[HELP] Please help me deinterlace my stupid NTSC DVD cartoons

[weyb06]

hi,

here is the link to the cartoon
'hope it'll will help you

regards

[Selur]

Due to the amount of artifacts you probably can't get rid of everything but going for a frame rate of 12 (may be 16) seems to be a good way.
Did a small reencode which I will send you a link to in a few minutes via PM.
I used:

# Imports
import os
import sys
import ctypes
# Loading Support Files
Dllref = ctypes.windll.LoadLibrary("I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libfftw3f-3.dll")
import vapoursynth as vs
core = vs.get_core()
# Import scripts folder
scriptPath = 'I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsscripts'
sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(scriptPath))
# Loading Plugins
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libsangnom.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/fmtconv.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/SharpenFilter/AWarpSharp2/libawarpsharp2.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DenoiseFilter/DFTTest/DFTTest.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/Support/libmvtools.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/DeblockFilter/Deblock/Deblock.dll")
core.std.LoadPlugin(path="I:/Hybrid/64bit/vsfilters/SourceFilter/LSmashSource/vslsmashsource.dll")
# Import scripts
import muvsfunc
import nnedi3_resample
import mvsfunc
import havsfunc
# Loading C:\Users\Selur\Desktop\720x480_coyote-side2.mkv using LWLibavSource
clip = core.lsmas.LWLibavSource(source="C:/Users/Selur/Desktop/720X48~1.MKV", format="YUV420P8", cache=0)
# making sure input color matrix is set as unspec
clip = core.resize.Point(clip, matrix_in_s="unspec",range_s="limited")
# making sure frame rate is set to 30000/1001
clip = core.std.AssumeFPS(clip, fpsnum=30000, fpsden=1001)
# Setting color range to TV (limited) range.
clip = core.std.SetFrameProp(clip=clip, prop="_ColorRange", intval=1)
# adjusting frame count and rate with sRestore
clip = havsfunc.srestore(source=clip, frate=12.000, omode=6, speed=2, thresh=16)
# Deblocking using Deblock
clip = core.deblock.Deblock(clip=clip)
# cropping the video to 680x432
clip = core.std.CropRel(clip=clip, left=40, right=0, top=0, bottom=48)
# rainbow removal using LUTDeRainbow
clip = havsfunc.LUTDeRainbow(input=clip)
# removing grain using SMDegrain
clip = havsfunc.SMDegrain(input=clip, interlaced=False, prefilter=2)
# denoising using DFTTest
clip = core.dfttest.DFTTest(clip=clip)
# line darkening using Toon
clip = havsfunc.Toon(input=clip)
# adjusted resizing to achieve PAR 1:1 for preview (1)
clip = core.fmtc.resample(clip=clip, kernel="spline16", w=720, h=480, interlaced=False, interlacedd=False)
# Anti Aliasing using MAA
clip = muvsfunc.maa(clip)
# adjusting output color from: YUV420P16 to YUV420P10 for x265Model (i420)
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, format=vs.YUV420P10, range_s="limited")
# Output
clip.set_output()

(didn't do much tuning)

Cu Selur

[weyb06]

Hi,

with Frate = 12,000 I don't have video (black screen) - like the mp4 you sent me
with Frate = 16,000, I can feel that the rate is reduced, but the result is the same as the screenshot i sent you on 12.11.2018
 

regards

[Selur]

About the playback: seems that it's a bug in your player works fine with ffplay and HPC-HC.
Also some of the ghosting will only disappear if the two orginal frames that got blended are present in the input. In case these original frames are not there using sRestore won't help, since it can't detect that the frame is blended.

Cu Selur

[weyb06]

Hi,

for the forum :
yes, seems to be a bug in VLC 3.0.4 as kodi plays it well
and ghosting disappeared !
but jerked movements...

regards

[Selur]

Also try frame rates between 16 and 12 fps.
Like 12.5, 13, 13.5,...
Also try MPC-HC as player to be sure that the yerkiness isn't caused by the player.
As a side note: old cartoons never really have smooth motion since they simply don't have enough unique frames. One solution for this is adding blended frames, like in your source.

Cu Selur