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Post by fernwood on Nov 22, 2022 4:37:59 GMT -5
Looking for recommendations on video editing software. Prefer free. Earlier this year I had some old home movies converted to digital. These are from the 1950’s-60’s. Each file is less than 3 minutes long. I downloaded one program, but it did not do what I wanted. I would like to do individual frame captures. Also, to be able to clean up the flaws in the movies. Sharpen them, get rid of dust/scratches, etc. Bringing the color back to life would also be great. When I pause the movie, the frame usually has motion blur. I used the Windows Movie player for this one. It is my Grandma, Christmas 1964. I paused the movie. Did print screen. Pasted into PSE. Then used shake reduction, dispeckle and dust/scratches. Unsharp mask made it worse. There has to be a simple software program out there to do what I want. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 22, 2022 6:45:54 GMT -5
Looking for recommendations on video editing software. Prefer free. Earlier this year I had some old home movies converted to digital. These are from the 1950’s-60’s. Each file is less than 3 minutes long. I downloaded one program, but it did not do what I wanted. I would like to do individual frame captures. Also, to be able to clean up the flaws in the movies. Sharpen them, get rid of dust/scratches, etc. Bringing the color back to life would also be great. When I pause the movie, the frame usually has motion blur. I used the Windows Movie player for this one. It is my Grandma, Christmas 1964. I paused the movie. Did print screen. Pasted into PSE. Then used shake reduction, dispeckle and dust/scratches. Unsharp mask made it worse. There has to be a simple software program out there to do what I want. Thanks for any suggestions. That's a really tall order. The only one I can think of is not simple. It has a bit of a learning curve. fxhome.com/product/hitfilm
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Post by fernwood on Nov 22, 2022 6:54:06 GMT -5
Looking for recommendations on video editing software. Prefer free. Earlier this year I had some old home movies converted to digital. These are from the 1950’s-60’s. Each file is less than 3 minutes long. I downloaded one program, but it did not do what I wanted. I would like to do individual frame captures. Also, to be able to clean up the flaws in the movies. Sharpen them, get rid of dust/scratches, etc. Bringing the color back to life would also be great. When I pause the movie, the frame usually has motion blur. I used the Windows Movie player for this one. It is my Grandma, Christmas 1964. I paused the movie. Did print screen. Pasted into PSE. Then used shake reduction, dispeckle and dust/scratches. Unsharp mask made it worse. There has to be a simple software program out there to do what I want. Thanks for any suggestions. That's a really tall order. The only one I can think of is not simple. It has a bit of a learning curve. fxhome.com/product/hitfilmTop priority is just the frame capture so there is no motion blur. Sometimes the frame looks like someone smudged it. It looks fine when viewing the movie. I think I can do the rest with PSE.
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Post by RickB on Nov 22, 2022 7:18:12 GMT -5
Beth, the last two computers I bought had CyberLinkPower DVD on it as an option to play DVD files. I can freeze the video at any point and search one frame at a time to find one that isn't blurry. It may work better than Windows Media Player but I haven't compared it. For clearing up a little blur, there are many free trials available. I just used Fotor Editor software and cleared one up pretty good.
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Post by wpotterw on Nov 22, 2022 11:10:30 GMT -5
Looking for recommendations on video editing software. Prefer free. Earlier this year I had some old home movies converted to digital. These are from the 1950’s-60’s. Each file is less than 3 minutes long. I downloaded one program, but it did not do what I wanted. I would like to do individual frame captures. Also, to be able to clean up the flaws in the movies. Sharpen them, get rid of dust/scratches, etc. Bringing the color back to life would also be great. When I pause the movie, the frame usually has motion blur. I used the Windows Movie player for this one. It is my Grandma, Christmas 1964. I paused the movie. Did print screen. Pasted into PSE. Then used shake reduction, dispeckle and dust/scratches. Unsharp mask made it worse. There has to be a simple software program out there to do what I want. Thanks for any suggestions. Try Wondershare and Wondershare Filmora
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 22, 2022 11:56:45 GMT -5
I will also need something like this. Maybe I will anyway. My uncle gave me an old PC along with the Nikon camera with an older version of photoshop and some other free software, haven't set it up yet. It might do the job, but something more up to date for a laptop or tablet might be more convenient for me.
We also have been in the posession of all the family 8mm home movies from my dad and grandmother, and I plan to get the machine to convert to digital. Did you use a service? Some of the services claim to be superior to DIY because they do it faster, but if they just play the 8mm and give you a video capture then you will have a huge chore trying to pick out frames from a 30 FPS rendition of a 16FPS 8mm.
The machine I am getting does one frame at a time, and I believe includes their software as well. There are a couple I'm looking at, around $300 to $400 rigt now, waiting to see if there are sales this weekend.
One frame at a time is going to turn a 3 minute 50' 8mm reel into almost an hour apiece at about 1fps, but once done it will be a lot easier to edit and will cost a fraction of the cost from a service. There are less expensive ones that require you to physically advance and center the frames, but imagine the time investment there.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 22, 2022 12:17:52 GMT -5
I will also need something like this. Maybe I will anyway. My uncle gave me an old PC along with the Nikon camera with an older version of photoshop and some other free software, haven't set it up yet. It might do the job, but something more up to date for a laptop or tablet might be more convenient for me. We also have been in the posession of all the family 8mm home movies from my dad and grandmother, and I plan to get the machine to convert to digital. Did you use a service? Some of the services claim to be superior to DIY because they do it faster, but if they just play the 8mm and give you a video capture then you will have a huge chore trying to pick out frames from a 30 FPS rendition of a 16FPS 8mm. The machine I am getting does one frame at a time, and I believe includes their software as well. There are a couple I'm looking at, around $300 to $400 rigt now, waiting to see if there are sales this weekend. One frame at a time is going to turn a 3 minute 50' 8mm reel into almost an hour apiece at about 1fps, but once done it will be a lot easier to edit and will cost a fraction of the cost from a service. There are less expensive ones that require you to physically advance and center the frames, but imagine the time investment there. I had a somewhat local service convert from movies to WMV files. They were cleaned up as best as they could. It cost about $100.00 for the 12 movies. I have them on a flash drive. In case something happens to the drive, the company keeps a copy which they would send me. They have been in business since the early 2000's.
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Post by RickB on Nov 22, 2022 12:54:26 GMT -5
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Post by RickB on Nov 22, 2022 13:00:17 GMT -5
I've converted many files over from VHS or camcorder to DVD by playing it in/or into my old Sylvania VHS/DVD recorder. I also have computer software that will convert any video file into DVD compliant files or other type files. Additional software is used to create multifunctional DVD menu with.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 22, 2022 13:02:37 GMT -5
RickB Thanks for the example.
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Post by hypodactylus on Nov 22, 2022 17:22:34 GMT -5
If viewing one frame at a time and free are your main criteria, I'd recommend Avidemux.
I use it to accurately split video at specific frames. It has a little bit of a learning curve, but it works really well. You can also perform lossless (no re-encoding) cuts, as long as you are cutting at the right kind of frame. You can do some kinds of filters/editing, but not sure about what you want to do.
One thing to keep in mind, is that you can't get something from nothing. In other words, you can't magically add detail where there is none. Many video frames are 'blurry'. You are literally taking pictures. Just like in photography, movement turns to blur. Some video frames will look blurry, some may look sharp. There are 'AI' tools that can attempt to fix blur or add detail, but the cheaper options are not good. Even the expensive options aren't all that great without tons of time an manual intervention.
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