Many thanks for all the comments, most of which focused on flicker rate. Some suggestions to try out. Meanwhile, back to stabilizing. I have been given some footage of wildlife by a neighbor who recorded with a lot of camera motion -- to the point of making it useless in its present form. I'd love to use it in the community video project I'm working on. Question: Digital thought makes an iMovie plugin called fxStabilizer. Has anybody used it? If so, how well does it work? A Google search has yet to reveal alternatives. Are there any that you know of? BobLL