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VirtualDub MSU Subtitle Remover

MSU Graphics & Media Lab (Video Group)

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https://videoprocessing.ai/video_filters/subtitles-removal.html

Project, ideas: Dr. Dmitriy Vatolin
Version 1.2 (MSU Subtitle&Logo Remover): Dmitriy Kulikov
Version 2.0b (MSU Subtitle Remover): Dmitriy Kulikov, Sergey Putilin
Version 3.0beta2 (MSU Subtitle Remover): Dmitriy Kulikov, Sergey Putilin, Yuriy Berdnikov

New version of filter for LOGO removal is here MSU Logo Remover

This filter is a plugin for VirtualDub (Free!)

New MSU Subtitle Remover 3.0 beta2 is available! Download filter now Unpack this file in VirtualDub "Plugins" folder.

Please read User Manual before E-Mailing us

What`s new in 3.0 beta2?

  • Fixed bug with "upside-down detection areas"(Thanks for your feedback!)
  • Fixed minor bugs with highly compressed video
  • New processing mode - single pass, no temporary files. Filter became more user-friendly

What`s new in 3.0 beta?

  • New detection algorithm - works up to 2 times faster with less memory usage and better quality
  • Improved removing algorithm

Main filter ideas:

  • Static subtitles - text doesn`t move for some time
  • 2-Pass or single-pass mode - Detection and removing
  • Possibility of external mask editing
  • Two subtitle removing methods
  • Blur (Spatial extrapolation)
  • Motion compensation for correct subtitle area filling (Effect of objects "crawling" over the subtitles)

Settings

See filter User's Guide for more details

Frame
Screenshots

Examples

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`Cutted` sequence, 10th frame after subtitle appearing, fast linear camera motion

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`House M.D.` sequence, 12th frame after subtitle appearing, scene change

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`Friends` sequence, 17th frame after subtitle appearing, camera shaking and slow motion

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`Anime3` sequence, 17th frame after subtitle appearing, high camera shaking

Speed tests

Окно настроек
Speed comparsion of different versions. Measured on AMD Athlon 2200+

Version history

  • 3.0 beta2 - Bugfixes, new single-pass processing mode
  • 3.0 beta - Filter completely redesigned: new detection algorithm, improved removing algorithm
  • 2.2 - 2.2 - fixed bug with VirtualDub crashing
  • 2.1 - fixed bug with selecting color for subtitles
  • 2.0 - first version of new algorithm

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    For common questions about filter's work and other issues about it please contact us
    For commercial license of this filter (commercial usage is not free) please contact us

    Another resources

    Video resources:

    3D and stereo video
    Projects on 3D and stereo video processing and analysis
    MSU Video Quality Measurement tools
    Programs with different objective and subjective video quality metrics implementation     		Codecs comparisons
    Objective and subjective quality evaluation
    tests for video and image codecs
    Ext. link: x264 parameters efficiency comparison
    Public MSU video filters
    Here are available VirtualDub and AviSynth filters. For a given type of digital video filtration we typically develop a family of different algorithms and implementations. Generally there are also versions optimized for PC and hardware implementations (ASIC/FPGA/DSP). These optimized versions can be licensed to companies. Please contact us for details via video(at)graphics.cs.msu_ru.     		Filters for companies
    We are working with Intel, Samsung, RealNetworks and other companies on adapting our filters other video processing algorithms for specific video streams, applications and hardware like TV-sets, graphics cards, etc. Some of such projects are non-exclusive. Also we have internal researches. Please let us know via video(at)graphics.cs.msu_ru if you are interested in acquiring a license for such filters or making a custom R&D project on video processing, compression, computer vision.
    Video codecs projects
    Different research and development
    projects on video codecs     		Other
    Other information
    Last updated: 12-May-2022

    Server size: 8069 files, 1215Mb (Server statistics)

    Project updated by
    Server Team and MSU Video Group

    Project sponsored by YUVsoft Corp.

    Project supported by MSU Graphics & Media Lab