I use Gimp for photos. It's an amazing program, almost as good as Photo Shop, but, of course, it's free. There is a magic button that many people already know about, to improve the clarity of photos. It's called Unsharp Masking. I use it all the time with my various digital images taken with my cameras. Anyway, are there any magic bullets out there that will do the same for videos? Let's say you take a video, and it looks like a great video, as far as the content goes, BUT it's a bit blurry, and could use a little lightening. Does anyone know of any such software that will clean up the video and make it a bit more clear, lighter, less grainy, or whatever? I know Adobe has software which costs well over $100 that will do the trick, but are there any software titles that cost UNDER $100? Are there any freebies? I appreciate any suggestions.
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There are many sharpening filters you can use in vdub
e.g. unsharpmask for vdub , almost same thing as the one for photoshop
http://neuron2.net/unsharp/unsharp.html
There are dozens of sharpeners and microcontrast enhancers in avisynth as well
But "clean up video", "clear", "lighter", "less grainy" suggest different manipulations than sharpenening alone. If you can't describe what needs to be done, then consider posting a short sample . There isn't really a "magic bullet", because often different things need to be done, and many different ways to do it (some better than others) -
Thanks for the links and suggestions! I'll post a video later tonight, and maybe you could suggest a way to improve it.
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Hahaha, that's rich. Regular devil-dude doesn't have the gravitas necessary to properly enunciate my posts, therefore I "went big".
Meet "Senor Diablo El Gordo". -
Ummm... let's stick to the topic please or I'll have to file an incident report.
Last edited by budwzr; 22nd Jul 2013 at 09:58.
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If your project is more complex than VDub can handle easily, unsharp mask is in all of the decent <$100 NLE's -- Vegas Movie Studio, Adobe Premiere Elements, Pinnacle 16.
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Before anyone makes further suggestions, I'd suggest we await a sample of the video. If the O.P. needs instructions on how to create a short sample, this would be the place to ask.
Last edited by sanlyn; 25th Mar 2014 at 10:06.
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I'd suggest we await a sample of the video. If the O.P. needs instructions on how to create a short sample, this would be the place to ask.
In general, I use GiMP and i like it. I would not dare compare GiMP with AP as for GiMP there is a long way to go.
Every single filter has it's own pros and cons. Moderate use may help some times. Here I am quoting abuse of over sharpening.
Original Image
Over Sharpen (abused) Image
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Hey, while we're waiting, I went to the fair yesterday and shot this:
Last edited by budwzr; 22nd Jul 2013 at 19:34.
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Cool. Hey, who's singin' Hank Williams' Jambalaya? Can't think of the name.
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No clue. Found this in the "Misc" folder. It goes good with this video though, hahaha.
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I must be getting old. I watched him do that number at South Street Seaport in NYC, and used to have his CD somewhere. Time flies. Thanks for joggin' my old memory logjam.
Last edited by sanlyn; 22nd Jul 2013 at 21:37.
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Look who's talking
I'm pretty sure it was NOT "Miss Dynamite"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoUHUfJc1Y
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1efsBtrl-sLast edited by El Heggunte; 22nd Jul 2013 at 22:31. Reason: better links :-)
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....adjust levels and saturation. No sharpener used. It could use a touch of denoising, though. VirtualDub.
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Last edited by sanlyn; 23rd Jul 2013 at 08:46.
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Sorry, enim. That one isn't usable for video, photo, or printing. Dynamic range too limited by severe clipping. And the background is too busy. Something like a Photoshop forum could point out the mistakes. Hope the O..P.'s videos don't look like that. BTW, where'd he go ....?
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