As title suggests, how would I go about stabilizing 3D video (side-by-side)?
How to stabilize 3D video?
As title suggests, how would I go about stabilizing 3D video (side-by-side)?
I would suspect you could stabilize frames as normal just like any other frame of video with s by s. For all intents and purposes it is a single frame. (just divided into 2) and I would handle it as such. Dividing the frame to its individual components and handling each side separately would probably be a mistake since each side would have to be stabilized EXACTLY the same.
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Yeah, it apparently isn't as easy as I hoped. It's a moving cam (think Steadicam) shot.
I did find something that might work using AviSynth: http://slakje.jvnet.nl/wp/?p=232
Sample video using same method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywN-0LXdjZ0
Hmm, you make an interesting point; and one that I hadn't considered. I was thinking about developing more into 3D but this is something that may complicate matters. I know that zooming is avoided in 3D and perhaps motion may be for the same reason.
From what I've found the algorithm to stabilize 3D seems complex and may not be without a lot of artifact sacrifices. I have Adobe 5.5 and will be getting CS6 soon but I couldn't find any information of 3D stabilization so it looks like I have a lot more research to do.
Anyway, I hope you will continue to investigate and share what you find. It may take me several months from now before I'm at the stage where I can share anything useful, but I promise to do the same. I want to get more involved into 3D but will only do it if the results are convincing. Otherwise, I'll leave it to those with bigger budgets.
Yeah, it's tricky, as the EXACT same stabilization has to be applied to both left & right views, otherwise it will throw the 3D effect off.
I read about a way doing it in After Effects, but when I get the chance, I will try the mentioned AviSync method.
Can't you just stabilize one side, then copy/paste the effect to the other in your NLE?
"It is dark the other side. Very dark!" - "Oh, shut up and eat your toast!"
No, unfortunately every stabilizer software I know has to first "look" at the footage in order to evaluate it, then apply the stabilization. The consensus is that it won't apply the exact same stabilization to the other side (it is, after all, not EXACTLY the same footage).
Your method works in AE though, not sure how well....or how easy....
It works at least in FCP X....
"It is dark the other side. Very dark!" - "Oh, shut up and eat your toast!"
f fcp x!Originally Posted by cgbier
Just get a Mac
"It is dark the other side. Very dark!" - "Oh, shut up and eat your toast!"
i've always felt is a no-no to shoot camera movement with 3d footage. not only do you run into stabilization issues, you also run into depth issues with the variations in depth as things get closer or further away.
not sure what you are using to shoot your 3d, if its a single camera or multiple, but you could always take a single channel of video, stabilize it, then split it, and then adjust it to create the 3d effect. it wouldn't be as natural as a 3d shot from a stereoscopic camera, but it would alleviate a lot of headaches, especially if it is a short scene.
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