I too have the OFX plugin of V6, and have had the standalone version since its release. I too find Mercalli fast and easy to use giving me the desired results every time. My videos only require mild stabilization, nothing crazy, but when I tried it on a motion sickening video of a friend, it did quite well considering how much it had to zoom in to avoid the borders.

Sad thing is the OFX version (and I've written to proDAD) doesn't show up in Resolve Studio.

I too agree, the price for this plugin and the value it can bring is really great!

V21 and V22 would not use MerV4 or any of the Newblue versions so I was left with the legacy and Vegas in built (which seems to be similar but not identical to Mercalli V6. Mercalli currently does not provide a specific NLE version for Vegas but the generic OFX version of V6 does appear and is available for 30% off at £30.80 - a good price I would say. So how does it perform? I have been testing it over the last two days on XAVCS 4K footage and I really like it. It has three analyse modes - Turbo, AI, AI+3D a simple initial Analyse (Turbo) and an Advanced Mode. The features are similar but not exactly the same as the Vegas Stabilization. It provides even with simple mode excellent removal of wobble and rotation common with hand held footage and as good as the legacy version I have used for years. It has not crashed Vegas and turbo mode is fast. It shows up as Mercalli Pro in V22 OFX list along with CMOS Fixr Pro and Picture Enhanzr RT (which provides real time image enhancing, useful, I used it a few times). Worth a try - trial version available to see if it out performs what you are currently using.

 

I still can use Mercalli 4 in Vegaspro22 and have also Mercalli 6 OFX as trial running under Vegaspro22. But honestly, both versions are beaten in speed (analysis/render) and result by Davinci Resolves Stabilization (free version) what I currently use for stabilizing.

I can't work out how to make Mercalli V4 appear in V22, let me know. The normal installation does not appear to work. thanks

@andyrpsmith I can't tell you at the moment because I'm on vacation and do not have access to my PC. I can tell you on Sunday.

@andyrpsmith, did MerV4 work in any other version of Vegas Pro?

If so, and you have that version still installed, copy from: C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro versioon\OFX Video Plug-Ins to C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 22.0\OFX Video Plug-Ins

I have version of Vegas V13 - V19 on another PC which is not connected to keyboard/mouse/monitor at the moment.

I don't know if you have to install the software and then copy the files over to the appropriate folders, but doing this when they don't appear in a version of Vegas solved the problem.

V21 and V22 would not use MerV4 or any of the Newblue versions so I was left with the legacy and Vegas in built (which seems to be similar but not identical to Mercalli V6. Mercalli currently does not provide a specific NLE version for Vegas but the generic OFX version of V6 does appear and is available for 30% off at £30.80 - a good price I would say. So how does it perform? I have been testing it over the last two days on XAVCS 4K footage and I really like it. It has three analyse modes - Turbo, AI, AI+3D a simple initial Analyse (Turbo) and an Advanced Mode. The features are similar but not exactly the same as the Vegas Stabilization. It provides even with simple mode excellent removal of wobble and rotation common with hand held footage and as good as the legacy version I have used for years. It has not crashed Vegas and turbo mode is fast. It shows up as Mercalli Pro in V22 OFX list along with CMOS Fixr Pro and Picture Enhanzr RT (which provides real time image enhancing, useful, I used it a few times). Worth a try - trial version available to see if it out performs what you are currently using.

 

I still can use Mercalli 4 in Vegaspro22 and have also Mercalli 6 OFX as trial running under Vegaspro22. But honestly, both versions are beaten in speed (analysis/render) and result by Davinci Resolves Stabilization (free version) what I currently use for stabilizing.

Does the stabilization in Resolve also remove the vibrations typical of CMOS? Because in Mercalia, it handles differently, and can generate terrible distortions.

Sad thing is the OFX version (and I've written to proDAD) doesn't show up in Resolve Studio.

I once installed a demo version of Mercalii (OFX) and it was seen in Resolve.

@rgr thanks, but Resolve crashes trying to load, and in the Preferences, it says that it failed to load. As for CMOS "jello", they do have a separate CMOS fixr that comes with the OFX plugin.

I made a small comparison test about a year ago between Mercalli6 with and without CMOS correction and DR stabilization.:

IMO DR gave the fastest and best result.

WOW I have no need for Mercalli 6 OFX in DR. Also in DR I can batch analyze multiple clips on the timeline for stabilization just with one mouse click with breath taking speed. Also changing stabilization settings afterwards does not always need a re-analyze.

One of the great advantages of stabilisation in DR (and for many other processes as well) is to work on individual events on the timeline and add them to a render queue (with the ability to rename each event if necessary) and then enact a batch render. Mercalli 5 and 6 SALs also have batch rendering as well as with the ability to rename each event.

As I've mentioned on the forum quite a few times in the past, I haven't yet discovered a be-all-and-end-all stabiliser - each has its own advantages and disadvantages and therefore better suited to some stab tasks than others. For some difficult stab tasks, only stab in Mocha Pro or Vegas stab in expert mode can get a good result. For me, having a range of stabilisers has proven very useful: if I don't get a good result using one stabiliser, I'll probably get a better result in another one.

Yes I agree that having a number of different stabilisers is helpful as none are perfect.

Yes I agree that having a number of different stabilisers is helpful as none are perfect.

I try to record as stable (using gimbal or optical/software stabilization) as possible and use stabilization in post only to optimize, mostly to make the recording look as taken with a tripod. And that works fine with every stabilizer I tested.

For me, in the past, the Vegas Stabilizer was enough since I always have a way to stabilize my camera, which also has excellent IBIS and the lenses I use have stabilization also. Having different tools is always a plus since no one tool does it all.

Mercalli has worked great for me and is fast enough, and certainly was cheap enough.

@rgr thanks, but Resolve crashes trying to load, and in the Preferences, it says that it failed to load. As for CMOS "jello", they do have a separate CMOS fixr that comes with the OFX plugin.

Yes, but I'm wondering if Resolve can handle CMOS distortion. Mercalli's CMOS Fixr is quite unreliable.

@rgr see my posted example.

@rgr see my posted example.

I checked in the meantime. Unfortunately, it doesn't work quite as well on my clip, but this clip is definitely worse for stabilization.

Nevertheless, your clip looks great.

@rgr see my posted example.

I checked in the meantime. Unfortunately, it doesn't work quite as well on my clip, but this clip is definitely worse for stabilization.

Nevertheless, your clip looks great.

What doesn't work on your clip, Mercalli or Davinci Resolve stabilization? Can you share your clip?

@rgr see my posted example.

I checked in the meantime. Unfortunately, it doesn't work quite as well on my clip, but this clip is definitely worse for stabilization.

Nevertheless, your clip looks great.

What doesn't work on your clip, Mercalli or Davinci Resolve stabilization? Can you share your clip?

Mercalii does a mediocre job. Resolve is worse. I can send it privately.

I'm on vacation at the moment, but after the weekend I would have time to take a look at your clip.

​​​Example of CMOS Fixr from Mercalli: https://files.fm/u/cvgqj6byvr#/view/fdrwzn7azg (upper right corner)