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Jaime Espiritu · February 23rd, 2010, 06:07 PM

Has anyone seen or know of this new program that works with Sony Vegas yet?

Mike Kujbida · February 23rd, 2010, 06:27 PM

There's a rather lengthy discussion about it on the Sony Vegas forum.
As with all software, there are those who like it and those who don't.
There's a trial version so download it and see for yourself.

Edward Troxel · February 23rd, 2010, 08:16 PM

To specifically answer your question, it does work with both the 32-bit and 64-bit pro versions as well as the Movie Studio versions.

Erik Phairas · February 24th, 2010, 06:57 PM

I bought it. I'm doing a render right now. I'll post a comparison later. It takes a long time to render though. 5 minute 720p video has taken 110 minutes to render out not counting the time it took to analyze.

Erik Phairas · February 24th, 2010, 07:31 PM

Yikes, first render is completely unusable. Default settings are strange. Instead of cropping the image when it tracks it fills it in. So you get blurry borders. Plus the whole image will blur out now and then almost like heat waves are passing in front of the camera. I changed some things and i'm trying again.

Turned down the strength, changed from fill to fit.

Erik Phairas · February 24th, 2010, 09:33 PM

Alright video uploaded. The settings seemed to work. Almost all the edge artifacts were gone and I barely see any of the blurring. Seems if the camera moves too much the software causes edge blurring in the direction of the camera move. Nothing is perfect but it definitely helps. I do wish the render times were cut down though, must be a lot of computing going on.

The video still needs to convert but here is the link.

There was some text in the original video that I didn't remove so you will see it jumping around a bit at the start...

Perrone Ford · February 24th, 2010, 10:09 PM

That does a real nice job.

Cedric Cornell · February 25th, 2010, 07:52 AM

Mike, link to trail version?
Can't find it.....going blind!

Mike Kujbida · February 25th, 2010, 07:59 AM

Cedric, it's 4th from the bottom of Download NewBlueFX | Free trial downloads

Erik Phairas · February 25th, 2010, 07:07 PM

Is there a link to the sony vegas forums spoken of? Can't seem to find the discussion.

Mike Kujbida · February 25th, 2010, 08:13 PM

Here you go:
NEW NewBlue Video Stabilizer
Stabilizer Sample Clips is another good thread on this.

Erik Phairas · February 25th, 2010, 08:52 PM

Thanks! Looks like they had a little trouble the first couple weeks. Installed easy for me. I do need to check how many cores it is using. Seems that is the new discussion going on.

EDIT: interesting. Uncheck New Blue in the FX and render. All four cores doing at least something. Near 80% CPU usage. Check New Blue and render again. Now only 2 cores are reaching near the top of the graph, one other is about half, and the forth is just sitting there.

Erik Phairas · February 27th, 2010, 02:54 PM

Video is still being converted but here is a 1080p test

Terry Esslinger · February 27th, 2010, 03:32 PM

I have Mercalli. Anyone done a comparison? And conclusions>

Troy Williams · February 28th, 2010, 03:04 PM

I could be missing something but I can't seem to get it to work with 23.97 framerate footage I get an error message each time. This is a deal breaker for me if I have to convert my project to 29.9 frame rate to stabilize clips.

February 23rd, 2010, 06:07 PM	#1
Jaime Espiritu Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 154	NewBlue Stabilizer Has anyone seen or know of this new program that works with Sony Vegas yet? __________________ Creative Video. Excellent Service

February 23rd, 2010, 08:16 PM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	To specifically answer your question, it does work with both the 32-bit and 64-bit pro versions as well as the Movie Studio versions. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 24th, 2010, 06:57 PM	#4
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	I bought it. I'm doing a render right now. I'll post a comparison later. It takes a long time to render though. 5 minute 720p video has taken 110 minutes to render out not counting the time it took to analyze. __________________ EX3, Q6600 Quad core PC - Vista 64, Vegas 8.1 64bit, SR11 b-cam

February 24th, 2010, 07:31 PM	#5
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	Yikes, first render is completely unusable. Default settings are strange. Instead of cropping the image when it tracks it fills it in. So you get blurry borders. Plus the whole image will blur out now and then almost like heat waves are passing in front of the camera. I changed some things and i'm trying again. Turned down the strength, changed from fill to fit. __________________ EX3, Q6600 Quad core PC - Vista 64, Vegas 8.1 64bit, SR11 b-cam

February 24th, 2010, 09:33 PM	#6
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	Alright video uploaded. The settings seemed to work. Almost all the edge artifacts were gone and I barely see any of the blurring. Seems if the camera moves too much the software causes edge blurring in the direction of the camera move. Nothing is perfect but it definitely helps. I do wish the render times were cut down though, must be a lot of computing going on. The video still needs to convert but here is the link. There was some text in the original video that I didn't remove so you will see it jumping around a bit at the start... New Blue stabilizer test Sony Vegas 8.1 on Vimeo __________________ EX3, Q6600 Quad core PC - Vista 64, Vegas 8.1 64bit, SR11 b-cam

February 23rd, 2010, 06:27 PM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	There's a rather lengthy discussion about it on the Sony Vegas forum. As with all software, there are those who like it and those who don't. There's a trial version so download it and see for yourself.

February 24th, 2010, 10:09 PM	#7
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	That does a real nice job. __________________ 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.

February 25th, 2010, 07:52 AM	#8
Cedric Cornell Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sætre, Norway Posts: 27	Mike, link to trail version? Can't find it.....going blind! __________________ http://vimeo.com/no66 http://www.youtube.com/user/no66

February 25th, 2010, 07:59 AM	#9
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Cedric, it's 4th from the bottom of Download NewBlueFX \| Free trial downloads

February 25th, 2010, 07:07 PM	#10
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	Is there a link to the sony vegas forums spoken of? Can't seem to find the discussion. __________________ EX3, Q6600 Quad core PC - Vista 64, Vegas 8.1 64bit, SR11 b-cam

February 25th, 2010, 08:13 PM	#11
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Here you go: NEW NewBlue Video Stabilizer Stabilizer Sample Clips is another good thread on this.

February 25th, 2010, 08:52 PM	#12
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	Thanks! Looks like they had a little trouble the first couple weeks. Installed easy for me. I do need to check how many cores it is using. Seems that is the new discussion going on. EDIT: interesting. Uncheck New Blue in the FX and render. All four cores doing at least something. Near 80% CPU usage. Check New Blue and render again. Now only 2 cores are reaching near the top of the graph, one other is about half, and the forth is just sitting there. __________________ EX3, Q6600 Quad core PC - Vista 64, Vegas 8.1 64bit, SR11 b-cam

February 27th, 2010, 02:54 PM	#13
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	Video is still being converted but here is a 1080p test New Blue Stabilizer test 2 Sony Vegas 8.1 on Vimeo __________________ EX3, Q6600 Quad core PC - Vista 64, Vegas 8.1 64bit, SR11 b-cam

February 27th, 2010, 03:32 PM	#14
Terry Esslinger Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sacramento, Elk Grove. Calif Posts: 306	I have Mercalli. Anyone done a comparison? And conclusions> __________________ Puttin the wet stuff on the red stuff!

February 28th, 2010, 03:04 PM	#15
Troy Williams New Boot Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia Posts: 20	Doesn't like 23.97p fame rate I could be missing something but I can't seem to get it to work with 23.97 framerate footage I get an error message each time. This is a deal breaker for me if I have to convert my project to 29.9 frame rate to stabilize clips.