VirtualDub MSU Old Color Restoration
- Project, ideas: Dr. Dmitriy Vatolin, Dmitriy Kulikov
- Version 0.8: Valentina Rudneva
- Version 0.9: Valentina Rudneva, Dmitriy Kulikov
Project is now in beta-testing stage
History of versions:
- 0.8b - version for beta-testing was released
- 0.9b - optimized verison (up to 20 times faster than previous verison)
The filter is used for restoration of faded colors in old video or old
photos.
This type of artifact is very common for a digitized old film, or for
video that was captured at incorrect light conditions.
This filter is a plugin for VirtualDub (Free!)
Please read User Manual before E-Mailing us
Settings

Examples
Let’s consider job of the filter on a test rollers.
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![]() Image processed by MSU Old Color Restoration |
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![]() Image processed by MSU Old Color Restoration |
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![]() Image processed by MSU Old Color Restoration |
Download
- Open this file VirtualDub. Unpacked in the folder “Plugins”. File size 61 KB (in ZIP)
- MSU Color Enhancement filter page
Contacts
E-mail:
- For common questions about filter’s work please contact us: color-filter@compression.ru
- For commercial license of this filter (commercial usage is not free) please contact us: video-licensing@graphics.cs.msu.ru
See Also
MSU SBD Benchmark 2020
MSU Video Group / Video data filtering and compession
VirtualDub MSU Logo Remover
The filter is intended to remove logo from films
MSU Stereo To Multiview 3D Video Conversion ( Glasses-free 3D-Displays Video Content creation)
Stereo to multiview video conversion algorithm for glasses-free autostereoscopic 3D displays
MSU Video Super-Resolution Filter
This filter increases resolution of video sequence while saving and improving details and reducing artifacts.
MSU Video Group / Video data filtering and compession