1.1.0.0: 1st May 2009. Change/Bug fix release.
Fix: Change made to generated VirtualDub command line.
Fix: Checkbox for "Ignore pixels inside" on Pass 1 now saved/loaded.
Fix: Clear method on event's VideoMotion Keyframes collection doesn't remove first keyframe. All keyframes now individually removed.
Change: log4net logging removed to due to extremely crap behaviour and replaced with my own.
Change: Logging default is now INFO instead of DEBUG.
Change: Tooltips added to dialogs.
Change: Choosing location of the VD script file now defaults to showing *.vds files.
Change: Support for Deshaker Filter presets added.
Change: Presets can be imported and exported.
Change: Removing effects and pan/crop settings prior to render is now optional (default is removal).
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.edmiston/deshaker.htm
New Features
Presets have been added to Version 1.1.0.0. They can be edited, deleted, saved, imported and exported. New presets are created by editing an existing one and changing the name of the preset. On click OK you will be prompted to answer "YES" to create a new preset or "NO" to overwrite the existing one. All presets can be deleted but there can never be zero presets. If you delete all of your own a preset called "Original" will be automatically added to the list - this is a preset that matches the original Deshaker settings. Saving presets saves them to New Deshaker's configuration file (nowhere else). Import and Export allow taking presets from and saving them to an external file. Use this option to move presets to another computer or to share presets with other users.
On the Preset dialog itself are four new items. An edit box to change the name, an undo button which will undo all the changes you made after clicking on the Edit Preset button (sorry that's as granular as the undo is at the moment) and a "reset to original" button which removes everything you've done and sets the preset back to the original Deshaker settings (useful if you want to start from scratch).
In addition, there is a "toggle tooltips" button. Tooltips have been added to both dialogs. However this button does not affect the tooltips that are displayed when you hover over buttons etc at the top of the Preset dialog or the whole of New Deshaker dialog itself. This only affects giving help on the filter settings. The help text is, in some cases, somewhat large and has been lifted directly from the filter homepage. Everywhere that "I" is mentioned relates to the author of the filter and not me. A browser link to the filter's homepage has also been added at the bottom next to the OK and Cancel buttons.
Another new option is the ability to choose whether or to remove Video Effects or Pan/Crop settings prior to deshaking the video. The default is removal (as per the original Deshaker) and these checkboxes will initially be ticked. Unchecking these options will result in warning dialogs being displayed and if left unchecked the text background of these options will be red to draw attention to that fact.
It is important to understand the ramifications of unchecking these options. *All* effects and pan/crop settings will end up being rendered out and therefore part of the new take. The corollary is that they are then disabled (in the case of effects) or removed (pan/crop) from the original event. This is to prevent them being applied twice to the new take. Obviously, they will no longer be available to the original take - although in the case of the video effects they can at least be re-enabled. If that's not what you want, *don't* uncheck these options.
Edit: Meant to add that John Meyer has very kindly sent me some Deshaker settings that I'll put up on the website for download and import over the weekend - haven't had a chance to play with them myself yet :-)
These are the result of a good few hours of work on his behalf and my thanks go to him for his willingness to share.
Fix: Change made to generated VirtualDub command line.
Fix: Checkbox for "Ignore pixels inside" on Pass 1 now saved/loaded.
Fix: Clear method on event's VideoMotion Keyframes collection doesn't remove first keyframe. All keyframes now individually removed.
Change: log4net logging removed to due to extremely crap behaviour and replaced with my own.
Change: Logging default is now INFO instead of DEBUG.
Change: Tooltips added to dialogs.
Change: Choosing location of the VD script file now defaults to showing *.vds files.
Change: Support for Deshaker Filter presets added.
Change: Presets can be imported and exported.
Change: Removing effects and pan/crop settings prior to render is now optional (default is removal).
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.edmiston/deshaker.htm
New Features
Presets have been added to Version 1.1.0.0. They can be edited, deleted, saved, imported and exported. New presets are created by editing an existing one and changing the name of the preset. On click OK you will be prompted to answer "YES" to create a new preset or "NO" to overwrite the existing one. All presets can be deleted but there can never be zero presets. If you delete all of your own a preset called "Original" will be automatically added to the list - this is a preset that matches the original Deshaker settings. Saving presets saves them to New Deshaker's configuration file (nowhere else). Import and Export allow taking presets from and saving them to an external file. Use this option to move presets to another computer or to share presets with other users.
On the Preset dialog itself are four new items. An edit box to change the name, an undo button which will undo all the changes you made after clicking on the Edit Preset button (sorry that's as granular as the undo is at the moment) and a "reset to original" button which removes everything you've done and sets the preset back to the original Deshaker settings (useful if you want to start from scratch).
In addition, there is a "toggle tooltips" button. Tooltips have been added to both dialogs. However this button does not affect the tooltips that are displayed when you hover over buttons etc at the top of the Preset dialog or the whole of New Deshaker dialog itself. This only affects giving help on the filter settings. The help text is, in some cases, somewhat large and has been lifted directly from the filter homepage. Everywhere that "I" is mentioned relates to the author of the filter and not me. A browser link to the filter's homepage has also been added at the bottom next to the OK and Cancel buttons.
Another new option is the ability to choose whether or to remove Video Effects or Pan/Crop settings prior to deshaking the video. The default is removal (as per the original Deshaker) and these checkboxes will initially be ticked. Unchecking these options will result in warning dialogs being displayed and if left unchecked the text background of these options will be red to draw attention to that fact.
It is important to understand the ramifications of unchecking these options. *All* effects and pan/crop settings will end up being rendered out and therefore part of the new take. The corollary is that they are then disabled (in the case of effects) or removed (pan/crop) from the original event. This is to prevent them being applied twice to the new take. Obviously, they will no longer be available to the original take - although in the case of the video effects they can at least be re-enabled. If that's not what you want, *don't* uncheck these options.
Edit: Meant to add that John Meyer has very kindly sent me some Deshaker settings that I'll put up on the website for download and import over the weekend - haven't had a chance to play with them myself yet :-)
These are the result of a good few hours of work on his behalf and my thanks go to him for his willingness to share.