Correcting an unsteady camera at DVinfo.net

Robert Hruska · November 1st, 2008, 08:34 PM

Hi folks,

I'm editing a short film shot on HD. During one shoot, the tripod was not working (brought the wrong adapter) so I tried to shoot with the camera just resting on the top of the tripod. Well, my hand isn't as steady as I thought, because there's too much camera motion.

So I think there must be some kind of software that can correct small amounts of camera motion and make it steady, but I can't find anything. Anyone know what kind of software can do this?

Ali Jafri · November 1st, 2008, 10:03 PM

Hi Robert, what you should look into is this software plugin called proDAD. It has excellent stabilizing but it does zoom in on the frame depending on the amount of camera movement. It also takes some getting used to so don't get frustrated with it too soon, and keep at it until you get the perfect result. I've also used this plugin for simulating steadycam / glidecam shots and it works like a charm :) oh, and it works both with Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro. I also believe that the makers of magic bullet also have something out but i've never seen used it myself or even seen its results. Anyone know of any other software or plugin?

Ted Ramasola · November 2nd, 2008, 12:23 AM

If your posthouse has after effects, then there is a feature in there to stabilize footage. I use it all the time when shooting land from a boat etc.

Stefano Sernagiotto · November 24th, 2008, 08:14 AM

I think AE stabilizer wuld work as a charm 2......
It's a good deal in this kind of situations!The bad thing is the digital zoom that would crop part of the videos.....
bye

Dave Allen · November 24th, 2008, 07:07 PM

Final Cut Pro Smoothcam before and after Video

Andriy Pryymachenko · November 25th, 2008, 05:49 AM

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Final Cut Pro Smoothcam before and after Video

That is pretty solid!

Is there anything like that for Premiere?

Ervin Farkas · November 26th, 2008, 06:16 AM

Prodad mentioned above is available as a plugin for Premiere.

See proDAD - Mercalli -- Video Stabilizer

November 1st, 2008, 08:34 PM	#1
Robert Hruska Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 29	Correcting an unsteady camera Hi folks, I'm editing a short film shot on HD. During one shoot, the tripod was not working (brought the wrong adapter) so I tried to shoot with the camera just resting on the top of the tripod. Well, my hand isn't as steady as I thought, because there's too much camera motion. So I think there must be some kind of software that can correct small amounts of camera motion and make it steady, but I can't find anything. Anyone know what kind of software can do this?

November 1st, 2008, 10:03 PM	#2
Ali Jafri Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 210	proDAD works for me! Hi Robert, what you should look into is this software plugin called proDAD. It has excellent stabilizing but it does zoom in on the frame depending on the amount of camera movement. It also takes some getting used to so don't get frustrated with it too soon, and keep at it until you get the perfect result. I've also used this plugin for simulating steadycam / glidecam shots and it works like a charm :) oh, and it works both with Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro. I also believe that the makers of magic bullet also have something out but i've never seen used it myself or even seen its results. Anyone know of any other software or plugin? __________________ Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit // i7 2600K // 16GB RAM // ASUS P8P67 Board // NVIDIA GTX 470 Sony Vegas Pro 13 // Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 // http://vimeo.com/alijafri

November 24th, 2008, 07:07 PM	#5
Dave Allen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 497	Final Cut Pro Smoothcam before and after Video __________________ Dave -

November 26th, 2008, 06:16 AM	#7
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Prodad mentioned above is available as a plugin for Premiere. See proDAD - Mercalli -- Video Stabilizer __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

November 2nd, 2008, 12:23 AM	#3
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	If your posthouse has after effects, then there is a feature in there to stabilize footage. I use it all the time when shooting land from a boat etc.

November 24th, 2008, 08:14 AM	#4
Stefano Sernagiotto Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rome Italy Posts: 28	I think AE stabilizer wuld work as a charm 2...... It's a good deal in this kind of situations!The bad thing is the digital zoom that would crop part of the videos..... bye