Where does Mercalli store new clip & how are they compressed

[John Rofrano]

What Mercalli does it keep the information from it’s analysis for when you render your project. So it does not produce any clip at all. That’s the beauty of using a plug-in to Vegas. It doesn’t actually render until you render your project just like any other video FX.

~jr

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[Paul Gregory]

Thanks for that reply. This should mean that I can assume that when I do my render, whether just one clip or a large project it will have the output resolution of the entire project, correct?

I’m also guessing that if you don’t like the results of the first scan & you do a second or third one that only the data for your last scan is used in project?

If you have several clips on the time line that need stabilizing does the program allow you to select more than one clip at a time for the scan?

Thanks in advance

[John Rofrano]

> This should mean that I can assume that when I do my render, whether just one clip or a large project it will have the output resolution of the entire project, correct?

Yes, the output will be at whatever resolution you render your project.

> I’m also guessing that if you don’t like the results of the first scan & you do a second or third one that only the data for your last scan is used in project?

Yes, in fact, if the first scan shows a lot of RED then you absolutely want to change the settings to be more aggressive and do another scan to make sure the bar on the right of the scan preview stays in the green.

> If you have several clips on the time line that need stabilizing does the program allow you to select more than one clip at a time for the scan?

No and you wouldn’t want to. You should split the clips to have Mercalli only affect the parts that are shaky. Each analysis should be unique for the kind of shake that the event has, using a preset that is appropriate for the problem. This is the way to get the best results.

~jr

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[Paul Gregory]

>No and you wouldn’t want to. You should split the clips to have Mercalli only affect the parts that are shaky. Each analysis should be unique for the kind of shake that the event has, using a preset that is appropriate for the problem. This is the way to get the best results.< While I apprecieate your answer & understand the point your making it would be nice if one didn't have to make so many clicks every time just to invoke the plug in. Is there not some other way to activate a plug in say similar to the way one can paste attributes when using the pan crop tool? Thanks in advance

[John Rofrano]

Since you may have shaken each section in a different way, I don’t see how you could cut and paste parameters. If the whole clip is shaky, then try applying it to the whole clip… otherwise… use a tripod. 😉

~jr

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