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Is there anyway to reverse a fade to black edit?

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Nearly finished with a Power Rangers 2017 extended edit, but one extended deleted scene in particular fades to black, and while I don't think it's possible, I figured I'd confirm with you guys first. I'm using Vegas 20
 
I assume you mean you'd like to recover the frames that have decreased in brightness before the clip goes completely 'black'? I'd also be interested if that's possible. I wouldn't be surprised if there is some kind of ai-powered tool out there that could bring back a consistent level of brightness to or create and approximation of those frames, though I also expect there would be details that are unrecoverable.
 
Ooh! I think I have an idea for this!
That old friend EbSynth.

First turn your clip into a png sequence.

Save a copy of one frame from the not-faded end of the clip in a separate folder. Don't edit it at all, it is your keyframe.

Set EbSynth to start on your keyframe and work through the clip. Run it.

The output won't look perfect. Import it as a clip and line it up frame perfect with the original, but on a layer above it.

Use blend mode Luminosity on the new clip from EbSynth (to retain only the luminance values of the clip, which control perceived brightness, and not using normal should also help obscure any possible color artifacts or smear/warp either introduced or uncovered by EbSynth), and if successful, it should make about half or possibly more of the fade go away.

However, it may introduce new problems. Your mileage may vary.

Edit: if pleased with results, experiment with brightening the keyframe to see if that might make the frames even closer to black into something more usable?
 
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addiesin said:
Ooh! I think I have an idea for this!
That old friend EbSynth.

First turn your clip into a png sequence.

Save a copy of one frame from the not-faded end of the clip in a separate folder. Don't edit it at all, it is your keyframe.

Set EbSynth to start on your keyframe and work through the clip. Run it.

The output won't look perfect. Import it as a clip and line it up frame perfect with the original, but on a layer above it.

Use blend mode Luminosity on the new clip from EbSynth, and it should make about half or possibly more of the fade go away.

However, it may introduce new problems. Your mileage may vary.

Edit: if pleased with results, experiment with brightening the keyframe to see if that might make the frames even closer to black into something more usable?
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I was literally just about to mention EBsynth and tag you!
 
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