Video FX filter chain question

kcw wrote on 5/6/2012, 3:34 AM
I am sure this has probably been discussed before, but I was wondering - is there a best/preferred method of adding Video FX to a clip? I was wondering this because of the Neat Video plugin. It seems it would be better to add it after all the color correction is done, as otherwise what it analyzed would have been changed. But in more general terms, does the order in which effects are applied in Vegas make a difference?

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Grazie wrote on 5/6/2012, 6:21 AM
Yeah, this is a fundamental corrective process. Hmm... Couple variables would be to add NV at Media Level OR CC at Media level OR as you say on the Event.

The "Best" would be decided by processing power against the outcome/result of the product. I play with all 3 options and have had experience on all of it. I'm now, mostly, doing corrective surgery prior to FXing.

Just 'cos we can do something in Vegas, don't mean we should. I'm talking about the NLE, and not necessarily the Town!!!

G

Grazie wrote on 5/6/2012, 6:25 AM
Double post!!!
rs170a wrote on 5/6/2012, 6:43 AM
Just 'cos we can do something in Vegas, don't mean we should. I'm talking about the NLE, and not necessarily the Town!!!

Grazie, if everyone followed that advice, there wouldn't be any need for forums because things would work as expected :)

Mike
vtxrocketeer wrote on 5/6/2012, 7:56 AM
kcw, as to NeatVideo, you might find more targeted responses at the NV forum. I use NV from time to time and apply it as the FIRST FX. The reason is that any other FX will, naturally, affect the image and, hence, affect the digital noise. In some cases, an FX might exaggerate the noise, which will make the NV noise reduction more difficult. The whole point of NV is to accurately model the noise from your source, e.g., a video camera, and then remove just that part of the image. If you tinker with the source image, then you're adding stuff that NV has to model.

Since NV makes previews and renders extremely slow, sometimes I will apply only NV to a video event, render to a (visually) lossless intermediate codec, such as Cineform, and then edit and grade that rendered event in my main project. This is useful if you have many events to de-noise. For just a few, this workflow is a tad overkill.

HTH,
Steve