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Weekend Extra: Motion Tracking Special FX Tips
Oh no! You've already shot your video and something is missing! Use the magic of After Effects to place new things where there was nothing before. Indy Mogul gives you the tips you need to properly shoot a new motion tracking sequence, along with step-by-step instructions on how to use the software to make it work. We also cover FREE motion tracking software for the folks who aren't ready to drop mad cash on AFX.
Tags : motion tracking, weekend extra, after effects, apple motion
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NICE!
I've forgotton what I was going to say, but Great episode.
BTW, could you tell us more about what the little squares do with the motion tracking. I never really understood what they were and how to use them.
Also, you could have mentioned how if you were tracking between two objects in a scene to say, add sunglasses on a guy. If you moved the camera and one of the objects went off camera you can pick a different track point.
(I haven't got Pro, but I look at tutorials for this kind of thing when I upgrade)
Some good points, I wanted to keep it pretty simple, I'm not sure how the multiple track points things work. I've only figured out what I have from messing around with the program.
Thank you! It means a lot to me, Learned from tutorials and just screwing around in the software :)
OH my god i feel silly, answered the wrong one :S
The smaller box is the obect to track and the bigger box is where it looks for the point, eg. on a very shaky shot, you would use bigger search areas
Cool vid, helped me alot. I thought people like, did this Frame By frame. But greately NOT! :)
By the way, Does Vegas pro 6.0 have the feature to Motion track?
This episode was really great! nice job justin!
After Effects is amazing, Here's a few videos I've made using the motion tracker in AE.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wzxJAMYaG_M
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BKyWfnw5p0Q
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-3ArrpTQ8sw
Also, if you have a 3d program you can always get a 3d tracker and make your self a fake friend, example:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vDMHq5KW5xo
Great stuff, man!
Thank you! It means a lot to me, Learned from tutorials and just screwing around in the software :)
ohh, forgot, if you'd like to learn more there is a After Effects tutorial site called www.videocopilot.net
That was freking Sweet. Great job Justin.
LOLOL Hilarious! :D
Cool tutorial also!
This is easily one of the best episodes made in a while. Not just because of the information, but because the time and effort put in. Eric is great and all, but having the tutorial placed into a plotline (no matter how silly) and then see it used in the film itself is a really cool way to do it.
Kudos!
Tie day!
Love the shirt.
That Was a really good one Justin!
Way to Go!
hello motto
yea this was def one of the best weekend extras and justin, you should have a show on tues or wed cause you need your own segment from the forums isnt enough . WE NEED MORE JUSTIN.... and steve is still awsome
what a twist!
where do you find a "go-bots" 110 camera??
Hey Justin, great tutorial! I just wanted to add that you can purchase After Effects for relatively cheap with an education discount through academicsuperstore.com. You need to buy a liscense though to make money off of your work.
P.S.
If someone already mentioned this, my bad.
Thanks for being cheerleaders for After Effects again. Thanks so much. Next week is Mac week, right?
I did say you can also do this in Motion!
I would have explained it, but my copy is all screwed up. And it's not like we don't pimp Macs - we use Macs for everything dude!
jbhjb
Steve should stay injured. Justin is just too cool to be usurped by him
The rules of camera tracking:
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/3d__and__animation/the_rules_of_camera_tracking
Here is also voodoo, for non commercial use:
http://www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html
And a great icarus tutorial:
http://www.peerlessproductions.com/tuts/pages/Icarus.html
Awesome Weekend Extra. It was a really useful tutorial.
And I love the whole joke about the Gorilla Hospital.
I just have one complaint....calling Steve a "guest star". Since when is Steve a GUEST star on Weekend Extra?
Not that I'm complaining. Justin did a GREAT job hosting this week. It was a nice change of pace. :)
Wow! Justin you did a realy good job of that. Indymogul should let you off Q and Erik and you should do your own show
LMAO!
wtf guerrilla hospital lol....
Holy crap Justin that was amazing! great production value and pretty informative. I was already familiar with the process but I am glad that you guys did a tut for it. TWO MUI LARGO THUMBS TO THE SKY>>>> YEAH!
This tutorial is alot of help :-)
My true comment is to say that I reconized the light box in the last scene of this video is the same light box I bought from a local hobby shot. I use it for my animations, but I see you guys use it for your X-ray viewer... I give you guys so much prop for that :-D
That was a brilliant episode, now I know motion tracking!
And Steve... "Tell Erik I lo..." ... what's going on there??
i think its that steve loves erik! =0 or hes trying to say "tell erik i lo.. lo... love potato salad.
huh?
Can you use editing software like a greenscreen on a non-digital camera? one that uses tapes?
PLEASE show us how to (now this is going to sound stupid) make a glider like the one the green goblin has in spider-man 1. it looks so cool! =) i need it for a greenscreening effect to make it fly!
please please please please please do this effect!!!!!!
Best Weekend Extra EVER!
oh i didnt mension that you also need blender to use icarus
One of the greatest weekend extras!!! Nice work Justin and Steve and everyone else who helped!
Check out my videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JeremyAbdo
REALLY GREAT JUSTIN- I gotta say that was alot more enjoyable than the usual weekend extras...You should do them more often.
OMG! i really wanna see steve stack it, can u post that up inj the blog!!!
I really wanna see it
"stack it" ?
what.
the.
fuck.
Does it work in Sony Vegas
i have another suggestion for a Halloween episode
a cheep and easy way to make a pair of demonic bat wings
or costume
My moves are white (hot that is)
Hello friends!
And first of all. After Effects use only Pixel Tracking NOT Object Tracking !! Using pixel tracking technology you can add other 2D materials.And all trackers must be seen trough tracking.That is not so perfect, thats why you should know something more about programs for CAMERA TRACKING.
If someone want to put a 3D object into his shot (added in postproduction) he will use special programs for Camera Tracking! Like Boujou or PFtrack.
Anyone interesting in it ? (how it works,see this software in action,some good final results)
OMG THAT WAS BRILLIANT!!!!!
By far, that was my favorite Weekend Extra! Dammit, Justin, why do you have to rock so hard? :D
isnt it year of the rat?
Awesome! Justin, you should do your own show, and I like how there's not so much craziness like with Erik (sorry Erik) best Weekend Extra yet! Does Sony Vegas Platinum do this?
You rock Justin!
icarus isnt working for my mac whats wrong
now it is reely bfx
Do they have motion tracking on Adobe Premiere Pro? You would believe that it would, but I have yet to locate that particular effect.
Ultimately, I have just been using green screen to pull that stuff off.
Could you please show how the effect works withe the other, the free program. I just downloaded it, but I don't know how to work with it
brilliant!
and i swear apes will take over!