Cleaning Up AVI Files Using Virtualdub

[Mark Warren]

I have a couple of avi files that the quality are distinctly dodgy

Can I clean them up in Virtualdub so that the quality is much better or am I wasting my time

Is ther another program that will do the trick if Virtualdub wont ?

[reboot]

If virtualdub won't do it, not much else will.
There are tons of video editing apps, all promising to do magical things. They all do what vdub does, but with a fancier gui.
Check out the filters in vdub. I regularily use brightness/contrast, sharpen, and HSV adjust, especially on questionable quality downloads.

[teegee420]

You might want to play with the Temporal Smoother filter too.

[Mark Warren]

OK guys thanx for tha pointers

just tried playing around with brightness/contrast sharpen controls etc..

what sort of settings should i put these to

[teegee420]

You're going to have to use the preview and adjust to your own tastes.

[reboot]

I find that sharpen more than 20 is useless.
Bright no more than 5%. Contrast to taste.

[mgh]

The frame merger filter is a good general purpose filter for non-interlaced video.Available from
http://www.geocities.com/gc_timsara/vdub.html
It is a modified temporal smoother.