DeepEnhancer

[djilayeden]

Hi zspeciman and Selur,
I just wanted to sincerely thank you both for discussing Fred’s scripts, especially in the following thread:
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=174298
I've been waiting for years for the release of his full 2017 script, but unfortunately, there hasn’t been any official update since then. I tried to recreate it myself based on the steps he described, but without much success. Here's the version I managed to put together:

# Load the source video
video = AVISource("path_to_your_video.avi")

# Apply RemoveDirtSMC to clean the video
video = video.RemoveDirtSMC()

# Apply GamMac for gamma and color correction
video = video.GamMac()

# Stabilize the video using DePanStabilize
video = video.DepanStabilize()

# Adjust colors with Tweak (6x tweak() to isolate color ranges with startHue and endHue)
video = video.Tweak(sat=1.0, hue=0.0, bright=0.0, cont=1.0, coring=false, startHue=0, endHue=360, maxSat=255, minSat=0)
video = video.Tweak(sat=1.0, hue=0.0, bright=0.0, cont=1.0, coring=false, startHue=60, endHue=180, maxSat=255, minSat=0)
video = video.Tweak(sat=1.0, hue=0.0, bright=0.0, cont=1.0, coring=false, startHue=180, endHue=240, maxSat=255, minSat=0)
video = video.Tweak(sat=1.0, hue=0.0, bright=0.0, cont=1.0, coring=false, startHue=240, endHue=300, maxSat=255, minSat=0)
video = video.Tweak(sat=1.0, hue=0.0, bright=0.0, cont=1.0, coring=false, startHue=300, endHue=360, maxSat=255, minSat=0)
video = video.Tweak(sat=1.0, hue=0.0, bright=0.0, cont=1.0, coring=false, startHue=0, endHue=60, maxSat=255, minSat=0)

# Color adjustment with RgbAdjust
video = video.RgbAdjust(r=1.0, g=1.0, b=1.0)

# Apply McDegrainSharp for denoising and sharpening
video = video.McDegrainSharp()

# Special sharpening with UnsharpMask and blur
video = video.UnsharpMask(radius=3)
video = video.Blur(1.0)
video = video.UnsharpMask(radius=2)
video = video.Blur(1.0)
video = video.Sharpen(0.5)

# Return the processed video
return video

Thanks again for keeping Fred’s work alive and for all your efforts. If you happen to have more parts of his original script or additional notes, I’d be truly grateful to see them!
Best regards,

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Hi zspeciman and Selur,

I just wanted to say something that moves me every single time I watch it:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2JlZdeoMNk

The result is absolutely incredible. The clarity, the motion smoothness, the overall aesthetic — it’s all simply breathtaking. It genuinely brings tears to my eyes, like watching history come alive with an almost surreal realism.

Do you happen to know if this was achieved solely using Fred’s script? Or were there other tools, filters, or enhancements involved? I’ve tried to reproduce something close based on his public notes, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to match this level.

Any insights or suggestions would mean a lot. Thank you both for keeping this legacy alive.

Best regards,