DRS Nova
DRS Nova is digital film restoration software for automated, manual, and generative AI workflows.
What DRS Nova is
DRS Nova is digital film restoration software for automated, manual, and generative AI workflows. MTai FrameGen recreates frames missing from jump cuts and frame slugs, and can replace heavily damaged frames with an interpolation model trained by MTI Film. SHINE and AutoFilter detect and repair dust and defects; SHINE also addresses dirt and fleeting scratches. Manual and automated stabilization tools target jitter, gate weave, splice bumps, and related movement. NOVA Paint can play two clips at different frame rates and paint from a source clip to a destination clip. Additional tools cover grain control, deflicker, scratch removal, dewarping, and three-layer registration. SHINE supports resolutions up to 6K for Vista Vision work. DRS Nova runs on Windows, with Windows 10 or 11, 128 GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GTX 3080 Ti with at least 16 GB recommended. A 30-day trial requires no credit card.
Good
- Combines automated, manual, and generative restoration workflows
- FrameGen reconstructs missing and damaged frames
- SHINE repairs dust, dirt, and fleeting scratches
- Stabilization tools address jitter and gate weave
- Free 30-day trial needs no credit card
Watch out
- Windows platform only
- Recommended hardware includes 128 GB RAM
- MTai FrameGen is limited after support renewal lapses
- Monthly plan costs $1,295 a month
Who it suits
It is intended for studios, productions, post houses, and film archives handling restoration workflows. Windows users need substantial memory and recommended NVIDIA graphics hardware.
Verdict
DRS Nova provides a broad restoration toolkit spanning frame generation, defect repair, stabilization, painting, and registration. Its pricing and hardware requirements make it a production-focused Windows option.
Plans and prices
From DRS Nova's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $1,295 a month | DRS Nova rental · MTai functionality depends on support after year one · Monthly |
| Annual upgrades & support — multi-seat license | $2,900 a year | Major and minor upgrades · email and forum support · 24-hour-or-sooner response · Annual |
| Annual upgrades & support — single license | $3,500 a year | Major and minor upgrades · email and forum support · 24-hour-or-sooner response · Annual |
| Permanent | $14,750, paid once | Perpetual license · annual support sold separately · Permanent |
The facts
Each one read from DRS Nova's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI cut detection
- Version 7 adds MTai Cut Detection to the Project Manager for faster shot analysis.checked 21 Oct 2026
- AI support limit
- MTai is included in year-one support, and failure to renew support limits MTai FrameGen functionality after year one.checked 4 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The product, user-guide and support pages reviewed document a desktop application and licensing workflow but do not describe a public API or SDK.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Bookmarks
- Bookmark events can cover single frames or ranges and include comments, instructions and thumbnails.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Camera motion
- Camera Motion analyzes shots into static, low and high motion segments for other restoration tools.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Debris removal
- SHINE and AutoFilter detect and repair dust, dirt and defects, with SHINE supporting content up to 6K and grain suppression control.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Defect repair
- SHINE and AutoFilter automatically detect and repair dust and defects, and SHINE supports dirt and fleeting scratch replacement.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deflicker
- Global and zonal deflicker address density flicker and color fading, while Mistime corrects laboratory printer-light gradient artifacts.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Dewarp
- Dewarp corrects geometric distortion from shrinkage and aging using tracking points and phantom points when necessary.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Version 7 includes an in-application searchable help window, keyboard-shortcut help and an installed PDF fallback.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Frame generation
- MTai FrameGen recreates missing frames from jump cuts and frame slugs and can replace highly damaged frames using an interpolation model trained by MTI Film.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Frame reconstruction
- MTai FrameGen generates replacement frames for jump cuts, frame slugs and heavily damaged frames.checked 21 Oct 2026
- GPU requirement
- The hardware guidance lists an NVIDIA GTX 3080 Ti with at least 16 GB onboard memory as minimum and newer RTX-class GPUs for faster AI rendering.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Grain and sharpening
- The software reduces grain by channel, creates custom grain patterns and applies aperture correction.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Independent adoption
- FPA France lists MTI DRS Nova among the restoration software used in its laboratory, alongside Diamant, Phoenix and DaVinci Resolve.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Industry listing
- The Hollywood Professional Association’s 2025 technology-entry rules list DRS Nova in the restoration and dust-busting category with competing tools.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Input formats
- The user guide describes resolution-independent work with DPX, TIFF and EXR image sequences.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Installation prerequisites
- The user guide says installation requires prerequisites such as .NET, with separate manual installation instructions for offline workstations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- MTI Film describes its restoration and workflow software as used by studios, productions, post houses, and film archives around the globe.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company address
- LinkedIn gives the primary headquarters as 1016 N Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles, California.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists MTI Film as founded in 1997.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn describes MTI Film as a privately held Los Angeles post-production and software company with 51–200 employees.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Conflicting company date
- Salary.com lists MTI Film LLC as founded in 1981, with 25–50 employees and the same Los Angeles headquarters address.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- 1016 North Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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