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16mm Transfer to Video (Stabilization Advice)
I am currently editing a 16mm film and have several clips needing stabilization. While the stabilization filter on FCPX normally does the job, I am still getting wobbles here and there. The film lab said the jittering is probably due to the film being wound a little too tightly on one of my film reels. Anyway, I’m looking for a stabilization filter that allows me to select reference points (as opposed to stabilizing the entire clip). I purchased FCPX Stabilizer 2.0, which allows me to select a single reference point, but I’m still getting the wobbling.<div>
</div><div>Here’s one of the pre-stabilization clips with the most jitter…</div><div>
</div><div>https://youtu.be/9HihalXlQ0k</div><div>
</div><div>Any advice is appreciated.</div><div>
</div><div>Chris</div> -
3 Replies
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The stabilizer in Resolve works well. Resolve’s stabilizer is within the tracker menu of the color panel. You can select the anchor region you want stabilization based on. It’s a separate tool, so so you’d need to export a ProRes clip, import to Resolve, stabilize, export, and import back to FCPX. It’s available in the free version of Resolve but the paid version has additional stabilization options.
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Thank you Joe. I’ll check out Resolve’s stabilizer.
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Joe,
I downloaded Resolve and I am very pleased with their stabilizer. I am noticing, however, that I’ve lost some grain (shot on 16mm). I’m wondering if this is because I exported using an xml file from FCP, but rendered down to a .mov file from Resolve, before importing the stabilized clip (.mov) back to FCP.
I can’t seem to find a way to export an xml file from resolve. Would doing so prevent the grain loss? Would that also prevent the slight discoloration?
I’ve attached 2 before and after shots.
Chris
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