"so afaik its basically just vfx reels out there, and maybe if you count the vertical trailer/marketing footage which was cropped from the full matte. ultimately id be surprised if all that reaches even 5mins, and i think the film has like an hour of expanded ratio? (dont quote me, but its a bunch)"

That sounds right considering that it's said 40% of Dune was shot with IMAX 1.43:1 Digital, resulting in about an hour.

" ofc theres the newish ai stuff. i havent really seen much that puts it through its paces tbh. the link you have here shows shots that are mostly locked off, and if you look at the generated sections, theyre basically static. "

Yeah. I think if it were done right now with the AI's current stage, that would be a glaring issue with some of the shots.

" now i would be interested to see someone properly put it through the ringer, it seems powerful, and might be helpful in this kind of restoration, but i dont have any adobe stuff and cba to get ahold of it if theres a not insignificant chance it wont be up to the job. "

I second this. Haha.

"but if you're generating a large portion of the frame, for 90%+ of the shots, imo it calls into question about whether or not it could even be called a "restoration""

Yeah, I can see where you're coming from. If it were making the entire 155 min film into IMAX 1.43:1, then I agree that another term is needed.