Mercalli Stabilizer & EDIUS

[AJL14]

Hi Everyone,
I have a gut feeling I know the answer to this, but perhaps one of you (or more) geniuses know a way this can be done: In EDIUS Mercalli is applied to one scene at a time, and then "pre-run" to determine and apply the staibilization. Works great. Adding a transition to a scene after stab, however, makes it necessary to rerun the "pre-run". Does anyone know a way that Mercalli can be applied to a number of scenes with (or without) transitions already between them - and then "batch pre-run" and stabilize? You all know how much time it takes to do one scene at a time - especially if there are a number of scenes benefiting from stabilization on the timeline.
Just thought - and hoped - there might be a way!
Many thanks - and cheers,
Alan

[pjsssss]

Hi Alan,

Can you try using nested sequences? Do your work on one sequence, bring that sequence into another and then apply Mercalli there. I have not tried it, but it should work.

BTW, I am sending you an unrelated email

[AJL14]

Hi Pat,

Did try that - and it works only if there are no transitions between scenes - for the transition of incoming scene instabilities affects the outgoing scene stabilization. Try it - you'll see what I mean. I have discovered - per your suggestion, that if each scene WITHOUT any transitions but say 2 seconds longer on both ends - saved as a sequence then applying Mercalli does work (a split second of instability as the scenes change). Then trimming each scene down a little to compensate for the transition and adding the transition to the already stabilized scenes DOES work. I would bet the time saved by letting overnight pass while the entire sequence is stabilized would be worth the time taken trimming and adding transitions later. Not usually the way we work - "feeling" the length of the scene and the transition in order to get the flow. But heck - a great suggestion.

Talk soon - and thanks.
Alan