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Studio 9's most compelling new features are "curative" filters that fix problems in the video. Here are the results of two types of tests, color correction and motion stabilization Color Correction:These clips (as all the clips on this page) are real life examples of video shot with inadequate white balancing. This first clip was shot on a sunny day at Zoo Atlanta. The original footage looks awful, on the left is Studio 9, on the right, Pinnacle Edition, a $500+ prosumer editor. Click the image to view the larger original file, then Back to return to this page. Just FYI, I shot this with a great camera, a Panasonic DVX100 (see review here), but operator error clearly prevented getting optimum quality. Note that when you use this effect, your only option is to adjust brightness; the color correction itself is totally automatic.
Click the image to view original image This second image is from a family wedding where my daughter was the flower girl, shot with an old Sony DCR-PC7 DV camera.
Click the image to view original image My poor cousin is probably ruing the day she gave me permission to use the shots, but they do demonstrate Studio's color correction feature quite well. Image Stabilization:Image stabilization works just like electronic image stabilization on your camera -- it zooms into the image, senses motion and compensates for it. The image becomes more stable, but you'll notice that it looks like you zoomed into the image and some blurriness can occur. There are no adjustments on this filter (there are with others on prosumer packages) so it's a binary decision; take it or leave it. The three clips in the movie below represent three different levels of difficulty. First, I'm walking beside my daughter during a parade shooting totally handheld. Second, I'm on a bus to Masada (in Israel), taping the tour guide, getting bounced around by the bus. Third is at the local Galax Fiddler's Convention, again shooting without a tripod (with two little girls in tow, the tripod quickly becomes dispensable).
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