Remove tv logo with InpaintDelogo

[_Donnie]

Hi friends, I need some help with my first steps with InpaintDelogo.
A friend asked me for removing the tv broadcasters logo in the upper left on his rare old already restaurated recording.


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I saw that InpaintDelogo could probably do a fairly decent job. But I have no clue how to solve that.
I would like to manage it with StaxRip, latest version.

Any hints and/or solutions are pretty welcome. Thanks a lot.
I have attached 10s of the video as mkv. Maybe some pro could have an eye on it.

[VoodooFX]

As it's Avisynth's plugin then your first step would be running Avisynth.

Probably you'll have same questions as a guy from this thread -> Remove timestamp, start reading from that linked post.

When you'll start seeing your video in AvsPmod, then post again.

I would like to manage it with StaxRip, latest version.

If it can use/preview Avisynth's scripts then probably you can use it instead of AvsPmod.

[_Donnie]

Thanks @VoodooFX, your help is very much appreciated.
StaxRip is based on Avisynth and has a preview function.

'Older' picture from Videohelp

Works with AviSynth and VapourSynth. I have copied the necessary files into the plugins folder.

[VoodooFX]

I don't see it previewing AviSynth script in your screenshot.

Create myfirst.avs file with this content:

ColorBars()

Can you open it? If no, use AvsPmod.

[_Donnie]

The StaxRip-Picture isn't my actual screenshot, it is taken directly from the videohelp site.
I'm not new to StaxRip and AviSynth, btw.


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My Preview.

[VoodooFX]

Good that you are not new, so I can fast track instructions for you.

0) Be sure that logo is present in all frames, and it's not moving nor gets animated at some points.

1) Find coordinates of a logo for "Loc" parameter.
You can use InpaintLoc(Loc="100,100,-100,-100") or just Crop(). [aka "Left,Top,-Right,-Bottom"]
Use even(mod2) numbers. Leave 10(no less) - ~16 pixel borders around logo!

2) Create a basemask of a logo for "mask" parameter.
You can do it manually with some image editor.
Or automatically: InpaintDelogo( mask="D:\mask.bmp", Automask=1, aMix=0, Loc="", mode="Deblend")
It will scan whole video, and will create mask.bmp. [~15-30 mins with HD video]
When you see a basemask you can adjust it with "aMix" [negative/positive numbers].

PS:
Btw, inside InpaintDelogo.avsi you can find the manual about parameters.
Post a basemask when you'll get it [its temp "alpha" bmp too if you do it automatically] and avs script you used.