TMPGEnc noise reduction... how much reduction?

[zzyzzx]

Anyone ever experiment with this or are we all just using the default settings? I have something that's particularly noisy.

[spidey]

You can see it in TMPG as you set it. It will keep adjusting. It mostly just blurs things more and more to compensate for the noise in the picture.

[disturbed1]

The spatial, and the temporal will help to reduce the "grains" found in alot of old/bad VHS tapes. As you increase the temporal it tends to smooth out the image too much, checking high-quality Mode helps this a little. Using this will add ALOT of rendering time.

The range slider controls maybe a 3x3 radius for 1, maybe 5x5 for 2..... I've found that anything more than 1 makes the mpeg look painted.

You might get better and faster results using Virtual Dub with (pick and choose), dynamic noise reduction, VHS toys, smoother, 2dcleaner, or others. Check out V-dub's site for those filters and others.

[zzyzzx]

The problem I'm having is that usually my XVCD's come out about as good as the source videotape, but anything I tape (from S-VHS tape) from TV comes out not as good as the S-VHS tape because my cable signal is noisy. Whne I tried to use more noise reduction it does look worse but the default settings for noise reduction seem to make a noticable improvement.

[zzyzzx]

Mayb I should have just stated this:
Stuff tapes elsewhere, even on regular VHS tapes looks just like the original on XVCD.
Stuff I tape looks not as good as the original.

Yes, annoying.

[disturbed1]

have you tried V-Dub yet. That's what I use when ever I cap a horriable VHS. It doesn't make 'em perfect, but you can see a real difference between the original and my VCD. The VCD turns out better, it's clearer, sharper, more color, so on. I watch both on the same TV, and switch back and forth between the two to get a side by side compare.

I've found V-Dub's filters to be better and faster. My two favorite filters are VHS toys http://flaxen.dynip.com/vdf and 2d cleaner, you can that link and others at http://sauron.mordor.net/dgraft/