scratch removal

[Selur]

Quick test with inpainting through VSGAN, proPainter should be better, but for that resolution is too high:

# Imports
import vapoursynth as vs
import os
import sys
# getting Vapoursynth core
core = vs.core
# Import scripts folder
scriptPath = 'F:/Hybrid/64bit/vsscripts'
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(scriptPath))
# Loading Plugins
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="F:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/fmtconv.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="F:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libimwri.dll")
# Import scripts
import mvsfunc

# Loading C:\Users\Selur\Desktop\photo_1.png using vsImageReader
clip = core.imwri.Read(["C:/Users/Selur/Desktop/nR0xQ2PL3Utd.png"])
clip = core.std.Loop(clip=clip, times=100)
# Input color space is assumed to be RGB24

# resizing using VSGAN
from vsgan import ESRGAN
mask = core.imwri.Read(["C:/Users/Selur/Desktop/mask.png"])
mask = core.std.BinarizeMask(mask,threshold=16)
mask = core.std.Maximum(mask)
mask = core.std.Maximum(mask)
green = core.std.BlankClip(clip, color=[0,255,0])
clip = core.std.MaskedMerge(clip, green , mask) # masked clip

org = clip
vsgan = ESRGAN(clip=clip,device="cuda")
model = "F:/Hybrid/64bit/vsgan_models/1x_NMKD-YandereInpaint_375000_G.pth"
vsgan.load(model)
vsgan.apply()
clip = vsgan.clip

clip = core.std.StackHorizontal([org, clip])

# Output
clip.set_output()

Not that good, but tunning multiple Inpainting calls with multiple masks probably would work even when using this inpainting model.

Another 1pass cv based inpainting examples using https://github.com/dnjulek/VapourSynth-cv_inpaint:
InpaintFSR:

InpaintNS:

InpaintShiftMap:

InpaintTelea:

like I wrote multiple inpainting passes with different masks will probably help more.

Cu Selur
Ps.: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=184485 might also be interessting.