Operation Manual

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Stabilization Information
Choosing the right Stabi-Cam
The Stabi-Cam is the tool that analyzes and corrects video data. The right choice of Stabi-Cam
depends on how the original video was shot and the type of final result you wish to achieve.
Although the Universal Camera will improve your footage in all cases, in certain situations it
makes sense to try out a different Stabi-Cam in order to produce the perfect result.
Example: tracking of a moving vehicle filmed from the side. Objective: a general steadying of the
shot
Correct Stabi-Cam selection: Universal or, even better, Glide Camera
Wrong selection: Rock-Steady Camera
Example: free-hand camera shot of a point within a scenery. Objective: best possible
stabilization, as if filmed from a tripod
Correct Stabi-Cam selection: Universal or, even better, Rock-Steady Camera
Wrong selection: Glide Camera
Explanation:
The Stabi-Cam selection Rock-Steady Camera is always advisable if you are aiming for scenery
as stable as possible with preferably no camera movement at all. To achieve this, though, the
original footage must not contain panning movements of the camera, but only shakes, jitters,
rotations, tilts and similar movements.
In all footage where the camera pans, you should try out the Stabi-Cam selection Glide Camera
as an alternative to Universal. This also applies to shots where the camera trucks alongside a
moving object.
You will find further instructions in the Lesson Smoothing the Camera Path.