CUDASynth

[Boris]

Thank you, hydra3333. IV blood drip working wonders. You should visit bedside. Moose will pay for this.

[JoyBell]

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

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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.

[JoyBell]

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