Smart Deblur, blind deconvolution freeware

ziggy53

Smart Deblur is a Windows freeware deconvolution software (beta) which includes the most advanced blind deconvolution engine I have seen in a free product.

http://smartdeblur.net/

Similar to the Adobe "sneak peek", which turned out to be partly somewhat of a fraud (Adobe later confessed to the synthetic blur used for the Kevin Lynch image):

http://adobe.ly/x5TeMF
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2011/10/18/adobeclarifies

... this is a more realistic demonstration software that you can try on your own images.

From the embedded image for the software (my processing):

Before:


After processing:


Be sure to check out their other examples, which include the first Adobe sample image from the above video:

http://smartdeblur.net/examples.html

David_S85

I was going to say that the results are nothing short of amazing, but the more I think about it, they are beyond amazing. Hoping for a Mac version.

ziggy53

Blind deconvolution is most helpful when the image meets two criteria:

1) Subject matter is slightly or moderately blurred.
2) Subject matter is all in the same plane of mis-focus.

Remember that deconvolution affects the "entire" image to the same degree. I always use layers to blend the deconvolved subject back into the original background/foreground for the most natural image appearance.

gmachen

I got SmartDeblur to run fine on my Macintosh under CrossOver Mac (Wine libraries). You can try CrossOver on the free trial demo, or Google "Wine libraries" for freeware.

Osprey

Totally Amazing