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How to Stabilise 4:3 Video now in 16:9 Frame

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April 17, 2024
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I'm recovering old DV SD footage (720x576 25 fps) and have taken that footage and processed in Topaz Video Ai to De-Interlace and Upscale to FHD Frame 1920 x 1080

Also applied De-noise and HQ improvement which make the footage very watchable.

In some clips with the old DV cameras 'in camera stabilisation' was not even thought about and as a result, some footage on long zoom is a bit wobbly

I've applied Warp Stabilizer and this does a good job on Stabilise/ Crop / Auto Scale apart from the fact you can see the edges of the 4:3 video frame moving about slightly (in the black areas of rest of 16:9 frame) after Warp Stabilizer has been applied

My sequence is 1920 x 1080 25 fps.

Its late and I can't get my head around how to get the 4:3 frame rock solid

Would a mask help out?. Can anyone help out here with an easy solution as I'm sure this is a common issue.

Thanks

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Correct answer Peru Bob

You can also try using the crop effect underneath the other effect(s) in the Effects Control Panel (and place black video in a track below if necessary).

JonesVid

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All three solutions offered up will work.

I have personally stuck with the Adjustment Layer approach as that is readily accessible for other similar clips requiring stabilisation of 4:3 within 16:9 frame.

The whole process using Topaz Video Ai together with tools in Premiere has brought the old 25 year old DV footage alive.

JonesVid

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@Averdahl @Ann Bens @Peru Bob

thanks all for coming back with these solutions. Much appreciated.

After I had posted the question and closed down for the night I was wondering later on if I should try cropping left and right ..... but the solutions you give are a bit more elegant !

I will give these a try out tomorrow.

Peru Bob

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You can also try using the crop effect underneath the other effect(s) in the Effects Control Panel (and place black video in a track below if necessary).

Ann Bens

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Drop an adjustment layer with the crop effect in a 4:3 setting over the footage. Save as preset.

Probably need to scale the footage a bit up.

Averdahl

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Can anyone help out here with an easy solution as I'm sure this is a common issue.

By @JonesVid

The easiest now is to go to Graphics and Titles > New Layer > Rectangle and create two rectangles that you place right and left. Change the color from the default grey to black in the Effect Controls. This layer can be re-used when needed.

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