Return-Path: Received: from col0-omc2-s13.col0.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.87] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4635618 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:53:58 +0100 Received: from COL122-W1 ([65.55.34.73]) by col0-omc2-s13.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:29 -0800 Message-ID: Return-Path: mack_dadd2@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_8d301b79-becb-4984-b559-8adcc3e8fdd9_" X-Originating-IP: [209.66.120.3] From: Sean Kennedy To: Subject: RE: [AE] Motion tracking woes Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:27 -0800 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Feb 2012 18:00:29.0377 (UTC) FILETIME=[07322310:01CCF255] --_8d301b79-becb-4984-b559-8adcc3e8fdd9_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Something I do alot for motion blurred areas is handtracking and track aver= aging. Hand tracking just means positioning the tracker by hand (often on e= very frame)=2C and averaging means doing that 4 times=2C then averaging the= 4 slightly different results together to get a really good=2C solid track.= If you have a bunch of shots to track=2C its probably not practical to han= dtrack them all. But sometimes=2C a frame is just far too motion blurred to= do it any other way. If you can get a decent track of the area 2 or more times=2C TrackerViz can= easily do the averaging for you. You just select the tracks and click a bu= tton=2C super easy. > To: AE-List@media-motion.tv > From: John.Morgan@slcc.edu > Date: Thu=2C 23 Feb 2012 09:24:44 -0700 > Subject: Re: [AE] Motion tracking woes >=20 > Great idea. I've seen Mocha demos at NAB but never taken the time to lear= n. Some day! > Appreciate the suggestions. >=20 > John >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf = Of Brian Behm > Sent: Thursday=2C February 23=2C 2012 9:20 AM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] Motion tracking woes >=20 > If I can add on to what Ross was mentioning=2C I might also suggest track= ing in Mocha and then using a very small wire removal patch parented to the= motion tracker to do the actual removing. By having it sample the area aro= und the pixel you can compensate for the motion blur without having to matc= h it with your compositions motion blur settings. >=20 > Brian Behm > Behm Creative > Rooster Teeth Productions > www.behmcreative.com > www.roosterteeth.com >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > This message=2C and any attachments=2C is intended only for the use of th= e addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential= or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader o= f this e-mail is not the intended recipient=2C you are hereby notified that= any unauthorized use=2C dissemination=2C distribution or reproduction of t= his message is prohibited. If you have received this communication in erro= r=2C please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and a= ny attachments from your system. > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to = --_8d301b79-becb-4984-b559-8adcc3e8fdd9_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Something I do alot for motion blurred areas is handtracking and track aver= aging. Hand tracking just means positioning the tracker by hand (often on e= very frame)=2C and averaging means doing that 4 times=2C then averaging the= 4 slightly different results together to get a really good=2C solid track.= If you have a bunch of shots to track=2C its probably not practical to han= dtrack them all. But sometimes=2C a frame is just far too motion blurred to= do it any other way.

If you can get a decent track of the area 2 or= more times=2C TrackerViz can easily do the averaging for you. You just sel= ect the tracks and click a button=2C super easy.

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>=3B Date: Thu=2C 23 Feb 2012 09:24:44 -0700
&= gt=3B Subject: Re: [AE] Motion tracking woes
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>=3B Great ide= a. I've seen Mocha demos at NAB but never taken the time to learn. Some day= !
>=3B Appreciate the suggestions.
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>=3B John
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>=3B -----Original Message-----
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>=3B = If I can add on to what Ross was mentioning=2C I might also suggest trackin= g in Mocha and then using a very small wire removal patch parented to the m= otion tracker to do the actual removing. By having it sample the area aroun= d the pixel you can compensate for the motion blur without having to match = it with your compositions motion blur settings.
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>=3B Brian = Behm
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>=3B www.roosterteeth.com
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