Okay,

I upgraded my desktop a bit so I now have an AMD X2 Phenom BE and 4GB's of ram. I also added a new 1TB drive connected via SATA just for video projects. I'm using the composite connection from my Pioneer DVL-90 Elite to the composite of my Diamond ATI T.V. Wonder 650 Pro PCI capture card.

I'm using Virtual Dub for capture. What I'd like to understand is pre and post processing filters, which order they should be used in, and if anyone has personal scripts that they've designed for noise reduction, color balancing, sharpening, and what not? I've gone to the most common links for filters and found some decent stuff but learning to work with them can be trying as I'm sure most could attest to when they first started.

I'm capturing in AVI and would prefer to do as little post processing as possible before creating a DVD.

Any assistance would be most appreciated