Neat Video, Full example

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DM_rider

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So I finally got the neat video plug-in, and I have to say, it's amazing.

All this footage was noisy as hell and was shot in very low light with the M2. I had to bring the levels up for the footage to be usable, but that introduced even more noise to already noisy as hell footage. I used neat video on almost every clip, and it does wonders with no noticeable resolution loss. If anything, it gives a nice smooth look to the image, which I really like. It opens up so many options now when it comes to making noisy HVX/HPX footage usable.

Every HVX/HPX user needs this plug-in! On my 2ghz dual core macbook with 2gb of memory, it took 40 minutes to render a little over 2 minutes of footage. Very reasonable.

dl the quicktime
http://www.vimeo.com/5105565

Side by side examples
http://blip.tv/file/2319659?filename=Horner218-neatVideoExamples724.mov
720p example
http://a1.video3.blip.tv/0010000859819/Horner218-neatVideoExamples724.mov
 
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nice footy. would be better to compare the two side by side. what lens did you us with you hvx/m2 combo?
 
Footage looks terrific!

Just out of curiosity, did you do any grading and if so, did you apply the Neat filter before or after you graded?


thanks - again, the footage looks great.



dmc
 
dmc said:
Footage looks terrific!

Just out of curiosity, did you do any grading and if so, did you apply the Neat filter before or after you graded?


thanks - again, the footage looks great.



dmc
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On some shots I had to use neat vid before grading, and on others I did not. It works very well either way.

Some of those darker shots were almost unusable due to the amount of noise and how dark they were. But I was able to brighten the image and then remove a lot of the noise with neat video.
 
I love that plug-in. The day they released for AE I bought it and it works great with the footy from the HVX. Absolutely worth the money.
 
I too would love to see before and after, maybe a half of each side by side? My mouse is hovering over purchase!!!!! Great Footage. A little side note....what external monitor do you use with your redrock?
 
mb72378 said:
I too would love to see before and after, maybe a half of each side by side? My mouse is hovering over purchase!!!!! Great Footage. A little side note....what external monitor do you use with your redrock?
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I shot this stuff with the micro x so I wasn't using a monitor. But, when I do use a monitor, I use a Manhattan lcd.
 
I love the NEAT plugin.. I used it on footage that had some noise and it's amazing.. I put it on all my videos now..makes me much more happy with my HVX.
 
omg i just bought it and I fricken love it!! I wish I used this earlier on my older projects. This makes the hvx jacked up with roids. seriously. buy it now if u dont have it!
 
Okay, I just tried this plug-in on some of the nastiest, noisiest footage I could find.

It is, as all the other reviews have said, astonishing. Neat Video's plug-in is the real deal.
 
Is it out for Fcp yet? Do u think there would be a diff from using the plugin with AE and Fcp.
 
If you guys could help me with this I'd appreciate it,

what do you guys recommend, Neat Video for Premiere, or for After Effects?

thanks.
Derrick
 
Derrick_SA said:
If you guys could help me with this I'd appreciate it,

what do you guys recommend, Neat Video for Premiere, or for After Effects?

thanks.
Derrick
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Depends on what adobe bundle you have. If you have Dynamic link then I would get neatvideo for After effcts. If your just into CC and editing the get it for Premiere.

Cheers
 
I went with the AE version. It works great.

Had two 720p video layers on with the minimax and fast blur plug-in on and a soft light transfer mode, and the bottom layer with the NEAT plug in,

Rendered the almost 4 minute video in about 42 minutes, that's not bad.

- derrick
 
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