Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies

STORY: Film studio in China's Xi'an uses AI to restore classic movies DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the studio 2. various of people working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China STORYLINE: Xi'an Film Studio in China's Shaanxi Province has employed artificial intelligence (AI) to restore and colorize classic movies. The studio has completed the restoration or colorizing of more than 300 films including "A Tale of the West" and "Red Sorghum," since the work started in 2009. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XINHANG, Video technical director of Xi'an Film Studio, China "The AI system needs to study over 10,000 pictures and then it can automatically identify the damage, scratches on the films, and automatically repair them. Besides, in terms of AI colorizing, it's very close to manual resto