It does soften the clip so that it is not as razer sharp.
Is that just in the preview window? Or have you actually rendered out a new clip with Mercalli applied, and the softness appears in the new video?
You're right. As I've experimented more, I found that on clips with only moderate shaking to correct, the difference in sharpness on HD video is almost undetectable. This has really improved some shots that were nearly unusable. Cool product!
There was also a question in one of these threads asking what maintenance level was shipped. It is 14.1.0.126.
Sorry I'm late getting back to you. I've been out of town the past week.
You asked how I accessed the proDad plugin.
Click on the FX filter icon. Drag the slider control to the right of the window all the way down and you should see the Mercalli icon at the end of the filter list.
Before you apply the proDAD plugin you might read my original post on interlacing. I could not get the plugin to work unless I configured X4 Ultimate to render for non-interlaced video. To do this you go into settings and edit project properties so that the frame type is "frame based" in other words all the video scan lines are put up at once, frame by frame.
At least one later post indicates this didn't work for him.
To apply the filter, click on the video clip you want to stabilize, click on the Options Panel icon to the right of the window, click on Customize Filter and the Mercalli plug in window will open. Select the options you want to apply and click on OK. The clip will be analyzed by Mercalli. Then you can play it back with the effect applied in VS editor.
Reading other posts in this thread I was interested to read that other forum members have had to manually install the Mercalli filter. Good to know how to do it, if you must do this.
I didn’t have to do anything to install the filter. I noticed that at the end of the X4 Ultimate installation process the installer reported that it was configuring proDAD Mercalli. A split second later it reported that it was configuring Boris Graffiti.
Well, I have notice that if I render the stabillized clip (original source is AVCHD interlaced) in AVCHD progressive mode, the resulting movie is ok, while if I render in AVCHD interlaced the result is jerky.
I have understood the the Mercalli plug-in works in "progressive mode": does this mean that once applied to a clip, the resulting clip is "progressive" ?
Then, is it possible to render in interlaced a clip that is progressive ?
Or should I choose progressive as a rendering format ?
I have the stand alone version and you can select: Progressive, Upper Field First and Lower Field First. I select the mode that pertains to the video clip-no problem.
I have VideoStudio Pro X4 Ultimate and was trying to use Mercalli proDAD to stabilise some HD 16:9 footage (underwater as it happens, not easy to use a tripod!).
Thanks to the posts here I was able to install it and apply it to HD shots in VideoStudio Edit mode.
However, when I used the default Share>Create Video File>16:9, the rendered final file showed up with the dreaded 'video analysis must be run again' message; i.e.same problem as the OP.
Just fixing the project preferences didn't work. The following two-part solution solved the problem for me:
1. The project preferences must be set to Frame-based field type (as per misty's post above - VS: Settings>Project Properties>Edit>General).
2. The output video file must ALSO be set to Frame-based. To create an AVI that's Frame-based but otherwise the same as the default 16:9, select Share>Create Video File>Custom>Save as type: Microsoft AVI files (*.avi)>Options... (in my case)
Microsoft AVI files
24 bits, 720x576, 16:9 25fps
Frame-based
DV Video Encoder - type 2
PCM, 48,000kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo
Note that it's necessary to select Compression: DV Video Encoder -- type 2 on the AVI tab to allow the 16:9 display aspect ratio on the General tab to be used.
