Hello guest, if you like this forum, why don't you register? https://fanrestore.com/member.php?action=register (December 14, 2021) x


Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Visualizing a digital restoration in one image
#1
Video 
I've been spending the past few too many months on a personal project cleaning up a whole film by digitally removing dirt from more than 1000 frames, dot by dot, splotch by splotch, scratch by scratch. All dirt that Universal never ever bothered cleaning (and probably never will) before dishing it out in blu-ray.
I wondered how I could convey the amount of work that is spread all through-out its 98 minutes running time so I came up with the idea to make one single image with all the patches fused into one single layer and here it is:

[Image: Uncle_Buck660framesfixed.png]
I called it "Universal dirt", post-modern art of sorts.

And I made this image when the frames fixed were "only" 660. I ended up fixing 1000 frames in total... probably there are many dots that ended up behind the bigger patches but you get the idea. Each element is a little patch that covers seamlessly some type of damage or dirt on the original film. It's what Universal should have done in the first place, honestly.
I figure it would have taken me only 3 weeks if that was my actual job, probably a lot less with different tools, but I learnt an invaluable lesson: never promise to yourself "I'll just fix a couple of things" if you know you're OCD Big Grin
AKA thxita on OriginalTrilogy
I preserve movies as they first appeared in Italy.
Reply
Thanks given by: spoRv , Feallan
#2
I actually kinda like film dirt, heh. Still, this is a fun image. Postmodern indeed.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#3
They were really distracting and of different types, not just the usual black dots. They ranged from small white dots to black speckles, hair, blu lines, "grease" stains, spray of bubbles and teared parts. I started by eliminating the most evident ones, then I gradually got annoyed to see all the rest. The website Blu-Ray.com listed print damage along with other visual defects in their review as part of the reason for the average score. I corrected as much as I could because I know nobody else would.

I'll try add some comparison shots with http://screenshotcomparison.com eventually
AKA thxita on OriginalTrilogy
I preserve movies as they first appeared in Italy.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#4
Is it an AVC Blu Ray? If so, do you plan to just replace the bad frames with smart rendering or do you plan a complete reencode? To me it sounds like a great opportunity for the former.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#5
AVC, yes. It's for a re-encode because I also recreated Italian theatrical credits but I wonder if Univrsal might be interested in using my patches.
How do you replace bad frames without reencoding?
AKA thxita on OriginalTrilogy
I preserve movies as they first appeared in Italy.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#6
Any hints about the title? Wink
Reply
Thanks given by:
#7
A title nobody cares about ahah, I'll let you guess when I post some comparison shots.
AKA thxita on OriginalTrilogy
I preserve movies as they first appeared in Italy.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#8
I already "guessed" just by clicking right to see it full frame. The name of the picture comes up: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098554/
Reply
Thanks given by:
#9
Ah, shoot! I uploaded the wrong file ahah.
I wanted to keep the mystery until I had comparison shots ready.
Here's the review on blu ray.com http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Uncle-Buck...10/#Review
AKA thxita on OriginalTrilogy
I preserve movies as they first appeared in Italy.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#10
Beber is the Sherlock Holmes of FanRes! Happy
Reply
Thanks given by:


Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  CDS (Cinema Digital Sound) system overview spoRv 21 8,455 2022-12-20, 02:10 PM
Last Post: dvdmike
  [Help] Tool: Taking an Image and Searching Every Frame within a Video for that Image? alexp120 4 2,598 2021-06-01, 12:40 PM
Last Post: alexp120
  Converting VHS to digital. Glastontown 1 1,431 2020-08-18, 09:47 AM
Last Post: CSchmidlapp
Heart “The ResolveR” - ultimate restoration workstation spoRv 11 6,557 2020-03-26, 08:23 AM
Last Post: spoRv
  Nolan's digital workflow for Dunkirk zoidberg 0 1,908 2018-11-29, 06:41 PM
Last Post: zoidberg
  Tool to undo improper image stabilization? trondmm 6 5,306 2018-03-10, 10:02 AM
Last Post: deleted user

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)