Stabilizing a tracked shot.
Hi there, I'm super happy we have a community place where we can get help! I have a couple of handheld shots where I have to track the camera as well as a moving object, and also then line up the objects as close as possible.
I've done the camera and object tracking already.
What's the best workflow for stabilizing the shots?
Aside for a few CG elements, I'm gonna do most of the post in Fusion. I have an idea how to chain Fusion's native tracking to track and stabilize. I'm not really clear on how to stabilize the PFT imported camera, but that's a question for another forum, however since I'm doing both camera and object tracking in PFTrack, it would be convenient if I could also stabilise there and get it out of the way.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Cheers!
Hi Milko, welcome to the community!
There isn’t a way to stabilise the plate in PFTrack, and it’s usually best not to run a stabilisation at this stage either before tracking or after solving. Doing so can cause alignment issues later, especially with STMaps or 3D data, because stabilising effectively translates the pixels, moving both the centre of projection and the lens distortion on each frame creating inconsistencies.
So the best workflow is: track your camera and object in PFTrack, export to Fusion, and handle any plate stabilisation there. That keeps your tracking and distortion data clean and your comp flexible.
I’m pretty sure you can import 2D trackers as a .txt to lock or smooth motion in the compositing system but maybe other users familiar with Fusion will be able to help with that?