YouTube Editor's new stabilizer at DVinfo.net

David Hurdon · April 7th, 2011, 08:17 AM

Of course no one on this forum would ever shoot a shaky clip outside a war zone. But for those of us who know someone who might, there's YouTube's new editing feature, the stabilizer. I posted recently about the Kodak Zi8. Since then I bought one and took it for a walk last weekend. I uploaded a couple of the resulting clips and ran them through the stabilizer. I'm impressed. If you're curious I've posted links in a blog posting:

NetVideoMaker.Com: Amateur Videographers Rejoice - YouTube now fixes shaky footage

The next exercise is to determine if I can download and use the resulting clips in editing. Premiere Pro CS3 will natively work with the QT h.264, AAC clips the camera creates (I've been shooting 720p exclusively with the Zi8) but I need to play a bit more to determine if the new YouTube tool is useful beyond its own environment.

Shawn Altorio · April 8th, 2011, 08:29 AM

Maybe it's just the footage used in the example, but the stabilized footage looks "off" to me somehow. Like panning through a Google street video or something, it's like a 2D image that's had some 3D camera movement applied to it.

Anyone else have examples of this new YouTube stabilizer?

David Hurdon · April 8th, 2011, 09:00 AM

Shawn, I ran two clips through the stabilizer yesterday. The other before and after is below. I'd be interested in whether or not you see it the same way. In this there are people moving about versus the skyline shot.

YouTube - Toronto's St. Lawrence Market

YouTube - Toronto's St Lawrence Market

David

Shawn Altorio · April 8th, 2011, 09:43 AM

Nope, that looks better. I think it was just the perspective of the original skyline videos that was throwing me off.

Pretty cool.

April 7th, 2011, 08:17 AM	#1
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	YouTube Editor's new stabilizer Of course no one on this forum would ever shoot a shaky clip outside a war zone. But for those of us who know someone who might, there's YouTube's new editing feature, the stabilizer. I posted recently about the Kodak Zi8. Since then I bought one and took it for a walk last weekend. I uploaded a couple of the resulting clips and ran them through the stabilizer. I'm impressed. If you're curious I've posted links in a blog posting: NetVideoMaker.Com: Amateur Videographers Rejoice - YouTube now fixes shaky footage The next exercise is to determine if I can download and use the resulting clips in editing. Premiere Pro CS3 will natively work with the QT h.264, AAC clips the camera creates (I've been shooting 720p exclusively with the Zi8) but I need to play a bit more to determine if the new YouTube tool is useful beyond its own environment. __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

April 8th, 2011, 08:29 AM	#2
Shawn Altorio New Boot Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 14	Re: YouTube Editor's new stabilizer Maybe it's just the footage used in the example, but the stabilized footage looks "off" to me somehow. Like panning through a Google street video or something, it's like a 2D image that's had some 3D camera movement applied to it. Anyone else have examples of this new YouTube stabilizer?

April 8th, 2011, 09:00 AM	#3
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	Re: YouTube Editor's new stabilizer Shawn, I ran two clips through the stabilizer yesterday. The other before and after is below. I'd be interested in whether or not you see it the same way. In this there are people moving about versus the skyline shot. YouTube - Toronto's St. Lawrence Market YouTube - Toronto's St Lawrence Market David __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

April 8th, 2011, 09:43 AM	#4
Shawn Altorio New Boot Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 14	Re: YouTube Editor's new stabilizer Nope, that looks better. I think it was just the perspective of the original skyline videos that was throwing me off. Pretty cool.