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Video stabilization
The video stabilizer reduces unsteady camera motion and helps to smooth recordings.
This function can be accessed from the context menu of a video object or in the
"Effects" menu.
Functionality
Video stabilization smoothes out undesired movement in the footage. The motion
stabilizer counteracts unwanted movements by moving the image in the opposite
direction. This produces overlapping edges in the footage that are trimmed
automatically and replaced by black borders which are in turn removed using a zoom
shot. This results in a clearly more stable, almost imperceptibly larger picture.
Application
Activate the motion stabilizer in the video object's effect or context menu. You will
see the current video object in the preview monitor. First you have to check the movie
material for shaky scenes. Do this by clicking on the "Execute stabilization" button.
The video footage will be analyzed. This process requires some time. You can track
the progress of the analysis in the preview monitor.
When the analysis process is complete, check the results. You can use the transport
control in the preview area to search through the material. As a comparison, you can
look at the original footage by unchecking the feature "Preview with video
stabilization".
If you are satisfied with the final correction click "OK".
Analysis Area: Here you can choose the area of the footage to be analyzed. The
center of the image is set as default. If shaking occurs in another area (e. g. in a
foreground element), relocate the analysis area. To do this, simply use the mouse to
drag the area over the shaky part of the image. The smaller the area, the quicker the
analysis will be calculated. If you change analysis areas, a new analysis of the footage
must be performed. To undo the stabilization open the dialog again and select
"Remove stabilization"
Shortcut: Shift + K
Display duration...
Enter the display duration for the current photo here in
[Minutes]:[Seconds]:[Frames].
Apply to all: The settings are applied to every photo in the current movie. The settings
will not be applied to photos in additional movies in the project.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + L