Filters for Video Editing

[djc331]

I am new to this forum and I have just purchased a new computer system expressly to take my old VHS movies and edit and then burn to a DVD. Many of my old VHS tapes are old Super 8 movies that I had copied to VHS. Unfortunately some of the old Super 8 films had elongated slots which made them jump and flicker as the films were run through the projector. Is there any kind of a filter out on the market whether it be a freeware or for purchase taht can help eliminate this problem? Any help would be appreciated.

[DJRumpy]

Look for flicker fixer filters, either for AVISynth, or VirtulDub, which are specifically used on CAM captures. They were designed to examine each frame and balance the brightness, which may help reduce your problem. You should also get a good temporal, spatial, or even an Anime filter to reduce analog noise from your VHS tapes.

You can start here: www.avisynth.org

Just look in the "Filters Filters Filters" section. Most of these are specific to AVISynth, but there are also many links to VirtualDub filters. If your partial to VirtualDub, then search Google with the keywords "virtualdub" and "filter".

Hope that helps...

[Gazorgan]

With a lot of work you can clean up your film. Don't expect miracles, but it won't be any worse than the VHS tapes.

Using filters is an art. There's no hard/fast guide for what filters to use when/how. I'd point you more towards VDUB, since you can see the effects of the filters in real-time, previewing your work on the fly.

[DJRumpy]

AVIsynth will also let you view your output realtime. Just play the AVS script in Media Player.

[vhelp]

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Hi guys.

I prefer to read mine inside vdub. Sometimes, I'll add a touch of vdub
filtering. Though, I mostly use vdub for ALL my source materials

-vhelp 2072