Shaky footage or rolling shutter effects can ruin an otherwise great video. But don’t fret, because we’ll show you how to fix shaky video and correct rolling shutter issues in iMovie on Mac so you can transform that jittery footage into a smooth and professional-looking video in no time.
Even though your devices make shooting video pretty easy, there are times when you can still end up with shaky clips. Additionally, you may experience something called rolling shutter, which is an image distortion caused by movement.
In iMovie on Mac, there is a way to take care of these problems and stabilize shaky video as well as fix rolling shutter.
Stabilize shaky video and fix rolling shutter
1) Open iMovie, go to your project for editing, and select the video clip in the movie Timeline.
2) Click the Stabilization button above the Viewer.
3) For a shaky video, check the box for Stabilize Shaky Video and then move the slider for the percentage of stabilization.
4) For rolling shutter, check the box for Fix Rolling Shutter and then click the drop-down and pick from low, medium, high, or extra high for how much shutter correction should be applied.
It’s as easy as that! Once you play the clip, you can further adjust these settings using the slider and drop-down menu as necessary.
You can use the Reset button to remove these fixes and have the original video.
Being able to use iMovie to stabilize shaky video and fix rolling shutter is a great feature on the Mac app. Unfortunately, these aren’t options on iOS at the current time. So if you can edit your videos in iMovie on Mac, then you’re set.
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