[Tomas Veng]

So that’s not entirely true. The Scratch Removal Effect in MC 7 and beyond can definitely handle dead pixels quite well. If you make sure you’ve chosen “relative” as your offset in the effects editor under “scratch” setting, you can simply draw a shape (rectangle does the trick) next to the dead pixel and then drag that shape over the blemished area and it basically works like the Clone Stamp Tool in photoshop. Haven’t had any problems so far — but then again, I’m working with pretty low-light, shadowy footage.