Now that you have a basic knowledge of how to edit, color, mix audio and add
visual effects, we recommend experimenting with DaVinci Resolve. Refer to the
DaVinci Resolve manual for more details on how each feature can help you make the
most of your project!
In DaVinci Resolve Studio, the following 'ResolveFX Revival' plugins can help you
restore footage you have scanned with your Cintel Scanner. These powerful tools can
reduce noise, repair scratches and blemishes, and help remove other visible damage
and artifacts from your film clips.
Automatic Dirt Removal
The Automatic Dirt Removal plugin uses optical flow technology to target and repair temporally
unstable bits of dust, dirt, hair, tape hits, and other unwanted artifacts that last for one or two
frames and then disappear. All repairs are made while maintaining structurally consistent detail
in the underlying frame, resulting in a high quality restoration of the image. Fortunately, despite
its sophistication, this is a relatively easy plugin to use; just drop the plugin on a shot, adjust the
parameters for the best results, and watch it go.
Original image on the left and using automatic dirt removal on the right
NOTE
This plugin is less successful with vertical scratches that remain in the same
position for multiple frames and is completely ineffective for dirt on the lens that
remains for the entire shot.
Main Controls
The primary controls used to adjust how much dirt is removed from the image.
Motion Estimation Type
Lets you choose from among 'none', 'faster', 'normal', and 'better'. This tunes the tradeoff
between performance and quality.
Neighbor Frames
Lets you choose how many frames to compare when detecting dirt. Choosing more frames of
comparison takes longer to process, but usually results in finding more dirt and artifacts.
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