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Stabilize handheld footage with FFmpeg two-pass vid.stab
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For editors with shaky handheld clips who use FFmpeg. You end with a stabilized copy made in two passes, plus a way to confirm both passes saw the same frames. Based on the library README and the FFmpeg manual; no commands were run, and the FFmpeg build must include libvidstab, which makes it a GPL build.
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Guide title
Stabilize handheld footage with FFmpeg two-pass vid.stab
Coverage
For editors with shaky handheld clips who use FFmpeg. You end with a stabilized copy made in two passes, plus a way to confirm both passes saw the same frames. Based on the library README and the FFmpeg manual; no commands were run, and the FFmpeg build must include libvidstab, which makes it a GPL build.
Example
A hypothetical 30 fps 1080p walking clip stabilized with a moderate shakiness and smoothing setting; it illustrates documented options and was not run.
Useful starting points
- Both passes must see the same frames: any filter that changes frame count, order or rate has to run in both passes.
- Duplicated frames, such as 25 fps footage stored as 30 fps, can cause a regular stutter; remove them in both passes.
- Deinterlace interlaced footage in both passes, and convert 10-bit 4:2:2 to 8-bit 4:2:0 to avoid colour smearing.
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