From the course: Learning Mocha
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Transform tracking with Mocha AE
- [Instructor] Even if you don't have access to Mocha Pro or the Boris Continuum set of plugins, you can still work with Mocha. For example, there's a variation of Mocha that comes bundled with After Effects. Let's give that a try. For example, with this project, perhaps you want to track this man's shoulder so that this logo looks like a patch. So here I can select that bike layer and choose Animation, Track in Boris FX Mocha. This adds a Mocha AE plugin. Click the large Mocha button, and this launches the Mocha AE plugin variation. And it's set to the Essentials layout. While I'm on the first frame, I can draw an X-Spline shape over his shoulder. I'll include some of these wrinkles, which are good features to track. Because I am using the Essentials layout, the tracking button is right here. I'll track forward. I'll play it back. And the tracking is working. Now, because we're using a plugin variation of…
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