Final Cut Pro :: Stabilizing Options - Motion4 Vs Steady Vs Boris Vs L&L?
With the stipulation that NO stabilizing software is a substitute for properly shot footage... Am about to test out demos for some of the major players in this field, which appear to be: Magic Bullet Steady from Red Giant / Boris Optical Stabilization / Lock & Load X from CoreMelt and of course Motion4, which I've already played with a little bit. (Am deliberately not including FCP's built-in SmoothCam option because of some built-in limitations, partly discussed in this related thread: [URL]
But would be interested to hear from anyone in this forum who's tried out one or more of the above, and has any insights as to their relative strengths and weaknesses (especially as regards speed, ease of use, versatility, and of course, ultimate image quality).
Information:
Mac Pro, 8-core 2.8GHz; 10 GB; GeForce 8800
Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Mac user since 1990 (starting on a sleek SE/30)
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