VirtualDub MSU Smart Sharpen Filter
- Project, ideas: Dr. Dmitriy Vatolin
- Implementation: Maxim Makhinya
- Optimization: Denis Kubasov, Alexey Moskvin
Version 1.4 - parameters loading from JOB file fixed
The filter allows to enhance image sharpness with minimum noise
amplification.
New version works 5-8 times faster than previous!
Settings
The set of filters allows you to change filter’s intensity. Presets,
which contains “borded” in their names provides additional unsharp
mask.
New version supports VirtualDub jobs and AviSynth
Script example for AviSynth
LoadVirtualDubPlugin("...\Virtual Dub\plugins\msu_sharpen.vdf","MSUSmartSharpen", 0)
clip=AVISource("D:\Video\test.avi", false, "RGB24")
clip.ConvertToRGB32.MSUSmartSharpen(4)
Parameter for MSUSmartSharpen in the third line of the script is number of preset (from 0 to 5).
Examples
Let’s feed the filter a portrait of M. Lomonosov and study the results.
 Source image |
 Image processed by Smart Sharpen Filter |
Now let us zoom in to see the differences better:
 A fragment of source image |
 The fragment processed by Smart Sharpen Filter |
One more example with Astronaut test image.
 Source image |
 Image processed by Smart Sharpen Filter |
Consider zoomed fragment of the image:
A fragment of source image
The fragment processed by Smart Sharpen Filter
And one more zoomed fragment of Astronaut image:
A fragment of source image
The fragment processed by Smart Sharpen Filter
Download
- Open this file VirtualDub. Unpacked in the folder “Plugins”. File size 40 KB (in ZIP)
- For common questions about filter’s work please contact us: video@graphics.cs.msu.ru
- For commercial license of this filter (commercial usage is not free) please contact us: video-licensing@graphics.cs.msu.ru