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Tracking in After Effects

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Explore all the methods for tracking inside After Effects: one- and two-point tracking, mask tracking, camera tracking, facial tracking, and planner tracking in Mocha AE.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • The art of tracking
  • What you should know
  • Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started with Motion Tracking
  • What is motion tracking?
  • Common problems and solutions
2. Preparation for Comp
  • Project brief
  • Preparing for compositing and VFX
3. One-Point Tracking
  • The Tracker panel
  • Options settings
  • Tracking and stabilizing motion
  • Applying tracking data
  • Tracking obscured objects
  • Tracking outside the frame
  • Using nulls for tracking data
  • Compositing foreground elements
  • Applying tracking data to effects
4. Mask Tracker
  • Creating a clean plate
  • Creating nulls from path
  • Tracking a background object
  • Using the mask tracker for rotoscope
5. Additional Trackers
  • Using two-point tracking
  • Using Face Tracking (Outline Only)
  • Using Face Tracking (Detailed Features)
  • Adding background elements
  • Compositing foreground objects
6. Use Stabilization for Tracking
  • Introducing Warp Stabilizer
  • Using Warp Stabilizer for tracking
  • Using Reverse Stabilization
7. Planner Tracking
  • Using Perspective Corner Pin
  • Using Mocha
  • Tracking a surface
  • Applying Mocha data in After Effects
8. Camera Tracking
  • Using the 3D Camera Tracker
  • Creating a placeholder
  • Replacing a computer screen
  • Adding additional elements
  • Reverse camera tracking
  • Finalizing and rendering
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Eran Stern

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