Fix Shaky Footage in FCPX

Many camcorders and still cameras include CMOS image sensors that expose the picture they’re recording progressively, instead of all at once. As a result, if the camera moves a lot during recording, or if the camera records fast motion, image distortion can occur. This causes the picture to appear wobbly or skewed. Final Cut Pro has a rolling shutter feature that can reduce this motion distortion.

The stabilisation feature in Final Cut Pro reduces the camera motion in your video so that shaky parts can be played back more smoothly. You can turn off stabilisation for any clip so that it plays as originally recorded. Read on…

Source: apple.com