VEGAS Video Stabilization

Video stabilization "VEGAS Video Stabilization" smoothes out undesired frame movements by negating inadvertent movements in the image. This produces unusable edges in the footage that can be automatically cropped off by zooming into the picture. The result: A more stable picture at a nearly imperceptibly increased zoom level.

"VEGAS Video Stabilization" can be found in the Media Pool under "Effects > Video effects".

  • Mark the object in the video, which should be stabilized, and click "Apply effect".

  • Click "Analyze Motion" to start the analysis. This process requires some time. When the analysis is complete, the stabilization is automatically applied to your media.

If you are unsatisfied with the overall result, click and the video will be played back in its original form.

Video stabilization "VEGAS Video Stabilization" smoothes out undesired frame movements by negating inadvertent movements in the image. This produces unusable edges in the footage that can be automatically cropped off by zooming into the picture. The result: A more stable picture at a nearly imperceptibly increased zoom level.

"VEGAS Video Stabilization" can be found in the Media Pool under "Effects > Video effects".

1. Mark the object in the video, which should be stabilized, and click "Apply effect".

Use and adjust the following parameters prior the motion analysis of the video to affect the results of the analysis:

  • Accurate method: The analysis takes longer, but is more precise and offers a better result.

  • Reduce video size: Scale down video objects that are Full-HD and larger before analysis, so that the analysis takes less time. The result will be marginally more imprecise.

  • Movement correction: Select which types of motion should be assessed during analysis.

2. Click Analyze Motion to start the analysis. The process will take some time depending upon the selected mode, the length of the file, and other factors. When the analysis is complete, the stabilization is automatically applied to your media.

NOTE If you want to change the selection of the analysis parameters, you must run the analysis again. In this case, click "Clear Motion Data" to discard the motion analysis, do your changes and run the analysis again.

After completing the analysis, 2 parameters are available for adjusting the final appearance of the video object:

  • Smoothing magnitude: The camera movement always consists of many small, fast, and unintentional movements and shaking, along with any intentional movements like pans, zooms or travel that must be kept. This parameter defines how much "unsteadiness" should be kept in a scene; the higher that factor is, the more the movements are smoothed.

  • Autoscaling: When the picture is moved in one direction to compensate for an unintended camera movement black borders will appear at the opposite edge. To avoid this the picture is zoomed by a certain amount. Autoscaling is activated by default and ensures that all black borders are completely removed.

The parameters Scaling, Rotation, Movement X and Movement Y do not affect stabilization, but rather can be used to further adjust the object. These parameters can also be animated using keyframes.