Color Stabilizer (Pro only)

The Color Stabilizer effect samples the exposure of specified areas of a single reference, or pivot, frame; it then adjusts the total exposure of all the other frames to maintain the value of the selected point in the pivot frame. This is useful to remove flicker from footage and to equalize the exposure of footage with color shifts caused by varying lighting situations.

Adjust the following controls for Color Stabilizer:

Set Frame

Specifies the pivot frame. Display the frame that has the area of brightness or color that you want to match, and click Set Frame.

Stabilize

Specifies the method by which the stabilization is performed. Choose one of the following options from the menu:

• Brightness specifies that the brightness is to be stabilized throughout the footage. You can sample one point in the pivot frame to specify this value.
• Levels specifies that black-point and white-point values in the pivot frame are to be stabilized throughout the footage.
• Curves specifies that black-point, white-point, and midpoint values in the pivot frame are to be stabilized throughout the footage.

The following controls indicate the particular point on the pivot frame that remains constant throughout the footage. Place the effect points to select an area for stabilization. If you select multiple points, consider that Color Stabilizer is most effective when those points vary widely in color and brightness.

Black Point

Specifies a single point that will remain constant, if you choose to stabilize brightness only. If you choose to stabilize levels or curves, this control specifies a dark point that remains constant.

Mid Point

Specifies a point between two values of color or brightness that will remain constant. This control is available only if you choose to stabilize curves.

White Point

Specifies a light point that will remain constant. This control is available only if you choose to stabilize levels or curves.

Sample Size

Specifies the size, in radius of pixels, of the sampled area.