Why would I want to use Video Finesse instead of a hardware proc amp?
Hardware proc amps, whether professional units or less costly units such as the ones from Studio One or Elite Video, are popular additions to analog video editing systems, as they allow simple manipulation of an analog video signal in real time. However, they are quite limited in the functions they perform. Video Finesse is much more powerful, and less expensive, at the cost of having to capture and render the video. Let’s break down the pros and cons of hardware Proc Amps and Video Finesse’s SA Adjust filter: Proc Amps Pro • Realtime operation. Analog video goes in and modified video comes out. Proc Amps Con • Works on analog signal so adds a digital-to-analog-to-digital cycle when dealing with digital video sources like DV. • Knobs make it hard to ever repeat settings. • You need to keep the same setting for the entire clip you are running through it. Hard to do scene-by-scene correction. • Limited to basic pedestal, gain, phase, and chroma level adjustments. • Limited measurements w
