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Info Wanted: Recommended software for removing scratches and dust?

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Hi

I want to restore this movie to it’s original http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073000/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3

I think the job is easier to do than the Star Wars project. The original movie is released with original aspect ratio in 1080p. However it is not restored. It has film-scratches and dust and is added to the bluray for comparison. This is because they restored the 4:3-version to a 16:9-version by both adding new info to the film digitally and sadly by cropping top and bottom in many shot.

I want to do this because I want to watch the movie as it was when released in 1975 without scratches and dust in original 4:3-version

Is there any recommended software? I am looking for free software to use who isn’t hard to use. Could someone help me doing this?

Best regards

Malin Bruland

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What kind of scratches? I've found that the DeScratch plugin for Avisynth is quite effective on long thin vertical film sctraches.

Can you post some examples, or even better a short video sample?

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Hi Malin.

You're talking about the recent Blu-ray release of Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in Scandinavia, right?

The extra version they included was sourced from Standard Def video and will never look like proper HD material, scratches removed or not.

What the Caprino studio did was to take an ancient VHS copy and port it over to Blu as a second video track in order to make their HD remaster look even better by comparison. Not exactly a fair comparison.

In fact, you'd be better off upscaling the first 2001 DVD release from Sandrew Metronome which was also in 4x3 but looks miles better than that "before" travesty they included on the Blu.

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