How To Stabilize Video Using Google Photos App (FREE)
- Upload video to Google Photos app
- Tap video to open it
- Tap Settings icon (bottom-middle)
- Tap “Stabilize” and wait for Google Photos to stabilize video
- Save video
If your footage is too shaky, there are ways to stabilize the video after filming. Lots of editing programs now have stabilization features.
But you don’t have access to editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie or Final Cut Pro then you can use the Google Photo app. The app is free, but unfortunately only the Android version has the stabilization feature.
The app actually does a great job.
Try to get stable footage in camera
Although this is a great free option to fix footage in post, it’s better to try to get smooth footage when filming. The smoother the footage, the less work a stabilizing app will have to do later.
But although we aim to get the perfect totally smooth camera movements, it’s not always possible. That’s why Google Photos can be a lifesaver.
Having said that, you might want to look into other methods for next time:
Read more: Best Smartphone Gimbals 2019
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Read more: Inbuilt Stabilization: EIS or OIS.
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Smartphone Video – Beginner to Advanced
If you want to know more about smartphone filmmaking, my book Smartphone Videography – Beginners to Advanced is now available to download for members on Patreon. The book is 170 pages long and covers essential smartphone filmmaking topics:
Things like how to get the perfect exposure, when to use manual control, which codecs to use, HDR, how to use frame rates, lenses, shot types, stabilisation and much more. There’s also my Exploring the Film Look Guide as well as Smartphone Colour Grading.
Members can also access all 5 episodes of our smartphone shot Silent Eye series, with accompanying screenplays and making of podcasts. There’s other materials too and I will be adding more in the future.
If you want to join me there, follow this link.
