improving mpeg quality

[watermelon]

im using a mpeg i downloaded for as part of a documentary for school, but the quality isnt great when viewed in full screen.

ive converted to avi via virtual dub so i can edit it in premier.

is there anyway to improve the quality of the mpeg and hide the damage caused by the compression?

[canadateck]

Nope,Cant replace whats not there,you can try a De-block filter or maybe a bit of blur,but really No.

[watermelon]

is there not a program that can add new colors to the mpeg based on those around it so it looks less smudged?

[canadateck]

What do you mean smudged?

[ZippyP.]

ive converted to avi via virtual dub so i can edit it in premier.

How does the mpeg compare to the avi? What type of avi did you choose? ie what compression type, resolution etc.? If the avi is not as good as the mpeg then your conversion process needs to be adjusted. Vdub has filters available so that you can adjust colour, sharpness and noise etc. These would be applied when you convert from mpeg to avi.

[watermelon]

the avi was done with no compression and is exactly the same as the mpeg.

i was wondeirtng if there was a way to improove the avi footage, to mask the mpeg compression somwhat.

[johns0]

Try 2d cleaner for virtualdub filter.