Smooth out a jittery motion timelapse

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October 22, 2025
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I would like to be able to smooth out the motion in the attached footage.

I've tried fiddling with time wrapping with optical flow, speed with optical flow and warp stabiliser. Nothing really gets the footage smoother.

Note that the footage is technically a time-lapse, shot on a motorised slider. I'm not sure why the jitter has occurred, but it's in the master file; it's all 25fps file on a 25fps sequence.

thanks

Sequence_01.zip

Correct answer Ann Bens

Pan is too fast for 25 fps.

Stabilizing to 1000% smooth motion might work

Ann Bens

Correct answer

Community Expert

Pan is too fast for 25 fps.

Stabilizing to 1000% smooth motion might work

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fennell_1842Author

Participating Frequently

@Ann Bens I'm indebted to you. This smoothed the motion enough to make the footage usable. Thanks

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Snow Day_Predictor9946

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Yeah, jittery motion timelapses can be tricky Try using frame blending or optical flow in post to smooth out the motion it usually gives a more natural look. Also, stabilizing the footage before speeding it up helps a lot, especially if it was handheld or slightly windy during the shoot.

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