Can I (video editing)....?

[MedievalMan]

I'm new to video editing... I've did some photo editing, and I know that you can equalize an image in the case of extremely dark objects/people due to a bright background, using relatively simple algorithms.

Can you do the same for a video?

Also, I know for audio editing you can remove a constant noise in the background. If anyone could recommend software to do 1 or both of these things, that'd be great.

Gotta work on editing the wedding video

[redwudz]

What format is the video and the audio in? That determines which editors would be suggested.

For AVI types, such as DV, I use VirtualDub Mod. Many, many filter available for almost any use. And it's freeware. You may need to add a DV codec if that's your format. Panasonic DV codec is one, there are others in 'Tools' to the left.

For MPEG type videos, there are a lot of choices, depending on what you want to do. VideoReDo and MPEG-VCR are a couple of lower priced alternatives. For a few more $$, maybe MPEG Video Wizard. From there the prices goes up. See our MPEG editors in our 'Tools' section to the left.

For audio, try Audacity. It's a good audio editor and it's freeware. Goldwave is also popular, but not freeware. Audacity opens MP3 and WAV audio and a few others. If you have AC3 or MP2, you may need other programs.

EDIT: Some Virtual Dub filters: ColorMill filter: https://forum.videohelp.com/images/guides/p1609789/colormill2.1.1.zip
Other VD filters: http://www.thedeemon.com/VirtualDubFilters/ or http://neuron2.net/

[Richard_G]

Ulead Mediastudio Pro can do everything you want with both the video and audio if it is in DV or mpeg format. A 30 day free trial is available for download from www.ulead.com. However, it's a fairly complex beast to get to grips with and 30 days may not quite be long enough to learn how to do what you want to do and get it all done!

I assume the other prosumer level editors (Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas) will also be capable of doing the same but can't tell you as I have never used either of them.

[MedievalMan]

I'm trying the Ulead suite as suggested. I'm editing dv video (.avi).

Right now I'm experimenting with different video filters.

I tried equalize, thinking it is like when you use auto exposure in Photoshop for pictures. Again, my problem is underexpose of the people in the foreground (due to a very bright sunny day atop a tower overlooking Niagara Falls).

Any other filter option suggestions?

Thanks.

Matt

[Richard_G]

I tend to use the Highlight filter mostly for correcting under/over exposure. This allows you to adjust the relative levels of the highlights, midtones and shadows. This will allow you to increase the brightness of shadows but leave the bright background as it is so it doesn't burn out.

The download will be the current version 8, I use version 7 but I assume 8 is the same. The filters are pre-set to different levels within the cliop they are applied in. set the levels as you want at the beginning of the clip then use the slider to move to the end and you will see the settings will have changed. This is to allow for exposure correction that is not constant throughout the length of the clip the filter is applied to. If you want the same amount of correction throughout, set the levels to the same at the end.