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zhangzaibin/pytorch-deep-video-prior — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2020-12-21

Audience · researcherComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A PyTorch tool that removes flicker from videos edited frame-by-frame, like colorized or dehazed footage, so the result looks smooth and consistent over time.

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  root((Deep Video Prior))
    What it does
      Removes frame flicker
      Blind consistency fix
      Learns from input and edits
    Tech stack
      PyTorch
      TensorFlow version
      Anaconda setup
    Use cases
      Video colorization
      Dehazing footage
      Style transfer smoothing
    Audience
      Video editors
      Researchers
      ML engineers
    Origin
      NeurIPS 2020 paper

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Smooth out flickering colors after colorizing a black-and-white video frame by frame.

REASON 2

Clean up temporal inconsistencies after applying a dehazing tool to video frames.

REASON 3

Stabilize style-transfer results applied frame-by-frame to a video.

REASON 4

Run the included demo on your own input and processed video folders.

What's in the stack?

PyTorchTensorFlowAnacondaPython

How it stacks up

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Language—CSS—
Last pushed2020-12-212022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity4/52/51/5
Audienceresearchervibe coderops devops

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires PyTorch + Anaconda environment setup and separate input/processed video folders.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to set up pytorch-deep-video-prior with Anaconda and run the included demo.
Prompt 2
Help me use this repo to remove flicker from a video I colorized frame by frame.
Prompt 3
Explain how to point pytorch-deep-video-prior at my own input and processed video folders.
Prompt 4
What's the difference between using the PyTorch version here versus the TensorFlow version from the same authors?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is pytorch-deep-video-prior?

A PyTorch tool that removes flicker from videos edited frame-by-frame, like colorized or dehazed footage, so the result looks smooth and consistent over time.

Is pytorch-deep-video-prior actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-12-21).

How hard is pytorch-deep-video-prior to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is pytorch-deep-video-prior for?

Mainly researcher.

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