Example 1:  Launchpad

(extreme telephoto shot with camera shaking, atmospheric distortion and video noise)

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photo credit:  ABC News
Original footage
 
This is an excerpt from a second-generation tape
of a broadcast of the STS-95 shuttle launch.
Although the subject is stationary and the camera
is firmly mounted, the great distance requires an
extreme telephoto lens.  Thus, the image shows
both camera shaking and atmospheric motion.
The countdown at the lower left is added in the
studio and does not shake with the image.
 
Processed by UnShakerTM
 
In the corrected clip, neither the rocket nor the superimposed title (countdown) shake.  And, temporal noise due to the broadcast and tape copying has been nearly eliminated. 
 
Temporal noise reduction applied to scenes with motion usually causes blurring.  In the Unshaker output,  the edges are sharp and straight, and the countdown numbers change at the correct times without fading or blurring. 
 
Water is dumping below the booster.  The motion of the water is preserved by the Unshaker, and is more clearly visible due to the removal of extraneous motion and noise. 
 
 
 
 

Example 2:  Lomcevak (telephoto shot with both camera and subject motion)
Example 3:  Home movie (showing jitter typical of lightweight camcorders)

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