VP21 Stabilzer comparison - Mocha Vegas: Best stabilizer!

bitman wrote on 12/15/2023, 6:40 AM

Most stabilizer software give pretty much comparable results, so why bother right? Obviously the results differ depending on the contend, that is why it is not easy to favor one or another if you have a few in your toolbox, not to mention the different settings one can apply for the more advanced ones.

Here is a quick comparison of the latest Mercalli 6.0, Vegas Mocha + PIP technique and DeshakerRedux (HOS).

It is a handheld shot taken at 600mm equivalent 4K, and then rendered to FHD which crops it in and avoids the black borders generated by the stabilizing.

I personally prefer the Vegas Mocha + PIP, as this does not create extra intermediates and does not need standalone or extra plugin cost as it is available in Vegas pro suite (not in Vegas edit version).

comparison rendered to FHD:

original not stabilized rendered to FHD:

Comments

lan-mLMC wrote on 12/15/2023, 7:47 AM

This is just a comparison of still shots. This stabilizing is actually very simple, and you can even use Vegas' native motion tracker to complete it.

bitman wrote on 12/15/2023, 8:05 AM

@lan-mLMC still shots? the comparison is a video! You need to press play!

lan-mLMC wrote on 12/15/2023, 9:18 AM

still shots?

Yes, I mean that camera didn't move much. It basically stayed in a fairly still scene.
Compared with such a video with a moving lens, the demo in this post is definitely a kind of "still shot".

bitman wrote on 12/15/2023, 1:14 PM

@lan-mLMC Ok I get it, I was confused!

On the subject that Vegas' native motion tracker & video stabilization can obviously also be used for stabilizing, however, although the result is close, and usable (I tried with the same clip), the 3 other methods are still better.

Reyfox wrote on 12/15/2023, 1:30 PM

@lan-mLMC something similar to the rope jumping video from Mocha Vegas.