasion]

Your effort is greatly appreciated and illuminating. I never noticed the guy at 3:20 having a pretty rough day at the exchange.

[ericklopez]

It's amazing seeing this nowadays remastered. Love the video always forever and love this song.

[martinkrautter]

Thanks to Nightowl for your efforts, excellent result, this clip is an all time favorite of mine. Story and aesthetics are so clearsighted and symptomatic for our age and times. Your amazing work shows, on the other side, what huge problems we have to expect when maintaining a fast growing digital cultural heritage. Keep it going!

[Zhatt]

Nice work. I've looking for cleaned up version for a long time.

[MrItamar]

Amazing video, and a great song from one of the most underrated albums ever

[Petersmith-ilbs]

Wherever I go there's always something to remind me of another place in time. I was missing spending all that time in England.

[HeartlandTuber]

I can see why this was an award winning video!

[ERTMedias]

Your restoration is epic! I remember watch this video but with no good resolution even in 2001. Congrats! And about the 'Easter Egg at 3:22 ', I knew it something was different because I really don't remember that 🙂

[mariobernaola]

Madre mia tenia 21 años❤❤❤ y no me dejo de emocionar .
Luego la evolución de royksopp ha sido brutal los he podido ver en directo en todo este tiempo 4 veces y sus lives impresionantes ....
The inivitable end el mas brutal.

[rasultokanov]

I will always chuckle from the guy on 3:20 upstairs falling like brick and other guy just walks over him

[KanalFrump]

It's such an iconic video, and even in its own time it was recognized as such. Thanks for this restoration but what a shame that H5 didn't keep their interlaced renders.

[yekeyeke]

Some geniuses, I heard the song for the first time in high school and I saw the video on TV, it was a bomb of graphics that at my age blew my mind, let the good music continue, let the talent continue, they are complete artists. Thanks Nightowl Studio.

[SerAbiotico]

I didn't know that there was footage of her in the stock market!! 😱
Now i can finally replace that old low Quality version of this videoclip on my Animation Playlist (although i get fond of it at this point)

[brenan]

goddamn this is SO cool, ive been looking for YEARS for a decent quality upload. You are doing gods work my friends.

[loops]

What a jewel! Thank you so much for rescuing it! 🤩

[ramochai]

Thank you so much for restoring this magnificent piece of art.

[HOXHOXHOX]

So lucky. If I had a 9 to 5 job, I would cry out of happiness.