Useful when extreme sharpness enhancement is needed to produce the best image. Adjust sharpness first, then core,
then black, then make back and forth fine tune adjustments between all three controls. Sharpness enhancement is
normally limited by the amount of snow (noise) or film grain brought up by the enhancement. Complete removal of
increased snow will still permit a net gain in sharpness. However, core and black noise reduction will remove at most
only the increasednoise due to enhancement and not any of the noise already contained in the source material.
Sharpness Plus Detail Plus Noise Reduction.
Sometimes the core and black controls can also be used to improve upon the Sharpness Plus Detail method. Do not use
the core or black control in this combination until completely experienced in use of the detail and sharpness controls.
Adjust the sharpness and detail controls as outlined in Detail Plus Sharpness above. Adjust the core control so that it
removes about half the noise (snow) or film grain. This will be at the expense of some detail, but produces an overall
increase in the level of acceptable enhancement. Adjust the black control to further reduce any prominent noise (snow)
or film grain in the darker areas of the image. Further trial and error may also produce small improvements. While the
detail and noise reduction controls are very much functional opposites of the detail control, they have somewhat
different thresholds. Noise reduction and detail can be played against each other to sometimes produce minor
improvement. Experiment back and forth with these controls using very slight increments.
MODES
F1, F2, F3 and Digital Modes.
These four selections determine the fineness of the enhancement. F1 is the most coarse and is designed for VHS
sources. Digital is the finest and is designed for DV and other digital sources. These modes essentially determine the
width of the “false outlines” described above. (Sharpness enhancement is the process of adding a small amount of
“false outlining” to a soft image in order to produce a sharper image without visible outlines).
F1Set both F2 and F3 buttons to the pushed out position.
F2Set F2 button to the pushed in position, F3 button to pushed out position.
F3Set F3 button to the pushed in position, F2 button to pushed out position.
DigitalSet both F2 and F3 buttons to the pushed in position.
Try each mode and select the one that looks best on playback or viewing.
Unity Bypasses Enhancement.Press in UNITY button. This bypasses all processing and displays an unprocessed
image. You may wish to use UNITY mode when you don’t want a processed signal, but wish to retain control settings
for later use.
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