Magic Bullet Denoiser vs. NeatVideo
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bgodoy
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Magic Bullet Denoiser works great. The guys at Red Giant really do an amazing job. Not only is Denoiser very easy to use but you can set your RGB channels and fine tune your reduction to avoid over doing it. There's actually a formula I've found to be very helpful in most cases, maybe you will too. Here it is:
1.) Set your Noise Reduction slider to the lowest percentage possible. It should be clear the noise reduction is working but not so much that it is making your footage look "plastic".
2.) Set your Motion Estimation to the proper setting. This obviously will depend on how much motion there is in your footage. The higher the setting, the more it will take to calculate.
3.) Set the Enhancement to something realistic. Often the default 20% will work just fine but sometimes you might want to add a bit more or a bit less. Think of Enhancement as a sharpen filter or detail setting. A little more sharpening can help at times but again, don't over do it unless your want to ruin the subtlety of the effect.
4.) Since the blue channel is often times where noise is the most apparent, what I like to do is focus on removing noise in the blue channel, then green. By the time I get to red, I should have a pretty clean plate. To access your RGB channels, all you have to do is open the Advanced Settings tab and select "Film" as your Footage Source. I would suggest setting your Noise Hint to Low as well.
I would start step 4, however, by isolating the blue channel so that only the blue channel is being shown on your viewport. Then do the same for green when offsetting green and red when offsetting red. The higher the offset percentage the more you will start to eat away at the noise. Lower percentages usually get the job done.
As far as Neat Video is concerned, I never took to it since I liked Denoiser so much. Hopefully this helps, as Tarzy said, download a trail (you can try them both).
-B
1.) Set your Noise Reduction slider to the lowest percentage possible. It should be clear the noise reduction is working but not so much that it is making your footage look "plastic".
2.) Set your Motion Estimation to the proper setting. This obviously will depend on how much motion there is in your footage. The higher the setting, the more it will take to calculate.
3.) Set the Enhancement to something realistic. Often the default 20% will work just fine but sometimes you might want to add a bit more or a bit less. Think of Enhancement as a sharpen filter or detail setting. A little more sharpening can help at times but again, don't over do it unless your want to ruin the subtlety of the effect.
4.) Since the blue channel is often times where noise is the most apparent, what I like to do is focus on removing noise in the blue channel, then green. By the time I get to red, I should have a pretty clean plate. To access your RGB channels, all you have to do is open the Advanced Settings tab and select "Film" as your Footage Source. I would suggest setting your Noise Hint to Low as well.
I would start step 4, however, by isolating the blue channel so that only the blue channel is being shown on your viewport. Then do the same for green when offsetting green and red when offsetting red. The higher the offset percentage the more you will start to eat away at the noise. Lower percentages usually get the job done.
As far as Neat Video is concerned, I never took to it since I liked Denoiser so much. Hopefully this helps, as Tarzy said, download a trail (you can try them both).
-B
This might be a ridiculous question but I can't figure out how the hell to apply denoiser II to a clip in Premiere Pro. It's not showing up in the effects panel and I can't go to window--> extensions to export it.
I am on Windows CS5.5 if that matters. I have Looks instaleld and PluralEyes and those work great.
I am on Windows CS5.5 if that matters. I have Looks instaleld and PluralEyes and those work great.
I have both.
I like the fact that when you buy denoiserII you can use it in both applications, whereas neatvideo must be purchased not only for each workstation but also for each application. So if you want it for premiere and after effects then you must buy two licenses. Yet it's still a good deal.
I get good results from both.
To use denoiserII, once installed it should show up in premiere under "effects ...magic bullet denoiser..denoiser II"
At least that's how it looks on my cs5 and cs6 machine. then drag it onto your clip like a normal effect.
I like the fact that when you buy denoiserII you can use it in both applications, whereas neatvideo must be purchased not only for each workstation but also for each application. So if you want it for premiere and after effects then you must buy two licenses. Yet it's still a good deal.
I get good results from both.
To use denoiserII, once installed it should show up in premiere under "effects ...magic bullet denoiser..denoiser II"
At least that's how it looks on my cs5 and cs6 machine. then drag it onto your clip like a normal effect.