Hi Ray. Okay. Should I upload the .3app or mp4 file, or perhaps both? Thanks.

@lauriemessage

I would think both Laurie as one or two here are very handy at converting files and not losing quality in the conversion but others may just want to try the converted file.

It may be a few hours though before some members try as it's bedtime in my time zone.

Then again someone may be able to do it before I get back 😃

Ray.

Thanks, Ray! I used We Transfer. Here's the link to see one or both of the videos https://we.tl/t-XlWuM7HBy8

I imagine if someone is able to convert one of the files enough to recognize the type of animal that they will post a link here where I can go to download it, but if I'm wrong, let me know.

@lauriemessage Hi, the orig 3gpp file loads into Topaz labs & into Vegas but neither made much improvement to that clip whatever plugin i used, that file is tiny tho so i don't think there's much hope,

This your file compared to most regular file sizes, (the little black sq 🧐😁

PS which country do you live in ?

This is that 3gpp clip zoomed in, no effects or sharpening, I don't think there's lot of information there to enhance, maybe someone will get a better result,

@lauriemessage Your orig 3gpp file, exported at 1920x1080 30fps , no fxs or sharpening https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZDxo3iQNDsJWV0oTiClCK0B88UFeHi_/view?usp=sharing

@lauriemessage @Former user

Hi.

Do you have McCaws in your part of the world because that movement to me looks very bird like but depending on the size of that fence that thing is huge.

I agree with Gid. You are not going to get much additional resolution out of that file. The pixel blocks are too large and the file only looks 8 bit at best. (Wow, it's 13 bits!)

From what I see. The head extends first and then the body follows. Like it is using a beak to hold onto the fence.(or possibly that is a branch?) The tail section seems to have a hing point rather than being flexible.

Ray.

@lauriemessage, @Former user, @CubeAce

Hi

The video resolution is too small toe improve the definition.

Looking at the video clip on repeat, this is an animal not a bird, the body size, pointed head, tail movement and the mode of leaping would suggest this is a squirrel that is present in your locality.

John EB

@lauriemessage

Laurie, how high is that gate/fence? Pretty big squirrel, John! Looks more like a biggish cat, they way it springs off the ground. Small mountain lion/cougar?

Gid, Thanks very much for your help and comments! That little black square sure puts things in perspective, lol, and now we don't feel so bad about not getting a good result with Neat Video; it always indicated that there wasn't enough there for it to get a result, but we aren't very experienced in using it.

That vid was taken in Colorado, south of Denver, near a large reservoir and open space.

I have two nighttime videos taken near Yosemite (California) that might be able to be improved. It's of a few cats (probably lynx/bobcats) and movement of something on a hillside in the background. I also have a video of a bear that passes through to raid the bins on rubbish collection day; would be nice to get a sharper vid of that too. Should I start a new thread for these or post a link to them here?

Looks like I separated Gid's quote from my reply so for now am replying to 3 others here, without quotes. Thank you all very much for your comments and info! Much appreciated.

I need to learn how to include a quote in a reply -- perhaps click "Comment" then select "Block Quote" to insert a quote, then type the message below the quote?

Ray: There are no McCaws in the area unless a pet McCaw escaped. It's in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver. Thanks for your input.

John: It does resemble a squirrel, but it would be a huge one. We suspect it may be a weasel, mink or raccoon. It's a bit thin for a raccoon. Had we been able to sharpen the video enough to see the markings on the fur, that would have helped.

AA: From memory, the fence is around 4-5 feet high. A cougar might be another possibility, although the tail in the video looks too bushy/furry for a cougar.

Again, thanks for your help and comments 🙂

@lauriemessage

Hi Laurie.

To block quote first copy and paste the quote you want into your reply and then with the text highlighted click on the icon you will see above with the quotation marks and the right facing arrow underneath.

In Gid's video render I could not make out any front limbs nor estimate the size of the fencing.

I have tried layering the video with various filters and enlarging to try to isolate the body shape a bit better but to little avail. I think I now see the possibility of front limbs and possibly the tail is not as bushy as as you describe.

Ray.

@lauriemessage

Hi

I am sticking with squirrels, apparently they are a pest in and around Denver, our grey squirrel 'intruders' can grow to the size of a house cat

John EB

 

I need to learn how to include a quote in a reply -- perhaps click "Comment" then select "Block Quote" to insert a quote, then type the message below the quote?

 

@lauriemessage Hi, if you put an @ symbol in comments you'll get options of people to tag, you can also remove some of the quote, the people you tag in blue will get a notification of your reply & it indicates who you are directing your comment at, for instance -- @CubeAce I sort of can see front limbs, it looks to me more like a ground creature, it's got a fat bum, Google says Marmot maybe? it's not the best of climbers, a cat would simply jump up & squirrels are fast & nimble with a flicky tail,

@Former user

Hi

. . . .  Google says Marmot maybe? . . .

Could be. 👍👍

That's 2 for a squirrel.

In the US they are known as Ground Squirrels and are the heaviest members of the squirrel family.

John EB

The animal returned a few times, and the video is clear enough to see that it's a raccoon. If anyone wants to view it, here's a link to the two videos https://we.tl/t-mIJpN1wrL7 . Thanks again!!!

Concerning marmots, they live in the mountains. There aren't any ground squirrels near the house in question. There are prairie dogs in the Denver metro area.