@Grazie same as @Steve_Rhoden, but only I have Mercalli 4 working in VP22.

@3POINT And @Steve_Rhoden: Thanks guys!

1 I emailed Prodad.

2 After installing an earlier VP. And confirming Merc works, I switched back to VP22 and it works. Did something get shaken loose?

So, Prodad needs to wake up to VP22.

@Grazie  Prodad has been saying for months now, that version 6 will eventually be available for Vegas Pro.

But it doesn't really bother me, because Version 6 doesn't offer much improvements over version 5, (which is what i use).

When Mercalli 4 SAL went to 5 SAL, the upgrade was free, ProDad advising on their webpage at the time that there were no new features in 5 (SAL) - it was just a technology update. I trialed 5 for Vegas at the time but found no difference over 4 for Vegas so I stayed with 4 because it seemed that 5 was 4 but with some unknown technology updates.

I even dare to say that there's not much improvement between version 4,5 and 6...and when I compare that with (batch) stabilizing with the free version of Davinci Resolve, which stabilizes much faster and easier....with very good results...I doubt sometimes which one to use....

I doubt sometimes which one to use....

After lots of experimentation, my stabiliser choices are currently daVinci Resolve for GoPro video (bulk rendering is a giant bonus), Vegas Pro for Samsung S23 Ultra video, Mercalli 5 SAL for video camera video, and Mocha Pro for tasks where the focus for stabilisation needs to be selected via splines so as the stabiliser ignores other parts of the image where there is a lot of movement (e.g. trees in the foreground badly affected by wind). With the latter, Vegas Pro's stabiliser in Expert mode is very good, but Mocha Pro just pips it for a more stable result.

Good analytical feedback chaps. I've also got Wayne's Deshaker.

Good analytical feedback chaps. I've also got Wayne's Deshaker.

When you compare the available video stabilizers, there's only one winner when good quality, speed (time) and costs are important. When only the perfect quality counts, you have to invest a lot of time and money...

I doubt sometimes which one to use....

After lots of experimentation, my stabiliser choices are currently daVinci Resolve for GoPro video (bulk rendering is a giant bonus), Vegas Pro for Samsung S23 Ultra video, Mercalli 5 SAL for video camera video, and Mocha Pro for tasks where the focus for stabilisation needs to be selected via splines so as the stabiliser ignores other parts of the image where there is a lot of movement (e.g. trees in the foreground badly affected by wind). With the latter, Vegas Pro's stabiliser in Expert mode is very good, but Mocha Pro just pips it for a more stable result.

Topaz and Resolve have given me the best results, Topaz can also stabilize without any cropping

I doubt sometimes which one to use....

After lots of experimentation, my stabiliser choices are currently daVinci Resolve for GoPro video (bulk rendering is a giant bonus), Vegas Pro for Samsung S23 Ultra video, Mercalli 5 SAL for video camera video, and Mocha Pro for tasks where the focus for stabilisation needs to be selected via splines so as the stabiliser ignores other parts of the image where there is a lot of movement (e.g. trees in the foreground badly affected by wind). With the latter, Vegas Pro's stabiliser in Expert mode is very good, but Mocha Pro just pips it for a more stable result.

Topaz and Resolve have given me the best results, Topaz can also stabilize without any cropping

Good observations, I agree. There is also BCC optical stabilizer in the Boris FX continuum...

I mostly need to use stabilization on hand held shots (600m optical equivalent, and cropped as well) of subjects like birds in trees. Mocha Vegas is my favorite for such a thing, but I recently needed to stabilize a raptor I followed handheld flying over rocky background in the Alps, and in this case Mocha Vegas was impossible to use, Vegas pro in expert mode was almost good (Vegas pro made the raptor jump a few frames back here and there, so no good), finally Boris FX BCC optical stabilizer did the trick.

Thank you @bitman for highlighting BCC Optical Stabilizer. I've overlooked that one thus far so I'll give it a try on my next project.

@Dexcon to complete the options, there is also newblueFX stabilizer, but that is pretty old I guess. I do not use that one anymore as I have plenty to choose from in my toolbox!

NewblueFX stabilizer does not provide good results at all.... BCC Optical Stabilizer can output decent results at times, but it is very, very slow in comparison to Mercalli.

Merc6 installed here - now!

Merc6 installed here - now!

Presumably that's Merc 6 SAL because ProDad's website is not showing a Merc 6 plugin for Vegas Pro, only for MAGIX Video deluxe and MAGIX Video Pro X.

If Merc 6 SAL, I will be most interested to hear of your opinion of it as against Merc 4/5 SAL and/or 4/5 Vegas plugin.

Presumably that's Merc 6 SAL because ProDad's website is not showing a Merc 6 plugin for Vegas Pro, only for MAGIX Video deluxe and MAGIX Video Pro X.

I didn't see it on the website either. But, here it is, working in VP22 as a plugin!

If Merc 6 SAL,

No, this is a plugin - as it says, Plugin Type OFX.

I will be most interested to hear of your opinion of it as against Merc 4/5 SAL and/or 4/5 Vegas plugin.

My first impression is that it is blindly fast and the GUI appears to have been streamlined.

Could you please upload a link to the ProDad website with the Merc 6 plugin for OFX - I'll give it a try.

TIA.

Could you please upload a link to the ProDad website with the Merc 6 plugin for OFX - I'll give it a try.

TIA.

No. After direct comms with Prodad, I received a direct link from them. I'm not sure it is for public disposal.

@Grazie No. After direct comms with Prodad, I received a direct link from them. I'm not sure it is for public disposal.

That is very, very odd indeed. Because if version 6 is available for Vegas Pro, why not make it available on their website? ..... And why i say this is that they are contacted regularly by Vegas users as to when this will be available, and the response is always No, not yet.

Yeah... I agree. This is strange. There is even no mention of the V5 Suite for Vegas; Maybe @Grazie has a beta version?

A while back I downloaded the trial Mercalli Suite for Vegas and couldn't get it to work. I got the attached message from proDAD. You might try contacting the support person referenced. I hesitate putting his address in a text reply but you can see it in the image below.

...Jerry

PS: I didn't follow up my non-working trial so I can't be of much help.