Version 5.6.5

Maintenance release.

CHANGES:

• DeOldify models "Artistic" and "Stable" are merged at 50% with model "Video", to stabilize them.
• Constrained-Chroma now will retain about 30% more of DDColor model colors, reduced the red-fix adjustment on luma < 0.2
• automatic loading of Akarin plugin when is needed
• HAVC_read_video() get 3 new parameters: width, height, return_rgb
• changed the render_factor assignment logic, the max RF assigned is 32 (512x512)
• added support to the model combination: "Artistic+Artistic"
• reworked the ScaleAbs_LUT implementation in B&W Tune
• added tiles management. Is supported the slicing in: 2 horizontal tiles, 2x2 overlapping tiles
• added new APIs: HAVC_clip_slice(), HAVC_clip_reconstruct(), HAVC_clip_overlay()
• preset "Placebo" implements HD coloring (** experimental **) by slicing the input frame in 2x2 overlapping tiles
• preset "VerySlow" implements special support for old video with wrong luminance (** experimental **)
• changed the behavior of FrameInterp, till 4 is used Deep-Exemplar for interpolation, above 4 is used ColorMNet
• Added new APIs supporting the new functionalities
• Updated the User Guide with the description of the new functionalities

BUG Fixed:

• HAVC_stabilizer() now is applied only when the clip is fully colored
• when a clip is resized internally, the scene-detection properties are properly propagated

Version 5.6.2

Maintenance release.

Fixed bug in HAVC_deepex() when method in (3, 4) and clip_ref is None

Version 5.6.1

Maintenance release.

• Fixed a bug that disabled DDColor tweaks under certain conditions
• Updated HAVC User Guide with a new chapter on Improving encoding speed for high-powered GPUs

Version 5.6.0

This release introduce significant improvements and new functionalities.

The main changes introduced are:

• Added automatic management of Retinex filter and LUTs
• Added new parameter in HAVC_main: ColorTemp, which allows to stabilize the output colors
• Added 2 new merging methods: Chroma-Retention, ChromaBound Adaptive
• Added new APIs supporting the new functionalities
• Updated the User Guide with the description of the new functionalities and more examples

Version 5.5.1

Maintenance release.

Added:

- new API function: HAVC_rgb_denoise
- updated HAVC to use this filter (see chapters 4.0.1, 6.16)
- updated the user guide

Version 5.5.0

This release introduce significant improvements and new functionalities.

The main changes introduced are:

• Added new post-process filter: B&W Tune, which can automatically correct most color allocation errors
• Added new parameter in HAVC_main: FrameInterp, which allows to speed-up the coloring process by about 15%-50%
• Added new APIs supporting the new functionalities
• Updated the User Guide with the description of the new functionalities and more examples

Version v5.04

Maintenance release.

Added:

• new API function: HAVC_recover_clip_color
• new chapters in HAVC User Guide:
  3.5.2 Using Deep-Exemplar to speed-up the encoding
  4.3.1 Fixing DeepRemaster problems

Version v5.0.3

Maintenance release.

Added:

• new API function: HAVC_merge
  this a utility function with the implementation of HAVC merge methods
• new VapourSynth sample scripts in HAVC User Guide using new APIs

Version v5.0.2

Maintenance release.

Added:

• new parameter value "Custom" to HAVC_bw_tune
• new VapourSynth sample scripts in HAVC User Guide

Release v5.0.1

This is maintenance release.

Since DeepRemaster requires access to the future colored frames, its use is restricted to the following methods:

• 3 = external RF same as video
• 4 = external RF different from video
• 5 = external ClipRef same as video
• 6 = external ClipRef different from video