Enhance 16mm film?

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August 23, 2025
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I have some old 16mm film I've made digital. It looks fine for what it is (16mm), but it's obviously grainy. I have seen people improve the quality of 16mm film on YouTube, before AI was a thing, so I know it's not that. I'm really not at all familiar with options in Premiere (or maybe it's an After Effects thing? I have both) I can use to make the footage look cleaner.

I know it's not going to look HD, and that's not my goal, just any improvement to make it look as best as I can.

If anyone has any suggestions or can point me in the right direction in terms of effects to try, or a tutorial, I'd be very grateful. Thanks!

Correct answer Peru Bob

I use the (paid) plugin Neat Video.

https://www.neatvideo.com/

Peru Bob

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I use the (paid) plugin Neat Video.

https://www.neatvideo.com/

xenatorresAuthor

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Well, if it does a good job and since it's not a subscription, might be worth the $110...

Thanks, I'll try it.

If anyone has a free thing within the program I can try, still open to this info too.

xenatorresAuthor

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Oh, it's $210. I hate when they hide the real prices of things. Stil might be worth it, but would prefer to know if there's options already in this thing I already pay through the nose for.

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