Processing Filters for Virtual Dub.....

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

If I was able to get AviSynth to show up in Windows XP Pro to use it I probably would have started there but every time I try to install it ..... it is nowhere to be found for me to access.  I got lost on the issue and gave up.

Thanks Moth3r

Jetrell Fo said:

If I was able to get AviSynth to show up in Windows XP Pro to use it I probably would have started there but every time I try to install it ..... it is nowhere to be found for me to access.  I got lost on the issue and gave up.

Thanks Moth3r

It is not an exe file, it is a command line program, open up notepad and make a script up, that is how you will use avisynth, once you get the hang of the basics it really does open the door to some really cool stuff.

Moth3r said:

For post-processing, you'll probably want IVTC, maybe some sort of colour adjustment using levels or HSV adjust, and perhaps some noise reduction (smoother). To be honest, I'm not really up on the latest options in VDub, I switched to using AviSynth years ago which is much more powerful.

So would IVTC be the last added or the first in the scenario you describe?  I'm going to have to get comfortable now that I'm finally diving in a bit.  It does seem that AviSynth has a lot more possibilities than Vdub does.

:)

Right now I'm doing a test run using just the 3 things you suggested above on Side A of the capture.  I didn't use the V-DNR from the Pioneer nor did I use the NR for Vdub during the capture.  I'm using Huffy for the compression so with all 3 sides I ended up with approximately 50GB of data.

So the fun begins.......

@ DJ

I'll attempt some AVS once I feel comfortable with Vdub....probably best to start small and work my way up. 

:)