‘Wrong’ information, if it’s expected, understood, and predictable, is still usable. Especially if we know it’s not going to introduce completely alien artefacts into an image like Ryan Reynold’s face.
All of the standard zoom algorithms fall into that category. Whether bilinear, nearest neighbour, or similar, they’re all going to produce similar outcomes with which, importantly, a teenaged witness on the stand will be familiar. Same with the way TVs upscale content.
It’s not like this is new evidence being introduced in its zoomed-in form. It’s an iPad and footage or images being used in the same way prosecutors and defence attorneys have used them for years when cross-examining witnesses.
All of the standard zoom algorithms fall into that category. Whether bilinear, nearest neighbour, or similar, they’re all going to produce similar outcomes with which, importantly, a teenaged witness on the stand will be familiar. Same with the way TVs upscale content.
It’s not like this is new evidence being introduced in its zoomed-in form. It’s an iPad and footage or images being used in the same way prosecutors and defence attorneys have used them for years when cross-examining witnesses.