Stabilization

By using the Catalyst Prepare Plugin of the Adjust clip Plugin, you can perform stabilization on the footage by leveraging the metadata within the clips.

The Adjust clip plugin cannot be used on clips located on FTP devices, volumes of XDCAM station via CIFS, XDCAM decks, XDCAM drive units, or Optical Disc Archive volumes.

Here are the steps to perform stabilization in the Cut, Edit, of DaVinci Resolve / DaVinci Resolve Studio.

  1. Add a clip from the Media Pool to the timeline.

    For information on the camera settings required to enable stabilization using metadata, visit https://www.sony.net/catalyst/help.

    Note that if you change the camera settings or remove the lens while recording clips, stabilization may not be supported for those clips.

  2. Click on the OpenFx > Filters > Sony > Catalyst Prepare Plugin > Adjust clip in the Effects panel to add the Adjust clip.

  3. Select the Apply check box to enable stabilization.

    1. ［Allow black area］If you select the check box, you may be able to make the stabilization effects stronger.

      You can switch the Allow black area function ON/OFF only when stabilization is on.

      If you use the Allow black area function, a black border may appear around the frame.

    2. You can select the [Adjust Strength] mode to change the stabilization strength.

      You can select and adjust the [Strength] from 1 (weak), 2, 3 (default), 4, 5 (strong).

    3. Turn ON the [Apply] check box for [Framing optimization] to enable Framing optimization.

      Framing optimization is a function that suppresses the phenomenon where the amount of cropping increases and the field of view narrows due to camera movement, while maintaining correction performance and keeping a wide field of view.

      In Catalyst Prepare Plugin you can suppress the camera's motion crop.

  4. Click the Analyze button to analyze the selected clip. The results of the stabilization will be reflected in the preview display.

    After analysis, the corrected resolution will be displayed in the Export summary section.

    If a network connection to confirm the Catalyst Prepare Plugin license cannot be established, a watermark will appear on the correction output results.

  5. Select Auto or Manual for the Stabilization mode.

    • When you select Auto the cropping amount will automatically be adjusted to minimize cropping while maximizing the effects of the stabilization.

    6. Item Description
    Auto cropping amount After the clip is analyzed, this indicator represents the amount of cropping that will be used to stabilize the clip.
    Source resolution Displays the dimensions of the source media before cropping is applied.
    Corrected crop resolution Displays the dimensions of the stabilized frame after cropping is applied.

    If source clips captured with Active image stabilization mode exhibit blurring when using Auto mode, choose Manual mode and decrease the Cropping amount setting.

     

    ・Select the Manual button if you want to adjust stabilization settings
    Item Description
    Cropping amount

    Drag the slider to set the amount of cropping that can be applied for stabilization.

    ［Allow black area］If you select the check box and set the Cropping amount to be smaller than the default, black borders may appear around frames with severe shake. We recommend using a Cropping amount setting that is close to the default value.
    Source resolution Displays the dimensions of the source media before cropping is applied.
    Corrected crop resolution Displays the dimensions of the stabilized frame after cropping is applied.