***Before you go any further - this is for Windows installation only.

My ongoing experiments with incorporating the Python-based image processing software, VapourSynth, into my color management and restoration pipeline has resulted in compiling a stable package which Windows users may use for further experimentation. I’m using this package specifically because it has thus far been compatible with Python 3.6.8 thus meeting the compatibility requirements of Davinci Resolve Studio 17.2.

I would also like to credit my friend and colleague Hamid Sadeghi for his Python kung-fu and for helping me with this project.

Download Here —> VapourSynth R44 Install Package

Install Package Contents:

Primary Installation:

python 3.6.8 portable
VapourSynth64-Portable-R44
VapourSynthEditor-r19-64bit

Plugins:

ffms2-2.40-msvc (ffms2-v2.23 also works)
fmtconv-r22 (fmtconv-r20 works also)
vapoursynth-mvtools-v23-win64 (vapoursynth-mvtools-v22-win64 works also)
vapoursynth-nnedi3-v12-win64
Also included is the required nnedi3_weights.bin file

Python Modules:

havsfunc-r33 (havsfunc-r33 works also)
mvsfunc-r8
vapoursynth-adjust-v1
VapourSynth-script-master-v1

Basic VapourSynth Script:

This is a basic script for transforming the color primaries of a Rec.601 .avi file which has been captured from a mini-DV archival tape with 4:1:1 chroma subsampling and 8-bit precision into a Rec.709 4:2:2 media file with 10-bit precision. The QTGMC plugin is used to deinterlace and field interpolate. It does a remarkable job bypassing the vertical resolution loss of a standard deinterlacer by interpolating the missing field lines when constructing the progressive frame. The core.resize.Spline36 changes the PAR to 1:1 within a standardized 540 vertical.

import vapoursynth as vs
import havsfunc as haf
core = vs.get_core()
clip = core.ffms2.Source(source='E:\Captured_Archival\\your_video.avi')
clip = vs.core.resize.Point(clip, format = vs.YUV422P10)
clip = haf.QTGMC(clip, Preset='Slower', TFF=False)
clip = core.resize.Spline36(clip, 720, 540)
clip.set_output()

Vapoursynth Community:

Below is a growing list of developers and repositories for VapourSynth:

VapourSynth 3000! - Good resource for the latest release of VS.
VapourSynth Database - The one-stop shop supercenter for VS plugins.
Steak Under Water’s forum WE SUCK LESS - a great forum for Fusion and Resolve dev community which is quite active.
Huge shout out to Andrew Swan for making a detailed tutorial on how to install VapourSynth on Windows. This is a good video along with blogged instructions for beginners.
Meatwad - a wonderful place to learn more about VS plugins and how they’re used to remove specific artifacts from video. There are also some handy Avisynth tips too.
Igor Riđanović - Post professional with a YouTube channel including How-to vids.
Kageru - Coder and blogger with some interesting things to say about the VS community.
Black Magic Design’s Fusion Forum - More Fusion and Resolve specific community.