Join Ben Brownlee for an in-depth discussion in this video Working with track mattes to track complex shapes, part of mocha 3 Essential Training.
…We're not going to do the second part of this track.…Now we're going to figure out a way of keeping the original shape that we have if…I turn my shape overlay back on again…in the viewer controls and turn the surface off.…I'm also going to come over to the left hand…side of the Layer Properties and turn that offers well.…So what I want to do is keep the shape as I have here as much as possible.…So, let's look at what that's going to be like.…Let's come down again to our timeline controls.…We set our outpoint to the end of the clip…and zoom our timeline out to the full range here.…
So, if we take a look at our timeline now, we can see…we've got blue going down the first 80 frames now, of our clip.…So, that's showing us where we've tracked this particular layer, layer four.…It's not a very good descriptive name.…I'm going to change that as soon as possible, just by double clicking…on it and I'm going to call this one box front /track tr for track.…Just so that I know we are tracking that.…And let's set my endpoint now on my timeline to be, to start at…
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- Setting up preferences
- Understanding the planar tracker
- Creating your first project and first track
- Tracking rotation
- Tracking objects that move off-screen
- Using the Shear and Perspective tools
- Exporting tracking data to After Effects, Motion, or Final Cut Pro
- Creating a fast rotospline
- Creating complex mask shapes efficiently
- Correcting for lens distortion in your footage
- Generating a 3D camera solve
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome43s
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Using the exercise files1m 41s
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1. Quick Start with mocha
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Creating the first project2m 34s
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Creating the first track4m 47s
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Planar tracking tricks7m 6s
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Checking and fixing the track10m 24s
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Creating a fast rotospline6m 28s
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2. Introducing the mocha Modules
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Core modules: Clip1m 42s
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Core modules: Track1m 27s
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Core modules: AdjustTrack1m 39s
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3. Getting Started with mocha
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Starting a new project5m 37s
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4. Tracking
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What is the Surface?6m 43s
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Tracking scale7m 12s
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Tracking rotation10m 24s
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5. Tracking Troubleshooting
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Using the AdjustTrack module9m 49s
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Using the viewer helpers4m 59s
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6. Exporting Tracking Data to After Effects
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7. Exporting Tracking Data to Apple Motion
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Using Motion Corner Pin data7m 58s
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8. Exporting Tracking Data to Final Cut Pro 7
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9. Exporting Tracking Data to Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) Plugins
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10. Shape Creation
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Introduction to rotosplines2m 31s
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When to use X-splines4m 33s
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When to use Bezier splines6m 26s
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11. Rotoscoping: Creating a Full Product Replacement Shot
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Breaking down the task2m 10s
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Breaking down complex shapes6m 50s
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Animation and keyframe controls10m 18s
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Using the Join Layers tool6m 24s
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12. Exporting Shape Data to After Effects
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Handling complex mask shapes11m 6s
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Handling complex motion blur5m 53s
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When to use Align Surface9m 28s
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13. Advanced Module: Correct Lens Distortion (mocha AE and mocha Pro only)
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Using a grid6m 1s
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14. Advanced Module: Camera Solver (mocha AE and mocha Pro only)
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 13s
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