3D Camera Tracker | Effects of After Effects

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In this tutorial, I explain how to use the 3D Camera Tracker effect in Adobe After Effects. I'll also teach you how to normalize your 3D scene for a much easier 3D workflow, and how to insert 3D layers into your own footage.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:07 Setting up a track
01:32 Shot Type
02:09 Track Point Options
03:42 Advanced Controls
06:46 Setting the Ground Plane and Origin
10:55 Normazliaing the Scene Scale
14:44 Inserting assets into the tracked scene
18:24 Thanks for watching!

[@theActionMovieKid]

This tracks! That’s some solid advice. . . . Nulls.

[@spicy_burrito]

Normalizing 3d scene is such a creative solution. Especially when I had to deal with E3D layers, it was pain in the ass to match the objects position. I was like 'yeah I know 3D cam tracker' before clicking but no matter how I'm used to one effects, you always introduce new ideas and methods. Thankss!!

[@zohaibmalik819]

Amazing effect and love it really much. I really appreciate you sharing the normalization process as well. Thanks for your great efforts.

[@hardikdave_]

I just can't thank you enough man! People like you don't even know what impact they can have on one's creative journey! I was literally STRUCKED at one point from 3 freaking days! Almost went to PlanB! But this! This in-depth walkthrough helped me A LOTTT! Thanks a lot! May god bless you AND us with your videos! ❤️

[@digitalWizardrynet]

Thanks! This helped to fill in some of the explanation gaps in other resources. You are an excellent online instructor!

[@maximumblackness]

Excellent!!!! I finally understand now!! I've always scratched my head on the whole normalization process until now. Thanks Jake!! 💪🏿💪🏿

[@jccruz8754]

the best 3D camera tracker tutorial I've seen on youtube!

[@philipdido7741]

Super helpful and very concise, thank you!

[@ultravioletidea]

So much power, so easily explained

[@ABHISHEK-bn8xz]

This is just a master tutorial for me thank you very much 🙏

[@YannickFilms]

Great Tutorial! Thanks!

[@storieinpixel]

Amazing explanation! Thanks a lot

[@lentsi6595]

like this topic very much. look forward for more and for more advance tutorial

[@mr.arshed6053]

Excellent explanation of AE's 3d tracker. Look forward to your next videos on Mocha. Wish you make a skillshare training on A-Z mocha pro. Thanks again, Jake

[@GetToThePointAlready]

Definately fixed my footage. Thank you! You earned a sub!

[@motionmofo3209]

You are my GoTo for AE. And I've purchased almost everything from BattleAxe. Keep up the good work, bro.

[@ruirodrigues488]

Thank you Jake

[@wrench_in]

My fav fx 🥰

[@ukrainewarfootage2023]

Ive been wanting to do camera tracking for years but always fell flat. I hardly use AE but this worked better than any software I've used before. Cheers!

[@AuraSantana]

I really appreciate that you took the time to explain this in detail. I have a footage I am trying to track... I have try everything.... it is a 4k nightmare

[@terrablader]

great!

[@AndrewMarston]

+1 for the normalizing 3D scenes script linked in the description.

[@osblog9501]

Спасибо за ваши видео и такой хороший канал!!! Интересно смотреть!

[@Workbenchtv]

Thanks for the shout out. Side note, I also have a straw dispenser with pencils in it. 😄

[@puyadeportivo8541]

bravo amigo

[@garyquintrell4878]

Very informative Jake....I do have a question? why are my Gizmo's extremely large sometimes and they cannot be used when they are this big? Very frustrating.

[@TradingFeline]

Loving the Weird Al merch

[@hardikdave_]

Does slowing down a clipo and then tracking makes the coloured square solid track wiggle? Cause it does for me. Please if you can give a solution for it. Many many thanks for what you do.

[@joekaprod]

Is it possible to extend the length of a scene after the camera has been solved and then create new keyframes for the added frames? I did a 3D track for a client with multiple elements and their feedback was that they wanted the shot to last longer and now I have no idea how to do that. There is more to the shot of course, it's a drone shot, but once I extend the shot there is no more 3D data for me to use so that my elements stay in place. What would be the best solution for this?

[@fibstudiovfx]

hi. when i analize the video and it completes. i place the object, but if i want to place a new object and go back to the layer with the analized 3d camera. it will start to analize again. how do i get it to analize it only once. it keeps analizing the video everytime i leave the layer and click on it. i just want to click on the layer and have all the dots ready to place a new null or solid. thanks i would appreciate any information.

[@Yuzzaf]

I have a question, about "ground plane and origin". What if the video I took didn't record the "ground" part. Like filming a tall building with a drone, how to set the "ground plane and origin"?

[@nebulaahh4740]

hi! i got a little bit lost trying to comprehend what you were explaining at 16:15. If I wanted to use the box surface, could you possibly list the steps that you were referring to as necessary? I’m about to start work on a project where I’ll need to track something on the side of a box, so I don’t want to miss something important there. Sorry for taking your time, the video was very very helpful!

[@JakeInMotion]

If I wanted to precisely place something in front or on top of the box, I would have selected tracking points on the face of the box at the 9:00 mark in the video, right clicked and created a null object for that position. That would give me position and orientation data that would match the position and orientation of the box throughout the camera track. If you don't need the 3d data and are just trying to place something onto a surface, Mocha AE would allow you to do just that without any camera tracking.

[@user-zo3ij6gn9r]

wow

[@ummitsdave4626]

What do i do if everytime i try to analyze i get "unable to aquire rendered frame"

[@evolabs849]

can you give an example using ELEMENT 3D +3d tracker?

[@JakeInMotion]

That's a fun idea. Anything you make in Element 3D can be inserted into a 3D tracked scene.

[@newtonislive4641]

My problem ,no dept form tripod pan solve , please fix my problem

[@andrewhill3969]

as soon as i change the the axis of my object in any direction the tracking fails. it worked perfectly before and now doesn't and im so confused. someone please help

[@passion_proh-jects]

Somebody's gotta say it... You're AMAZING... Please sir, can I have some... your brain? (have some chilled Chianti at the ready, so prep-works done)

[@houseofmotion6081]

👍👍👍👍

[@JoshuaSigmund]

What's the difference between using the 3D Tracker effect and the stand alone "Tracker" panel?

[@JakeInMotion]

The standard tracker doesn't solve for 3d scenes or generate any 3d data. It's also much slower and really should be avoided and instead be replaced by Mocha AE, which is a full standalone application that comes with AE for planer tracking.

[@JoshuaSigmund]

@@JakeInMotion I confused myself so I just opened up AE to see if I was crazy or not. It appears that the "Track Camera" button under the "Tracker" panel is the same as the "3D Camera Tracker" effect under "Effects/Perspective", correct? (Similarly, the "Warp Stabilizer" button under the "Tracker" panel is the same as the "Warp Stabilizer" effect under "Effects/Distort", right?) So what you say should be avoided/replaced by Mocha AE (can't wait for that tut btw!) is the "Track Motion" button under the "Tracker" panel that doesn't track 3D (or just accessing any of these effects through the Tracker panel completely)?

[@JakeInMotion]

Yes, you've got it!

[@nebulaahh4740]

@@JakeInMotion so when should we use mocha and when should we use this technique? Are there certain cases that one is better than the other?

[@JakeInMotion]

If you need to put 3d objects into a scene, you'll need 3d tracked data to do it. The 3d camera tracker is the way to do that. If you just need to place something on a surface, or replace something on a screen, planar tracking is all you'll need. Mocha AE is a fantastic planar tracker.