CUDASynth
Re: CUDASynth
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Re: CUDASynth
Very interested in your CUDASynth.
I made a zoomed in crop of CUDA Synth Denoise and Sharpen vs my encoder favorite SMDegrain and LimitedSharpenFasterMod.
Comparison Pics
https://slow.pics/c/UmJUKAkF
Source:

Good stuff.
DGDenoise vs SMDegrain(tr = 2, thSAD = 500)

DGDenoise- much more smoothing, like it's a stronger setting than my SMDegrain Medium preset.

SMDegrain- does a good job on the grain and keeps and enhances details.
DGSharpen vs LSFmod(strength = 400)

DGSharpen- The grain pops and the image looks a bit more in focus.

LSFmod- My LSF pic looks like I didn't apply the filter. I really might of made the mistake.
DGDenoise + DGSharpen vs SMDegrain and LimitedSharpenFasterMod.

DGDenoise + DGSharpen- Well cleaned of grain, and picture has some sharpening but lost of hair and textile textures.

SMDegrain + LSFmod- Well cleaned of grain without loss of textiles and hair, picture looks clearly sharper as if in better focus.
Very good work here by Mr. DG!
I would rate these better than KNLMeansCL and WarpSharp. That being said, SMDegrain and LSF remain the tools to beat from what I can see.
I made a zoomed in crop of CUDA Synth Denoise and Sharpen vs my encoder favorite SMDegrain and LimitedSharpenFasterMod.
Comparison Pics
https://slow.pics/c/UmJUKAkF
Source:

Good stuff.
DGDenoise vs SMDegrain(tr = 2, thSAD = 500)

DGDenoise- much more smoothing, like it's a stronger setting than my SMDegrain Medium preset.

SMDegrain- does a good job on the grain and keeps and enhances details.
DGSharpen vs LSFmod(strength = 400)

DGSharpen- The grain pops and the image looks a bit more in focus.

LSFmod- My LSF pic looks like I didn't apply the filter. I really might of made the mistake.

DGDenoise + DGSharpen vs SMDegrain and LimitedSharpenFasterMod.

DGDenoise + DGSharpen- Well cleaned of grain, and picture has some sharpening but lost of hair and textile textures.

SMDegrain + LSFmod- Well cleaned of grain without loss of textiles and hair, picture looks clearly sharper as if in better focus.
Very good work here by Mr. DG!
I would rate these better than KNLMeansCL and WarpSharp. That being said, SMDegrain and LSF remain the tools to beat from what I can see.
Re: CUDASynth
These cropped screens are from full CRF 22 1080p encodes of the clip.
70 Midway.2019.1080 1m46s DGHDRtoSDR

70 Midway.2019.1080 1m39s DGHDRtoSDR DGDegrain DGSharp

70 Midway.2019.1080 1s47m DGHDRtoSDR SMDegrain LSF

70 Midway.2019.1080 1m46s DGHDRtoSDR

70 Midway.2019.1080 1m39s DGHDRtoSDR DGDegrain DGSharp

70 Midway.2019.1080 1s47m DGHDRtoSDR SMDegrain LSF

Re: CUDASynth
I tried actually using the DGSharp and unfortunately it just seemed to bring out the dither more than anything else. I think most sharpens have a function to ignore grain and dither as sharping those is sub-optimal in most cases.