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putdownripoff

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This is a clip I shot from a short movie I'm working on, and I am having a hell of a time cleaning it up in FCP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxC4AVxgCoA

Backstory: I started shooting the movie on a PD150 that worked beautifully in low light situations. Then it broke. The next best thing I could get my hand on was a consumer Canon HDV. This is the result...and it is after playing in Final Cut to get the most amount of definition with being completely noised out.

My question is: Is there any tricks or plugins in Final Cut that can smooth this clip out some more? Or should I scrap it completely and reshoot even if it may mean waiting a year (the main actor is leaving the country). We're thinking about blowing it up enough to project on a decent sized screen. Any advice will be appreciated.
 
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You could try looking at something like Neatvideo.
I haven't used it myself, but I know a lot of guys swear by it.
I've used NeatPhoto quite a bit and the results are great - so if they're video plugin is like that, it might be enough to give you something useable.

They have a demo version you can use to test out:
http://www.neatvideo.com/download.html

Of course, noise reduction filtering takes a lot of tweaking and time to get right.
 
Wow! I just tried the demo of that program, and it is doing wonders. Considering buying the full version. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
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