How YouTube Video Stabilization Works

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  • tomscott.com - @tomscott - From tracking a point, to analysing pixels, to plotting 3D camera moves: here's how you go from shaky handheld shots to that "gliding through the Matrix" effect.
    Thanks to Matt Gray for his excellent camera work - he's at mattg.co.uk - @unnamedculprit

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  • @TheHappyKamper
    @TheHappyKamper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7517

    "Give it 5 years for something better"
    6 years later: *TH-cam stabilisation doesn't even exist*

    • @inactiveytchannel
      @inactiveytchannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

      It was cancelled in 2018 I believe..

    • @DesuVentix
      @DesuVentix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +638

      @@TheFalseShepphard most camera nowadays have stabilizers which is much better than software thats why i think youtube removed it.

    • @TheThouZands
      @TheThouZands 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      @@DesuVentix they're fuckn trashy, makes everything look warped as sht, youtube stabilization was great.

    • @nadeemlo
      @nadeemlo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Is there any way we could use that again?

    • @cloverfromdeltarune
      @cloverfromdeltarune 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@DesuVentix dont know why they would do that because video stabilization is only good on phones when it's a flagship and if its optical

  • @Grass-mc9ur
    @Grass-mc9ur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2701

    "TH-cam stabilisation is the best we've got."
    TH-cam: * removes it*

    • @moelester7527
      @moelester7527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The likes are at 69 so I'm not gonna like it.

    • @celestix_
      @celestix_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@moelester7527 its not anymore. Now you can like it

    • @PotaraP
      @PotaraP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Using blender you can get much better results than the best shown in this video even simply using the point-based system

    • @otesunki
      @otesunki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IM TBE 100TH LILE

    • @PotaraP
      @PotaraP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@otesunki ?

  • @nictheartist
    @nictheartist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17633

    Very informative, I was, however, distracted by worrying about your head being knocked by the giant moving metal thing.

    • @Deadwindshadow
      @Deadwindshadow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      +nictheartist OMG haha me too

    • @sindarin27
      @sindarin27 8 ปีที่แล้ว +299

      I was waiting for the *BOINK* to come all the time.

    • @nictheartist
      @nictheartist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Robski T Nothing to do with that shiny shopping centre, then?

    • @MyKol
      @MyKol 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SAME

    • @Etobio
      @Etobio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too.

  • @CubeMatz
    @CubeMatz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19024

    The best video stabliser there can ever be is a GOPro mounted to a chicken head.

    • @cheddar07
      @cheddar07 8 ปีที่แล้ว +740

      This right here is the best comment I've seen.

    • @K0nr4d_
      @K0nr4d_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      Cube Matz Can someone please do this?

    • @Searching4Solace
      @Searching4Solace 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Cube Matz that poor chicken

    • @DheerajBhaskar
      @DheerajBhaskar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +283

      Chicken head mounts are hard to come by

    • @ely_mine
      @ely_mine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Getting smarter every day

  • @FoltzyVids
    @FoltzyVids 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9598

    Even with stabilization off, your cameraman, Matt, had fairly steady hands.

    • @iLikeTheUDK
      @iLikeTheUDK 7 ปีที่แล้ว +396

      Matt would be proud of that.
      (BTW, they're good friends, and have another TH-cam channel together, where they basically just sit on a bench and talk about whatever. It's called Matt and Tom.)

    • @s4ndwichMakeR
      @s4ndwichMakeR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +230

      Could also have been hardware stabilization in the recording device.

    • @gwenynorisu6883
      @gwenynorisu6883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      "If you know what I mean".
      Jeez, guys, open innuendo goal right there and you all completely fluffed it.
      +s4ndwichMakeR ... I'm not aware of (m?)any phone cameras that incorporate such tech, at least not the optical type as used in prosumer and SLR digicams. It's a touch bulky. It might have software stabilisation, as do many phones and cheaper cameras, but that's rather more limited in its abilities. Plus, it can be switched off, and I have a feeling that they would have deliberately done that for the purposes of this video. It's possible to make a reasonably smooth shot with just your bare hands if you're really careful about it.

    • @TheSFMCreators
      @TheSFMCreators 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I can see, from your comment, that you, in fact, quite like commas, don't you?

    • @istachi
      @istachi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mac Doodles Who?

  • @CptMikeTango1
    @CptMikeTango1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4700

    Now i know that Tom Scott is not using teleprompter nor cue cards

    • @benricheson101
      @benricheson101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      just pure genius

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      2:40 imagine he's focussing on what he's saying so much and forgets the thing is turning....
      Where is this place btw?

    • @nathanielfoo7835
      @nathanielfoo7835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@stevethea5250 I think that is in Shepherd's Bush in London

    • @yamingoat
      @yamingoat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I remember there were kids in my high school debate class who would memorize multiple speeches that were 5 minutes or longer. It’s definitely possible but not easy.

    • @Martykun36
      @Martykun36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@benricheson101 So memorizing a 5 minute script is genius to you huh.

  • @obamasinladen6333
    @obamasinladen6333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1375

    my mom always used to say "you dont know everything" but im seriously convinced this guy knows everything

    • @ath_ala8078
      @ath_ala8078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      im sure of that osama.

    • @zdn12327
      @zdn12327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@ath_ala8078 Obama*

    • @shitmultiverse1404
      @shitmultiverse1404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Watch "Two of these people are lying"

    • @iriscandy6377
      @iriscandy6377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks obama sin laden

    • @iriscandy6377
      @iriscandy6377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Twisted Raven omg goose from the goose game I'm such a fan

  • @Mrvideosandgames
    @Mrvideosandgames 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2520

    It annoys me when people apply the TH-cam stabilisation to documentaries and such so whenever the scene cuts the video trips out and you spew everywhere.

    • @CrysisVN
      @CrysisVN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      lmao you guys talk about the most things that I don't expect everyone to talk about
      so relatable

    • @SirMildredPierce
      @SirMildredPierce 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree, stabilization should only be applied to fictional videos.

    • @minerscale
      @minerscale 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Sir Mildred Pierce. Nice meme, well played

    • @CyprusHartford
      @CyprusHartford 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ca

    • @cnj96
      @cnj96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      can you give me the link to some of those videos? i really want to see the downside of the stabilization.

  • @Larry
    @Larry 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4922

    I hate the stabilization on TH-cam, it just looks like you're drunk while watching.

    • @MomentousGaming
      @MomentousGaming 10 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Funny seeing you here Larry :D

    • @Dojan5
      @Dojan5 10 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      TH-cam wants to stabilise my covers. I don't quite get why since typically the videos are quite static to begin with.

    • @lizardizzle
      @lizardizzle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree. They just make everything look awful.

    • @bowlofpasta8846
      @bowlofpasta8846 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      *hello there*

    • @jamescollins6085
      @jamescollins6085 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Larry Bundy Jr
      Three times in two days. WTF?

  • @electricalbeast3324
    @electricalbeast3324 7 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    I noticed TH-cam auto-stabilise lowers the quality, resolution and also crops my video by a couple inches, i rather not use it but as you say: hopefully we get something better in the future.

    • @zeblazuier7946
      @zeblazuier7946 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ElectricalBeast a easy way to stabilise it is a tripod

    • @sonicmeerkat
      @sonicmeerkat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *ppn* when has a change.org petition ever caused any change?

    • @aldeciaandandrew6529
      @aldeciaandandrew6529 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you are so right how do i undo the TH-cam stabilizer? i wish i never used it. You can check our latest video actually 3 of our latest videos. they are crappy because of TH-cam stabilizer

    • @sonicmeerkat
      @sonicmeerkat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      well there's some cameras held is gyro systems (forgot the name) though they're mainly 360 cams so it never (or at least shouldn't) move so the points of reference stay the same.

    • @tnfsg1866
      @tnfsg1866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well this did not age well

  • @Destro7000
    @Destro7000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    I was worried that spinning cube was gonna thwack you in mid-climactic-explanation and end the whole thing x)

  • @shadowkiller0071
    @shadowkiller0071 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3725

    lmao at that person yelling "HEY TOM SCOTT!" half way through the vid

    • @stax7930
      @stax7930 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1168

      2:19

    • @dreadofmondays
      @dreadofmondays 8 ปีที่แล้ว +663

      lmao imagine that i was a fan and i saw someone i liked filming and my reaction was to shout out their name in the shot
      on a scale of 1-10 how douche would i be
      that's this person

    • @mitigatekeeps1371
      @mitigatekeeps1371 8 ปีที่แล้ว +256

      That's not what they're saying. Sounds nothing like it.

    • @badshot370
      @badshot370 8 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      +Mitigate Keeps yes it does

    • @zinqtable1092
      @zinqtable1092 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ADHD huh?

  • @snowcatxx87
    @snowcatxx87 9 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    Well done video, helps my friends understand stabilizer!

    • @killnine
      @killnine 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      BRB, gonna go watch every video this guy has made real quick.

    • @LebenOderSo
      @LebenOderSo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So snowcatxx87 do you stabilize your vids using TH-cam?

    • @chmtech
      @chmtech 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      snowcatxx87 In my opinion TH-cam video stabilization can do wonders. Yes, it does take some quality, but the degree of the quality you loose depends on the quality of your initial footage. To put it like this: if you have a really important video that is unwatchable because of the shakiness, losing some quality is not that big of a price to pay for these kinds of results. I tried out for myself, and if you wish you can see instructions and comparasents here: th-cam.com/video/BgAdeuxkUyY/w-d-xo.html

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcusdamberger lmao how odd...

  • @terminatorhd6208
    @terminatorhd6208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I don't know why this was recommended to me, but it's funny to see that his videos back in 2014 have a greater quality than most of the youtube channels today.

    • @Plasma_Mobile
      @Plasma_Mobile 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U mean resolution or how the video is made?

    • @Bed12344
      @Bed12344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wdym resolution its literally on 720p

    • @terminatorhd6208
      @terminatorhd6208 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bed12344 Question Mark

    • @mayhair
      @mayhair 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Plasma_Mobile How the video is made

  • @ToastiLP
    @ToastiLP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1636

    I wish they used more stabilization in action scenes. With all the shaky cam, I dont even know whats going on....

    • @camnew1602
      @camnew1602 8 ปีที่แล้ว +322

      It's intentional. Low-Budget action scenes use this as a cheaper way to imply action.

    • @JustOneGuy
      @JustOneGuy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      +red toasti It's also used so you're not aware that they're not actually fighting.

    • @ToastiLP
      @ToastiLP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Cam New "Low-Budget" = Basically every movie

    • @JustOneGuy
      @JustOneGuy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      red toasti Average movie budget is about 50 million dollars, I don't think that is low budget.

    • @ToastiLP
      @ToastiLP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Navis
      Thats the point, they still all use shaky cam

  • @JonnesTT
    @JonnesTT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    0:15 I love how this implies that computers now have an unreasonable amount of processing power :D

  • @Andy-ko3zt
    @Andy-ko3zt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2490

    The best stabiliser ever made is your brain.

    • @meowingmono
      @meowingmono 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      true

    • @itsamemario1772
      @itsamemario1772 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wang Cian And Eyes

    • @Laser_corp
      @Laser_corp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Yeah, the brain 1 trillion fps, 4d positioning, 18764k resolution. The best in the business.... unless you are an Eagle.

    • @samuelbaird4983
      @samuelbaird4983 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Jamzo 'Sez We don't see in FPS or Resolution. Technically it is infinite. We also see in 2.5D, not 4D.

    • @Laser_corp
      @Laser_corp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Wut 2.5D? Well makes sense, as I can't see the back of my head.

  • @UntrainableWizard
    @UntrainableWizard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    "There's a big sign over there that says don't climb on these..." Just hearing that made me smile. I can just imagine someone shouting at you for climbing on them.

  • @stoojinator
    @stoojinator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    And now we have GoPro 9's stabilization which is just incredible. Watch MTB doing downhill at a ferocious speed, and the image stays almost perfectly steady. The power of those little cameras is incredible.

    • @soph.369
      @soph.369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, I was looking for this

  • @landonkryger
    @landonkryger 10 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I really want to play on one of those spinning cube things now.

  • @derekisthematrix
    @derekisthematrix ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Turns out (by 2023 at least) most stabilization innovation happened in the optical hardware world and is often specific to phone and camera manufacturers vs social media platforms.

  • @AximVidya
    @AximVidya 8 ปีที่แล้ว +761

    That Adobe Warp filter made me think the acid just kicked in

    • @preethamnk
      @preethamnk 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Thundercunt McGeezax XD

    • @AximVidya
      @AximVidya 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** gee thanks
      love you too buddy :)

    • @Schiels229
      @Schiels229 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thundercunt McGeezax yeah that is weirdly nauseating

    • @aaro1268
      @aaro1268 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Honestly I prefer the 2D stabilization algorithms. The warping never looks right. It gives me motion sickness to watch.

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or Ambien just before it puts you to sleep. Warping reality a bit.

  • @jasondads9509
    @jasondads9509 7 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Warp stabilizer sounds like a star trek thing.

    • @LucasImpulse
      @LucasImpulse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Klingons or the TEST Alliance, pick who warp-disrupts you.

    • @jayknowles2146
      @jayknowles2146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So does subspace warp

    • @LucasImpulse
      @LucasImpulse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jayknowles2146 Warp is in the subspace.

  • @renebalic8000
    @renebalic8000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Hello recommendation my old friend, it's been 5 years and I see this video again

    • @amateurprogrammer25
      @amateurprogrammer25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      because of TH-cam softlyyy creepingggg
      into my feed while I was sleepiiinggggggg

  • @AdvancePlays
    @AdvancePlays 9 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Physical stabilization will always be superior - I don't know why nobody's investing in something like small, affordable phone gimbals, or even technology built into the phone to achieve less movement when activated.

    • @Terra_Byte_Tech
      @Terra_Byte_Tech 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      wee1owen12 because making the thinnest phone possible is all the rage these days (for one absurdly stupid reason or another)

    • @cyberafterlife
      @cyberafterlife 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Terra_Byte_Technology I think its a plot by phone manufacturers to make a phone so thin that it tears in your pocket so you need to buy more

    • @Terra_Byte_Tech
      @Terra_Byte_Tech 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      SHARKTOOTHJEM #stopbigphona

    • @z-beeblebrox
      @z-beeblebrox 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      AdvancePlays Funny you should ask. Tiffen, the developers of the Steadicam, actually sell a ~ $150 stabilizer that's designed for phones/GoPros/etc. Now keep in mind that a stabilization gimbal primarily relies on physical size to do its job, so scaling it down literally makes it less effective. But the product reviews seem to skew positive, so I assume it's good enough. I don't know if you can make a gimbal much more affordable than that, at least. Not without making it pretty much useless.

    • @erikpoephoofd
      @erikpoephoofd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      AdvancePlays
      ehm, that is actually allready implemented in a lot of phones.
      What they do is move the sensor up, down, left and right in very small amounts to stabilize the image

  • @akshaykulkarni8729
    @akshaykulkarni8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Tom: Give it a few years, and the stabilization will improve.
    The GoPro Hero 8: I am here...

    • @bookedsam
      @bookedsam ปีที่แล้ว

      Balanced optical steadyshot already existed before this and was the best you could get

  • @sidk8624
    @sidk8624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Tom Scott: give it a couple years-
    *6 years pass*
    Tom Scott: oh.

    • @TtEL
      @TtEL ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JackobsnN _(edited)_

    • @Yeahimagamer
      @Yeahimagamer ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TtEL yo why tf you here

    • @Yeahimagamer
      @Yeahimagamer ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TtEL oh and (edited)

  • @irongiantftw6295
    @irongiantftw6295 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "There's a big sign over there that says -Don't climb on these- , it's brilliant!" Another fun fact that makes Scott Scott. Thx for the informative videos!

  • @Gemparkzz
    @Gemparkzz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    Use chicken instead

    • @GaetanAlmela
      @GaetanAlmela 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ohh yea bcs they dont move their head? xD someone needs to stick a gopro to a chickens head lmfao

    • @Steinblocksebi
      @Steinblocksebi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Gaetan Almela Was done before. Just google it.

    • @77gravity
      @77gravity 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I have noticed this with my chickens. Move them up and down, and sideways, and the head stays in the same place. Using it for camera stability poses a few technical challenges, and would certainly attract some strange looks.

  • @MikaelJSandersson
    @MikaelJSandersson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It would be really cool to have an update on this 8 years later!

    • @grabasandwich
      @grabasandwich 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems like it disappeared? I wish apps like TikTok used it. Everyone makes videos now, but most don't care about holding their phone steady.

  • @ArronLorenz
    @ArronLorenz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Might be some of Matt's best camera work.

  • @abara5678
    @abara5678 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Topics you pick for your Vides are really refreshing man. Great stuff.

  • @HarelDZL
    @HarelDZL 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I dont know who you are...i dont know you are smart or not...but i like the way you tell something....i have a standart for my self.....im not know how something works until i can explain it to other people,so the smart people is not someone who know how something works,but they can make someone else knowing how something work just by listen/watch your explanation.....you are one among them,Scott :)
    Really happy to know you.

  • @qorilla
    @qorilla 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It would have been useful to see side by side comparisons.

  • @ARSZLB
    @ARSZLB 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    always wanted to know how that worked! excellent video, as always. i think Tom Scott is by far my favorite TH-camr ever.

  • @StevenSenegalU
    @StevenSenegalU 5 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    Nobody:
    TH-cam: "well here is how our 5 year old feature works"

    • @SpotlightGraphics
      @SpotlightGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TH-cam works in weird ways

    • @usuallycallmark
      @usuallycallmark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And it's a feature that's not available anymore...

    • @rexhd7556
      @rexhd7556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Big facts

    • @dimontez2267
      @dimontez2267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And it looks so dated. Not the stabilization, but the lack of clarity. 720p only.

    • @Crispman_777
      @Crispman_777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jbird4478 It's weird that they made that decision

  • @NerdOrange
    @NerdOrange ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Honestly I want to see an update on this

  • @caitthenerd7470
    @caitthenerd7470 9 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Hmm. The oldest mode of stabilisation is the best. It is called a tripod.

    • @kittyyuki1537
      @kittyyuki1537 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      CrazyCashGaming can you move the tripod without it causing some sort of shaking while moving it? :p

    • @caitthenerd7470
      @caitthenerd7470 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How 'bout a tripod on wheels?

    • @CarlosAM1
      @CarlosAM1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@caitthenerd7470 use chicken

    • @marcuionut6319
      @marcuionut6319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      give me the link to download this "tripod" and see how it pertforms

    • @MichaelReznoR
      @MichaelReznoR 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      - Trying to use a tripod during an earthquake, on uneven ground, while walking down a slope, with shaky legs -

  • @disco1974ever
    @disco1974ever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Fav Dork on YT. Thanks Tom and Matt and cam guy

  • @soranuareane
    @soranuareane 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just subscribed to you a few moments (well, videos) ago. I can already tell I won't regret it.

  • @corsoncheung4636
    @corsoncheung4636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1:54 I realized this may have come from ages ago when I heard “the latest version CS6”

  • @periurban
    @periurban 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I didn't know any of that. So, I'm quids in on the deal.

  • @Willumpie
    @Willumpie 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am a professional videographer and I have been using the old school steadicam solutions for quite some time now. Recently electronic gimbals are the big thing, which produce awesome results. With some practice even better than the oldschool approach. Nothing beats physically stabilizing video footage. Especially because you don't loose any resolution and sharpness.
    But, and this is huge, I bought an iPhone 6 recently and I am absolutely blown away by its stabilisation. It has some sort of combined optical and software stabilisation that works incredibly good. It seems to be using the phone's sensors (accelerometer, gyroscopes and compass) to figure out and correct for camera movements. It even eases pans and tilts in and out. It's mindblowing!

  • @CharlesTheClumsy
    @CharlesTheClumsy 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video Tom!

  • @sansbeforemanssansbeforema786
    @sansbeforemanssansbeforema786 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    3:04 look at the tree on the left

  • @ThomasGiles
    @ThomasGiles 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Awesome. Well explained.

  • @RetroFanEnt
    @RetroFanEnt 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Matt!

  • @MegaSnow121
    @MegaSnow121 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy watching your videos. I have wondered how that stabilization on TH-cam works. Thank you for explaining it so I understand better. Keep up the great work you do. I have yet to find a video of yours I don't like. Greetings from the US west coast!

  • @supermarinespitfire928
    @supermarinespitfire928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:47 that hurt

  • @Get69Rekt
    @Get69Rekt ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:12 Tom Scott greets the Fuhrer

  • @JDobermann
    @JDobermann 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And now?
    Thanks for all your (and your team) amazing work.

  • @carpetsmell2523
    @carpetsmell2523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like to picture myself not as a viewer on youtube, but just some guy standing in the background listening to Tom

  • @JehanKateli
    @JehanKateli 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    TH-cam offers to stabilize my videos sometimes, but it causes so much warping that I decide to just not use it.

    • @iAmTheSquidThing
      @iAmTheSquidThing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TH-cam always offers to stabilise my videos where the shaky camera was a deliberate decision.

    • @vandelayindustries2971
      @vandelayindustries2971 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jehan Kateli TH-cam offers to stabilize my drone footage... Which is already stabilized in-flight.

    • @MilesBader
      @MilesBader 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What's worse is that many people use it when uploading old movies and such, which of course are utterly controlled and stable per the directors intentions... The result, as TH-cam tries to "stabilize" intentional camera movements and character movements is typically absolutely dreadful, with parts of the scene constantly squirming and warping, etc. In many cases it's simply unwatchable.

    • @PineCone227_
      @PineCone227_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TH-cam offers to stabilize my videos too... But they are gameplays...

  • @linky0064
    @linky0064 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Oh my god that's right near where I live

    • @linky0064
      @linky0064 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Zoe Thomas They're actually gone. Shepherds Bush. Pretty sad, they were awesome.

    • @TheAlexsLife
      @TheAlexsLife 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Theo Hamilton (linky00) Near Westfields!!

    • @snowyani
      @snowyani 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Theo Hamilton (linky00) Well it were used as a death trap for kids... which was hilarious.

  • @chandlerzimmerman9857
    @chandlerzimmerman9857 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear I've subscribed like 4 times now. Idk why I'm not subscribed when I come back to your videos.

  • @AdvikTekkieTalk
    @AdvikTekkieTalk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    * 8 years later * *We have cameras which are so stable they will literally not shake.*

  • @crono2366
    @crono2366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well it's been 7 years. Are we there yet?

  • @cg.man_aka_kevin
    @cg.man_aka_kevin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun fact, is just found out that TH-cam has a stabilization feature... :O

    • @SlavJerry
      @SlavJerry ปีที่แล้ว +1

      or, it was

  • @user-ej5pr9fv6g
    @user-ej5pr9fv6g 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good Work..... Very informative..... Your dedication was great....

  • @itsokitsokitsjustme
    @itsokitsokitsjustme 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude. Bruh. Timeless Tom.

  • @user-ug6hh4qg3n
    @user-ug6hh4qg3n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So, um, its been a few years. Are we there yet?

  • @junatah5903
    @junatah5903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    All I got from this video was.
    "There's a big sign over there that says, don't climb on these."

    • @thingsnstuff1698
      @thingsnstuff1698 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Finnaly someone else noticed

    • @TigruArdavi
      @TigruArdavi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just a petty harmless misdemeanour now and then makes your day sometimes 😁

  • @Buralqy
    @Buralqy 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    best and shortest information about stabilization, thanks to you!

  • @StraveTube
    @StraveTube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had to come back and watch this after the incredibly well-stabilized 19-minute aerial ropeway video.

  • @garyopenshaw9049
    @garyopenshaw9049 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So it's been a few years, 8 in fact! what's improved Tom? I'm dying to find out

    • @TtEL
      @TtEL ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nothing's improved
      it has only gotten worse
      they removed it
      in 2018

    •  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TtEL Cameras itself improved. So less need for software solutions.

  • @zues121510
    @zues121510 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    omg! The start of the video is in shepards bush near where I live in London xD

    • @BleachedBlackSocks
      @BleachedBlackSocks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      zues121510 ummmmm... The entire video is in the same place...

  • @importedmusic
    @importedmusic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this channel.

  • @shareten1247
    @shareten1247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thx youtube for recommending this 5 years later

  • @scratchpatch2404
    @scratchpatch2404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:20 "TOM SC0TT!!1!1"

    • @tom_wuba
      @tom_wuba ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YES I ALSO JUST REALIZED IT. Damn isn't that illegal too?

  • @mmaaddss
    @mmaaddss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    can we get a redo now from 2021 :)) and a nice video:D

  • @qwertyTRiG
    @qwertyTRiG 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah, revisiting the first Tom Scott video I ever saw. My world's been a bigger place since subscribing.

  • @kametrixomtikara8726
    @kametrixomtikara8726 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very nice video! You really explained lots of important ideas in just 4 minutes.

    • @samiatteya179
      @samiatteya179 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you are the firs comment n this vid i know this is a six year reply

  • @Stjaernljus
    @Stjaernljus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Video Stabilization of all kinds make me more sick than no stabilization.

  • @buster4828
    @buster4828 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    this must of been a pain in the arse to edit

    • @lukasbieri
      @lukasbieri 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Must of - yeah, that's a pain in the arse :(

    • @toniyo3
      @toniyo3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      British Productions must have*
      please don't do this

  • @celetzy5399
    @celetzy5399 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was in my recommended, and I learned something new today

  • @Hotz
    @Hotz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you matt

  • @Povilaz
    @Povilaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly this doesn't look like a 6 year old video.

  • @mursie100
    @mursie100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nothing beats optical image stabilization

  • @ArnavDhamija
    @ArnavDhamija 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, I've been interested in learning about this for a while. Also, Matt Gray looks huge compared to Tom Scott!

  • @realbland
    @realbland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We need an updated version of this video

  • @soopermexican
    @soopermexican 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    great video. well explained.

  • @kiro9291
    @kiro9291 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "there's a big sign that says 'don't climb on these'... run."

    • @michaelrobinson166
      @michaelrobinson166 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Po Yao Cheong I live down the road from there, that is in Shepherds Bush Green and sadly they removed the cubes. I BLAME TOM.

  • @arteonyx
    @arteonyx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everytime the frame shake gets more intense, it gets funnier.
    1:17

  • @GolgariGymBro
    @GolgariGymBro ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "They are extrapolating where a camera would have been."
    My brain: "The rocket knows where it is because it knows where it is not."

  • @WillyTheComposerOfficial
    @WillyTheComposerOfficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wonder how this has changed in the past five years?

  • @Ishankanungo1
    @Ishankanungo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Time for a part 2?

  • @macdoo99
    @macdoo99 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tom's betrayal of The Warp Gods repaid, he cowered in fear that it may destabilize once more, ripping all he loved dear to tatters.

  • @mygiguser
    @mygiguser 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

  • @Redcap00
    @Redcap00 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    *I don't know anything about computers so this is probably wrong but*
    All phones have a thing that senses the rotation and acceleration of the phone.
    Couldn't we just stick that data somewhere in the videos code? (the rotation and how far the camera has moved since the last frame)
    So when it's uploaded to TH-cam or some program it can just create a virtual camera then invert all the movement data stuff that's attached with the video?

    • @meowingmono
      @meowingmono 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that actually sounds cool

    • @rdococ
      @rdococ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Something like that actually exists. It is used in the Instagram Hyperlapse app.

    • @Autunite
      @Autunite 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think Samsung's Galaxy S7/Edge has this feature, as it uses physical lens stabilization. Now, I'm not completely sure this is the case, but I have a S7 Edge and it's incredible.

    • @SkeleCrafteronYT
      @SkeleCrafteronYT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      PROTOCỢL It's called optical image stabilization. Many DSLRs, pocket cameras and some phone such as S7 Edge and even newer iPhones will have it. It's stabilization to an extent but is limited by hardware.

  • @syriuszb8611
    @syriuszb8611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's few years later already- do we have something better yet?

    • @Gutagi
      @Gutagi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definately, most phone cameras come pre packed with a better stabilization, and searching online you eill find lits of different algorithms and solutions...

  • @zJoriz
    @zJoriz 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for explaining this!

  • @kenobisboch
    @kenobisboch 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video, thanks!

  • @jordanblodgettproductions5929
    @jordanblodgettproductions5929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just checking in from the year 2020 to tell you about the incredible stabilization onboard the GoPro 9 Black. We've achieved the steadicam shots out of nothing, just as Tom said it would happen!

  • @HofstaetterLukas
    @HofstaetterLukas 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ***** I watched this video a couple times now but I don't really get the explanation of the youtube stabilization. Do you have any links or references to a more detailed explanation? Would really appreciate that. thanks.

    • @RonWolfHowl
      @RonWolfHowl 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/37041.pdf
      static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/37744.pdf

  • @reklessbravo2129
    @reklessbravo2129 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The stabilize based on your face looked really cool

  • @parjitkhakh6970
    @parjitkhakh6970 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s been a few years Tom, a lot has changed

  • @ShihammeDarc
    @ShihammeDarc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:49 I honestly thought that was gonna hit him in the head

  • @bastaudio
    @bastaudio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and then there's the times when TH-cam stabilization doesn't work and suggests you turn it on when your video was shot with the camera on a tripod..

  • @Blasted2Oblivion
    @Blasted2Oblivion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Big sign over there that says don't climb on these." Such a rebel. Next thing you know you will be carrying a board down a public sidewalk.

  • @AlexVenthem
    @AlexVenthem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘If you lock onto my face it looks very weird indeed’
    Team 10 music videos: and i took that personally