SansGrip Filters: Flux, LegalClip, Blockbuster usage
 

I used all these filters, here is my script:

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec .dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\decomb.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Fluxsmooth.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Blockbuster.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\LegalClip.dll")
mpeg2source("K:\VIDEO_TS\powers.d2v")
LegalClip()
BilinearResize(336,240,8,0,336,480)
FluxSmooth(temporal_threshold=7, spatial_threshold=7)
Blockbuster(method="noise", detail_min=1, detail_max=10, lv=1)
AddBorders(8,0,8,16)
LegalClip()

I left out Blockbuster (method = "Sharpen".....) on purpose!
Please note that I used Blockbuster 0.4 I can clearly see blocks whenever the actor was moving or dancing (on the face or on the foot). The template I used was KVCDx2-704x480, Max=2500, Min=600, Motion search=fast. Any idea please! (the source is VOB ripped from DVD)

Hi Syk2c11,

If your using KVCDx2-704x480 why is your resize 352x240. Shouldn't
it be:

BilinearResize(672,480,16,0,720,480) and AddBorders(16,0,16,0) :?:

TV-overscan for 704x would be 16 instead of 8. Your source is vob or
720x480 :?:

-black prince

Sorry for causing confusion, just forget about the resizing line, i put it there for showing the script order only, I copied it from the forum (that line only) just to show the order!

Just a thought.

When I spot dancing blocks on a freshly encoded movie I usually go back to the DVD source and scrutinise the image : many times I have found blocks in the original movie. These blocks are more obvious on MPEG1 encoding of course; but hell, MPEG1 won't improve a crappy MPAG2 encode.

Last example I have in mind is the making of Shinning. At the beginning you can see big black blocks on Jack Nickolson's jaquet if you pay attention.

What about your movie?

Cheers.

I just encoded Goldmember also and there are alot of blocks . Here is my script using lbr with a cq of 40

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\MPEG2DEC.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\fluxsmooth.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\blockbuster.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\legalclip.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Decomb.dll")
mpeg2source("C:\GOLDMEMBER\VIDEO_TS\Goldmember.d2v ")
Telecide(Post=false)
Decimate(Cycle=5)
LegalClip()
#BilinearResize(336,192,45,0,630,480)
FluxSmooth()
Blockbuster( method="noise", detail_min=1, detail_max=10, variance=1, cache=1024 ) # Apply noise if complexity is <= 10%.
LegalClip()
ConvertToRGB24 # For TMPGEnc or VFAPI