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Doug Cabot
February 10, 2012 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Image Stabilize Plugin

Newer versions of iMovie have a Stabilization filter. It’s one reason (the only one I can think of) to use iMovie, but it’s a good one.

1. Import the source file (iMovie copies it into the project, unlike FCE/FCP, which only references the clip).
2. Drag the clip (or some part of it) from the Events to the Project Browser window.
3. Choose File/Analyze/for Stabilization. Then double click the clip and select Stabilize, or Smooth (I forget).
4. Export (under Share menu) “using Quicktime.”
Doug Cabot
February 6, 2012 at 3:38 pm in reply to: audio filter to kill hollow sounding dialog?

This is a great suggestion — thanks. Obviously it’s not going to turn a high school auditorium into a voice-over booth, but it does get rid of some of the worst standing frequencies in the room. In my case I set the Q to about 17 and found three separate frequencies that seemed worst — 220, 440 (stands to reason), and 520. Apply all three frequency cuts (-10dB) by stacking all three EQ filters onto each audio clip, and the difference is very noticeable.