For those who can't afford a steadicam... at DVinfo.net

Charles King · September 28th, 2003, 10:27 AM

...glidecam or don't even have the energy to build one then this might be the thing for you. The program is called steadymove and it seems to do wonders for getting very stable clips. Check out this link and go through the different examples they have:

http://www.2d3.com/Steadymove/examples/water.shtml

Dean Harrington · September 30th, 2003, 12:35 AM

hope it gets to Mac

Matt Gettemeier · October 3rd, 2003, 01:09 PM

I've been experimenting EXTENSIVELY with Dynapel's (dynapel.com) SteadyHand... they show AMAZING clips of footage that are converted from garbage to perfection...

Anyway, I have YET to get anything that isn't actually WORSE from the program. I've had ONE shot that was smoothed fairly well, but the stuff I have that looks like the stuff they show being fixed... isn't.

I had a shot from driving in the snow in St. Louis two years ago and just as I got out the cam and hit record some guy smashed into the centerwall on hwy 40... I caught him causing a 3 or 4 car accident... since I wasn't prepared to see this the footage was pretty much like the "gokart" footage on dynapel's site... anyway after running SteadyHand on it... it shakes even more, but in opposite directions... and now it has dropped frames and total blackouts... I also bought Dynapel's MotionPerfect which so far seems to work about as good as Twixtor... at one sixth the price of Twixtor...

The point is that some of this stuff will be great and some won't. Try before you buy.

Randall Campbell · October 3rd, 2003, 06:39 PM

I played around with Dynapel's stuff also and was disappointed as well.

Unfortunately with Steadymove, they don't have a try before you buy option! sigh...

Randall

Charles King · October 4th, 2003, 04:07 AM

"Unfortunately with Steadymove, they don't have a try before you buy option! sigh..."

Of they do. Check the site again under 'Try it out' in the menu.

Randall Campbell · October 4th, 2003, 08:44 AM

Well, I just looked again and there is a try it out for their other product boujou, but not for Steadymove. Even the FAQ for Steadymove says that there is no demo available at this time.

If you find a specific link to a demo of Steadymove, please post it.

Randall

Rob Lohman · October 7th, 2003, 01:29 PM

I've run some tests a long time ago with Boujou and that was
pretty neat. But that might be their high end product.

My motto: if you can't try it then don't buy it (that's at least
true for expensive items)

Brad Simmons · October 8th, 2003, 03:30 AM

I've purchased Steadyhand and I've had pretty good results with it. You lose resolution as it needs to crop off certain areas in order to stabilize your footage. The shakier it is, the more it needs to crop. By using custom settings, I've been able to smooth out most problems.

Charles King · October 8th, 2003, 09:58 AM

Randall, you're right. I just didn't see that. Sorry for misleading you. You are right though about trying before you buy. I gotta know if it does what it says it does.

September 28th, 2003, 10:27 AM	#1
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	For those who can't afford a steadicam... ...glidecam or don't even have the energy to build one then this might be the thing for you. The program is called steadymove and it seems to do wonders for getting very stable clips. Check out this link and go through the different examples they have: http://www.2d3.com/Steadymove/examples/water.shtml __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

September 30th, 2003, 12:35 AM	#2
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	nice plug-in.... hope it gets to Mac

October 4th, 2003, 04:07 AM	#5
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	"Unfortunately with Steadymove, they don't have a try before you buy option! sigh..." Of they do. Check the site again under 'Try it out' in the menu. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

October 7th, 2003, 01:29 PM	#7
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I've run some tests a long time ago with Boujou and that was pretty neat. But that might be their high end product. My motto: if you can't try it then don't buy it (that's at least true for expensive items) __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 8th, 2003, 09:58 AM	#9
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Randall, you're right. I just didn't see that. Sorry for misleading you. You are right though about trying before you buy. I gotta know if it does what it says it does. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

October 3rd, 2003, 01:09 PM	#3
Matt Gettemeier Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 936	I've been experimenting EXTENSIVELY with Dynapel's (dynapel.com) SteadyHand... they show AMAZING clips of footage that are converted from garbage to perfection... Anyway, I have YET to get anything that isn't actually WORSE from the program. I've had ONE shot that was smoothed fairly well, but the stuff I have that looks like the stuff they show being fixed... isn't. I had a shot from driving in the snow in St. Louis two years ago and just as I got out the cam and hit record some guy smashed into the centerwall on hwy 40... I caught him causing a 3 or 4 car accident... since I wasn't prepared to see this the footage was pretty much like the "gokart" footage on dynapel's site... anyway after running SteadyHand on it... it shakes even more, but in opposite directions... and now it has dropped frames and total blackouts... I also bought Dynapel's MotionPerfect which so far seems to work about as good as Twixtor... at one sixth the price of Twixtor... The point is that some of this stuff will be great and some won't. Try before you buy.

October 3rd, 2003, 06:39 PM	#4
Randall Campbell Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 69	I played around with Dynapel's stuff also and was disappointed as well. Unfortunately with Steadymove, they don't have a try before you buy option! sigh... Randall

October 4th, 2003, 08:44 AM	#6
Randall Campbell Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 69	Well, I just looked again and there is a try it out for their other product boujou, but not for Steadymove. Even the FAQ for Steadymove says that there is no demo available at this time. If you find a specific link to a demo of Steadymove, please post it. Randall

October 8th, 2003, 03:30 AM	#8
Brad Simmons Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington DC Posts: 304	I've purchased Steadyhand and I've had pretty good results with it. You lose resolution as it needs to crop off certain areas in order to stabilize your footage. The shakier it is, the more it needs to crop. By using custom settings, I've been able to smooth out most problems.