[HELP] Modern Talking – Brother Louie (1986) – Film Gate Weave / Image Stability Issues

Hey everyone!
I've been working on a restoration of Modern Talking – Brother Louie (1986) and was wondering if anyone could help me with an issue I've been struggling to correct.

For this project, I've used a combination of Topaz Video AI's Starlight model to upscale the original music video footage, alongside footage I've sourced from my own Blu-ray copy of the film featured in the video.

The results have been pretty promising so far, but there's one issue that's been bothering me: the image appears to jump or shift slightly between frames, which I believe may be film gate weave or instability introduced during the original transfer.

I'm looking for a way to stabilise these unwanted movements without compromising the original camera motion, framing, or restored image quality.

Here's a sample of my current restoration:

https://pixeldrain.com/d/me/TestBrotherLouie.mp4

Has anyone encountered something similar or managed to correct this kind of instability?

Would something like AviSynth, VapourSynth, DaVinci Resolve, or another restoration tool be able to correct it effectively?

I'm particularly interested in a solution that preserves the original movement rather than relying on AI frame interpolation or excessive cropping.

Any advice, suggestions, or example scripts would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

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Hey! Thanks for sharing!

I'm aware of the 1080p VEVO version, although I've found it suffers from quite a bit of compression despite being HD, which is why I've been using the PAL DVD VOB as my main source alongside Topaz Starlight and footage from my own Blu-ray copy of the film.

However, one thing I did notice is that the VEVO version appears to be considerably more stable, with much less of the gate weave that's present in my VOB source.

I'm wondering whether it might be possible to use the VEVO version as a reference to stabilise my higher-quality restoration while preserving the detail from my existing sources.

Would that be achievable with something like AviSynth or VapourSynth?

Thanks again for taking the time to help!

 

Topaz will ruin the 80's music video aesthetic, VEVO did a pretty good job without AI

 

True, though the bitrate is awful on VEVO's master. I'm trying to work on a system where it can sharpen the detail yet keep the 80's music video aesthetic and not look waxy and artificial because I can definitely guarantee it was never originally shot on videotape, but rather 35mm film. So until they release it officially then idk.