Improve anime color

[SB4]

Hello,



I have improved my video file a little using AviSynth filters with some VirtualDub filter too.
It gave me a good result but the only think i can improve it of make it look better is the
color of the video. i don't know any avisynth filter can help out but i used some VirtualDub
filter like HSV adjust & RGB Equalizer but the result still not good..?!
What should i do improve the color...?!

screenshot:



Note:
If necessary I can upload an original video or after the filtering ...

[poisondeathray]

what do you see as the problem?

I think the reds are oversaturated - there is line detail missing because of this (e.g. you cannot see the outlines of the hand in the 2nd picture)

[SB4]

So you think the problem is just reds are oversaturated...?!
can i fix this using HSV adjust filter or i have to use some
avisynth filter instead of VirtualDub filter...

[poisondeathray]

So you think the problem is just reds are oversaturated...?!
can i fix this using HSV adjust filter or i have to use some
avisynth filter instead of VirtualDub filter...

I don't know if that 's the ONLY problem. But I would say that's one of the big problems here. You will see if you turn down the saturation, that the lines become visible, and more detail returns

I think HSV adjust or color mill in vdub can do this. In avisynth tweak or smoothtweak have saturation adjustments

I'm not familiar with this cartoon and I don' t know what it's supposed to look like (I have no reference). For example the original "incredible hulk" is supposed to be green, but you might color correct him pinkish or more normal skin tones if you didn't know otherwise

[jagabo]

Without knowing what the images should look like it's hard to say what they need. Yes, the reds look to be over saturated. Blues need to be increased.

Maybe something like this:

ImageSource("kidsv.jpg")
ConvertToYUY2()
ColorYUV(off_u=14, off_v=2)
ColorYUV(cont_y=60, cont_v=-40)

I shot for making the eyes white, toning down the V channel, and adjusting the levels. You'd have to look at more shots to see if that's about right.

[poisondeathray]

I'm not saying this is correct, but if you bring the red saturation (or global saturation) way down, you can see how much "is left on the table". I think there should be dark lines around the middle "guy"'s hand

Also, it's unclear how these screenshots were taken, or if any processing has already been done, they are already clipped on both ends, especially red channel on the high end, blue on the low end. Perhaps something more is salvagable with original YUV source ?



Some curves, 3way color correction - Again, not saying this is correct, but just to illustrate that there is detail missing because the red channel is blown , and red is oversaturated causing obscuring of details. The "original" looks like a red blob, but you can see the middle "guy's" hand outline here. You should be able to do this with gradation curves and color mill in vdub. This example below is still "illegal" by the vectorscope, and should actually be desaturated a bit more

[SB4]

thanks poisondeathray & jagabo

your explanation help me out ^_^

[jagabo]

I agree the black outline of the hand should be cleaner. Maybe the problem in the sample image is from preparing the sample not in the original video. If so, you can adjust the saturation and/or contrast. If the problem is in the video itself you probably can't do much about it without screwing up the rest of the picture.