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[HELP] $100 seeking paid filter to remove purple fringing in old videos
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I'm restoring old films and TV series and keep running into a recurring image quality issue: strong edges often show a purple band or halo. The artifact appears consistently around candlelight in night scenes, as well as along high-contrast edges in daylight. Here are a few examples
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I'm not entirely sure of the correct term – it may be related to “purple flare” or chromatic aberration. It’s very distracting and seriously degrades the viewing experience.
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The same clips frequently suffer from a related dark edge problem. For example, candle flames often show a dark line on one side and a purple fringe on the other – extremely annoying.


I'm looking for an effective method/workflow that can remove these artifacts. I will provide a short test video; you only need to process the segments shown in the screenshots (no need to run the entire clip).

test video clip
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kmni1sN...sp=sharing

Key requirements:


Minimize luma (Y) channel processing as much as possible, and avoid noticeable detail loss. Ideally, the Y channel should be left mostly untouched, but limited processing is acceptable if it doesn’t degrade fine details significantly. This step serves as a pre-processing module before an AI model handles detail restoration, so preserving image information is critical.

Please note: the test source has been badly upscaled (not by me – I received it this way). You are free to downscale it if necessary.

If your solution meets my requirements, I'll pay $100 USD. Please provide a clear workflow (script, filter chain, or detailed steps) that I can apply.
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$100 seeking paid filter to remove purple fringing in old videos - by bigOrange123 - 29.05.2026, 11:12

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