Chapter 4.4Dirt Fixes, Adding or Removing Grain and Noise
It is ironic that many modern digital productions have employed methods in post to artificially add hair and scratches, film weave, tears, burns and blemishes to suggest an aged, analog film experience that suggests a now-historical authenticity. Even today, non-digital film elements continue to go through lengthy, painstaking restoration processes specifically to remove these unwanted elements and leave behind a pristine master that can be archived for the future.37 While there are automated systems used to analyze and correct these issues, the final arbiter must be a set of human eyes. Computer programs may offer a cost-effective solution to the problem but they risk compromising the ...
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