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  • decrease_size

    Forcibly reduce the required bitrate to encode a clip by blurring away noise and grain

decrease_size

decrease_size(
    clip: VideoNode,
    sigmaS: float = 10.0,
    sigmaR: float = 0.009,
    min_in: int = 180,
    max_in: int = 230,
    gamma: float = 1.0,
    mask: VideoNode | tuple[float, float] | tuple[float, float, EdgeDetectT] = (
        0.0496,
        0.125,
        FDoGTCanny,
    ),
    prefilter: bool | tuple[int, int] | float = True,
    planes: PlanesT = None,
    show_mask: bool = False,
    **kwargs: Any
) -> VideoNode

Forcibly reduce the required bitrate to encode a clip by blurring away noise and grain in areas they won't be visible in.

Grain and noise in really bright areas can be incredibly hard to spot for even experienced encoders, and will eat up a lot of extra bitrate. As this grain is invisible, there's little reason to go out of your way to better preserve it, and aq-modes like aq-mode 3 already incentivize the encoder to spend more bits in darker areas anyway.

A gradient mask is used internally to prevent "hard edges" from forming on the boundaries of the mask. Additionally, an edgemask is used to prevent clearly-defined detail from being blurred away.

Parameters:

  • clip

    (VideoNode) –

    Clip to process.

  • sigmaS

    (float, default: 10.0 ) –

    Sigma of Gaussian function to calculate spatial weight. See the vsrgtools.bilateral documentation for more information. Default: 10.0.

  • sigmaR

    (float, default: 0.009 ) –

    Sigma of Gaussian function to calculate range weight. See the vsrgtools.bilateral documentation for more information. Default: 0.009.

  • min_in

    (int, default: 180 ) –

    Starting pixel value for the gradient mask. Must be a value between 0-255. Low values are not recommended, as this will start to blur a lot more detail. Default: 180.

  • max_in

    (int, default: 230 ) –

    Ending pixel value for the gradient mask. Must be a value between 0-255. This value must be greater than min_in. Any pixel values above this will be fully masked. Default: 230.

  • mask

    (VideoNode | tuple[float, float] | tuple[float, float, EdgeDetectT], default: (0.0496, 0.125, FDoGTCanny) ) –

    Mask node for masking out details from the blur.

  • prefilter

    (bool | tuple[int, int] | float, default: True ) –

    Prefilter the clip prior to masked blurring.

    If you pass a float, a gauss blur will be used with the value determining its sigma. If you pass a tuple of floats, a box blur will be used. The first value is the radii, and the second is the number of passes. If you pass True, it defaults to box_blur(2, 4). Set False to disable.

    Default: True.

  • planes

    (PlanesT, default: None ) –

    Planes to process. If None, all planes. Default: None.

  • show_mask

    (bool, default: False ) –

    Return the gradient mask clip. Default: False.

  • **kwargs

    (Any, default: {} ) –

    Additional keyword arguments to pass to bilateral.

Returns:

  • VideoNode

    Clip with the brightest areas, as defined by the gradient mask, heavily blurred.

Raises:

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def decrease_size(
    clip: vs.VideoNode,
    sigmaS: float = 10.0,  # noqa: N803
    sigmaR: float = 0.009,  # noqa: N803
    min_in: int = 180,
    max_in: int = 230,
    gamma: float = 1.0,
    mask: vs.VideoNode | tuple[float, float] | tuple[float, float, EdgeDetectT] = (0.0496, 0.125, FDoGTCanny),
    prefilter: bool | tuple[int, int] | float = True,
    planes: PlanesT = None,
    show_mask: bool = False,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> vs.VideoNode:
    """
    Forcibly reduce the required bitrate to encode a clip by blurring away noise and grain
    in areas they won't be visible in.

    Grain and noise in really bright areas can be incredibly hard to spot for even experienced encoders,
    and will eat up a lot of extra bitrate. As this grain is invisible, there's little reason
    to go out of your way to better preserve it, and aq-modes like aq-mode 3 already incentivize
    the encoder to spend more bits in darker areas anyway.

    A gradient mask is used internally to prevent "hard edges" from forming on the boundaries of the mask.
    Additionally, an edgemask is used to prevent clearly-defined detail from being blurred away.

    Args:
        clip: Clip to process.
        sigmaS: Sigma of Gaussian function to calculate spatial weight. See the `vsrgtools.bilateral` documentation for
            more information. Default: 10.0.
        sigmaR: Sigma of Gaussian function to calculate range weight. See the `vsrgtools.bilateral` documentation for
            more information. Default: 0.009.
        min_in: Starting pixel value for the gradient mask. Must be a value between 0-255. Low values are not
            recommended, as this will start to blur a lot more detail. Default: 180.
        max_in: Ending pixel value for the gradient mask. Must be a value between 0-255. This value must be greater than
            `min_in`. Any pixel values above this will be fully masked. Default: 230.
        mask: Mask node for masking out details from the blur.
        prefilter: Prefilter the clip prior to masked blurring.

            If you pass a float, a gauss blur will be used with the value determining its sigma.
            If you pass a tuple of floats, a box blur will be used.
            The first value is the radii, and the second is the number of passes.
            If you pass `True`, it defaults to `box_blur(2, 4)`.
            Set `False` to disable.

            Default: True.
        planes: Planes to process. If None, all planes. Default: None.
        show_mask: Return the gradient mask clip. Default: False.
        **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to bilateral.

    Returns:
        Clip with the brightest areas, as defined by the gradient mask, heavily blurred.

    Raises:
        IndexError: `min_in` is greater than `max_in`.
        InvalidColorFamilyError: Input clip is not a YUV clip.
        InvalidColorFamilyError: A VideoNode is passed to `mask` and the clip is not a GRAY clip.
    """
    assert check_variable(clip, decrease_size)

    if min_in > max_in:
        raise CustomIndexError("The blur min must be lower than max!", decrease_size, {"min": min_in, "max": max_in})

    InvalidColorFamilyError.check(clip, vs.YUV, decrease_size)

    planes = normalize_planes(clip, planes)

    pre = get_y(clip)

    if isinstance(mask, vs.VideoNode):
        InvalidColorFamilyError.check(mask, vs.GRAY, decrease_size)
        check_ref_clip(pre, mask)
    else:
        pm_min, pm_max, *emask = mask

        if pm_min > pm_max:
            raise CustomIndexError(
                "The mask min must be lower than max!", decrease_size, {"min": pm_min, "max": pm_max}
            )

        pm_min = scale_mask(pm_min, 32, clip)
        pm_max = scale_mask(pm_max, 32, clip)

        yuv444 = vs.core.resize.Bilinear(
            range_mask(clip, rad=3, radc=2), format=clip.format.replace(subsampling_h=0, subsampling_w=0).id
        )

        mask = EdgeDetect.ensure_obj(emask[0]).edgemask(pre) if emask else FDoGTCanny.edgemask(pre)

        mask = mask.std.Maximum().std.Minimum()

        mask_planes = flatten_vnodes(yuv444, mask, split_planes=True)

        mask = norm_expr(
            mask_planes,
            f"x y max z max {pm_min} < 0 {ExprToken.RangeMax} ? a max {pm_max} < 0 {ExprToken.RangeMax} ?",
            func=decrease_size,
        )

        mask = box_blur(mask, 1, 2)

    if prefilter is True:
        prefilter = (2, 4)

    if prefilter:
        pre = box_blur(pre, *prefilter) if isinstance(prefilter, tuple) else gauss_blur(pre, prefilter)

    minf = scale_value(min_in, 8, pre)
    maxf = scale_value(max_in, 8, pre)

    mask = norm_expr(
        [pre, mask],
        f"x {ExprOp.clamp(minf, maxf)} {minf} - {maxf} {minf} - / {1 / gamma} "
        f"pow {ExprOp.clamp(0, 1)} {ExprToken.RangeMax} * y -",
        planes,
        func=decrease_size,
    )

    if show_mask:
        return mask

    denoise = bilateral(clip, sigmaS=sigmaS, sigmaR=sigmaR, **kwargs)

    return clip.std.MaskedMerge(denoise, mask, planes)