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Gyroflow: An open source advanced gyro-based video stabilization tool

283 points| G4E | 2 years ago |gyroflow.xyz

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deivid|2 years ago

It looks cool, though I still find myself looking for Hyperlapse[0] alternatives. Hyperlapse seemed like magic when announced, particularly, not needing to crop large parts of shaky videos

[0] https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/hyperlapse-siggraph-2014/

sorenjan|2 years ago

Johannes Kopf, the main author behind the original Hyperlapse paper, is one of the researchers behind Localrf discussed here yesterday [0].

I think Hyperlapse Pro [1], which stitched patches from multiple frames together to create new frames after doing some 3D reconstruction and then recreating a smoother camera path was mostly replaced with Hyperlapse mobile [2]. The Pro version was really slow, but the mobile version, which used the original frames from the video, could run in a reasonable time on a phone with almost as good result. Hyperlapse Pro is still available to download [3], Hyperlapse mobile you have to find the APK elsewhere [4].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36348483

[1] http://johanneskopf.de/publications/hyperlapse/first_person_...

[2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/...

[3] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=523...

[4] https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/microsoft-corporation/hyperlap...

mikae1|2 years ago

For GoPros the real alternative to Gyroflow is paying for ReelSteady in GoPro Player. It is very good.

dmbche|2 years ago

While it seems neat, the principle behind it seems to cause massive morphing and smoothing, and that's creating a lot or artefacting.

This is fine for gopro footage or stuff like that, but for production video, the aim is to retain as much information as possible until export. I think the level of artifacting is just unacceptable for general stabilisation needs - and with today's cameras being 4k and up, framing 10-15% wider to adapt to the stabilisation crops makes much more sense.

hoherd|2 years ago

I've been really happy with GoPro's TimeWarp feature as a hyperlapse alternative. I've used it on bike rides and car road trips and it's been awesome. It doesn't do the exact same thing as hyperlapse and does crop the frame, but with the GoPro's wide angle lens, the FOV is still really good. I'm even using a Hero7, but the newer models have much better TimeWarp features.

jelled|2 years ago

I tried to use this with my Sony camera about two years ago and just could not get consistent results. Currently using Sony's Catalyst Browse which does a great job stabilizing the footage but the workflow is poor.

Looks like Gyroflow has a plugin for DaVinci Resolve[1]. If the stabilization has been improved and could be done right in Resolve I will definitely us this.

[1] https://docs.gyroflow.xyz/app/getting-started/installation/d...

randomdata|2 years ago

When I last played with it I was able to get quite good results with an A6400 and a phone as the gyro (the camera does not natively provide the data), except for when the rolling shutter is extreme, at which point it falls apart. The camera's notoriously slow sensor readout seems to be more than Gyroflow can accommodate for when it gets pushed.

mikae1|2 years ago

Too bad Sony has crippled Catalyst Browse so badly. It doesn't even do 10-bit exports, so I refuse to use it with my A7S III. For proper formats and 10-bit export you need Catalyst Prepare which is (surprise) a subscription based software.

My A7S III logs gyro data which Gyroflow happily reads.

rush340|2 years ago

I use Gyroflow to stabilize GoPro footage from autocross events since I can't stand the left/right panning from GoPro's HyperSmooth stabilization. Gyroflow lets me disable stabilization on that axis and the results look great for my use case.

browningstreet|2 years ago

I’ve wondered if there was any other way to resolve that… it makes a lot of my footage unusable.

robinduckett|2 years ago

Utilised much by the FPV drone community, such that some camera systems even advertise Gyroflow compatibility

sunflowerdeath|2 years ago

Just tried it on some random GoPro footage and was very impressed! First - by the quality of stabilization. It is if not better then at the same level as in Gopro itself (which is considered having best e-stabilisation on the market). And second, that now I can shoot with disabled stabilization and choose amount of crop in post. I know that Sony offers similar thing with Catalyst Browse, but it is very unconvenient to use additional application to render stabilized footage, here I can just use plugin for Davinci and have seamless workflow.

cactusplant7374|2 years ago

I prefer the mechanical stabilization of the Osmo Pocket. So much smoother in my opinion.

thyselius|2 years ago

When stabilizing and shooting with a cinematic shutter speed (1/48s) you have the problem with motion blur from the camera shake. This blur looks very odd when stabilized. Does Gyroflow have any functionality or tips toward this?

exabrial|2 years ago

Very timely! Im currently mountain biking on vacay and has some footage ruined due to really roughly trail conditions! Going to give this a try

amelius|2 years ago

What do they mean by "gyro-based"?

junon|2 years ago

The correction is aided by simultaneously recorded gyroscope data.

VinLucero|2 years ago

Nice! Was looking for this recently!

JackGreyhat|2 years ago

Unrelated to the software itself, but it is amazing how this website runs http without redirecting to https. You don't see that very often any more. It's probably an oversight, I guess :)

yazzku|2 years ago

It's redirecting like a champ for me. What browser are you even on?