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Finally, video stabilization software that actually works!

Posted by robert mcintosh on August 21, 2015 at 8:00am

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share with you all the news that our video stabilization software is now live and ready for download! 


We set out a few years ago to transform the very time-consuming and difficult stabilization technique that I was developing into an automated piece of software.  To say it's been a lot of work would be a huge understatement.  But I must say I think it's been worth it.  

We feel that this will open up a huge range of possibilities for drones, as you'll no longer need to carry the weight of a brushless gimbal, the beefier motors to lift that heavy gimbal, and the heavy higher-voltage li-po to power those motors in order to get solid, smooth footage. 

Who knows, we might even see a renaissance of the servo gimbal!  If you take a look at our gallery page you can see the full before and after clips of many servo gimbal flights.

And we've got no doubt this is going to make drone races look that much more amazing.

Check it out at ReelSteady.com.  We are super-excited to see all the imaginative uses people will find for this new tool.

Hope you like it!



-R

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  • Joe Renteria August 21, 2015 at 12:59pm
    This is fantastic. I hate the concept of a gimbal, and will never use one. The correct way to stabilize video is through software. Gimbals will be collecting dust in garages soon. Fantastic work.
  • Pritam Ghanghas August 21, 2015 at 12:30pm

    I will definitely try it. Not a big fan of gimbals. I am thinking about "what if a accelerometer is attached to the camera and its output is stored along with the video recorded:. Will that be helpful while later stabilizing the video in software? I know this is difficult to to the like of gopro but it is definitely an option for the raspberry pi cam module. Where we have access to camera code and accelerometer data can be easily embedded in the video file itself to give cues to post processing software. But I don't have any experience with video stabilization algorithms to actually think about it critically. May be you can provide some critical insight into it.

  • robert mcintosh August 21, 2015 at 12:23pm

    Thanks for the feedback John.  It's just so happens there IS a free demo version.  Head over to reelsteady.com to grab it now.  We'd love to know what you think of it. 

  • Jonathan Hair August 21, 2015 at 12:15pm

    would you have any interest in making a demo version to try? Maybe have it with a big watermark over the footage?

    It would be interesting to compare some of my footage to the built in adobe stabilizer.

  • robert mcintosh August 21, 2015 at 12:00pm

    Thanks John!  Believe it or not that's actually a very competitive price for After Effects plugins. https://www.redgiant.com/products/

    Especially ones that have no comparable competitors

    If you think about it, it's less pricey than a GoPro 4 and you will never crash it into a tree

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  • Jonathan Hair August 21, 2015 at 11:57am

    Looks really good. $400 is a bit much for me to justify as I am primarily a hobbyist, but def an option!

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