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Video stabilization refers to algorithms used to improve video quality by removing unwanted camera shakes and jitters due to hand jiggling and unintentional camera panning.
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Video stabilization technology is used to avoid visual quality loss by reducing unwanted shakes and jitters of an image/video capturing device without influencing moving objects or intentional camera panning [1]. This is particularly essential in handheld imaging devices, which are more affected by shakes due to their smaller size. Unstable images are typically caused by undesired hand jiggling and intentional camera panning, whereas unwanted position fluctuations of camera result in unstable image sequences. Using video stabilization techniques ensures high visual quality and stable video footages even in nonoptimal conditions. Ideally, imaging devices are equipped with mechanical means, which physically avoid camera shakes, or they employ sophisticated...
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Battiato, S., Lukac, R. (2008). Video Stabilization. In: Furht, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Multimedia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78414-4_76
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