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Easy and effective batch video denoiser (freeware)

Started Jan 23, 2020 | Discussions thread
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basyl1891 Regular Member • Posts: 116
Easy and effective batch video denoiser (freeware)
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I use this denoising tool (Avisynth + MVTools) for years, and results always impressed me. Still, despite its effectiveness, it has little recognition. Probably because there is no GUI - to setup and use you have to dig into scripts.

Last month, trying to help a non-techie friend, I think I've found a [practical enough] way to use it even for newbies. Essentially, I created a few basic presets (low-mid-high and v-log) and made them work via drag-and-drop method.
Maybe it will work for your needs. Feel free to try it out and share your experience.

Key points:
- Freeware, but Windows only
- Simple to use - just drag and drop files onto the preset shortcut. Result will be stored in a separate folder along the original
- Ready to use - include presets for "Low", "Medium", "High" filtering, plus "V-log"
- Effective even against heavy grain/noise
- Supports multicore CPU threads management, NVidia GPU encoding, 10-bit 4:2:2 input
- Output video codecs: x264, NVEnc(h264,HEVC), DNxHR, Cineform, ProRes
- The audio from original video is copied into filtered clip "as is", without any processing
- Filtering and encoding can be tweaked or new presets can be added without much hassle
- For best results try to disable in-camera noise reduction (or set to lowest possible)

Bonus functions:
batch conversion into intermediate and delivery formats, 1080p proxy creation,
remuxing any video into .mov container, converting dolby ac3 into pcm stereo.

Installation files (zip, readme included) + video test samples here:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Andr88T403SpapbOPF2tnEGLnQ0?e=HS2JX5

Comparison screen grabs:

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Some sources used in tests:
GH4 iso1600 source: https://vimeo.com/93021717
GH5 iso3200 source: https://vimeo.com/203993300
G5 low light video: https://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/panasonic-g5/panasonic-g5VIDEO.HTM

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