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Part 2: Traditional Methods – What You “Spent Your S On”
Before deep learning, users spent hours on: Video processing / mosaic reduction (e
- Deblocking filters (e.g., in AviSynth, VirtualDub, or HandBrake’s “Deblock” filter). They smooth block edges but lose detail.
- Bicubic / Lanczos resampling – slightly reduces block visibility when downscaling then upscaling.
- Median and blur filters – reduce mosaic but also kill texture.
- Manual editing – painting over mosaic frames (impractical for video).
If you “spent your S” (time, sanity, software subscriptions) on these, you know their painful limitations: You cannot recover lost information; you can only hide blocks.
Don’ts:
- Do not use AI to bypass legal censorship (e.g., de-mosaic adult content or de-blur license plates).
- Do not expect perfect results — AI makes mistakes.
- Do not spend money on “magical” commercial tools; open-source is better.
5 — Image registration & alignment
- Use robust feature matching (e.g., SIFT/ORB) or WCS-based alignment.
- Compute translations, rotation, scale as needed; prefer higher-order transforms only if optics require.
- Refine alignment with subpixel registration (phase correlation or cross-correlation).
1 — Inspect inputs and metadata
- Verify file types, bit depth, image dimensions, timestamps, and WCS (if available).
- Visual check for vignetting, illumination differences, moving objects, or saturated regions.
3.1 How AI Reduces Mosaics
- Training: A neural network learns to predict high-resolution details from low-resolution/pixelated inputs by training on millions of block-free images.
- Inference: The model looks at a mosaic region and “hallucinates” plausible details — faces, textures, edges.
- RealESRGAN, Waifu2x, Codeformer are popular for different mosaic types.
Software for Mosaic Reduction
- PixInsight: A powerful tool for professional-grade processing and mosaic creation.
- Adobe Photoshop: Can be used with the Astronomy plugin for image processing.
- StarStax: A free tool specifically designed for stacking and combining astronomical images.