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Title: How many of you stockers stabilyze footages on post?
Post by: lcodacci on August 08, 2017, 04:57
Hi all,
i own a Fuji X-E1 with the nice 18-55 f2.8/4 which has in-lens stabilization (OIS).
I'm pretty happy with the results for general purposes but specifically for stock i found myself apply 90% of the times a post FCP X stabilization before exporting a clip and publish to the agencies.
Sometimes i also use Lock&load FCP X plugin which is faster.
Do you think i should switch to an in-camera stabilization camera such as Sony RX100 mkIII?
Do you think it should be better an in-camera stabilization instead of a in-lens stabilization to obtain good-enough results avoiding post-processing with FinalCutPro X?
How many of you stabilize always like me in post in addition of the in-camera or in-lens process?

Thanks in advance

p.s. i forgot to say i use camera without tripod because i'm in travel
Title: Re: How many of you stockers stabilyze footages on post?
Post by: increasingdifficulty on August 08, 2017, 08:13
Yes, sometimes even tripod clips. It doesn't take much wind to introduce shake at 600-1200 mm.

It depends on the clip of course, whether it needs or not. If you walk with a stabilized lens you will still need to stabilize more in post.

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In nature documentaries and TV shows you see lots of shaky footage, but the stock sites tend to want perfectly stable clips.
Title: Re: How many of you stockers stabilyze footages on post?
Post by: hstiver on August 08, 2017, 18:23
You will get a lot of footage rejected if it is not very stable. I travel a lot but always shoot footage with a tripod. I actually travel with 2 tripods and cameras because I can shoot 2 sequences for day to night timelapses at the same time and it acts as a backup as well

Look for a lightweight tripod that folds small. I use Fotopro c-5i. Comes with a nice nylon case for about $190 each.
Title: Re: How many of you stockers stabilyze footages on post?
Post by: HappyBunny on August 11, 2017, 07:20
I own the Sony RX100MIII and I have tried filming handheld several times with stabilization switched on. It's not good. I didn't upload the videos. Sometimes I just don't have a tripod with me and would like to take a video but I was always disappointed with the result.
Title: Re: How many of you stockers stabilyze footages on post?
Post by: dragonblade on August 15, 2017, 21:23
The choice of lens certainly does make a difference. The vast majority of my footage is tripod-mounted. However, there have been times when Ive done pans and tilts with a 12mm wide angle lens hand held and got decent results without any stabilisation. And one of those hand held shots was accepted by SS.