I use DeShaker (VirtualDub plugin) frequently, and with great success. Now I am trying to use it in a different way, and was wondering if there are any DeShaker experts here who can help me...

I have a film captured in which a small portion of the sprocket holes are also included in the captured frames. I'd like to use DeShaker to sync onto the sprocket hole(s) to stabilize the film, without using the actual film content. It SHOULD be easy... just set the window in pass one to ignore everything except the small region of a sprocket hole. But I can't come up with any settings that actually work for a region that small. It just ends up not detecting any movement at all.

Any settings worth trying?