Operation Manual

104 Pinnacle Studio 9
Noise reduction
This plug-in applies a noise-reduction algorithm that
may improve the appearance of noisy video. In order to
minimize artifacts (image defects caused as a side-
effect of image processing), noise reduction is only
performed in areas of the frame where the amount of
motion falls beneath a certain threshold value.
Motion threshold: This slider governs the threshold
value. Moving the slider rightwards increases the
amount of motion the effect will tolerate, thus tending
to increase the proportion of the image that will be
affected. At the same time, the danger of introducing
unacceptable artifacts into the video is also increased.
Stabilize
Like the electronic image stabilization feature in many
digital camcorders, this effect minimizes jerkiness or
jitter from camera movement. The edges of the image
are discarded, and the center is magnified by about
20% to fill the frame. By adjusting the boundaries of
the selected region on a frame-by-frame basis, Studio is
able to compensate for the unwanted camera motion.
Studio’s Stabilize effect works by expanding a
selected area (inner lines) to full-frame size. The
area is adjusted from frame to frame to compensate
for slight aiming differences caused by camera shake.