Video editing software to sharpen vids?

[Miramonti]

I've got a bunch of vids recorded from a vcr tape that need sharpening. What's a program that will do this? Free is preferred.

 

[Miramonti]

Nuttin'?

Wasn't ther a highly professional video editing package made free a couple years ago? Anyone remember that?

 

[Ken g6]

Define "sharpening" more precisely. Do you have static? Lines?

If you really mean sharpening, there are a number of AviSynth filters that will do that. Here's a couple that generally look good:

http://avisynth.org/vcmohan/SegmentedAmp/SegmentedAmp.html
http://neuron2.net/msharpen/msharpen.html

 

[lxskllr]

Nuttin'?

Wasn't ther a highly professional video editing package made free a couple years ago? Anyone remember that?

There's Cinelerra. It's a professional package, but GNU/Linux only. I don't do video editing, so I have no experience or comment, but if it's something valuable enough to consider, a thumb drive install of GNU/Linux would be a viable way of using it.

http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php

 

[Miramonti]

Define "sharpening" more precisely. Do you have static? Lines?

If you really mean sharpening, there are a number of AviSynth filters that will do that. Here's a couple that generally look good:

http://avisynth.org/vcmohan/SegmentedAmp/SegmentedAmp.html
http://neuron2.net/msharpen/msharpen.html

It's vcr recordings, so the video is as sharp as drawings are for a 5 year old's sidewalk drawings in chalk. If I were in photoshop, I'd use the unsharpen mask...something like that.

I haven't used avisynth for about 10 years and remember little about it. What front end do people use with it and scripts for it?

There's Cinelerra. It's a professional package, but GNU/Linux only. I don't do video editing, so I have no experience or comment, but if it's something valuable enough to consider, a thumb drive install of GNU/Linux would be a viable way of using it.

http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php

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That looks quite capable...and intimidating. I wonder what the learning curve for something like that would be...if it would be a shaped like a curve at all for me. I might have to give it a shot, it looks pretty awesome.

 

[lxskllr]

Lightworks might be able to do something for you. They have a paid version, and a reduced function free version. I'm just DuckDuckGoing around because the question interested me.

http://www.lwks.com/

Edit:
and Avidemux

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

 

[Miramonti]

Lightworks might be able to do something for you. They have a paid version, and a reduced function free version. I'm just DuckDuckGoing around because the question interested me.

http://www.lwks.com/

Edit:
and Avidemux

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

You rock (as usual). Those are some awesome suggestions. Lightworks looks another professional video machine yet palatable and avidemux has simplicity yet with contrast and sharpness options.

I will update if/when I learn anything from them.

 

[Lonbjerg]

vReveal...but it isn't free:
http://www.vreveal.com/