Answers.Body: <p>To stabilize your video you can use the <a href="https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html" rel="noreferrer">ffmpeg</a> command line tool.</p>
  <h2>The easy way: one pass using <code>deshake</code> filter</h2>
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i shaky-input.mp4 -vf deshake stabilized-output.mp4
  </code></pre>
  <p>The <code>deshake</code> filter has also some <a href="https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#deshake" rel="noreferrer">optional settings</a>.</p>
  <h2>The better way: two passes using <code>vidstab</code> filters</h2>
  <p>For better results you can try the two-step process using ffmpeg's <code>vidstabdetect</code> and <code>vidstabtransform</code> filters: (Thanks @Mulvya)</p>
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i shaky-input.mp4 -vf vidstabdetect=shakiness=5:show=1 dummy.mp4
  </code></pre>
  <p>This will output a <code>transforms.trf</code> that will be read by the second pass:</p>
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i shaky-input.mp4 -vf vidstabtransform,unsharp=5:5:0.8:3:3:0.4 stabilized-output.mp4
  </code></pre>
  <p>The <a href="https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#vidstabdetect-1" rel="noreferrer">vidstab filters documentation</a> explains all the configuration options.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I got this error: `No such filter: 'vidstabdetect'`. I guess on some distros (like Ubuntu) this filter isn't included by default.
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Answers.Text: libvidstab is external and GPL, so ffmpeg needs to be configured with `--enable-libvidstab --enable-gpl`
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Answers.Text: Tried multiple methods so far and the 2nd two-step process is the best quality and simplest so far. Many thanks.
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Answers.Body: <p><a href="https://www.blender.org/" rel="noreferrer">Blender</a> has <a href="https://www.blender.org/manual/editors/movie_clip_editor/tracking/introduction.html" rel="noreferrer">motion tracking</a>, which can in turn be used to stabilize video.  Here is a YouTube tutorial showing how to load video footage into Blender's movie clip editor, setting a tracking point, solving the tracking equation, and then discusses considerations about how to balance the various factors between too much and too little stabilization.  The video tutorial is here: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
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Body: <p>Does anyone knows a free video stabilization software for Linux (ubuntu, fedora or something else), whose result is like the Youtube Video Stabilization?</p>
  
  <p>At this moment, to stabilize my video I need to upload my files on youtube and wait a lot until stabilization finishes and then download my files. One software for computer will be helpful, and save a lot of time.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone knows one?
  Thank you!</p>
  
Tags: <video-editor><stabilisation>
Title: Youtube-like video stabilization on Linux
UserDisplayName: ITChristian
ThreadText: # Youtube-like video stabilization on Linux
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-07)
  
  Does anyone knows a free video stabilization software for Linux (ubuntu, fedora or something else), whose result is like the Youtube Video Stabilization?
  
  At this moment, to stabilize my video I need to upload my files on youtube and wait a lot until stabilization finishes and then download my files. One software for computer will be helpful, and save a lot of time.
  
  Does anyone knows one?
  Thank you!
  
  **Tags:** video-editor, stabilisation
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-10. Score: 19
  
  To stabilize your video you can use the [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html) command line tool.
  
  ## The easy way: one pass using `deshake` filter
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i shaky-input.mp4 -vf deshake stabilized-output.mp4
  
  ```
  
  The `deshake` filter has also some [optional settings](https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#deshake).
  
  ## The better way: two passes using `vidstab` filters
  
  For better results you can try the two-step process using ffmpeg's `vidstabdetect` and `vidstabtransform` filters: (Thanks @Mulvya)
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i shaky-input.mp4 -vf vidstabdetect=shakiness=5:show=1 dummy.mp4
  
  ```
  
  This will output a `transforms.trf` that will be read by the second pass:
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i shaky-input.mp4 -vf vidstabtransform,unsharp=5:5:0.8:3:3:0.4 stabilized-output.mp4
  
  ```
  
  The [vidstab filters documentation](https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#vidstabdetect-1) explains all the configuration options.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: There's also the vidstab filters.  
  > **username_2**: I got this error: `No such filter: 'vidstabdetect'`. I guess on some distros (like Ubuntu) this filter isn't included by default.  
  > **username_4**: libvidstab is external and GPL, so ffmpeg needs to be configured with `--enable-libvidstab --enable-gpl`  
  > **username_5**: Tried multiple methods so far and the 2nd two-step process is the best quality and simplest so far. Many thanks.  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_6 on 2016-08-07. Score: 5
  
  [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) has [motion tracking](https://www.blender.org/manual/editors/movie_clip_editor/tracking/introduction.html), which can in turn be used to stabilize video. Here is a YouTube tutorial showing how to load video footage into Blender's movie clip editor, setting a tracking point, solving the tracking equation, and then discusses considerations about how to balance the various factors between too much and too little stabilization. The video tutorial is here:
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_7**: Now do it on the command line  
  > **username_8**: The original question did not ask for command line.  
  
  ---
  
  