Dumden - denoise

[anton_foy]

function dumden(clip o, int "t", int "tlum", int "tcol", float "spa", string "mode", float "omix")
{

### DUMDEN - a dumb and fast denoising function for calming down frenetic noise.
### High motion is more spatial than temporal, low motion is the opposite.
### Modes "one", "two" and "tre" to play around with.
### Need: Masktools2, neo-vaguedenoiser, rgtools, vsttempsmooth, gradationcurves(for mode "two").

   t = Default(t,     3)     # temporal radius
tlum = Default(tlum,  7)     # temporal luma thresh
tcol = Default(tcol,  5)     # temporal chroma thresh
 spa = Default(spa, 2.0)     # spatial strength
mode = Default(mode, "one")  # modes: "one", "two, "tre"
omix = Default(omix,  0.25)  # mix the original with the spatial filtering

cb  = ExtractY(o).convertbits(8,dither=-1)
bit = BitsPerComponent(o)

ag = cb.coloryuv(autogain=true).merge(cb,0.56)
m1 = ag.mif(n=3).removegrain(20,-1).convertbits(bit)
at = ag.temporalsoften(1,255,0,255,2)
m2 = mt_makediff(at.merge(ag,0.42),at).ApplyGradationCurves(lumaPoints="0,0, 64,32, 128,128, 192,32, 255,0")
m2 = m2.mt_binarize(127).removegrain(20,-1).convertbits(bit)
m3 = ag.removegrain(20,-1).mt_motion(thy1=1,thy2=12).convertbits(bit)

sp = o.neo_vd(threshold=spa)
st = sp.merge(o,omix).vsttempsmooth(maxr=t,ythresh=tlum,uthresh=tcol,vthresh=tcol,ymdiff=2,umdiff=1,vmdiff=1)

out =                                                                        \
        mode == "one"   ? mt_merge(st,st.merge(sp,0.75),m1,luma=true,u=3,v=3) : \
        mode == "two"   ? mt_merge(st.merge(sp,0.75),st,m2,luma=true,u=3,v=3) : \
        mode == "tre"   ? mt_merge(st,st.merge(sp,0.75),m3,luma=true,u=3,v=3) : \
return out
}

function Mif(clip C, int "n")
{
    n=default(n, 2)
    nr=string(n)
    mt_lutxy(C, C.Trim(1, 0), mt_polish(" "+nr+" * abs(x-y)"), U=-128, V=-128)
    return Last
}

You may replace 'vsttepsmooth' with 'temporalsoften(3,5,4,255,2)' if you like but I think then the motion "smearing" is a bit worse.

Any ideas are welcome

[johnmeyer]

Have you posted a "before/after" video anywhere?

[anton_foy]

Originally Posted by johnmeyer

Have you posted a "before/after" video anywhere?

No, this is just simple and dumb function to play around with. I still get some motion artifacts in between the high and low/static motion. Thats why motion compensation and block matching alternatives
are superior. Just wanted to try another approach.