Stabilizing clip

i would like to know how i can play a clip which is unstable because filmed without tripod, after stabilizing

Hi
How did You do the stabilizing ?
FinalCut Express had a Stabilizing tool up to version 3.5.1 - but omitted in v.4
Still - this tool was barely working and few got any usably result from it.
In FinalCut Pro - there is a Steady-Cam tool that works greatly - BUT has the strange
idea to stabilize/analyze the full imported clip - not only the few secondes used
resulting in hillarious time to do it as 36hours to be done or worse.
This is easily fixed by exporting out needed clip (seconds) as an individual QT.mov
then re-import this and have this stabilized.
IN FinalCut Express then - One has to add Plug-ins.
I favour fxStabilization - which I used in iMovie up to HD6 and as I get it now
can be used in FinalCut too.
Plug-ins
There are Plug-ins to FinalCut too ! look for them and You’ll find more eg
• Captain’s blow outer - a remarcable tool
• fxStabilizer - for FinalCut
• Andy's Better 3D
• FXScript DVE's by CGM
• G Blur Dissolve
• stib's arrow generator 1.0
• TMTS Free
Yours Bengt W

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My question is regarding the dominant movement stabilization that Final Cut Pro X can do. It's very clever, but sometimes does more harm than good, the clips turn into funhouse funhouse mirrors. I believe it's doing its best with my shaky footage, but I can't figure out how to undo a stabilization of a given clip, or reset it – does anyone know how this can be done?
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But on a clip already stabilized via Analyze and Stabilize there is no Stabilization item in the inspector, and no mention that the clip has already been stabilized. It's a bit too Microsoft for my taste ('I know what's best for you') if I have to accept the application's fix.
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Any input appreciated - thanks!
Thomas

Just some images for illustration.
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Try turning the clip that "jumps" into a compound clip and apply the transition to that. (I'm just guessing here...)
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But you said "transition" - first word, second line?
If you stabilise and export a clip with handles, you can then apply transitions without problem, to the new clip.
Applying the stabiliser to the entire 2 minute clip, if that is what you mean, would not work. There would be too much motion overall for the stabiliser to achieve an acceptable result.
The best results are always achieved with short sections of clip, so the total motion over the timescale of the clip is limited.

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OK I see the problem. On your Picture 1, you have selected a clip that includes the red squiggly lines. These will not stabilize, so the whole clip will not stabilize. In Picture 2, you have selected a clip that has no red squiggly lines, so the slider appears.
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It may help to set the thumbnail slider at 1/2 second. This will let you select the exact frame where the red line ends. You can move it back to 5 seconds when you have finished splitting the clip.
Also, go into iMovie Preferences and put a check next to "Diplay Time as hh:mm:ss:frames". This will let you edit to the frame level. It looks like you currently have it set to allow you to edit only to the nearest 10th of a second.

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I have exactly the same problem.... my MBP shuts down as soon as i unplug the adapter ...
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Kevin~ thanks for your offer to help with this...
attatched is the response i have written, per your request for more details....
as a relavtive newbie, i am doing my best to assimilate the huge topic
of AE, but only want to use the stabilizer for now:
•What version of After Effects? Include the minor version number (e.g., After Effects CS5.5 with the 10.5.1 update).
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File Path: C:\Users\Don\Videos\2012-05-14 como shoot\00001.MTS
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Image Size: 1920 x 1080
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Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
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John
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