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Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 02-06-2019, 09:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,032
Posted By ELinder
BMD has released the free Advanced Editing with...

BMD has released the free Advanced Editing with DaVinci Resolve course book.

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/training

Erich
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 01-26-2019, 01:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,032
Posted By ELinder
Blackmagic Design now offers the books as a free...

Blackmagic Design now offers the books as a free .pdf download from their website. They also just relasesd the next book, the Collor Correction book.
...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 01-21-2019, 04:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,032
Posted By ELinder
Resolve is very limited when it comes to AVI...

Resolve is very limited when it comes to AVI codecs, even if they are installed on your system, and you can't add codecs to Resolve. Here's the current list....
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 01-03-2019, 04:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,781
Posted By sanlyn
You can't save an object that's open and...

You can't save an object that's open and processed in the same app. In order to replace the file, the old version is internally deleted. You can't use it as input for itself and delete it at the same...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-21-2018, 08:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,718
Posted By sanlyn
Oh, brother, I'm glad you caught that. Thaty...

Oh, brother, I'm glad you caught that. Thaty QTGMC_new should have been replaced months ago. I'll have to contact the moderator and ask (again) to have it replaced with one that I remade -- and now...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-20-2018, 05:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,360
Posted By sanlyn
https://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/using_avi...

https://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/using_avisynth_page_11.cfm
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-11-2018, 07:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,508
Posted By sanlyn
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. As...

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
As if the world wasn't insane enough these days, every version of this .vdf filter is named "ccd.vdf", despite the fact that there are 4 versions...
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 09-20-2018, 02:30 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 15,398
Posted By sanlyn
Here are details of the Avisynth scripts and...

Here are details of the Avisynth scripts and VirtualDub settings used for the restoration samples in this thread's post #22...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-19-2018, 09:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,852
Posted By sanlyn
Perhaps the O.P). refers to old 16mm film...

Perhaps the O.P). refers to old 16mm film transfers. When de-telecined and de-duped for cleanup and filtering (some of the transfers posted look terrible) the video comes out as 15fps progressive....
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 09-18-2018, 09:06 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 15,398
Posted By sanlyn
Thank you. I hate videos like that. Sometimes...

Thank you. I hate videos like that. Sometimes they can't be repaired.

The script for the 1991 movie is archived somewhere, I'll need more time to dig it up and fix it for posting.

Meanwhile the...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-18-2018, 01:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,477
Posted By sanlyn
No it didn't. Gain stretches luma values from the...

No it didn't. Gain stretches luma values from the darkest values outward, or contrast them in the oppsite direction. Gamma works on the lower midtones through the lower brights, having its greatest...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-16-2018, 03:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,008
Posted By lordsmurf
You seem to already understand this. Complex...

You seem to already understand this.

Complex scripts loaded as avsi usually call upon multiple filters, some of which have multiple functions.
It's very case-by-case.
You have to locate not just...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-15-2018, 12:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By lordsmurf
The essentials are this: (1) install...

The essentials are this:

(1) install Avisynth+ but only the x64. If any part of x86 gets installed, just delete the folders manually. Install in the "Avisynth+" directory under "Program Files...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-14-2018, 12:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,506
Posted By lordsmurf
In order, top to bottom. The order matters.

In order, top to bottom. The order matters.
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-02-2018, 03:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By lordsmurf
Use around Avisynth scripts when posting. I...

Use around Avisynth scripts when posting. I fixed your last post for you.

Watch out about multple AvsPmod tabs/windows. Each eats resources, and you can quickly run out, and the program gets...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-21-2018, 11:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,988
Posted By sanlyn
Few users who have 4-hour and 6-hour tapes would...

Few users who have 4-hour and 6-hour tapes would capture an entire tape at one time, although a 2-hour or less tape is usually capped entirely. And no one expects perfect captures. What they do is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-18-2018, 10:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,269
Posted By sanlyn
Borders and head-switching noise are elements...

Borders and head-switching noise are elements that affect the histogram, not the image. Most people do as you plan: crop temporarily to measure the image content without the garbage, then restore the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-17-2018, 10:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,269
Posted By sanlyn
False. The VC500 is not capable of AGC activity....

False. The VC500 is not capable of AGC activity. Neither is Virtualdubb capture nor VCR playback. If there are AGC effects, they're in the original video. They are always a common annoyance with...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-16-2018, 08:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,250
Posted By lordsmurf
Your confusion may come from "lines of...

Your confusion may come from "lines of resolution" analog and #x# (ie 720x480) digital.

This is analog lines:
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VHS has about 240, S-VHS (and s-video...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 07-30-2018, 08:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,983
Posted By lordsmurf
Full-field is essentially multiple lines. ...

Full-field is essentially multiple lines.

Full field is also known as "infinite window", but infinite window can also be multiple fields (though not full frame).

And full field is not better...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 07-30-2018, 03:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,983
Posted By sanlyn
A full-field line-level tbc caches all scanlines...

A full-field line-level tbc caches all scanlines in a field together and transmits them all at once. Other line-level designs will cache fewer lines and send them in batches or one at a time at...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-28-2018, 03:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,540
Posted By hodgey
The Diamond VC500 is what I use for most...

The Diamond VC500 is what I use for most captures, and it does a nice job.

Can't say too much about the two other cards,
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 07-26-2017, 03:58 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 15,398
Posted By sanlyn
Huffyuv has nothing to do with RGB -> YUV...

Huffyuv has nothing to do with RGB -> YUV colorspace changes. Those conversions are external to huffyuv. Codecs like huffyuv, Lagarith, and UT Video are lossless, period, and they don't in themselves...
Forum: General Discussion 04-21-2016, 02:01 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 27,971
Posted By lordsmurf
I didn't want to do this yet, as it's not tested,...

I didn't want to do this yet, as it's not tested, and my install guide isn't done.

Attached are (most of) my current plugins from "C:\Program Files (x86)\AviSynth\plugins" on my main system. You...
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