In Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve there is an entire panel dedicated to this that can be tracked and shaped with the standard Resolve tools. For simple issues in Avid Media Composer, there is a generic paint tool that can be formed into many different shapes, feathered, and tracked over the object you want to sharpen. There are a few tools out there that can improve your video footage with a few knob dials and slider moves such as BorisFX’s Continuum Magic Sharp:, Digital Anarchy’s Samurai Sharpen:, Red Giant’s Shooter Suite including Instant 4K ( ), and even tools built into your common non-linear editor, color correction app, or visual effects builder. Today, we package those skills together withVFX magicians, colorists, and/or the all encompassing Online Editor - which is what I am. That is way easier said than done, but with a few different NLE plugins and tools it is becoming not only possible for everyone but starting to really look great.īeyond sharpening your out of focus or low resolution media, what can you really do to improve footage? Luckily, there has been an entire professional dedicated to the art of dust busting and repairing media for decades. And because of the ubiquity, we need older footage to easily (and visually) edit seamlessly with this beautiful higher resolution media without causing a disturbance for the viewer. We are at the point where 4K, 6K, and 8K video resolutions are becoming ubiquitous in today’s professional and home video recording.

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