stabilizing a dolly shot?

[Axel Rogge]

Usually there is no part in the footage, which lasts for the whole shot. So I would divide the shot in several parts, apply the motion tracker “Stabilize” on the y-axis of the footage. Fast but not furious 🙂
Axel

[Zander]

yes use the track/stabalize controles

open your footage in aftereffects, and create a new comp the same length as your footage

open the motion tracking window

hit stabalize motion, and youll find a little box with a box inside that and than a cross hare, place this box and crosshare set over somethingdistinct in your footage as it moves across the screan (it’s important that it stays in the whole time, or as much time as possible.

place this over something with a clear luma and chroma difference, like say a small sticker on a wall, (for a better example of motion tracking, watch andrew kramers sky replacement tut. to see the kind of things that should be tracked at http://www.videocopilot.net) any ways your looking for something with an edge and place the crosshares on this edge

after this make sure your tracker is set for stabalize and position check box is checked,
than hit the little play arrow in the window, (known as the analyze forward button) and allow your clip to play out.

than once your clip is done analyzing, hit apply, and choose your dimension.

Aaron Zander-Student editor
If it’s out there and it does somethign to something,
teach me how to use it
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[Karenin]

thanks for the input, i’ll give it a try.