VirtualDub MSU Subtitle Remover

• Project, ideas: Dr. Dmitriy Vatolin
• Version 1.2 (MSU Subtitle&Logo Remover): Dmitriy Kulikov
• Version 2.0b (MSU Subtitle Remover): Dmitriy Kulikov, Sergey Putilin
• Version 3.0beta2 (MSU Subtitle Remover): Dmitriy Kulikov, Sergey Putilin, Yuriy Berdnikov

New version of filter for LOGO removal is here MSU Logo Remover

This filter is a plugin for VirtualDub (Free!)

New MSU Subtitle Remover 3.0 beta2 is available! Download filter now Unpack this file in VirtualDub “Plugins” folder.

Please read User Manual before E-Mailing us

What`s new in 3.0 beta2?

• Fixed bug with “upside-down detection areas”(Thanks for your feedback!)
• Fixed minor bugs with highly compressed video
• New processing mode - single pass, no temporary files. Filter became more user-friendly

What`s new in 3.0 beta?

• New detection algorithm - works up to 2 times faster with less memory usage and better quality
• Improved removing algorithm

Main filter ideas:

• Static subtitles - text doesn`t move for some time
• 2-Pass or single-pass mode - Detection and removing
• Possibility of external mask editing
• Two subtitle removing methods
• Blur (Spatial extrapolation)
• Motion compensation for correct subtitle area filling (Effect of objects “crawling” over the subtitles)

Settings

See filter User’s Guide for more details

Screenshots

Examples

Cutted sequence, 10th frame after subtitle appearing, fast linear camera motion

House M.D. sequence, 12th frame after subtitle appearing, scene change

Friends sequence, 17th frame after subtitle appearing, camera shaking and slow motion

Anime3 sequence, 17th frame after subtitle appearing, high camera shaking

Speed tests

Speed comparsion of different versions. Measured on AMD Athlon 2200+

Version history

• 3.0 beta2 - Bugfixes, new single-pass processing mode
• 3.0 beta - Filter completely redesigned: new detection algorithm, improved removing algorithm
• 2.2 - 2.2 - fixed bug with VirtualDub crashing
• 2.1 - fixed bug with selecting color for subtitles
• 2.0 - first version of new algorithm

Download

• Unpack this file in VirtualDub “Plugins” folder. File size ~150 KB (in ZIP)
• Example video (6МB)
• Filter User’s Guide. Please, read it!
• Filter license
• Prevous stable version 2.2. (size 133 KB)

Contacts

• 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