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Video-subtitle-remover (VSR) is an AI tool that removes hard-coded subtitles and text-like watermarks from videos and images, outputting the result at the original resolution without calling any third-party API.
Video-subtitle-remover (VSR) is an AI tool that removes hard-coded subtitles and text-like watermarks from videos and images, outputting the result at the original resolution without calling any third-party API.Is this a GUI app or a command-line tool?Both: it ships a graphical interface and a CLI version so you can run it either way.
Both: it ships a graphical interface and a CLI version so you can run it either way.How do I get it running?Download the prebuilt archive, unzip and run it directly; if that fails, install from source by setting up a conda/venv environment matching your platform and GPU.
Download the prebuilt archive, unzip and run it directly; if that fails, install from source by setting up a conda/venv environment matching your platform and GPU.What do I need installed before running it?Python 3.12+ is required, plus one of four backend setups: CUDA 11.8 with cuDNN 8.6.0 for NVIDIA GPUs, DirectML for AMD/Intel GPUs on Windows, plain CPU mode, or the native macOS (Apple Silicon) mode.
Python 3.12+ is required, plus one of four backend setups: CUDA 11.8 with cuDNN 8.6.0 for NVIDIA GPUs, DirectML for AMD/Intel GPUs on Windows, plain CPU mode, or the native macOS (Apple Silicon) mode.Does subtitle removal always work well?Quality depends heavily on the chosen inpainting algorithm, and on Apple Silicon the default OCR subtitle-detection model (PP-OCRv4-Server) is noticeably less accurate, so a different model is recommended there.
Quality depends heavily on the chosen inpainting algorithm, and on Apple Silicon the default OCR subtitle-detection model (PP-OCRv4-Server) is noticeably less accurate, so a different model is recommended there.Which operating systems and GPUs does it support?It runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, with GPU acceleration via CUDA (NVIDIA) or DirectML (AMD/Intel), or in CPU-only mode; macOS Intel should use CPU mode since GPU is actually slower there.
It runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, with GPU acceleration via CUDA (NVIDIA) or DirectML (AMD/Intel), or in CPU-only mode; macOS Intel should use CPU mode since GPU is actually slower there.What's the difference between the STTN, LAMA and ProPainter removal algorithms?STTN works well and fast on real-footage video and can skip subtitle detection; LAMA gives the best results on images and animated video but can't skip detection; ProPainter handles heavy motion well but needs a lot of VRAM and runs slower.
STTN works well and fast on real-footage video and can skip subtitle detection; LAMA gives the best results on images and animated video but can't skip detection; ProPainter handles heavy motion well but needs a lot of VRAM and runs slower.Can it extract subtitles instead of just removing them?Yes, it's designed to pair with the companion project video-subtitle-extractor (VSE) for pulling subtitle text out of the original video.
Yes, it's designed to pair with the companion project video-subtitle-extractor (VSE) for pulling subtitle text out of the original video.Can I remove watermarks from a batch of images, not just video?Yes, it supports selecting multiple images at once to batch-remove watermark text from them.
Yes, it supports selecting multiple images at once to batch-remove watermark text from them.Can I limit removal to a specific area of the screen?Yes, you can pass a custom subtitle region to only erase text in that area, or leave it unset to auto-detect and remove all text in the frame.
Yes, you can pass a custom subtitle region to only erase text in that area, or leave it unset to auto-detect and remove all text in the frame.What are similar projects?koharu, X-AnyLabeling, Deep-Live-Cam, sentrysearch, HivisionIDPhotos, IOPaint, remove-ai-watermarks, noai-watermark
koharu, X-AnyLabeling, Deep-Live-Cam, sentrysearch, HivisionIDPhotos, IOPaint, remove-ai-watermarks, noai-watermarkWhich topics is it in?paddlepaddle, watermark-removal, inpainting, subtitles, onnx, video-processing, ocr, apple-silicon, image-processing, offline, nvidia, computer-vision
paddlepaddle, watermark-removal, inpainting, subtitles, onnx, video-processing, ocr, apple-silicon, image-processing, offline, nvidia, computer-vision