don’t know if this is completely the right forum for it but I have an idea! (Bravo?)
I’ve dabbled with Dustbusting from time to time.
Thats manual retouching of video images to remove scratches and other damages and artifacts for those who didn’t know. I’ve found that later versions of photoshop support direct editing of video (quicktime, if I am not mistaking.) This truly gives you the full potential of the photoshop tool, such as the patch tool and the clone stamp, as opposed to working in motion editing such as with adobe after effects. I’m not saying After Effects is bad but it is somewhat unpredictable.
Either way… Why not gather up a gang of potential Dustbusters. I suspect theres more people out here who know this skill and would be ready to work collaborately on projects provided that the source material is portioned out.
Or is it all a pipedream?
/Alex (Sweden)
I did a short time restoration in a star wars deleted scene with the way you said.
Its really time consuming and its better to use other technicks that combine AE and PS together.
Do you have some samples or pics?
-Angel
At the moment its all stuffed away. But I'd might just make a sample.
*Edit*
Only problem is to figure out what to work on and get a decent source. Dustbusting a reencoded m2v file seems stupid!
this is something I would loved to do but don't know how. I tried using Conbustion 3 but the whole program was to hard to figure out.
I still hope to do this with Star Wars Japanese Collection. Even if I cleaned up a handful of spots, it would be better than what it was.
Troy
looking for HDTV of the Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Also HDTV of The Lord of the Rings trilogy
While there is a lot to be said for the lone hermit building their own Devil's Tower in the living room, this sort of thing is sped up by team work.
Software can go some of the way but it can miss some items and remove detail.
Sometimes you can not beat the eyeball and hands on approach.
@ffffff. Combustion is a good program. For mac users I recommend Shake but in general software only get smaller differences in the video such as blobs and spots. Problem lies in larger scratches and smudges and for these its the job for an artist. Its basic retouching.
I'm working on a demo at the moment and I can see it will take time. I grabbed a few seconds from the "Return of the Ewok" feature that OCP released. I can't work on the telecine bits. The just isn't enough information to go on. And by the looks of it it wouldn't result in anything magical. But then there is the Hyperspace clips which obviously have so much higher quality and in these cases the result is much more visible.
I'm going to post a before and after of one specific frame which I just did:
I made this using bits and pieces of information from the frame just before.
Obviously this process is so time consuming that it should be done with very specific purpose.
For instance...If someone were to find the original tape for the above mentioned "Return of the Ewok" then I would definately consider doing some heavy dustbusting on it.
I don't know if Puggo ever got around to completing his 35 mm digitization but this would also be one of those projects that I would consider putting down serious time on. Just for the heck of it.
@Vaderios I'll post my Ewok demo as soon as I am satisfied with it!
Backstroke said:I'm going to post a before and after of one specific frame which I just did:
I made this using bits and pieces of information from the frame just before.
@Angel: I'll post my Ewok demo as soon as I am satisfied with it!
Heh Impressive! you add reflection again :D
here is my first restoration anyways :P
-Angel
Wow will express my thoughts. I also see you did some color correction on it.
This seems to me to mean that we are on the same level here. We both know exactly how long and painstaking the process is. Its kinda like animation when it comes to output. You rarely manage to do more than a minute or so per day (if your good).
How far along are you on the project above?
Backstroke said:How far along are you on the project above?
Zero :P
In fact im not fan of animation. I m staying to 2d static image processing.
Like you said it requires a lot of patience and work and im not that type that sits down and works with patience :)
I d love to contribute tho to any projects you will up to and can help you ;)
-Angel
I'm much abliged for your offer to help. But actually I am the one who is offering up my help.
And I know there are more out there who would be intrested in a combined effort.
But if you ask me I would love to look at the cut kissing scene from ESB and see if it can be spruced up.
Mayby Adyway could use it!
Not bad idea. im not sure ady will want it in ESB:R but is good for the bonus dvd ;)
-Angel
You seem to have good focus. I'm not in here on a regular basis. Been a while for me. But I have read about Puggos 35 mm project. Has that gotten anywhere? I guess he would be the one in the most need at the moment.
Puggo's 16mm was just released: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Puggo-GRANDE-16mm-restoration/topic/9752/
A possible 35mm preservation project is here: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Making-our-own-35mm-preservation-my-crazy-proposal/topic/5853/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g7bZ88gSvE
Thats about what I can manage in 3½ hours. and a lot of the minor corrections are not visible anymore since its compressed (damn youtube).
I really don't want to spend more time on ewok since it wouldn't lead to anything more than a big waste of my time.