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CMOS-Correction - Select distortion types and
Rolling-Shutter Compensation
First, you will need to remove undesired CMOS effects from your video and then you will get
even better stabilization effects, because pictures that are free of shaking and wobbling are the
better basis for the subsequent stabilization of undesired camera movements!
Almost all action cameras, DSLR cameras, as well as professional video cameras have so-called
CMOS sensors. If these cameras are exposed to vibrations or shaking, the recording of individual
images becomes faulty and these image errors will show up naturally.
First, remove undesired CMOS effects from your video. This is the best basis for better
stabilization results. The subsequent stabilization of undesired camera movements is much more
optimized on the basis of images that are free of vibrations and wobbling!
Mercalli V4 offers extensive adaptation possibilities for this, however, the use of the program is
very simple, as the stabilization as well as the CMOS correction take place fully automatically. Of
course, there is additional fine adjustment - therefore, you will always have the opportunity to
intervene.
Enabling Rolling-Shutter Compensation
With the activation of the option Rolling-Shutter Compensation a possible distortion (only with
CMOS), which can occur in moving pictures (video) can be compensated. This option
Rolling-Shutter Compensation is activated by default.
The rolling shutter effect is an undesired side effect of the so-called CMOS sensors, which are
widely used in digital reflex cameras (DSLRs), pocket cams, mobile radio devices or action cams.
As long as a recording has not been stabilized, the rolling shutter effect is either not or only
slightly noticeable. But as soon as a successful stabilization has taken place during post
production, the rolling shutter effect will remain and will now become slight to significantly
annoying.
Therefore, Mercalli counteracts this undesired effect on request - because a stabilized recording
will remain worthless, if the undesired consequence effect destroys this result.
Furthermore, Mercalli SAL offers different CMOS correction method to choose from, which may
be included in the video, such as Standard, Vibrations / Wobble as well as differentiated settings
(Intensive Repair) to counteract vibrations and waves. If you wish to further optimize the fully
automatic CMOS correction in the video, you will choose one of the available CMOS Distortion
Types from the menu that offers the best possible optimization.
