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211Final Cut Pro User Guide
5. In the Video inspector, do any of the following:
• Reduce the shake: Select the Stabilization checkbox.
If you turn on Stabilization, its checkbox turns blue and Final Cut Pro analyzes the
clip for the best stabilization method. See Adjust stabilization settings, below.
• Reduce rolling shutter distortion: Select the Rolling Shutter checkbox.
6. To view the fix, play the clip in the timeline.
To turn off stabilization or rolling shutter corrections for a clip, deselect the Stabilization or
Rolling Shutter checkbox.
Adjust stabilization settings
You can adjust how much of a correction is applied by the stabilization feature.
Stabilization has two independent phases:
• When you apply stabilization to a clip, Final Cut Pro analyzes the pixels in successive
frames to determine the direction of camera movement.
• During playback and rendering, Final Cut Pro uses the motion analysis data to apply a
transform effect to each frame, compensating for camera movement.
Use the available sliders in the Video inspector to control the steadiness of your shot. The
higher you set the value of each parameter, the more camera motion is compensated for. A
value of 0.0 turns off the parameter.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select a clip in the timeline, then open the Video inspector.
2. Select the checkbox for Stabilization or Rolling Shutter.
If you turn on Stabilization, its checkbox turns blue and Final Cut Pro analyzes the clip
for the best stabilization method. By default, the Method pop-up menu remains set to
Automatic and the sliders for the appropriate stabilization method (either InertiaCam or
SmoothCam) appear below it.