Stabilization final cut pro x

can't stabilize clips in final cut pro x
imovie stabilized perfectly but final cut pro x won't. i even tried to change the field domination override to "progressive" with no luck
any ideas?
i'm using a sony TG7 hd cam (avcdh)

Motion can create video from an image sequence and it can handle stabilization as well (usually quite well I might add).
In order for a series of images to be "recognized" as an image sequence, every file needs to be correctly named, usually something like:
   ImageName_xxxx.typ  where xxxx are the sequential count (and 'typ' is jpg, png, tif, etc...).
If your images aren't already named like that, then going through and doing that manually can be quite a nightmare. 
I have this Automator application that will do it for you. Place all the images into a folder then drop the folder on the App Icon. The application will pop up a small dialog asking how you want the images sorted (default is by creation date in descending order - as if from a camera memory card). All the files are renamed ImgSeq_0001.xxx (any image type will work) so make a duplicate set if the original names are important. Renaming is almost instantaneous (for larger jobs you'll see a progress bar on the folder in Mavericks.)
You can download the 'Make Image Sequence' automator app from:
          http://sight-creations.com/fxexchange/MakeImageSequence.zip
HTH

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