Mercalli V2.1 Anomaly

[Geoff Candy]

See SCS forum for answer.
In essence two files/codecs are required

ffdshow rev 4399_20120322
MatroskaSplitter 1.11.96.14

Work together Haali Splitter uses ffdshow audio

Do not install klite codecs.

[Rich Kutnick]

Thanks, Geoff! Mercalli 2.1 SAL works like a champ, and I saved the resulting stabilized file as a Logarith AVI to the same folder as the raw footage. I had no problem placing it into the Vegas timeline either (a 5 second clip at 45.1 MB).

HOWEVER, it’s a different story with the Mercalli plug-in FX in Vegas!! No matter how many times I start the video analysis there, when it is done analyzing it automatically writes an AVI to the Users-Richard-AppData-Local-Temp folder, the file is only 158KB and it is unreadable–in other words, it is a junk file. Throughout this whole process, the Mercalli Event FX screen does not change one bit, either, as you can see!! Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Rich Kutnick
VIDEO IMPRESSIONS

[Rich Kutnick]

I hope that someone may be able to help resolve this issue soon. In the meantime, what the heck is wrong with the folks at ProDad? Here is their response to my like inquiry to them:

“Hello,

Thanks for your request.
Please install this codec pack K-lite.
https://www.prodad.de/support/files/K-Lite_CodecPack.exe (without any Updates)

Please import your clip in Mercalli SAL and check again.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / with kind regards

Uwe Wenz
Customer Support Manager”

Of course I did not install K-Lite, on the sage advice of my esteemed colleagues here, but what does it take to get this plug-in to work in Vegas 12? Perhaps I should try another stabilizer–any suggestions based upon actual usage? Thanks again!

Rich Kutnick
VIDEO IMPRESSIONS

[Steve Rhoden]

Very strange, Prodad Mercalli 2 is a solid plugin and i cant
understand why you are having a problem with the latest build
in Vegas 12 (i never used the stand alone version).
Looking else where is hardly an option, Mercalli 2 is the best
stabilizer on the market. Its also wise to stay away from that
K-lite nonsense.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[Rich Kutnick]

It’s weird! With the plug-in, processing appears to do nothing. With the SAL, it works like a charm. Also, the video in the original file on the Vegas 12 timeline (and the file processed with the Mercalli plug-in) have wavy lines that undulate, whereas the corrected SAL file on this same timeline is rock steady. However, the original file played back in Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player looks great in both players (albeit, with the shaky footage, though). Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Rich Kutnick
VIDEO IMPRESSIONS

[Steve Rhoden]

I would say, uninstall all Mercalli versions and rid your
system of all folders pertaining to it, do a restart and
install the plugin version only….Now see if it behaves properly?

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[Rich Kutnick]

Clip stabilized after your advice! How amazing it is that most of my problems are resolved by the uninstall/install routine!!! It also helps if the preview is put into Best-Full instead of Preview-Auto when confirming the effect (got rid of the jaggies–operator error on my part to have complained about the undulating video in the first place).

So, unlike the SAL, which requires that the new stabilized file be created and manually placed into the Vegas timeline, the event stabilized with the plug-in does not create a new file but rather references the original and the stabilization changes are done internally by Vegas (as with all other plug-ins), correct?

Rich Kutnick
VIDEO IMPRESSIONS

[Steve Rhoden]

That is correct!

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[Roger Bansemer]

Just want to confirm what I’m hearing. Are you saying that Mercalli should be run with the preview at full/best to obtain the best results?

Roger Bansemer

[Rich Kutnick]

No. Sorry for the confusion. I’m saying that once I perform the stabilization I check the quality of the enhanced clip in the Best/Full mode to confirm that it looks the way I want it to look finished. It doesn’t matter which preview mode you are in when you create an effect/transition, to the best of my knowledge. My problem was that the event look horrible even BEFORE I stabilized it in Vegas, yet it looked fine in Windows Media Player and VLC Media Player. Again, the trade off is speed/smoothness vs. resolution when editing, and I guess that we just have to keep switching back and forth between our editing and post-editing views (when using effects/transitions). Sometimes I forget which preview mode I’m in…

Rich Kutnick
VIDEO IMPRESSIONS