How To Fix NOISY Footage - Noise Reduction Tutorial
Channel: Michael Graef
Date: 2020-09-30

How to denoise your video - in a format that explains what noise is, how it happens, and different ways to do noise reduction.

00:00 Intro
00:46 Light, Lenses, and Sensors
02:52 What is Noise?
05:28 Denoise in After Effects
09:11 Denoise in Premiere Pro
11:49 Outro

In Part 1, we talk about how light, lenses, and digital camera sensors work. 

In Part 2, I attempt to answer questions about noise. What is noise? What causes noise? Where does noise come from?

In Part 3, I show two methods for removing noise - one in Adobe After Effects, and one using a 3rd party plugin for Premiere Pro, Neat Video.

I'm a one man army on this channel, from research, writing, filming, and editing. If you enjoyed this content, please consider liking and subscribing. 

You can also find me on my socials:
Instagram --- http://www.instagram.com/mikeygraef
Twitter      --- http://www.twitter.com/mikeygraef
Website    --- http://www.michaelgraef.com
TikTok       ---https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJyyvyUv/

Check out my prints!! 
http://www.michaelgraef.com/prints

Neat Video Plugin: http://www.neatvideo.com

ATTRIBUTIONS:
Image 1: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Attribution: Philip Ronan, Gringer / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Image 2: Photosite Filters
Attribution: https://www.pathpartnertech.com/camera-tuning-understanding-the-image-signal-processor-and-isp-tuning/

Image 3: Bayer Array
Attribution: C Burnett, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cburnett

Image 4: Dynamic Range Chart
Attribution: Blackmagic, BMPCC 4K Dynamic Range Chart, https://www.blackmagicdesign.com

Image 5: Interference Noise
Attribution: Neat Video http://www.neatvideo.com

Image 6: Gaussian Noise
Attribution: Neat Video http://www.neatvideo.com

Image 7: Shot Noise
Attribution: Neat Video http://www.neatvideo.com

Image 8: Salt and Pepper Noise
Attribution: Neat Video http://www.neatvideo.com

Image 9: Salt and Pepper Noise
Attribution: Ugur Ekran, Adem Kilicman, ScienceAsia 42 (2016) http://www.scienceasia.org/2016.42.n1/scias42_28.pdf

SOURCES:
https://clarkvision.com/articles/iso/
https://medium.com/image-vision/noise-in-digital-image-processing-55357c9fab71
https://www.creativelive.com/photography-guides/how-does-a-camera-work#:~:text=A%20camera%20lens%20takes%20all,they%20create%20a%20sharp%20image.
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-sensors.htm#:~:text=A%20digital%20camera%20uses%20an,photosites%22%20to%20record%20an%20image.&text=Once%20the%20exposure%20finishes%2C%20the,strength%20of%20the%20electrical%20signal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_noise
http://www.scienceasia.org/2016.42.n1/scias42_28.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-and-pepper_noise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_noise
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/understanding-film-video-image-noise/#:~:text=Image%20noise%20originating%20from%20within,to%20report%20before%20being%20amplified.

 MUSIC:
Licensed through Soundstripe.