Steady Move...anyone use it?

Charles Papert · March 23rd, 2004, 02:13 AM

Naturally Dave, you have no need for this sort of software now that you own a camera stabilizer...right???!

Dave Largent · March 23rd, 2004, 02:55 AM

Good memory, Charles.
I wish I could say it were true. Unfortunately
there has been an unexpected production
delay. I have paid for it, but after some time
had passed I inquired on the status and was
informed of this delay. No ETA at this
point.
I didn't think you'd catch me with
my hand in the steady software
cookie jar over in this forum. : - ))
Must say that this software is far from
a substitute. A fair amount of artifacting
is involved. Straight-on moving-ahead
shots aren't bad. But panning shots on the
other hand ....
And all shots take a resolution hit.

Martin Munthe · March 23rd, 2004, 04:34 AM

A SteadyMove type job is really just a reverse track and it can be usefull to know that 2D3 does the best tracker technology available to buy commercially in this world (out side of what's beeing done in the Israeli air force R&D).

Charles Papert · March 23rd, 2004, 11:09 AM

ouch, sorry to hear about your back order issues Dave. That's not good.

Dave Largent · March 26th, 2004, 02:16 PM

For what it's worth, I just edited a two-cam shoot
where one of the cams was SteadyHanded.
Looked so-so in the editing suite, but viewed on
a TV the SH footage just wouldn't fly so we had
to go with the shots from just the one cam, even
though the "content" of the other cam was better.
The SH footage looked all wavy, as if it were
being viewed through a window
with rain running over the pane, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, Charles, you know I'll be back with
commentary on the rig, once it gets in.

Rich Lee · March 26th, 2004, 02:21 PM

It would be interesting to see how SteadyMove worked with your shot. Anyway of testing it? I'd be willing to run it through steadymove it u wanted to put a bit of your shot on an ftp site.

Let me know

Dave Largent · March 27th, 2004, 01:56 PM

Rich, SteadyMove is Mac only, right?
I have about three 15-second segments that could
use some stability. Two were tele shots zoomed from
a distance, and one is where the cam itself is
"flying". It would be good if we could post the
before and after, comparing both the SteadyHand
and SteadyMove programs. Anyone know how we
could work this out? I don't have a place to
post but I could provide the original clips
and the SteadyHand-processed "after"
clips.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · March 27th, 2004, 03:06 PM

Dave, I could host thoses clips for you, just email me!

Dave Largent · March 27th, 2004, 03:22 PM

Jean-Philippe,
That would be nice. Do you have an interest in
these steady programs or are you just helping
out? Do you have any idea what is the maximum
file size you can get by email?
And Rich, are you game? What is your max file
size for email.
I guess I'd mail the originals and the SteadyHanded
clips to Jean-Philippe. Then I'd send Rich the
originals, he could run them through SteadyMove
and email that to Jean-Philippe.
How's that sound?

Rich Lee · March 27th, 2004, 08:01 PM

Yeah, when they are on the ftp site, just email me and i will snag them, and mess around, and upload the results.

March 23rd, 2004, 02:13 AM	#16
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Naturally Dave, you have no need for this sort of software now that you own a camera stabilizer...right???! __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

March 23rd, 2004, 04:34 AM	#18
Martin Munthe Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 331	A SteadyMove type job is really just a reverse track and it can be usefull to know that 2D3 does the best tracker technology available to buy commercially in this world (out side of what's beeing done in the Israeli air force R&D). __________________ Martin Munthe VFX Supervisor/DP/Director

March 23rd, 2004, 11:09 AM	#19
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	ouch, sorry to hear about your back order issues Dave. That's not good. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

March 26th, 2004, 02:21 PM	#21
Rich Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles Ca Posts: 126	It would be interesting to see how SteadyMove worked with your shot. Anyway of testing it? I'd be willing to run it through steadymove it u wanted to put a bit of your shot on an ftp site. Let me know __________________ Rich Lee http://www.rich-lee.com

March 27th, 2004, 03:06 PM	#23
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Dave, I could host thoses clips for you, just email me! __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

March 23rd, 2004, 02:55 AM	#17
Dave Largent Trustee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,483	Good memory, Charles. I wish I could say it were true. Unfortunately there has been an unexpected production delay. I have paid for it, but after some time had passed I inquired on the status and was informed of this delay. No ETA at this point. I didn't think you'd catch me with my hand in the steady software cookie jar over in this forum. : - )) Must say that this software is far from a substitute. A fair amount of artifacting is involved. Straight-on moving-ahead shots aren't bad. But panning shots on the other hand .... And all shots take a resolution hit.

March 26th, 2004, 02:16 PM	#20
Dave Largent Trustee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,483	For what it's worth, I just edited a two-cam shoot where one of the cams was SteadyHanded. Looked so-so in the editing suite, but viewed on a TV the SH footage just wouldn't fly so we had to go with the shots from just the one cam, even though the "content" of the other cam was better. The SH footage looked all wavy, as if it were being viewed through a window with rain running over the pane, if you know what I mean. Anyway, Charles, you know I'll be back with commentary on the rig, once it gets in.

March 27th, 2004, 01:56 PM	#22
Dave Largent Trustee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,483	Rich, SteadyMove is Mac only, right? I have about three 15-second segments that could use some stability. Two were tele shots zoomed from a distance, and one is where the cam itself is "flying". It would be good if we could post the before and after, comparing both the SteadyHand and SteadyMove programs. Anyone know how we could work this out? I don't have a place to post but I could provide the original clips and the SteadyHand-processed "after" clips.

March 27th, 2004, 03:22 PM	#24
Dave Largent Trustee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,483	Jean-Philippe, That would be nice. Do you have an interest in these steady programs or are you just helping out? Do you have any idea what is the maximum file size you can get by email? And Rich, are you game? What is your max file size for email. I guess I'd mail the originals and the SteadyHanded clips to Jean-Philippe. Then I'd send Rich the originals, he could run them through SteadyMove and email that to Jean-Philippe. How's that sound?

March 27th, 2004, 08:01 PM	#25
Rich Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles Ca Posts: 126	Yeah, when they are on the ftp site, just email me and i will snag them, and mess around, and upload the results. __________________ Rich Lee http://www.rich-lee.com