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# Smoothing Out Camera Motion

Use the Average options to smooth out uneven camera motion. For example, if the camera moves at a certain rate and suddenly drops or increases in speed, the Average option can stabilize the camera motion.

The Average option smooths camera motion over a group of keyframes. Use the Curve Value field to determine how much stabilizing is applied to the clip. A larger value averages camera motion over more keyframes and increases camera smoothness. Use Average to affect the Stabilizer's Shift values since Shift represents the amount of movement in a clip.

Analyse your clip to generate the initial channel data, then select the channel to apply the average to.

To smooth out camera motion:

1. Position the tracker(s) on your image and click Analyse.
2. Click Animation to open the Channel Editor and expand the Shift folder for the track(s).
3. Select the X or Y Shift folder and enter an average value in the Over field.
4. Select Keyframe from the Animation Controls box, and then enter an average value in the Curve Value field.

   (a) Animation Controls box(b) Curve option box(c) Curve Value field

5. Select Average from the Curve option box.

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