<p>A coworker has just turned me on to using Warp Stabilizer. It's a built-in effect in Adobe Premiere CS6. Before using this tool, I also used After Effects to smooth and stabilize motion.</p>

<p>The difference is outstanding. Warp Stabilizer has worked faster, within my workflow, and more reliable than After Effects stabilization has. This has been huge for me. Here's a quick guide that outlines the effect: <a href="http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/premiere-pro-warp-stabilizer/" rel="nofollow">http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/premiere-pro-warp-stabilizer/</a></p>

<p>Another solution is Lock and Load. I've never used it, but I've heard it gets the job done. Might be worth looking into if you do not already own the Adobe Creative Suite. <a href="http://www.coremelt.com/products/lock-and-load-x.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coremelt.com/products/lock-and-load-x.html</a></p>

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2014-01-09T15:21:58.230Z
It is worth pointing out that the same Warp Stabilizer is also available in After Effects as well.  It requires less configuration than AE's but AE's standard option or the included copy of Mocha can both do a better job if you have the time to use them right.  That said, I generally use Warp Stabilizer for most stuff because it is good enough for being far simpler and faster.
AJ Henderson
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2013-07-30T16:17:56.710Z
2013-07-30T16:17:56.710Z
Mattc0m
<p>Adobe After Effects includes stabilization that is of similar or superior quality to Youtube's but it is also not a cheap software package.  I don't know of any particularly cheap software stabilization options that do a high end job.</p>

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2013-07-29T21:07:00.930Z
Is it on only the latest version?
boulder_ruby
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2013-07-29T22:36:51.940Z
@boulder_ruby - no, it's been there for quite some time, though it generally improves with each newer version.
AJ Henderson
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2014-01-09T14:59:13.803Z
Creative Cloud makes this fairly affordable actually. Not free but if you're doing enough video work on YouTube to be asking about it - it may be in your budget.
Ryan
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2014-01-09T15:20:57.430Z
@Ryan - I'd challenge that Creative Cloud makes it unaffordable for everyone.  The long term cost is substantially higher (multiple times higher, even without going in to the concerns of having to pay forever to access your projects).  The short term cost is also much higher if you don't do the 1 year package.  $240 a year for one package isn't what I'd call cheap.
AJ Henderson
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2014-01-09T15:36:59.637Z
@AJHenderson ya I figured I'd get some heat and almost added "Runs and hides" to the end of my comment. CC has its issues on the pay structure without a doubt but for something like this it is fairly cheap - he could do a single piece license only for AE making it very cheap. You also dont have to pay forever to access only to edit. Could also counter argue because Adobe does do updates fairly regularly. CS4 2008, CS5 2010, CS5.5 2010, CS6 2011. If they're going to put in the money and effort to keep up with new tech/dev tools then CC is actually the way to go
Ryan
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2014-01-09T17:06:59.270Z
@Ryan - I don't want to get in to a discussion on it, but I kept up to the most recent major version of Master Collection and CC would cost me almost double what I was paying before and I wouldn't actually own a copy of any of it.  Current options are $240 for 12 months of a single app or $75 a month for the MC for 1 month.  There is no single month, single app plan.
AJ Henderson
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2013-07-29T18:57:43.017Z
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AJ Henderson
<p>MotionBend, <a href="http://www.motionbend.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.motionbend.com</a>, might be what you are looking for, <a href="http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/1119-motionbend-takes-video-stabilisation-to-the-next-level-and-adds-fcpx-xml-export" rel="nofollow">http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/1119-motionbend-takes-video-stabilisation-to-the-next-level-and-adds-fcpx-xml-export</a>. Do you have any examples of videos you are trying to stabilize ?</p>

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2013-12-11T21:19:28.733Z
koan
<p>When I create edited films on iMovie and then export them to Youtube, Youtube's stabilization enhancement greatly increases the quality of many of my shakier action shots. Unfortunately, this same process ruins all of my titles and text overlaid on the screen.</p>

<p>Currently I am exporting the problem (shaky) scenes as single iMovies to youtube, stabilizing them, then downloading them and adding them back into my iMovie project as clips. This saves my text on the screen from being rendered illegible.</p>

<p>I am aware of iMovie's stabilization and have tried it, but haven't gotten even close to the enhancement in watchability of my shaky shots that Youtube's stabilization algorithm/method has given me.</p>

<p>I'm looking for some software that can give me the serious quality improvement that Youtube's can do, without having to use cloud services as a hack like I am now.</p>

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Looking to get Youtube-quality video stabilization from a software based video editing application (on mac)
boulder_ruby
# Looking to get Youtube-quality video stabilization from a software based video editing application (on mac)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-29)

When I create edited films on iMovie and then export them to Youtube, Youtube's stabilization enhancement greatly increases the quality of many of my shakier action shots. Unfortunately, this same process ruins all of my titles and text overlaid on the screen.

Currently I am exporting the problem (shaky) scenes as single iMovies to youtube, stabilizing them, then downloading them and adding them back into my iMovie project as clips. This saves my text on the screen from being rendered illegible.

I am aware of iMovie's stabilization and have tried it, but haven't gotten even close to the enhancement in watchability of my shaky shots that Youtube's stabilization algorithm/method has given me.

I'm looking for some software that can give me the serious quality improvement that Youtube's can do, without having to use cloud services as a hack like I am now.

**Tags:** video-editor, effects, youtube, imovie, stabilisation


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-07-30. Score: 4

A coworker has just turned me on to using Warp Stabilizer. It's a built-in effect in Adobe Premiere CS6. Before using this tool, I also used After Effects to smooth and stabilize motion.

The difference is outstanding. Warp Stabilizer has worked faster, within my workflow, and more reliable than After Effects stabilization has. This has been huge for me. Here's a quick guide that outlines the effect: <http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/premiere-pro-warp-stabilizer/>

Another solution is Lock and Load. I've never used it, but I've heard it gets the job done. Might be worth looking into if you do not already own the Adobe Creative Suite. <http://www.coremelt.com/products/lock-and-load-x.html>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: It is worth pointing out that the same Warp Stabilizer is also available in After Effects as well.  It requires less configuration than AE's but AE's standard option or the included copy of Mocha can both do a better job if you have the time to use them right.  That said, I generally use Warp Stabilizer for most stuff because it is good enough for being far simpler and faster.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-07-29. Score: 2

Adobe After Effects includes stabilization that is of similar or superior quality to Youtube's but it is also not a cheap software package. I don't know of any particularly cheap software stabilization options that do a high end job.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is it on only the latest version?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 - no, it's been there for quite some time, though it generally improves with each newer version.  
> **username_3**: Creative Cloud makes this fairly affordable actually. Not free but if you're doing enough video work on YouTube to be asking about it - it may be in your budget.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 - I'd challenge that Creative Cloud makes it unaffordable for everyone.  The long term cost is substantially higher (multiple times higher, even without going in to the concerns of having to pay forever to access your projects).  The short term cost is also much higher if you don't do the 1 year package.  $240 a year for one package isn't what I'd call cheap.  
> **username_3**: @AJHenderson ya I figured I'd get some heat and almost added "Runs and hides" to the end of my comment. CC has its issues on the pay structure without a doubt but for something like this it is fairly cheap - he could do a single piece license only for AE making it very cheap. You also dont have to pay forever to access only to edit. Could also counter argue because Adobe does do updates fairly regularly. CS4 2008, CS5 2010, CS5.5 2010, CS6 2011. If they're going to put in the money and effort to keep up with new tech/dev tools then CC is actually the way to go  
> **username_2**: @username_3 - I don't want to get in to a discussion on it, but I kept up to the most recent major version of Master Collection and CC would cost me almost double what I was paying before and I wouldn't actually own a copy of any of it.  Current options are $240 for 12 months of a single app or $75 a month for the MC for 1 month.  There is no single month, single app plan.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-12-11. Score: 1

MotionBend, <http://www.motionbend.com>, might be what you are looking for, <http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/1119-motionbend-takes-video-stabilisation-to-the-next-level-and-adds-fcpx-xml-export>. Do you have any examples of videos you are trying to stabilize ?


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