Gimbal Walking Stabilization - up/down wobble

cinecameratv 4 Jun 2019 18:39
I use Davinci Resolve. I have not been able to eliminate the up/down camera movement when walking with my Moza Aircross Gimbal. Adding the camera's electronic stabilization on top of IBIS creates a lot of weird deformations ... so I had to use only IBIS and a stabilized lens. I tried the three stabilization modes in Davinci Resolve with no success. I am to old to use the skateboard/ roller skates solution and I am a lousy ninja. Anybody knows what are the best settings in Davinci Resolve? Should I buy a dual spring handle?

thank you,
Mizamook 4 Jun 2019 18:44
Same problem. Dual spring handle I have. Seldom use. Use Steadicam walk. Practice. Only solution. On mobile limited so talking funny.
JHDTSelect 4 Jun 2019 18:55
I bought the dual spring handle thing. It takes out a little more. Not much. I use it mostly for added stability and a place to attach an external monitor so I can see what I'm shooting.
Software will get rid of some as you said but at the added cost of weird artifacts.

The only way to really get rid of it it like Gene said. Use the steadicam walk or some call it "The Groucho Marx walk"
Kind of knees bent and heel/toe thing. (I have a tough time doing that as at my age my knees kill me)
Search on Youtube for it.
cinecameratv 4 Jun 2019 19:25
Thanks .... When you walk at a steady constant pace a define sinusoidal pattern is form .... do not know why such a simple movement is not fully corrected by software stabilizers. I may go creative, buy a big wheel "Unicycle" and change the seat shaft into a gimbal holder.
filmlikegallery 11 Jun 2019 03:06
Have seen videos from Stefan Czech on Youtube? He's a Certified Glidecam Trainer. Maybe it will be useful for you.
Altough he uses glidecam (not gimbal), but I think the workouts will still relevant.
I rarely use a gimbal by the way, I prefer use glidecam for most scenario, it have more natural movement and more pleasant look for the up/down movement issue. Don't use any post stabilizer for this issue, I never found it work well.
And of course, practice is the most right answer.