The good news is that Warp Stabilizer’s default settings work for the majority of the clips that you throw at it. Thus, Warp Stabilizer was born and now stabilized footage is only a quick click away. Thankfully, Adobe realized there was a need for a much quicker solution that would work for the majority of the clips being filmed in the world today.
For many years if you had shaky footage your only option was to either spend hours tracking a moving object in After Effects with keyframes in the hopes of it working properly, or learning how to use an expensive plugin software such as Mocha. One of my favorite new effects included in Adobe After Effects CS 5.5, CS6, CC, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC is the Warp Stabilizer.
With the popularity of DSLRs as well as the smaller sizes they are making cinema cameras these days, it makes sense that they would need help in software if you want to have any hope of shooting handheld. The form factor and weight don’t lend themselves to a steady shot which is why you often see DSLRs decked out with full shoulder rigs, weights, and setups that resemble something more appropriate for fishing than stabilization. Most shaky footage comes from a lack of control of the camera and is especially prevalent in DSLRs due to their small size.
