A lot of it looks great, but the “chorus shots” of our boys, their faces, sometimes look over-processed…
https://youtu.be/yfBIsug4XOw?t=37
But I don’t know the source so perhaps that’s to be expected with those shots? (Is this an artifact of de-noising…?)
I finally found a good blend of denoise that retains the detail.
Is noise really that much of a problem in the source?
I’m not out to poo poo on your results. They do look good! 😃 Just throwing out thoughts from looking closely at things as you seemed to say you wanted.
The noise in the source is absolutely atrocious. I’ve come to the conclusion that no amount of work will ever make these look “perfect”. I’m happy enough with the result, and I forgot to mention that these are being regrained to reduce banding. The version I posted had not been regrained yet.