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I posted these images to a topic in the anamorphic forum, since it's an additional example of adding grain in post to enhance DSLR video but perhaps even more important is I did not apply any form of traditional sharpening kernal to achieve the improvements in clarity you see here for this Canon 7D footage. Here are some examples from my most recent project, showing 7D before and after (de-moire, mild tone-mapping for sharpening, simulated high-speed grain from AE, MagicBullet grading)... [IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/2nsxv1g.png[/img] [IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/2d9p91x.png[/img] [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/2jexyqb.png[/img] [IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/dm9snt.png[/img] [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/z8ffp.png[/img] [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/33u75he.png[/img] ...top two scenes were shot with the kit zoom (car interior with the camera mounted via StickyPod) and the bottom CU was shot with the f1.2 85mm L which is an amazing, amazing lens. Anyway, as I said, I used a tone-mapping technique on the luminance channel only.  You'll see that I wasn't pushing the technique so far as to go for its pseudo-HDR look.  This method not only provides sharpening with a much higher threshold for false-edging than traditional sharpening but by processing the chroma separately and then re-combining it with the luminance channel I'm able to also do chroma-smoothing/de-moire.

Actually maybe that is a bit unfair. [b]Canon[/b] - Added very low quality crop mode on 600D. Then took it away for 650D - Added a hinge to their low end cameras, but not the 5D Mark III - Added a stereo mic and AF for the first time on 650D after [b]3 years[/b] - Added modern AF motors to STM lenses this year... Although it is not silent or internally focussing, so useless - Cancelled funding of London's Converge Festival in 2010. Dito Gear and Zacuto stepped into save it. Sadly no longer with us - Closed down Canon Filmmakers dot com - Tried to close down EOSHD dot com - Want DSLR video enthusiasts to stump up an extra $11,500 for increase in image quality - Refuse to join mirrorless party. Proposed system based on very old sensor technology, dated by 3 years and available already in G1x - Zero EVF tech on consumer cameras - Added manual audio control to 7D firmware, after [b]2 years[/b] - Seem incapable of upgrading APS-C sensor technology within 3 years - Milking 1 sensor for 4 cameras - On the 5th one, adds phase detect pixels yet AF still crap in live view - I could go on...