Shake reduction in videos

[Dominic]

Which do you prefer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOJoVq ... e=youtu.be

Interestingly, the smoother one also looks like I am travelling more slowly, even though it is the same clip.

I'm trying to improve video quality, and this is one way. I like having less bumps but I don't feel I'm quite there yet. Too few bumps and it looks unrealistic.

[trevnhil]

Smooth

[Maggie B]

Definitely smooth.

[Dominic]

Everybody likes it smooth. Not often we get completely unanimous polls. I am referring to here and Facebook, in case anybody wonders.

[LouiseCastricum]

smooth !

[smudger]

Yep, smooth for me.

[Devil]

I don't use Premiere, preferring VideoPro X6, but I have a plug-in called proDAD Mercalli, which is a sophisticated but flexible dedicated stabiliser. For that kind of scene, I'd choose 'Glide Camera', rather than 'Rock Steady', as the mode. I know that good stabilisation is difficult without losing too much from the edges of the scene. In fact, I see from your sample that you have chosen heavy stabilisation, with the consequent loss around the edges of the frame. I think, if I were to do it, I'd choose a somewhat intermediate degree of stabilisation, and have a little more shaking, which is normal, anyway, and have fewer artefacts. Just my opinion.

[Dominic]

This is filmed using a gopro mounted on the bonnet of the car. The arm it is mounted with does absorb some of the impact, especially if I remember to clean the surface it sticks to first. But the bonnet itself moves and vibrates, so the camera will also. Lets face it, it's never going to be a smooth ride with all the bumps in the track.


I need to try mounting it on the roof. However, it is more difficult to tell if the camera has come unstuck then, which can happen in the heat.


Early days yet, anyway.


Another minus about post-editing it is that it takes so long.

[Dominic]

This is filmed using a gopro mounted on the bonnet of the car. The arm it is mounted with does absorb some of the impact, especially if I remember to clean the surface it sticks to first. But the bonnet itself moves and vibrates, so the camera will also. Lets face it, it's never going to be a smooth ride with all the bumps in the track.


I need to try mounting it on the roof. However, it is more difficult to tell if the camera has come unstuck then, which can happen in the heat.


Early days yet, anyway.


Another minus about post-editing it is that it takes so long.

[Dominic]

Just used the 360 camera for some video footage, which has built in stabilisation. Looking good so far, but produces huuuuge files.

[Dominic]

You'ld be surprised what 360 video can be used for. It is obviously great for sports etc, but you can also process it to generate standard video from different perspectives. So you can pan the camera around as you walk. The resultant film is no longer 360, and hence it is a lot smaller in size.

Interesting clip, no way I could strap a lovely camera like that on my car though.

[Dominic]

Good luck! You should have ordered it when the wedding was on.