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Curtis Edwards · June 11th, 2009, 10:41 AM

We shot a band the other evening and I have one camera fixed on sticks for the safety wide shot, the problem is the venue was old and had all wooden plank flooring so with every bass note and kick drum hit I got a vibration the camera/video throughout the whole hour of footage.

Any decent recomendation on the most effective post correction software solution.

I had a friend try and run it through Mercalli's without much success, any recomendations would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Javier Gallen · June 11th, 2009, 11:46 AM

VirtualDub + deshaker plugin

And don't be confused by it's freeware nature.

Curtis Edwards · June 11th, 2009, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javier Gallen

VirtualDub + deshaker plugin

And don't be confused by it's freeware nature.

Thanks, great I will check it out, is it pretty straight forward in the use and implementation?

Robert M Wright · June 11th, 2009, 12:13 PM

It's not way to difficult to figure out, but it can be very slow. A high power CPU is your friend.

Curtis Edwards · June 11th, 2009, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert M Wright

It's not way to difficult to figure out, but it can be very slow. A high power CPU is your friend.

No rush on the project so time is not a problem and I have a fairly capable machine. I will check it out tonight. Thanks again for the guideance!

Alfred Plotzer · July 30th, 2009, 02:25 AM

i use mercalli from PRO DAD.ità plugin for premiere and others.it works great.

Willkomen auf Plotzer.at

fred from austria

Harm Millaard · July 30th, 2009, 08:15 AM

"I had a friend try and run it through Mercalli's without much success, any recomendations would be appreciated."

"it works great." Obviously not for the OP.

Alan Craven · July 30th, 2009, 09:58 AM

To get good results from Mercalli, you need to select the appropriate preset - it is by no means always the obvious one!

If you are using Prmiere, you need to be careful to ensure that Mercalli uses the correct field order. With Premiere CS4, you need to be using CS4.1, and the latest Mercalli update for good results

Curtis Edwards · July 30th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Thanks for all the feedback it's appreciated

Ian Newland · August 1st, 2009, 05:58 AM

You can do a lot more with SynthEyes SynthEyes Camera Tracker - Andersson Technologies LLC than Mercalli. You can dial in or out the frequency of vibration.

If the vibration is causing motion blur from a slow shutter speed then you are in trouble.

Mercalli with the right preset works pretty good though.

Cheers Ian

Perrone Ford · August 1st, 2009, 10:10 AM

Virtual + Deshaker has worked wonders for me...

June 11th, 2009, 10:41 AM	#1
Curtis Edwards Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: LaGrange, KY Posts: 85	Post HD Stablization We shot a band the other evening and I have one camera fixed on sticks for the safety wide shot, the problem is the venue was old and had all wooden plank flooring so with every bass note and kick drum hit I got a vibration the camera/video throughout the whole hour of footage. Any decent recomendation on the most effective post correction software solution. I had a friend try and run it through Mercalli's without much success, any recomendations would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Curtis Edwards; June 11th, 2009 at 12:26 PM.

July 30th, 2009, 02:25 AM	#6
Alfred Plotzer New Boot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: vienna, austria Posts: 16	mercalli i use mercalli from PRO DAD.ità plugin for premiere and others.it works great. Willkomen auf Plotzer.at fred from austria

August 1st, 2009, 10:10 AM	#11
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Virtual + Deshaker has worked wonders for me... __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

June 11th, 2009, 11:46 AM	#2
Javier Gallen Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 67	VirtualDub + deshaker plugin And don't be confused by it's freeware nature.

June 11th, 2009, 12:13 PM	#4
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	It's not way to difficult to figure out, but it can be very slow. A high power CPU is your friend.

July 30th, 2009, 08:15 AM	#7
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	"I had a friend try and run it through Mercalli's without much success, any recomendations would be appreciated." "it works great." Obviously not for the OP.

July 30th, 2009, 09:58 AM	#8
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	To get good results from Mercalli, you need to select the appropriate preset - it is by no means always the obvious one! If you are using Prmiere, you need to be careful to ensure that Mercalli uses the correct field order. With Premiere CS4, you need to be using CS4.1, and the latest Mercalli update for good results

July 30th, 2009, 11:12 AM	#9
Curtis Edwards Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: LaGrange, KY Posts: 85	Thanks for all the feedback it's appreciated

August 1st, 2009, 05:58 AM	#10
Ian Newland Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 319	You can do a lot more with SynthEyes SynthEyes Camera Tracker - Andersson Technologies LLC than Mercalli. You can dial in or out the frequency of vibration. If the vibration is causing motion blur from a slow shutter speed then you are in trouble. Mercalli with the right preset works pretty good though. Cheers Ian