Software: 0 points The Cyberlink PowerDVD software can't be expected to do this kind of intense video processing.
ATI Avivo: 10 points Avivo does an incredible job smoothing out Noise. You have to see it to believe it. It earns a full 10 points.
Geforce Purevideo: 10 points Nvidia also eliminates noise well enough for the full 10 points - that is, if you turn the option on in the driver panel. We set the noise reduction slider in the Nvidia control panel to 100% and the result is very good, definitely competitive with Avivo's noise reduction.
Noise Reduction w/Motion test: out of 10 points
Noise reduction can have problems with moving objects if it is not done well. This test shows scenes with noise and motion. Good noise reduction will remove the noise without creating visual artifacts around the moving objects.
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The Noise Reduction with Motion test
Software: 0 points No noise reduction for the software.
ATI Avivo: 10 points Once again, Avivo's noise reduction merits a perfect score of 10. Not only is it good, but it deals with motion very well. Exceptional.
Geforce Purevideo: 10 points Purevideo also handles noise reduction paired with motion quite well, for another 10 points.
Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.
