i'm not sure, personally i'm using Magic Bullet Denoiser III, but i think Topaz Video can make Denoiser too (and it's cheaper) but if there is a free one i'm curious !

Ive heard great things about Davinci Resolve but haven't used it as yet. I'll have to check out some more tutorial videos. Yea I think the paid version would be worth it. I know the paid version also has a dust removal tool which would come in handy. I do have a fair number of clips with annoying dust spots.

I'm not sure about freeware - but I have found neatvideo to be pretty good (for the most part) in reducing noise.
It's about $150 usd (I'd go for the "pro" version, because otherwise you are restricted to max HD size. pro version does any size).

Quote from: Zero Talent on October 23, 2023, 09:58

There is a good noise reduction module in Davinci Resolve, studio version (paid), with both dynamic and static noise reduction options.

Better than Neatvideo?

Maybe yes, maybe no.

I didn't use NeatVideo to properly benchmark its capabilities.

What matters is that price-wise, there is no comparison: it's absurd to pay for a simple plugin like NeatVideo, more than half the price of the scary beast that is Davinci Resolve (studio version), which contains an excellent noise reduction module, able to satisfy all my low light video needs.

That's even worse if you also have to pay a monthly ~$60 subscription to access Adobe video tools.

Quote from: stoker2014 on December 22, 2023, 12:08

Quote from: Zero Talent on October 23, 2023, 09:58

There is a good noise reduction module in Davinci Resolve, studio version (paid), with both dynamic and static noise reduction options.

Better than Neatvideo?

Maybe yes, maybe no.

I didn't use NeatVideo to properly benchmark its capabilities.

What matters is that price-wise, there is no comparison: it's absurd to pay for a simple plugin like NeatVideo, more than half the price of the scary beast that is Davinci Resolve (studio version), which contains an excellent noise reduction module, able to satisfy all my low light video needs.

That's even worse if you also have to pay a monthly ~$60 subscription to access Adobe video tools.

If it produces good results, then I think it is worth paying for, and do agree with blvdone. Just the same way you want someone to pay for your photography - someone could just say "oh GEEZ, ANYONE can take a picture! pfft! why should you have to PAY when you can get the picture for FREE? pfft!"... well, because you have time, skill, expensive equipment, color correction, etc, etc that goes into making that fantastic picture and/or video...

When I purchased it, yes I did find it a bit expensive, was hoping it would be more like $30-$40... but I paid the $150... And yes, if I remember correctly - I believe I did get my money back shortly thereafter because of the output it produced.

While I haven't tested Davinci Resolve, so can't really comment on it - I do have to say for Neat Video it produced some fantastic results. Doesn't always produce perfect results depending on the noise level & lighting - but... for some slow motion videos I took where there were visible artifacts - it got rid of them and made a really nice smooth looking video... So yes, I would recommend purchasing it if is within your budget.

I've also purchased a few other plugins in the past, at the moment, don't recall what they are, would have to look them up - but have found them useful...

If you want to produce high quality, sellable video, you'll probably find you need to the same.

Re: Adobe tools - lol, I do agree I much prefer the pay once, own forever model. I don't personally care for the Adobe subscription model myself  (although I can understand why they do it). I think the pay 1x is much better, and if I want to get upgrades/updates/etc, then I can choose to do that (instead of the 'forced' upgrades which sometimes break other things).

Why freeware?  You got to pay for good stuff.  It costs them to create those softwares/plugins that'll help you make money.  If it's free, it's POS crap.

There are some free software programs out there that offer quite a lot for photographers and video makers such as VirtualDub, Gimp and Shotcut. Additionally, most of the features of Davinci Resolve can be accessed and used for free.

You get what you paid for.

That's an interesting choice of words. With freeware, you get what you don't pay for!