Stabilize handheld video

[jovannig]

Hi.
I'm new to video editing and taking the first steps in Final Cut.
Most of my footage is Travel Footage taken on holidays and suffer from the typical defects of handheld camera.
Videos have lateral movement, up and down movement and zoom.
Do you think it is possible to stabilize this kind of footage with smoothcam in final cut or stabilize in motion?
Is there any tutorial about that?
Any suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thanks
Giovanni

[Seeker47]

Hi.
I'm new to video editing and taking the first steps in Final Cut.
Most of my footage is Travel Footage taken on holidays and suffer from the typical defects of handheld camera.
Videos have lateral movement, up and down movement and zoom.
Do you think it is possible to stabilize this kind of footage with smoothcam in final cut or stabilize in motion?
Is there any tutorial about that?
Any suggestion is very much appreciated.
Thanks
Giovanni

I can't tell you anything about trying to do this after the fact with software, but I do know that Canon introduced an image-stabilization feature in models of their camcorders some years ago, and I believe other manufacturers have been implementing their own versions of this feature since then. How effective it is -- what the limitations are -- someone else with direct experience would have to comment on.

Years ago, I also saw a scaled-down version of the Steadicam rig, intended for video. It must cost a bundle, but for the advanced hobbyist with deep pockets, that might be the ultimate.

I would be surprised to learn that one can fix something that is already jittery, once it is "in the can."

[Soopafresh]

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=smoothcam+tutorial&search_type=&aq=f