DRS Nova

Spec sheet

What it does

DRS Nova is a Windows desktop suite for automated and manual digital film restoration and remastering.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Purpose

DRS Nova is digital film restoration software for production-grade automated, manual, and generative AI restoration workflows.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Intended users

MTI Film describes its restoration and workflow software as used by studios, productions, post houses, and film archives around the globe.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Trial

The maker offers a free 30-day trial and says no credit card is needed.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Support

Paid support is provided by email and an MTI Film support forum with a stated response time of 24 hours or sooner.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Headquarters

1016 North Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · mtifilm.com

AI cut detection

Version 7 adds MTai Cut Detection to the Project Manager for faster shot analysis.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

AI support limit

MTai is included in year-one support, and failure to renew support limits MTai FrameGen functionality after year one.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

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.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Bookmarks

Bookmark events can cover single frames or ranges and include comments, instructions and thumbnails.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Camera motion

Camera Motion analyzes shots into static, low and high motion segments for other restoration tools.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Company address

LinkedIn gives the primary headquarters as 1016 N Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles, California.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company founding

LinkedIn lists MTI Film as founded in 1997.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company profile

LinkedIn describes MTI Film as a privately held Los Angeles post-production and software company with 51–200 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Conflicting company date

Salary.com lists MTI Film LLC as founded in 1981, with 25–50 employees and the same Los Angeles headquarters address.Read 21 Oct 2026 · salary.com

Debris removal

SHINE and AutoFilter detect and repair dust, dirt and defects, with SHINE supporting content up to 6K and grain suppression control.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Defect repair

SHINE and AutoFilter automatically detect and repair dust and defects, and SHINE supports dirt and fleeting scratch replacement.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Deflicker

Global and zonal deflicker address density flicker and color fading, while Mistime corrects laboratory printer-light gradient artifacts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Dewarp

Dewarp corrects geometric distortion from shrinkage and aging using tracking points and phantom points when necessary.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Documentation

Version 7 includes an in-application searchable help window, keyboard-shortcut help and an installed PDF fallback.Read 21 Oct 2026 · forum.mtifilm.com

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Frame reconstruction

MTai FrameGen generates replacement frames for jump cuts, frame slugs and heavily damaged frames.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

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.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Grain and sharpening

The software reduces grain by channel, creates custom grain patterns and applies aperture correction.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Independent adoption

FPA France lists MTI DRS Nova among the restoration software used in its laboratory, alongside Diamant, Phoenix and DaVinci Resolve.Read 21 Oct 2026 · fpaclassics.com

Industry listing

The Hollywood Professional Association’s 2025 technology-entry rules list DRS Nova in the restoration and dust-busting category with competing tools.Read 21 Oct 2026 · hpaonline.com

Input formats

The user guide describes resolution-independent work with DPX, TIFF and EXR image sequences.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Installation prerequisites

The user guide says installation requires prerequisites such as .NET, with separate manual installation instructions for offline workstations.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Licensing

The installer uses key-based licensing with online activation through an MTI licensing server or manual entry.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Limit: dewarp complexity

Criterion reports that changing perspective can confuse tracking, requiring operators to process difficult shots in small three-to-five-frame groups and review results closely.Read 21 Oct 2026 · criterion.com

Manual repairs

The DRS tool handles dust, static dirt, debris, scratches, tears and missing-frame replacement using drawing, painting or lasso selections.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Measurement

A waveform tool includes an RGB parade for code-value and nit measurements.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Notable news

Post Magazine reported on April 27, 2026 that MTI demonstrated V7.0, highlighting GPU-accelerated SHINE, FrameGen reconstruction and dual-timeline playback.Read 21 Oct 2026 · postmagazine.com

NOVA Paint

NOVA Paint supports top-to-bottom or side-by-side playback of two clips at different frame rates for source-to-destination repairs.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Other restoration tools

The toolset includes grain control, deflicker, scratch removal, dewarping, and three-layer registration.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Paint workflow

NOVA Paint can play two clips simultaneously at different frame rates and paint from a source clip to a destination clip.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Praise: AI restoration

American Cinematographer reported that V6 introduced generative-AI frame reconstruction plus waveform measurement, gate-hair improvements, stabilization and debris-filter enhancements.Read 21 Oct 2026 · theasc.com

Praise: restoration breadth

Criterion’s restoration artist used DRS Nova for painting dirt and scratches and repairing frames destroyed by tears, calling it comparable to Photoshop for motion pictures.Read 21 Oct 2026 · criterion.com

Privacy and security

MTI Film says it uses technical and organizational security measures to protect personal information, while noting it cannot guarantee complete security of internet transmissions or storage.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Privacy retention

MTI Film’s privacy notice says personal information is retained only as long as needed, and that no purpose in the notice requires retention longer than one year.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

ProRes workflow

Version 7 can import ProRes .mov files, process them and export ProRes, while MP4 movies are unsupported.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Resolution support

The product page says SHINE supports higher resolutions up to 6K for Vista Vision support.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Security statement

MTI Film says it applies reasonable technical and organizational safeguards but does not guarantee Internet transmissions or storage are completely secure.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Self-hosting

The official materials describe local Windows workstation installation and do not describe a web-hosted or self-hosted server edition.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Shot copying

Shot Copy non-destructively replaces frames between versions while retaining shot history.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Stabilization

Auto-Stabilize and manual tracking repair jitter, gate weave and splice bumps.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

System requirement

DRS Nova requires Windows 10 or 11 and at least 128 GB RAM, with 256 GB recommended.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Three-layer registration

The 3 Layer tool realigns red and blue channels from three-strip film against a green control channel and can warp channels.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Windows hardware

The maker lists Windows 10 or 11, at least 128 GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GTX 3080 Ti with at least 16 GB onboard memory as recommended hardware requirements.Read 4 Oct 2026 · mtifilm.com

Plans and prices

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