About Digital Anarchy Samurai Sharpen for Video

Samurai Sharpen for Video enhances detail in footage by applying an edge-aware algorithm that targets high‑contrast edges such as eyes and leaves flatter regions like skin untouched. Built‑in masking prevents shadow and highlight noise from being amplified, and blend controls let users adjust light or dark halo intensity independently. GPU acceleration can provide real‑time performance on compatible graphics cards. The plugin runs on Windows 10 and macOS 10.14 or later and is compatible with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve. Version 1.2.7 adds stability fixes for crash reporting and Apple Silicon rendering in After Effects.

Features

• Edge-aware algorithm that identifies significant edges, enhancing areas like eyes while leaving flatter areas such as skin untouched
• Tools to isolate specific areas of footage and sharpen only those areas
• Built-in masking that protects shadow and highlight areas from being sharpened, keeping noise from being enhanced
• Blend controls to adjust the intensity of the light or dark halo along an edge independently
• GPU rendering that speeds up processing, reaching real-time performance with some video cards
• Support for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, and DaVinci Resolve

Best for

Sharpening soft video footage while preserving skin, shadow and highlight quality.