2021-10-28, 12:35 AM
Hello! I have been lurking this forum for a while, but today I have a technique I have created(I think I am the first) that I think could really help with a lot of projects. (it saved one of mine from abandonment 
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Whether you are trying to get an HD master of an obscure foreign film, or want something open matte, logos can be the bane of your existence.
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/0M13qCm/image.png)
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/SNBHLzY/image.png)
) Whether you are trying to get an HD master of an obscure foreign film, or want something open matte, logos can be the bane of your existence.
pictured: the bane of your existence
Also: the bane of your existence, manually repainting frames or D.I.Y. matte painting! Or, trying to find original matte paintings.
Before I share I will list what is required (or at least, what I used.):
rm_logo (avisynth)
rm_logo (avisynth)
Topaz Video Enhance AI(although we will be using it for unintended purposes)
Any compositing software
Any image editing software
First, load your video into AVISynth (I use the staxrip variety), and use rm_logo as you normally would, creating a mask and all that.
Any image editing software
First, load your video into AVISynth (I use the staxrip variety), and use rm_logo as you normally would, creating a mask and all that.
Since my logo(s) is transparent, I used deblend mode. I then ran
Code:
MipSmooth(downsizer="lanczos", upsizer="bilinear", scalefactor=1.5, method="strong")(default parameters for MipSmooth in staxrip) and crop()'d it down only to where the logo is.(I had to do this twice.)
Next, save that and drag the .avs file directly into enhance AI.
Select Proteus and change the parameters until the usual de-logoing artifacts go away, and it looks a bit like Peter Jackson got a hold of your clip (let's see how well that joke ages
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![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/qkFsS7P/image.png)
Next, save that and drag the .avs file directly into enhance AI.
Select Proteus and change the parameters until the usual de-logoing artifacts go away, and it looks a bit like Peter Jackson got a hold of your clip (let's see how well that joke ages
) These are the settings I used, and you can see the results here:
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/5F21qSp/image.png)
(please excuse the poor cropping)
I saved this as an h.264 mp4 with a CRF of 12, but it doesn't matter too much.
Next, position your clip into the frame, and make a mask where your logos are. (this is so there isn't a jarring rectangle of smoothness)
Import your original logo-ed footage into the composition, and apply the mask.
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/Zh4Z75H/image.png)
...et voilà! Your video now has no logo!
(one last example):
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/2yk5kPf/image.png)
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.ibb.co/YyFnNwZ/image.png)
Now, I heavily recommend applying a grain plate or something similar over this, as you likely should for all HDTV rips, but other than that, you would agree it looks pretty good? Right? (hopefully, for my sake
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I hope this is helpful to anyone who needs it, and thank you for reading my post!
(one last example):
Now, I heavily recommend applying a grain plate or something similar over this, as you likely should for all HDTV rips, but other than that, you would agree it looks pretty good? Right? (hopefully, for my sake
)I hope this is helpful to anyone who needs it, and thank you for reading my post!
![[Image: kbxQZUN.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/kbxQZUN.jpg)
