DVD-RB and AviSynth Filter - LimitedSharpen()

[steptoe]

Will somebody please explain to a new user getting into playing with filtering using other than the included filters with DVD-RB

I'm trying to use the filter function LimitedSharpen(). I've tried following how to setup the function and looking at other peoples filter chains to see how they do it, but just can't grasp how to get DVD-RB to work with filter functions and external filters that AviSynth can handle

Basically all I want to do to start with it just get the basic filter command LimitedSharpen() to see what effect it has on my poor quality B+W source video

All I get is the red bars across the output video


In the built-in DVD-RB filter editor, I just use

LimitedSharpen()

Somehow AviSynth isn't finding that function, so I assume I have to tell AviSynth where it it, but just can't grasp how to do this. I know it will be a simple answer, but until then I can't get to grips with other filter functions and building my own filter chains for DVD-RB to use depending on my source video

[steptoe]

I believe I've solved my problems by reading through all the posts linkerd to the LimitedSharpen function on the AviSynth forums

Basically, the scripts was named .avs, by simply changing it to .avsi, its automatically loaded without having to do it manually, and more annoying is the fact that other stuff has to be in the plugins directoiry as well

More annoying because I didn't sit and read the guides properly

[chrisjim]

Steptoe, I also used LimitedSharpen() in the DVD-RB filter, after only a cursory reading of the relevant thread/guide.

For those of us not-so-advanced users, who don't have much time to "sit and read the guides properly", I wonder if you could elaborate on your solution.

[steptoe]

The way I found was to rename the function to limitedsharpen.avsi, then AVISynth will load it automatically

BUT, you MUST also have installed in your plugins directory the following 2 filters otherwise the function will NOT work

The full guide I read is here, along with the function :

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84196


The two extra plugin filters are :

Required are MaskTools >= v1.5.1 and the WarpSharp.dll package



Be warned this filter really seriously slows things down