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Image Stabilize Plugin
Is there an image stabilizer or “steady cam” like plugin in Final Cut Express 4? I know there’s one in the new Final Cut Pro but I’m currently running express. I have a handheld shot that I would like to make look a little more fluid. Thanks
Bones
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I have this one that works as a stand-alone app with Quicktime files.
https://mac.softpedia.com/get/Video/iStabilize.shtml
It’s kind of amazing, actually.
Free demo download.
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interesting. so its a whole other program huh? Is it easy to use? How big’s the learning curve? I want to avoid leaving final cut for this kind of stuff as much as possible. I already hate having to bounce back and forth between after effects and final cut. Rendering takes forever.
Bones
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[Michael Brodner] “interesting. so its a whole other program huh? Is it easy to use? How big’s the learning curve? I want to avoid leaving final cut for this kind of stuff as much as possible. I already hate having to bounce back and forth between after effects and final cut. Rendering takes forever.
“Sorry.
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What Version of FCP are you using? I know its included with vers 6.. but w/ FCP 5 its not.
hmm… I wonder what this button does…
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There is also a very decent stabilizer in
the new Motion in FCS2.But I guess that’s not much help either,
but fwiw.David
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he said in the original post he knew it was in the new final cut, but he had express. So there is no button to push.
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As I said in my post, Im not using Final Cut Pro, Im using Final Cut Express 4
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Michael,
iStabilise is very simple, very intuitive and very powerful. You’ll be up and running in a very short time.
Workflow to FCP is easy – I usually export a shot as self contained, bring it into iStabilise, save it out with ‘smooth’ in the title and re-import.
There’s a demo version available – give it a try!
Jason
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nice! is it possible to use it to analyze video waves (frequency, shape, etc)
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Newer versions of iMovie have a Stabilization filter. It’s one reason (the only one I can think of) to use iMovie, but it’s a good one.
1. Import the source file (iMovie copies it into the project, unlike FCE/FCP, which only references the clip).
2. Drag the clip (or some part of it) from the Events to the Project Browser window.
3. Choose File/Analyze/for Stabilization. Then double click the clip and select Stabilize, or Smooth (I forget).
4. Export (under Share menu) “using Quicktime.”
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