When reducing the Smoothness, the effect will have less of that jello look to it. You can also choose to reduce Smoothness. When you increase the effect, the footage will be less shaky, but you’ll also be more likely to get that jello look. If you lower the setting, Premiere will crop less of the image, but it will also reintroduce some of the original shake. If you want to have less of your image cropped, you can choose to use the Crop Less Smooth More setting. You can reduce crop, but there are drawbacks Otherwise, those elements could be cropped out. If there are important elements near the edge of your shots, you need to shoot wider.

Cropping some of the image allows Premiere to use the position, rotation, and perspective to stabilize. Essentially, to stabilizer your shots, Premiere is using some crop and zoom to fix your footage. If you know you’re going to need to use Warp Stabilizer in post, you are going to want to shoot wider angle. Image courtesy: Johnathon Choate Shoot in a wider angle to avoid unwanted cropping

Premiere’s Warp Stabilizer, when used right, can have some impressive results. No motion will eliminate any motion in it, which is what you would have achieved in the first place with the tripod. No Motion is best for tripod shots where the camera is supposed to be still. Smooth Motion is best used for shots where the camera is moving, like if you’re filming a moving car. Some of the movements in the original shot will be kept.

If you want to a more handheld look to your footage, head to Stabilization > Result > Smooth Motion.

To remove all the shake, go to Stabilization > Result > No Motion.

Depending on your style, you might want to keep some or remove all the shake.

While stabilizing video in Premiere, you don’t always have to remove all shake.

So, it’s up to you if it needs some extra care. Some clips may be fine with the default Warp Stabilizer settings and others might require a little more adjusting. However, depending on your style and how much shake you want to retain, you may need to jump into settings and start adjusting. Your footage should be looking more stable already.

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