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[ddustin]

I have been using a Gyro Stabilizer to try to smooth out the footage, but it doesnt seem to help me much.

I have shot footage from helicopters and while walking, yet there are always pronounced jitters in the footage that screws me up in the track.

Do I need to purchase a Steady Cam or other type of device?
My camera is a Canon XHA1.

Thanks,
David

[ddustin]

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[nurfen]

I've had very positive experiences with the Glidecams - check it out: http://www.glidecam.com/

[ddustin]

any particular model?
Thanks,
David

[metalfish]

Is the Problem that your shots aren´t as smooth as you want, or that you can´t track them properly because they are not smooth enough?

For smoother camera moves, use the usual Tools: camera stabilizer as steadycam, Glidecam, or a Dolly..

You can stabilize afterwards with syntheyes, too.

And if the shot is done right, you can even track a wild shaking handcam-footage. But you need things to track, watch out for motionblur an so on..