Ernie

There are major differences between the two. Teranex is baseband only. SDI in, SDI out. Requires multiple passes if you are stacking functions. Relativity is a file-based system with SDI In/Out capabilities as well. One pass, done, no matter how many things you stack on it.

This isn't a fair comparison as there are major differences between Relativity and Neat. Temporal filtering (used by Neat) doesn't let images "sometimes" get soft, the images get downright mushy when you lean on the temporal algorithm. Anyone that has used temporal degrain/denoise solutions know that to get the noise out, you have to trade off sharpness. That is the physics of temporal filters. The Relativity product is a motion compensated solution which provides spatial filtering. This allows for 100% elimination of grain/noise without losing an ounce of sharpness. Relativity can crank through standard definition footage at greater than real time speed and 2k files are about 10 FPS. This is what is expected from a professional grade tool. Remove the noise, do it fast, do it without losing ANY detail. One is made for home users, the other is for professionals. Relativity also has other tools which allow for re-insertion of synthetic grain (8mm-70mm) that is downright astonishing. So you can start with 8mm or 16mm, and end up with a very sharp looking 35mm or 70mm result. (You can also upres up to 4k using Relativity) Side by side, there would be no comparison between Relativity and Neat, but it is unrealistic to think that a $100 tool can perform like a tool costing tens of thousands of dollars. For those that want/need a serious degrain/denoise, go to a post prod facility that has Relativity and pay a nominal fee for a solid degrain. It's your project, your name is on it, it's your shot at impressing someone. If it's just for the heck of it, use a $100.00 Neat plug-in. It's all about perspective.