Removal script for ghosts or halo effects?

[Selur]

Here's quick go from me at it:

# Imports
import vapoursynth as vs
import os
import ctypes
# Loading Support Files
Dllref = ctypes.windll.LoadLibrary("i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libfftw3f-3.dll")
import sys
# getting Vapoursynth core
core = vs.core
# Import scripts folder
scriptPath = 'i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsscripts'
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(scriptPath))
# Loading Plugins
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DenoiseFilter/CTMF/CTMF.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/SharpenFilter/CAS/CAS.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DenoiseFilter/KNLMeansCL/KNLMeansCL.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libtemporalmedian.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/ColorFilter/Grayworld/grayworld.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/SharpenFilter/AWarpSharp2/libawarpsharp2.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/GrainFilter/RemoveGrain/RemoveGrainVS.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/GrainFilter/AddGrain/AddGrain.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DenoiseFilter/FFT3DFilter/fft3dfilter.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DenoiseFilter/DFTTest/DFTTest.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/EEDI3m.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/ResizeFilter/nnedi3/NNEDI3CL.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libmvtools.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/scenechange.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/fmtconv.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/MiscFilter/MiscFilters/MiscFilters.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DeinterlaceFilter/Bwdif/Bwdif.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="i:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/SourceFilter/LSmashSource/vslsmashsource.dll")
# Import scripts
import SpotLess
import chromashift
import adjust
import havsfunc
# source: 'C:\Users\Selur\Desktop\sample.avi'
# current color space: YUV420P8, bit depth: 8, resolution: 720x576, fps: 25, color matrix: 470bg, yuv luminance scale: limited, scanorder: bottom field first
# Loading C:\Users\Selur\Desktop\sample.avi using LWLibavSource
clip = core.lsmas.LWLibavSource(source="C:/Users/Selur/Desktop/sample.avi", format="YUV420P8", stream_index=0, cache=0, prefer_hw=0)
# Setting color matrix to 470bg.
clip = core.std.SetFrameProps(clip, _Matrix=5)
clip = clip if not core.text.FrameProps(clip,'_Transfer') else core.std.SetFrameProps(clip, _Transfer=5)
clip = clip if not core.text.FrameProps(clip,'_Primaries') else core.std.SetFrameProps(clip, _Primaries=5)
# Setting color range to TV (limited) range.
clip = core.std.SetFrameProp(clip=clip, prop="_ColorRange", intval=1)
# making sure frame rate is set to 25
clip = core.std.AssumeFPS(clip=clip, fpsnum=25, fpsden=1)
clip = core.std.SetFrameProp(clip=clip, prop="_FieldBased", intval=1)
# setting field order to what QTGMC should assume (bottom field first)
clip = core.std.SetFrameProp(clip=clip, prop="_FieldBased", intval=1)
# Deinterlacing using QTGMC
clip = havsfunc.QTGMC(Input=clip, Preset="Fast", TFF=False, opencl=True) # new fps: 50
# make sure content is preceived as frame based
clip = core.std.SetFieldBased(clip, 0)
# sharpening using AWarpSharp2
clip = core.warp.AWarpSharp2(clip=clip, blur=2, depth=64, chroma=True, planes=[1,2])
# Color Adjustment
clip = adjust.Tweak(clip=clip, hue=0.00, sat=0.75, cont=1.00, coring=True)
# Chroma adjustment using ChromaShiftSP
clip = chromashift.ChromaShiftSP(clip=clip, X=2.40)
# adjusting color space from YUV420P8 to RGBS for vsGrayworld
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, format=vs.RGBS, matrix_in_s="470bg", range_s="limited")
# Color Adjustment using Grayworld
# convert to linear color space
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, format=vs.RGBS, matrix_in_s="470bg", range_s="limited")
# limit to 0-1
clip = core.std.Limiter(clip, 0.0, 1.0)
clip = core.grwrld.grayworld(clip=clip, cc=0)
# undo conversion to linear color space
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, format=vs.RGBS, matrix_in_s="470bg", transfer_in_s="linear", range_s="limited")
# adjusting color space from RGBS to YUV444P16 for vsSpotLess
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, format=vs.YUV444P16, matrix_s="470bg", range_s="limited", dither_type="error_diffusion")
clip = SpotLess.SpotLess(clip=clip, radT=3, thsad=16000)
# cropping the video to 688x568
clip = core.std.CropRel(clip=clip, left=16, right=16, top=4, bottom=4)
# denoising using KNLMeansCL
clip = havsfunc.KNLMeansCL(clip=clip, d=3)
# contrast sharpening using CAS
clip = core.cas.CAS(clip=clip, sharpness=0.600)
# applying dehalo using YAHR
clip = havsfunc.YAHR(clip, blur=4, depth=96)
clip = havsfunc.DeHalo_alpha(clip)
# Resizing using 10 - bicubic spline
clip = core.fmtc.resample(clip=clip, kernel="spline16", w=704, h=546, interlaced=False, interlacedd=False) # resolution 704x546
# adjusting output color from: YUV444P16 to YUV420P10 for x265Model
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, dither_type="error_diffusion", format=vs.YUV420P10, range_s="limited")
# set output frame rate to 50fps
clip = core.std.AssumeFPS(clip=clip, fpsnum=50, fpsden=1)
# Output
clip.set_output()

What I used:

• QTGMC for deinterlacing
• aWarpSharp to sharpen chroma
• Tweak to lower saturation
• ChromaShift to shift chroma a bit
• Grayworld to adjust general coloring
• SpotLess to get rid of some of the noise (could be tweaked more)
• KNLMeansCL for some denoising (could be tweaked more)
• CAS for some contrast sharpening
• YAHR an DeHaloAlpha to lessen the halos (this worked better than expected)

could use some tweaking and maybe adjusting of the filter order.


Cu Selur

[lollo2]

Reel.Dell on doom9 forum developed/modified the "Dering" plugin just for this purpose. Good results were achieved:

https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=184570