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Warp stabaliser workflow
Hey,
Just started using PPCS6 from FCP.I’ve been using the Warp Stabliser but with a few problems ….
First its a bit annoying that the sequence must be the same settings as the comp. What I like to do is stablise 1920×1080 footage and use it in a 1280×720 sequence so that the footage doesn’t need to scale. Is this possible in PP?
Also, I tried stablising in a matching sequence, but then I want to speed up the footage. So I thought I’d export the clip and re-import it. My stablised clip looks fine on the timeline – but when I export it the render has the red bar across the footage saying that Speed can’t be used on the same clip. But its not even on there!! I’ve removed the speed effect already.
So, any tips on using the stabliser would be appreciated. Thanks!
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5 Replies
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One solution would be to Stabilize the clip in AE – Render out.
Import new file.Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC -
drag the clip to the new item button in the project panel and make a sequence based on teh clip aspects. Stabilize as you need and then export it to whatever format you wish (1920×1080). Then reimport the clip and insert into your 1280×720 sequence and ‘scale to fit’. Finally, do your time remap and all should be okay.
Hope this helps,
Dennis – Adobe guy -
hey, thanks for the replies. I could do it in AE, as I’ve done this many times. But as I’m converting from being a FCP/AE user to a PP/AE user I’ve been trying to work out how much I can do inside PP.
Dennis, I understand what you are saying .. but when you use the stabliser it will usually upscale the footage. What I’ve previously done in FCP is choose to not upscale the footage to retain quality, but then put the clip into a 1280×720 comp so that you don’t see the black edges when it is stablised. If I do what you suggest the clip will be scaling up, and then back down again.
Any other thoughts?
Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au -
There is a way to ‘reverse’ stabilize the footage which involves applying it twice and you so you probably would have to do that through After Effects.
You can google After Effects Reverse STabilization and should find something. Will that make it to AE and Premiere Pro some day? I hope so.
In defense of the current Stabilizer – because it understands the frame size, it scales to the absolute minimum necessary to prevent a black line. Not perfect, but we do minimize scaling which is a good thing.
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actually, i found what I needed! just changing it to be Stablise only, without crop. Then I can render this out and reimport it into a 1280×720 sequence.
Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au
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