Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 at DVinfo.net

Dan Kirdey · May 19th, 2015, 01:07 PM

I found that a few of my clips from a recent video shoot were pretty jittery. I'm not sure if the camera settings or me just simply panning too quickly. It's very noticeable when played on a big screen. And how would I possibly fix this in Premiere CC?

Camera settings for this clip:
Canon 24-105mm
ISO 100, F4.5, 1/200

Noa Put · May 19th, 2015, 02:12 PM

If this was shot in 24p the problem would be that you pan to quickly, shoot either in a higher framerate or pan slower.

Jon Fairhurst · May 19th, 2015, 02:57 PM

The rule of thumb is that an edge to edge pan in 24 fps should take 7 seconds or longer. The pan in this example is roughly twice that speed.

There are exceptions, such as whip pans and tracking an object while the background pans by quickly, but in this example, there isn't anything to distract us from the judder.

Dan Kirdey · May 19th, 2015, 06:44 PM

Thanks for that rule of thumb. I'll be using it next time I shoot.

Steve Bleasdale · May 20th, 2015, 01:02 PM

To fix, click on the clip and nest the clip, then add warp stabilizer, if still not steady click nest again and repeat. steve

Jon Fairhurst · May 20th, 2015, 04:07 PM

Steve makes a good point. In addition to 24p judder, the camera move is not smooth. Of course, one could use better camera support, like a slider, jib, or Steadicam, or one can apply a stabilization effect to smooth things out.

Note that with stabilization in post, you will need to stretch and crop the final video.

May 19th, 2015, 01:07 PM	#1
Dan Kirdey Tourist Join Date: May 2015 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4	Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 I found that a few of my clips from a recent video shoot were pretty jittery. I'm not sure if the camera settings or me just simply panning too quickly. It's very noticeable when played on a big screen. And how would I possibly fix this in Premiere CC? Jittery Footage Test - YouTube Camera settings for this clip: Canon 24-105mm ISO 100, F4.5, 1/200

May 19th, 2015, 02:12 PM	#2
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Re: Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 If this was shot in 24p the problem would be that you pan to quickly, shoot either in a higher framerate or pan slower.

May 19th, 2015, 02:57 PM	#3
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 The rule of thumb is that an edge to edge pan in 24 fps should take 7 seconds or longer. The pan in this example is roughly twice that speed. There are exceptions, such as whip pans and tracking an object while the background pans by quickly, but in this example, there isn't anything to distract us from the judder. __________________ Jon Fairhurst

May 19th, 2015, 06:44 PM	#4
Dan Kirdey Tourist Join Date: May 2015 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4	Re: Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 Thanks for that rule of thumb. I'll be using it next time I shoot.

May 20th, 2015, 01:02 PM	#5
Steve Bleasdale Trustee Join Date: May 2010 Location: England liverpool Posts: 1,343	Re: Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 To fix, click on the clip and nest the clip, then add warp stabilizer, if still not steady click nest again and repeat. steve

May 20th, 2015, 04:07 PM	#6
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: Jittery Footage on the Canon 5D Mark 3 Steve makes a good point. In addition to 24p judder, the camera move is not smooth. Of course, one could use better camera support, like a slider, jib, or Steadicam, or one can apply a stabilization effect to smooth things out. Note that with stabilization in post, you will need to stretch and crop the final video. __________________ Jon Fairhurst