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Chapter 7: Professional Video Editing
There is a bunch of filters in the Video | Filters menu. So why do we need extra plug-ins for VirtualDub, especially where some of them are similar to internal VirtualDub filters?

In some situations, applying an internal filter for optimizing an image will not lead to good results (because of the internal algorithm, video format, etc.). In such cases, we can try other filters that do the same job in a different manner. Moreover, not all tasks can be performed with VirtualDub internal filters and we have to use other plug-ins instead.

The plug-ins discussed in this chapter:

• Remove unwanted logos, dates, and areas from video: DeLogo, Logo Away, and Region Remove

• Provide quality handling like noise removal (Chroma noise reduction, Dot Crawl) and ghost removal (Exorcist)

• Do fun and artistic actions on video like simple transitions (FadeFX), half toning (Halftone), rotating between various colors (Hue Cycle), converting video mode from color to color bands (Luminescence), and making videos look like old movies (MSU Old Cinema)

These filters have their own characteristics and developers. For each, a link to download directly from the developer's website has been provided. I have used the latest versions, but I strongly recommend that you check the provided links for newer versions.

• Chapter7: Professional Video Editing

 
• Installing a New Plug-in
• Logo Removal Filters
  • Logo Removal with DeLogo
    • Removing Solid Elements from an Image
    • Removing Alpha-Blended Parts of a Frame
    • An Easier Way of Removing Logos
  • The Fastest Way of Removing a Logo with Logo Away
    • Using Other Logo Away Controls
    • More Convenience in Removing Logos
    • Putting Desired Information on the Video
• Image Processing Filters
  • Decreasing Color Noise with CNR
    • The Algorithm Behind This Plug-in
    • Removing Shadows from Video
• Filters for Fun
  • Defining Simple Transitions for Video with FadeFX
  • Half Toning Video
  • Fading between Various Hues
  • Colorizing it More
  • Pixellate Effect
  • A 1920's Cinema Plug-in
• Summary

BOOK DETAILS   Paperback, 200 pages Released: May 2005 ISBN: 1904811353 Authors: Georgios Diamantopoulos, John Beuchler, Sohail Salehi

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1: Introduction to VirtualDub
2: Video Capture Equipment
3: Capture Preprocessing Free Chapter
4: Processing with VirtualDub
5: Basic Functionality
6: Video Filtering in VirtualDub
7: Professional Video Editing
8: Advanced Topics
9: Frameserving
10: Compressing: A World of Codecs
Index
 

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