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Filter for Removing ‘VHS Generation noise’
Hi all,
Is there a filter I could use to clean a sequence made of VHS extracts ? There is no big b&w noise, but the image is somewhat noisy and grainy (think 2nd gen). I know I can’t expect to get it perfectly clean, but I’d like to clean a bit of this noise. What filter or combination of filters should I tweak with in order to improve my clips quality ?
Thanks in advance,
Marco
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4 Replies
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I’m lucky enough, the VHS are all cuts from broadcasters output for a corporate client. So all the original material was professionally shot, nicely lit, etc. However, I’m still stuck with VHS from which I need to edit and cut a DVD. Not ideal, but that’s what I have.
Anyone please let me know if you know a good way of dealing/improving my image quality before compressing my final cut.
Thanks in advance,
Marco
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You can use the noise reduction filter in Compressor while you encode.
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Actually… Color Correcting VHS footage will help. The color seperation of R G B gets farther apart from each other as VHS is dubbed. Removing color and adding contrast can make it look better.
In channels there is a chroma offset / channel offset that I believe can let you adjust the R G B a bit for a clearer merge of the 3 channels.
The noise is kinda’ always going to be there though.
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Sometimes blurring the image slightly then sharpening helps to remove noise with acceptable results.
Bobo
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