VirtualDub MSU Denoising Filter (Noise Removal)

VirtualDub MSU Denoising Filter is a plugin that intends to improve the quality of the video clips processed with VirtualDub. The filter can handle both temporal and spatial noise in order to clean the aspect of your video output.

The noise present in some video clips can be annoying and spoil the effect on your audience. Whether you are working on a professional video or you just want to make your family movies look better, this tool can help you.

In order to use the filter you need to copy the file in the Plugins folder from VirtualDub and enable it from the Filter window. Then you can adjust the filter parameters until you get the desired result.

The configuration window allows you to use several presets that can get you started. The automatic noise estimation is the default setting and allows the filter to select the adjustments. By unchecking this option you have access to the level of temporal and spatial denoising applied to the video clip. You should play around with these parameters if you want to get the best results.

In order to prevent the plugin to create artifacts, you can enable the careful scene changing option. The user has the option of using the GPU when processing a file. This can lead to a shorter processing time and better results when you are using high performance graphics card.

The plugin does not support all graphic cards and the processing can sometimes generate unwanted effects. However, it tests the video card at startup and displays a warning message in the configuration window.

Overall, the MSU Denoising Filter can be a useful tool for the users that want to improve the quality of a video file. Unfortunately, it does not allow you to save presets so you need to adjust the denoising level for each video, which can be time consuming when you need to process multiple video clips.