MSU Cartoon Restorer 2.0beta

MSU Cartoon Restorer 2.0beta is a program designed for improving the quality of compressed animated video by omitting theringing artifacts.

This tool is designed to recover quality of video after decompressing by H.261, H.263, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (DivX 3, DivX 4, XviD) and H.264 (x264). Can use GPU processing mode for several algorithms that decreases processing time significally.

Major Features:

1. Settings
   • Simple mode
   • • This mode allows you select one of several presets, without additional manual filter tuning. "GPU Usage" checkbox will enable GPU mode if available. Simple mode settings:
     • • Algorithm Quality - Select algorithm by quality. One can select algorithm according to desired speed/quality tradeoff.
       • Compression Artefacts - Set quantity of compression artifacts in processed cartoon.
       • Motion Adaptive - Turn this feature on to spedup algorithms in cartoons with slow motion. The same option is available in the advanced mode
       • Use GPU - This enables GPU mode, if available
   • Advanced mode  
   • • This mode allows configure filter manually and get best quality for particular video. For all methods "Use GPU" checkbox enables GPU mode.
     • Combo box "Method" allows select one of four implemented algorithms.
     • Simple Adaptive Filter
     • Filter parameters:
     • • Smoothness - Allows to control strength of filtration.
       • Quantization Threshold - Controls amount of ringing artifacts in source video.
     • Fuzzy Adaptive Filter
     • • The filtration strength depends on amount of details in each block. Left sliders correspond to blocks without details, and right sliders correspond to edge blocks.
       • There are some presets, which allow quickly selecting filter configuration (use "Preset" list).
     • Multipass Bilateral Filter
     • Filter parameters:
     • • Iterations. If this parameter is greater, more texture details replace by flat regions.
       • Geometric Dispersion. Allows to change filter size.
       • Photometric Dispersion. Allows to control amount of ringing artifacts.
     • Similarity DB Filter (beta version)
2. Job control and integration with AviSynth. Filter supports VirtualDub Job Control, and it can be used from AviSynth.
   • Simple Adaptive Filter:
   • • Smoothness - Integer between 1 and 15. Sets filter strength.
     • Threshold - Integer between 1 and 100. Estimates amount of ringing artifacts in source video.
     • GPUUsage - 0 or 1. This will enable GPU mode if available.
   • Fuzzy Adaptive Filter:
   • • Strength* - Integers between 0 and 32. Sets filter strength depends on block type.
     • ShowBlockType - 0 or 1 (optional). Turns on visualization of block types.
     • GPUUsage - 0 or 1. This will enable GPU mode if available.
   • Multipass Bilateral Filter:
   • • Iterations - Integer between 1 and 5. Sets the number of passes.
     • GeometricDispersion - Integer between 0 and 75. Sets the filter size.
     • PhotometricDispersion - Integer between 0 and 200. Estimates amount of ringing artifacts in source video.
     • GPUUsage - 0 or 1. This will enable GPU mode if available.

Enhancements:

• Added GPU implementation.
• Filter performance increased

Requirements:

• VirtualDub v.1.7.1 minimum required,
  
• For GPU usage you must have video card supporting OpenGL 2.0