Footage clean up..

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:56 am

Well I ran into a before and after cap from sailor moon. This is some of the most quality clean up I've seen before..

I've seen a lot of before and after screencaps but I haven't seen this much improvement before.. or at least I don't think so..

what filters did you use.. some avisynth filters or something? Any help is appreciated.. I'd like to know.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:26 am

thats just the difference between R1 and R2 footage in sailor moon

devilmaykickass · Post by **devilmaykickass** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:29 am

Actually, I did filter that bottom shot.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:30 am

but you filtered the R2 footage didnt you?

devilmaykickass · Post by **devilmaykickass** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:35 am

Yes. The top shot is from a bootleg copy. Bottom is from the R2.

Sorry to burst your bubble. I wish I was that awesome. :[

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:06 am

Well thanks for the heads up!

It would be nice if they released that here. A lot of animes out here have better looking remastered DVDs in Japan that I wish would get rereleased here as well. They did it to Oh My Goddess. Manga after it's been remastred for over a year in Japan.. rerelease end of evangelion here in the same shitty quality in a box set instead of getting the remastered version and realeasing that. I don't know what the deal with that is. Oh well. I think I heard somewhere that manga might release end of eva remastered on dvd next year.. I hope so.. lol neway.. we'll see.. =)

sayde · Post by **sayde** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:15 am

devilmaykickass wrote: I wish I was that awesome. :[

Stupid question, but is it even possible to become that awesome? (seriously, all joking aside.) Because if it is, it might give me something to shoot for. Keeping in mind all of the many filters and plug-ins AVIsynth has to offer and I'd to think it's possible. Having just started learning how to pre/post process my footage, I don't have a good idea yet as to what AVIsynth's limitations acutally are when it comes to this kind of stuff.

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:47 am

sayde wrote:
devilmaykickass wrote: I wish I was that awesome. :[
Stupid question, but is it even possible to become that awesome? (seriously, all joking aside.) Because if it is, it might give me something to shoot for. Keeping in mind all of the many filters and plug-ins AVIsynth has to offer and I'd to think it's possible. Having just started learning how to pre/post process my footage, I don't have a good idea yet as to what AVIsynth's limitations acutally are when it comes to this kind of stuff.

I don't think with even the most sophisticated set of filters in AviSynth can someone produce output like the "after" shot from the "before" shot. You may be able to get close, but I don't think that close. Properly processing the "light streaks" is especially tough. The ones in the "after" shot are very distinct, the "before" shot's ones are very blurred.

Melanchthon · Post by **Melanchthon** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:33 am

Willen wrote:I don't think with even the most sophisticated set of filters in AviSynth can someone produce output like the "after" shot from the "before" shot. You may be able to get close, but I don't think that close. Properly processing the "light streaks" is especially tough. The ones in the "after" shot are very distinct, the "before" shot's ones are very blurred.

I was bored, so I had a go (five minutes adapting a script I'd prepared for another series). You're right that it's the streaks of light that are the problem, but it's the parts that pass through the hair that look the worst-- there's no way (probably) of restoring the faint outlines visible through the light. Same with the other faint lines, especially the ones under Sailor Moon's eyes. It's not that easy to pick up on blurry beams of light if you don't have the original for comparison. On the other hand, overwarped and oversharpened lines stick out like sore thumbs.

sayde · Post by **sayde** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:25 pm

Willen and Melanchthon, thanks for the info. At least now I have a better understanding of exactly why footage clean-up like that would be impossible. I appreciate it.