In this video I will show you how to create a smooth drone time lapse!

enjoy!


https://youtu.be/kjLVt-HAylk

What is the purpose of rendering and re-importing the clip?  What would happen if you applied the warp stabilizer without that intermediate step?

Irate Retro Posted at 2017-9-30 10:59
What is the purpose of rendering and re-importing the clip?  What would happen if you applied the warp stabilizer without that intermediate step?

If you apply the warp stabilizer before you have sped up the footage. First - it will take hell of a lot longer to do the warp stuff.. Second - it wouldn't be that smooth after you would have sped it up with warp applied at the beginning.

Basically if the video is shorter, the warp will do it's thing real; quick + the stabilization will be way smoother and much better looking... Something like that

ReinisVB Posted at 2017-9-30 11:03
If you apply the warp stabilizer before you have sped up the footage. First - it will take hell of a lot longer to do the warp stuff.. Second - it wouldn't be that smooth after you would have sped it up with warp applied at the beginning.

Basically if the video is shorter, the warp will do it's thing real; quick + the stabilization will be way smoother and much better looking... Something like that

Gotcha; thanks.  I guess I had assumed that Premiere Pro would be smart enough to see that the footage had been sped up already, and apply the stabilization to that.  But on further thought, I see that you'd run into the chicken or the egg problem.  

Makes sense now.

Irate Retro Posted at 2017-9-30 11:06
Gotcha; thanks.  I guess I had assumed that Premiere Pro would be smart enough to see that the footage had been sped up already, and apply the stabilization to that.  But on further thought, I see that you'd run into the chicken or the egg problem.  

Makes sense now.

Hah... You just made me understand a trick...

if you speed the footage up and nest it.. you can now warp stabilize the nested footage.

actually very easy.

will have to redo this tutorial

Thank you that you made me think!

Very nice tutorial, nice and quick and to the point.  Thanks for sharing.

Good vid. Thanks for sharing

HomePoint Posted at 2017-9-30 12:08
Very nice tutorial, nice and quick and to the point.  Thanks for sharing.

Thanks! Tomorrow I will upload a second video, because there is an easier way to do it. You don't have to render the clip out. you can just nest the sped up footage and then warp stabilize it.  

Because of Irate Retro comment here on this section I started thinking about it and yeah, there is one step that can be taken out. the clip rendering. So that makes it even easier

13ringinheat Posted at 2017-9-30 12:30
Good vid. Thanks for sharing

Thanks!
Glad that you liked it

I noticed there was still quite a bit of motion in the finished clip from the drone drifting in the wind.  If I was going to do one of these, I think I'd shoot in one resolution setting higher than I needed the finished product to be, and from a higher altitude.  Then you can apply stabilization (not warp though) since the outer portion of the video won't be seen.  Crop to the original intended resolution and done, perfectly still image.  In theory.

Great simple instructional vids !

Sportbike_Pilot Posted at 2017-9-30 17:17
Great simple instructional vids !

Thank you! More coming today!

Great one also!

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-10-1 02:34
Great one also!

Thanks ! Much appreciated   

Wow... please slow down your clicks and explanations... I could barely see the mouse pointer, and follow your train of thought

thanks for the tips

Ryan's Sparky Posted at 2017-10-31 09:21
thanks for the tips

sure thing!

Ryan's Sparky Posted at 2017-10-31 09:21
thanks for the tips

sure thing!