Wicked word......

[tonysmith1929]

Apologies in advance to Admin for using a banned word !!!

Is there a program which will 'improve' low quality home videos, much as Paint Shop Pro will for stills.

I have put together several odd short clips taken with still camera , using Shrink, which I found easier than Windows moviemaker, and want to brighten/sharpen them if possible.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks

[blutach]

Generally, you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. But you can use avisynth filters to improve luminance and denoise things and re-encode with a different matrix to sharpen things up.

Perhaps easiest to use as an all-in-one package to do this would be DVD Rebuilder using HCEnc as a free encoder. You will need to choose the correct matrix for your input.

Regards

[tonysmith1929]

Wicked Word

Thanks Blu, but you lost me. Whats the Matrix in this instance, and how do I find what my vids are in ?????
Sorry to be so dim.......Will download DVDrebuilder ready !!!

[blutach]

Tony,

You are about to climb a steep learning curve. First thing to do is to read DVD Rebuilder for Dummies guide.

I'm not sure if the freeware edition can accept different matrices, but the idea is to encode at the bitrate that is most appropriate to your source.

While doing so, apply filters that get rid of the muck. You'll need to do a bit of reading on which filters do what and figure out what problems your source material has.



Regards

[tonysmith1929]

Wicked Word

Thanks again Blu. So far rebuilder site is down. Will try again and advise when have read up on it.....cheers

[tonysmith1929]

Wicked Word

Just tried again, seems like rebuilders gone for good like the others. Got Cynthias guide though !!!!!

[blutach]

No, it's not gone for good. The site is down. DVD Rebuilder has no decrypting routines in it and so is not a target for the MPAA. Be patient - the site is down, that's all.

Regards

[tonysmith1929]

Wicked Word

Right again Blu, its back and I have downloaded and ready to make my brain hurt, soon.....Cheers.