|
Share |
Apple Adds Video Motion Stabilization to iMovie 09
Posted on Jan 6, 09 09:45 AM PDT

Apple is spending a lot of time talking about iMovie 09, but the one feature that is really eye-popping is the video motion stabilization. It removes a lot of the small hand motion, which is particularly true if you film something in a car because there is a lot of small motion jitters.
It works by analyzing frames before and after the current one being processed, to extract information that might not be in the current frame, or to guess in what direction the image will shake next. From there, the software can compensate for it. A few companies do this sort of things and it's not clear if Apple re-invented the wheel or if they licensed it. It doesn't really matter, as long as the end-user gets to have it.
It is reported to be fairly slow, so it's probably not GPU-accelerated at this point. That could be a future improvement, once Snow Leopard comes out with GPU computing support. Photo courtesy of Gizmodo.
Add Comment | Tags:
Your Comments
Comments will be published immediately if you use a Disqus, Facebook or Twitter account. Anonymous comments will be moderated.
Featured Posts
Top Stories
North Paw anklet points to the north
Hap.tickle Greeting dress
Google flexes muscles against social networks
RFID record player
Sportpong - game while you sweat
PFU Systems prototype dual display kiosk
Pregnancy simulator to prepare future nurses
PrePeat printer goes green
Xbox Live for first-gen Xbox to cease




