Grain Reduction

If you prefer a calmer and less grainy image, this option is ideal. The filter reduces noise and heavy film grain, making your shots appear overall cleaner and finer. The image may appear slightly softer as very fine structures are smoothed out – however, the overall impression remains harmonious and pleasant.

Whether you prefer a softer, smoother image or the original, grainier and more detailed film image depends entirely on your personal taste.

This time-intensive process is the final step before encoding into the format of your choice.

Watch these images change as grain reduction (NeatVideo) is applied and then -- not applied. You'll notice visible grain and scratches and then they'll disappear. (All the images can be further enlarged just by clicking on them.)

Image courtesy of Patrick Joy (Fort Bragg - 1966)

	Below are sections of the above image, so you can see how grain reduction improves the image (reducing scratches and dirt specs.)

It removes grain and some dirt -- but not all dirt.
Smooths out skin, but has tendency to distort some.
This is magnified by 200%