Image stabilization problem

I am having a problem with image stabilization. After applying motion settings to scale zooming in on the clip and also "panning" in the Canvas using Image and Wireframe, the image "flutters" I applied the image stabilization filter from the Effects tab > Video filter > Video folder in the Browser. It appeared to work very well, but after I burned and viewed my DVD, the image as I said, flutters.
Now, I tried applying the Stop Motion Blur filter, also in the Video directory, but I can still see faint fluttering in the Canvas. I could live with the quality that is displayed in the Canvas, but after burning the DVD, it looks pretty bad. Any ideas on how I can smooth out the image on these clips?
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What do you mean by, "unless it's set to be 100% size,
you're only looking at one of the two fields of video..."?
He means that when Canvas is set to "Fit to Window" it
uses only one field of the image to save on processing
cycles. When it's set to 100%, both fields are used,
since there's no scaling to bog things down.
Check out this very informative article:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/rendering_qualitybalis.html
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Hi depasan,
Sony calls image stabilization SteadyShot, and I'm not sure if your camcorder comes with this feature activated or not. There are three SteadyShot settings for this camcorder which are active, standard, and off. The active setting provided the most image stabilization, the standard setting uses a minimal amount of stabilization for relatively stable shooting conditions, and of course the off setting turns the SteadyShot feature off. If I was to guess the camcorder probably comes set to the standard setting, and if you want more stabilization I would suggest setting it to the active setting. To set the SteadyShot setting go to the home menu-settings menu-movie settings-steadyshot settings. Directions on how to do this are on page 76 of your camcorder handbook.
Since cameras and camcorders need light to record images and videos shooting in low-light situations is always difficult. I would suggest always using a tripod when recording in low light, or if possible lighting your shot with artificial lights. I would also suggest making sure the camera is set to auto slow shutter speed mode, which sets the shutter speed to 1/30th of a second when shooting in dark places. Directions on how to set this camcorder to auto slow shutter mode is also on page 76 of your camcorder handbook. This camcorder does have a nightshot mode that records video using infrared light which is a nice feature not commonly found on consumer camcorders, but your videos will not look like a typical video since it is recording the infrared light. To set your camera to nightshot mode press the nightshot button on the side of the camcorder, remove the conversion lens, and adjust focus manually. Directions on how to do this are on page 36 of your camcorder handbook. I hope this helps!
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I have got a tripod but, as I explained in my post, the wobbly clips are caused by the fact that I was filming while walking about so my tripod would not be any help in that situation anyway. As the problem already exists in the video, I'd like to correct it.
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Analyze ALL clips in project for image stabilization

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