Question about using the DeShaker plug-in for VirtualDub
The built-in stabilizer in Vegas Pro is very convenient, but some may still want to use Deshaker because it is more flexible.

It is available as an FX plug-in for Vegas Pro:

http://www.vegasvideo.de/plugins/104-deshaker-interface-for-sony-vegas-pro.html

Some people report having problems getting the plug-in to work, and continue to use the very handy script that calls out to VirtualDub:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.edmiston/deshaker.htm

Some settings that are useful to fiddle with:


Remove pan/crop prior to rendering - unclick this if there are a lot of index marks in pan/crop and you want to smooth them out
Block size and scale - needs to be finer if there is a lot of black or walls or lack of things for Deshaker to lock onto.
Ignore pixels inside/outside - allows you to eliminate the moving things so that the whole smoothed video doesn't bounce up and down with the moving things.
Edge compensation: None
Yes to Use prev and future frames to fill borders
Yes to soft borders
Yes to Extrapolate colors into borders
Motion smoothness - all appropriate ones at 3000. Include Zoom only when appropriate (1500). Zero for Rotation if using a tripod.
Correction limits - all appropriate ones at 99. Zoom at 50 only when using.