Smooth Out Choppy Video Recordings

Why this matters

Dropped frames make motion stutter — the video is missing its middle. Interpolation reconstructs the missing frames so motion flows.

This is the same engine as slow-mo, applied to a different problem: restoring cadence instead of creating time.

How it works

Submit with a small factor (1.5–2) and motion=smooth; the API rebuilds a steady frame cadence.

Submit a job with an input URL (S3, GCS or HTTPS), poll the job URL, and download the rendered output. No GPU, no queues, no ffmpeg builds to babysit.

Code

import requests, time

API = "https://api.mlslabs.io/v1/frame-interpolation/jobs"
headers = {"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
payload = {"input": "s3://bucket/clip.mp4", "factor": 1.5, "motion": "smooth"}

resp = requests.post(API, json=payload, headers=headers)
job = resp.json()
while job["status"] not in ("succeeded", "failed"):
    time.sleep(3)
    job = requests.get(job["url"], headers=headers).json()

print("Output:", job["output_url"])

Pro tips

• Factor 1.5–2 is usually enough; more risks artifacts.
• Stabilize first if the stutter comes with camera shake.
• Keep the original — the smoothed version is a new deliverable.

Try the choppy-footage preset in Postman.