Noise is a serious problem that complicates digital video processing. Footage coming from digital video cameras, camcorders, digital TV-tuners, film digitizers, etc., often contains an easily noticeable noise component that may distract viewers.

The solution to the noise problem — Neat Video.
Neat Video is a filter specifically designed to reduce visible noise in digital video sequences produced by modern digital video capturing devices as well as digitized from traditional film or VHS records.

Why Neat Video? — There are three main reasons:

• Neat Video incorporates the most advanced noise reduction algorithms in the industry
  Neat Video noise reduction algorithms were developed for digital imaging and digital video processing field by a highly-qualified professional research group. These algorithms surpass the quality of all classic noise reduction methods and even that of the wavelet-based methods. Although the wavelet-based methods were developed only 10-15 years ago and are still considered relatively modern, Neat Video uses an even newer and more efficient approach to noise reduction. This approach allows drawing a more clear distinction between noise and details in noisy video data. This helps Neat Video reduce more noise and better preserve true details in digital video sequences.
  
  
• Neat Video builds and uses device noise profiles to make noise reduction custom-tailored to video capturing device
  A device noise profile is a reusable analysis of noise properties of a video capturing device (digital video camera, film digitizer, etc.) working in a certain mode. Using a noise profile for a video capturing device in effect makes noise reduction custom-tailored to this device. Neat Video can automatically build noise profiles by analyzing the input video data.

• Neat Video is available as a noise reduction plug-in for Premiere and a noise reduction plug-in for After Effects
  
  
  • Neat Video plug-in works as a regular video filter in After Effects or Premiere
    Neat Video plug-in can apply noise reduction and sharpening exactly where is required:
  • in a chosen layer of an After Effects composition
  • in a chosen clip of a Premiere sequence
  
  
  
  • Neat Video plug-in for After Effects can be used with the following plug-in hosts:
    
    • Adobe After Effects 8 CS3
    • Adobe After Effects 7
    • Adobe After Effects 6.5
    • Adobe After Effects 6
      
      
    • Eyeon Fusion 5.3
    • Eyeon Fusion 5.2
    • Eyeon Fusion 5.1
      
    
    
    
  • Neat Video plug-in for Premiere can be used with the following plug-in hosts:
    
    • Adobe Premiere Pro 3 CS3
    • Adobe Premiere Pro 2
    • Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
    • Adobe Premiere Pro 1
    • Adobe Premiere Elements 4
    • Adobe Premiere Elements 3
    • Adobe Premiere Elements 2
    • Adobe Premiere Elements 1
    
    
    
• Neat Video is also available as a noise reduction plug-in for VirtualDub
  
  
  • The plug-in can apply noise reduction and sharpening as a regular filter within the standard VirtualDub workflow
    
    
  • Neat Video plug-in for VirtualDub can be used with the following plug-in hosts:
    
    • VirtualDub 1.5 or newer
    • AviSynth scripts
    • Avid Liquid via VDub2RTFX
    
    
    
• Neat Video is also available as a noise reduction plug-in for Sony Vegas
  
  
  • Neat Video plug-in works as a VideoFX plug-in in Sony Vegas
    Neat Video plug-ins can apply noise reduction and sharpening exactly where is required:
  • in a project
  • in a track
  • in an event
  • in a media file
    
    
  • Neat Video plug-in for Sony Vegas can be used with the following plug-in hosts:
    
    • Sony Vegas 8
    • Sony Vegas 7
    • Sony Vegas 6
    • Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8
    • Sony Vegas Movie Studio 7
    • Sony Vegas Movie Studio 6
    
    
    
• Neat Video is also available as a noise reduction plug-in for Pinnacle Studio
  
  
  • Neat Video plug-in works as a Video Effect in Pinnacle Studio
    
    
  • Neat Video plug-in for Pinnacle Studio can be used with the following plug-in hosts:
    
    • Pinnacle Studio 12
    • Pinnacle Studio 11
    • Pinnacle Studio 10.2+
    
    
    
• Neat Video is highly automated
  
  
  • Adaptive filtration: Neat Video can automatically adjust its filters to changing noise in different parts of video sequence
    
    
  • Neat Video can build noise profiles either automatically or with your assistance:
    • Auto Profiler provides the easiest and quickest way to automatically build a noise profile
      
    • Automatic and manual Fine-Tuning Analyzer together with manual Rough Noise Analyzer enable user-friendly semi-automatic and manual noise profiling when you want the complete control over the profiling process
      
      
  • You can rely on default filter settings or manually adjust the filters
    • Based on accurate noise profile, default filter settings automatically deliver good filtration results without any additional tweaking
    • Manual filter tweaking is always available too, if you want to get the result that looks perfect to your eyes
      
      
  • You can easily save built noise profiles and adjusted filter settings
    
    • Newly-built noise profile and adjusted filter settings are automatically saved and applied to render the current video sequence
    • You can also save noise profile and filter preset into files and later reuse them to filter other video sequences
    
    
    
• Neat Video provides exactly the amount of control required
  
  
  • Standard mode offers a simplified control set that is very easy to use for new users
    
    
  • Advanced mode gives power users the most complete control set to tweak virtually all filter settings
    
    
    
• Neat Video helps to adjust filter setting with efficient visual feedback
  
  
  • Intra-frame preview embedded directly into the frame viewer shows how the filtration result will look like and lets you visually compare it with the original frame
    
    
  • Per-channel and per-frequency Component Viewer helps to identify noisy video components that require special attention by adjusting the filter settings corresponding to these components
    
    
  • Variant Selector helps to visually compare the filtration results obtained with several variants of filter settings and select the best variant
    
    
    
• Neat Video is efficient
  
  
  • Neat Video efficiently reduces many noise types typical for digital video cameras, camcorders, TV-tuners, film or analog video digitizers:
    • sensor noise produced by video capturing devices
    • grain visible in digitized film or analog video
    • compression artifacts
    • color banding
      
      
  • Neat Video v2.21 processes a video sequence with the frame size of 352x288 pixels at the speed of 10-20 frames per second depending on filter settings (Core 2 Duo 3.26 GHz)
    
    
    
• Neat Video supports the industry standard video data types and file formats
  
  • 8-bit per channel (24-bit RGB) rendering is supported by all versions of Neat Video plug-ins for After Effects, Premiere, VirtualDub, Sony Vegas and Pinnacle Studio
    
    
  • 16-bit per channel (48-bit RGB) rendering is supported by Neat Video Pro plug-in for After Effects and Premiere
    
    
  • Any video file format supported by the plug-in host can be processed with the Neat Video plug-in
    For example, you can open an AVI, MPEG, WMV, etc., video file in the host application and then directly process it with the Neat Video plug-in
    
    
  • Frame sizes supported:
    • VCD: 352x288 and up to 640x480 (Multimedia); in Demo edition;
    • SD/DV: up to 720x480 and 720x576 (DVD size); in Home edition;
    • HDV: 1280x720, 1440x1080; HD: 1920x1080; and higher; in Pro edition.

• Neat Video is currently produced in three editions:
  
  
  • Demo plug-in is a freeware version of the software with limited functionality; free; download
    Demo plug-ins are available: for After Effects, for Premiere, for VirtualDub, for Sony Vegas, for Pinnacle Studio
    
    
  • Home plug-in is intended for home users, it processes up to DVD-size video data (only 24 bits); $49.90; order
    Home plug-ins are available: for After Effects, for Premiere, for VirtualDub, for Sony Vegas, for Pinnacle Studio
    
    
  • Pro plug-in provides professionals with all Neat Video features without limitations (24/48 bits); $99.90; order
    Pro plug-ins are available: for After Effects, for Premiere, for VirtualDub, for Sony Vegas, for Pinnacle Studio
    
    
    See the detailed description of Neat Video features and the feature map for more details on features available in each Neat Video edition.