Product: Mercalli Version: 1.0

Why choose Mercalli?

Mercalli is intuitive to use.

Unlike with other solutions, you don't need to battle with mathematical theories. Mercalli does it all for you, in the background.

Mercalli lets you decide

You, the viewer, can best assess the results. You, the producer, want to create a certain atmosphere.
Although Mercalli is fully automatic, it lets you make specific recommendations and requests using its intuitive controls. Mercalli lets you view the analysis of the video footage and provides suggestions for further improvements. Together, these features let you achieve a maximum level of stabilisation - and the best possible results.

Mercalli is easy to use

The consistent integration of the plugin ensures maximum ease of use. Mercalli integrates directly with your video editing solution. You can access it just like our other program filters or video effects and apply it to a video clip. With other stabilisation programs, you still have to run imports/exports, configure codecs, etc ...

Mercalli is fast!

On up-to-date systems, Mercalli will even run in real time. Where similar programs process 3-4 frames per second, Mercalli simply tears through the frames of a video sequence. Even multicore support is included as standard, so Mercalli uses all of your current system capacity and will be an optimum solution for future hardware upgrades.

Mercalli is affordable!

As little as 59 euros will buy you a first-class highly efficient stabilisation solution, which gives you maximum freedom even at the filming stage - because use of a tripod or another more or less convenient stabiliser system may not always be practical or even possible.

Confirmed by experts!

EventDV Moving Picture columnist Jan Ozer explains how you can stabilize your video effectively and efficiently with proDAD Mercalli using a host of well-chosen presets and more. Further he compares Mercalli with other competitive products such as 2d3 SteadyMove, Apple SmoothCam, Adobe After Effects Motion Tracking.
Watch the Video

It's simple:

You want to stabilise a clip in the timeline of your video editing program.
(Demonstration video )

1. Drag & drop the Mercalli video effect onto the clip in the timeline.
2. Start Mercalli and select a profile.
3. The fully automatic analysis function will start and the clip will be stabilised.
If required, you can now further improve the result.

Mercalli Light and Mercalli Expert include the following profiles:

Versatile

fastest Image stabilisation

reliable Image stabilisation

precise Image stabilisation (intensive rendering)

Rescue

improve highly shook or jittery record

smooth highly shook or jittery record

improve low-contrast or lack of detail shook record

smooth low-contrast or lack of detail shook record

smooth noisy or flickering shook record

In Practice

tracking a flying object in the sky

tracking a flying object on a background

capture a slow object in the sky

smooth tracking shot from a car drive

smooth tracking shot from a bumpy car drive

improve helmetcam while unhurried drive

improve helmetcam while racy drive

improve record from a wavering ship

smooth record from a wavering ship

harmonise record from a wavering ship

Handycam

smooth watched scenery

smooth watched action scenery

harmonise watched scenery (intensive rendering)

harmonise watched action scenery (intensive rendering)

Tripod

harmonise camera zoom (render intensive)

harmonise pan shot (render intensive)

simulate almost stationary camera (render intensive)

simulate TRIPOD (possible tilt effect) (intensive rendering)

Shoulder Cam

improve camera zoom

improve camera panning (with tilt correction)

improve camera panning (without tilt correction)

reduce walking movement


(Use samples )

List of versions

Mercalli Demo Demo version	Offers the same features as Mercalli Expert. All rendering is for test use only and the results are marked with a red cross. Available as a free download.
Mercalli Light Buy	Version includes: All plugins (except Pinnacle Studio), see below (Available plugins) Video-Shaker Light Rendering in SD/DV RP: 59 Euro
Mercalli Expert Buy	Version includes: All plugins (except Pinnacle Studio), see below (Available plugins) Video-Shaker Expert Extended Mercalli Expert mode with advanced settings for Speed- or detail-focused movement analysis Selectable detection area Special video analysis modes Special camera movement modes Extended Video-Shaker Expert mode with advanced settings Speed- or detail-focused movement analysis Selectable detection area Special video analysis modes Special camera movement modes Multi-format rendering, incl. SD/DV, HD/HDTV etc. RP: 119 Euro

Please note: the "Mercalli for Studio" version, which will be available as an optional plugin, offers the same features as Mercalli Light, but includes no plugins for additional video editing programs. It can be activated by Pinnacle Systems only.

User interface

Light-Version	Expert-Version

Technical data:

Video-Standard

PAL / NTSC, SD / HD / HDV / HDTV,
and VGA, e.g. for videos from mobile phones or digital photos,
e.g. VGA, QVGA QQVGA, and even format-independent resolutions such as WHUXGA

Special features

Extremely fast movement analysis

Sub-pixel analysis to assess the slightest movements

Processing

Multicore CPU support

Available languages for the user interface

English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Nederlands

Operating System

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Containing Plug-ins:

Bonus: Video-Shaker - now included for free!

Create a special atmosphere by adding shake where you want it!

Ideal for scenes that previously appeared too sterile.
Or for adding extra movement, e.g. to sports or racing scenes. It's also perfect for adding "natural errors" to generated scenes such as 3D animations or panorama panning shots. From slight camera shake to earthquake simulation, Video-Shaker lets you add the desired effect quickly and easily - you don't even need keyframes.

Simply select a profile, fine-tune it if you want - done!

Profiles:

Versatile

Quick boost existing motions

Accurate strengthen existing motions

Simulation

Earthquake

Live-Cam

Moods

Panic

Anxiety

Enlive scenery easily

Enlive scenery strongly

Extra

Add convulsions

Add uncoordinated motions

Dancing screen

Add vibrations

Test it yourself!
Video-Shaker is included with the Mercalli demo version.
Video-Shaker Light comes with the Mercalli Light full version. And Video-Shaker Expert is included with the Mercalli Expert full version.