Vegas Pro 16 - How to stabilize video to a defined region of video?

russell-w wrote on 11/4/2020, 11:33 AM

Hello! I am newer to this software, but quick learner. I am using Vegas Pro 16 to produce technical videos. How can I stabilize or slave video to a specific region of my video. I want to define an area that will remain static, allowing the rest of the image to move around it. For example, video is handheld, I want to show vibration or movement of one item to another (static). So one defined area cannot move. Little to no zoom difference, only smaller x/y changes.

So it would be as if I had mounted camera on on stable component, to see other move.

Like taking Track Motion and linking it to parent video, where the tracked object become stationary. and rest of video moves to accommodate it.

Thanks for the help!

Russ

Comments

Jack S wrote on 11/4/2020, 2:30 PM

@russell-w Put a Bezier Mask effect before the Stabilization effect in your effect chain. Using the mask, define the area you wish to stabilise, then analyse. After it's been analysed and you're happy with it, you can remove the Bezier Mask effect.

Does this do what you want?

set wrote on 11/4/2020, 8:37 PM

I duplicated the clip, one clip prepared for stabilized video, while other clip original.

I recommend make subclip of the trimmed clip used and put the video stabilization OFX in MediaFX level for this case, so you can adjust the clip's length or do trimming 'more freely' rather than in EventFX level where you must do analyzing everything you change the clip's duration.

lan-mLMC wrote on 11/5/2020, 12:29 AM

Try VEGASPython script to do this "lock on" stabilization.

Or this: