After Effects Compositing: 6 Tracking and Stabilization

Learn to create precise, accurate, locked-in tracks with the five motion trackers in After Effects.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Why so many tracking options?

1. Why Point Track?

• It's the 21st century: Why point track?
• Effectively track motion
• Easily select a good track
• Continue motion offscreen

2. Complex Motion Tracking

• Introducing complex motion tracking
• Recognize trackable points
• Plan for a track to be interrupted
• Easily reset a track that goes astray
• Adapt to a changing target
• Offset a tracker
• Keep position precise and rotation simple
• Apply the track to a matte

3. Adding Tracking Tools

• Introducing tracking tools
• Track a mask directly with Tracker2Mask
• Combine track points with TrackerViz
• Solve problems with nulls and parenting

4. Tracking and Stabilizing Objects and Planes

• Introducing tracking and stabilizing
• Lock an element for roto
• Reverse stabilize to put roto in motion
• Point stabilize to put multiple layers in motion
• Track a plane with mocha AE

5. Working with Automated Tracking for VFX

• Introducing automated tracking for VFX
• Adjust Warp Stabilizer VFX for effects work
• Reverse stabilize with Warp Stabilizer VFX
• Solve and adjust with Camera Tracker
• Apply a 3D track
• Evaluate Camera Tracker for your shot
• Import and integrate a third-party 3D track