DustMagic gives you five view modes for comparing before, after, and what’s about to be removed. Switch between them with keys 1–5 or click the tabs in the toolbar.
1 — Original
The unprocessed scan exactly as imported. Useful as a baseline reference.
2 — Detection Overlay
The main working view. Orange highlights every pixel DustMagic intends to inpaint. Use this while tuning Sensitivity and Texture Penalty.
3 — Mask Only
Strips the image away and shows the detection mask in red on black. The fastest way to spot patterns of false positives across a frame — clusters along edges, repeated marks across faces, etc.
4 — Inpainted
The cleaned output. Generated when you switch to this view, so the first switch may take a moment on large images.
5 — Split View
Before/after side by side. Move your mouse left and right to sweep the divider across the image. The single best view for sanity-checking subtle changes in skin, foliage, and textured areas.
Zoom and Pan
- Scroll wheel — zoom in and out at the cursor.
- Click and drag — pan when zoomed in.
- Double-click or press 0 — reset zoom to fit.
How to Use the Views
- Start in Detection Overlay (2) — confirm Sensitivity is in the right zone.
- Switch to Mask Only (3) — scan for clusters or patterns of false positives.
- Switch to Inpainted (4) — confirm the cleaned result looks natural.
- Finish in Split (5) — sweep across high-detail areas (faces, foliage, fabric) to verify nothing important has been softened.
Next Steps
- Adjust what gets detected — 2.3: All Settings Explained.
- Manually fix exceptions with the Brush tool — 4.1: Cleaning Scanned Film Photos.