TRACKING and MATCHMOVING

In this video, I talk about things you should know before and during footage tracking. It is important to be prepared before you even shoot your video. Everything you need to know in order to get the best camera track possible. I also show what is matchmoving and how you can track objects in your video on top of camera track. In this tutorial, I use pfTrack tracking software, but if you're interested how you can track footage in other softwares, here are links to my other tutorials:
Tracking in Cinema 4D: • How to ADD OBJECTS to ...
Tracking in After Effects: • How to ADD SNOW to you...
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[@tebrazepam]

There's a special place in heaven for people who make good tutorials, you sir have your seat reserved.

[@mikembley]

I often come across tutorials to learn about VFX/Graphic Design, and often times people ramble about what they are doing and it makes me want to switch it off, your focus and determination to get the subject and topic information across is both motivational and inspiring. I look forward to seeing every video that you upload. Keep up the great work Andrey.

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you very much mate! I'll do my best to make more :)

[@kikofx]

I'm 16 and an intern for my father in CG where he specializes in VFX, and he needed me do some tracking for a project and your tutorial helped me understand a lot in tracking! Thank you very much sir! God bless!

[@Dog3D]

I like when channels have a certain standard of quality that they do not drop under. Some people are too lazy or do not have the "eyes" to make good quality videos. I'm sure you are aware and happy that you are helping thousands of people. Keep up the hard work Andrey.

[@yogeshrajkumar490]

ahhh finally someone who can clear all my doubts about tracking in an single and simple video

[@waynekiplinger5683]

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[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you Wayne. For you amazing feedback. Appreciate your support and am happy that my videos are reaching right audience!

[@CassioMarinello]

Man, the whole success of the world for you, because it is difficult here someone explain like you.

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you very much. Happy to read this!

[@parkie.409]

I don't even do VFX but I appreciate your videos! Keep making more, when I start learning this is going to be my holy grail channel.

[@Moraculous]

LETS GO ANOTHER TUTORIAL I LOVE YOU!!!!! I really watch your videos over and over because i want to get better at vfx, Thank you for taking time to make these!

[@AndreyLebrov]

Happy to make useful content for you :) Thank you very much for the feedback

[@OcKY11239]

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[@valerosati]

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[@thim0]

your channel is amazing me. Been in the biz for 12 years and you provide incredible value!

[@kalazakan]

I know you probably wont see this, but thank you so much. Your tutorials are so good and I would donate to your Patreon if you had one. You make things incredibly clear, as well as being a very knowledgeable person. Definitely recommending you to everyone!

[@ThePOVLife]

I wish I had your videos years back. Awesome content!

[@TornadoTwins]

The amount of work you put in these vids is VERY much appreciated. Incredible!!

[@YellowDogltd]

That robot looks brilliant and this is a great tutorial which has a unique personal flavour which is rare in tutorials for CGI and VFX. Look forward to discovering more of your videos.

[@MrHarraga]

i like the point when you talk about the focal length and the crop factor

[@VFXVIBE]

Hey Andrey, loved your tutorials as always. Just a quick question, dont you think that we also need to calculate the distortion ??

[@AndreyLebrov]

If you have it then yes, there are dedicated tools for that in every tracking solution

[@aliensoup2420]

Good point about tracking stabilized shots... Yes, ALWAYS track the original plate. You can apply stabilization curves to the original match-move (modifying the camera aperture offset, not the camera curves), which only takes a few minutes, but re-tracking a modified plate can take hours or even days, or in some cases can be impossible if you don't know how to do it. The same applies to retimed shots, and repositioned pre-comps. I wrote my own modification tools in Maya to handle these situations, so when they came to me with a revised shot I literally returned a new match-move in 5 minutes. I could even shift the shutter timing on motion blur.

[@lameiraangelo]

Impressive, you always provide high quality tutorials. You have a high standard of professionalism... inspiring.

[@fxjin-seon_angelic6570]

This seems like a REALLY good program for tracking. I’m currently a student in college learning Animation. Trying to focus on CGI work and composting. It can be really difficult being limited on the free programs I’m provided with. I usually use After Effects but still have issues with it. PFTrack seems REALLY good at tracking. I might look into it sometime.

[@kraphik3d]

I took a payable fusion/cinema 4d course but learned more from this free one

[@DanPeal1]

Dude, you are epic. I'm from Northern Europe (LT) and the way you look and what you do and talk is a cultural shock. I love it! :D

[@MatthewDealer]

I'm so glad that i found you on youtube! DUDE, your videos are so professional and so helpful, keep it up ! 😍

[@edbevege9681]

Amazing video, the effort you're putting into your videos is showing as usual, good video Andrey

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thanks mate!

[@cgi1979]

very nice dude now i just plan to jump on pftrak after watching this.

[@peoplenews1901]

I love your videos just starting learning a lot

[@steve00alt70]

Would love if you could upload more vids cant get enough of them its amazing

[@sinosqi]

i love u more than my girlfriend :)))))))

[@AndreyLebrov]

Haha this made my day :D Thank you!

[@williampelizzari4054]

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[@johnroberts8088]

Ha, was just about to add a similar comment!!

[@HasanBasriAysen]

big trouble. :)

[@caribbeanice2.0]

sinosqi yes, this is true 😌

[@ARCReviews]

Absolutely well done. Thank you!

[@sinosqi]

i want to know, how many years you in VFX world?

[@AndreyLebrov]

In CG & VFX in particular about 7 years

[@Cooper3312000]

I wish I could just download his knowledge. Software is so confusing.

[@mohamelsadig]

@@Cooper3312000 Even with the knowledge of a professional suddenly available, it won't be supportive without the muscle memory and experience necessary to discern what is the best direction or decision to make :) Have faith in your ability to learn, grow, and expand with the power that resides inside you. I have faith in you.

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@@mohamelsadig man never seen comment like this before , you are a nice person !

[@qoji9737]

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[@DigitalRefill]

Andrey, thank you for the videos. They are tremendously informative and awesome in every way. I am also jumping into node based compositing after being a long time AE user and jumping into Fusion. I am glad I found your channel and I can't wait for more videos!

[@AndreyLebrov]

Good move mate. You'll feel the benefits very quickly. High five

[@Kemer95]

I wish you the best dude, thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@ronydey2696]

Great understanding it's really genuinely ambiguity free all refersh the mind ...hi sir myself Rony an VFX student from India

[@tigerroar6071]

Awesome. I would like to see Lens Distortion Workflow as well. Thank You

[@matheusbarbosa9418]

Extremely incredible tutorial, its teaching is very clear. I saw that you pointed out the fact that Depth Of Field is something you can do in post... How could that be possible, Is there a way to create a Depth Map for Footages? And if it is possible, how can it be done?

[@ParkerNyquist]

killing it! your tutorials are terrific

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you mate!

[@bobobo500]

Great! Just a couple questions: Why do you use PFTrack? I mean, in your opinion - what is the best "3d camera tracker" in the market right now?

[@AndreyLebrov]

I use whatever is more convenient in particular task. Fusion sometimes, sometimes I track directly in C4D. Sometimes I use syntheyes. pfTrack for me is an ultimate solution - the most precise one.

[@AndrewJohnRevell2017]

Excellent tutorial. Hat off to you.

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thanks Andrew :)

[@shuixing85]

love your tutorial and you, in a straight way thumb up

[@Cold417]

Thank you for the no BS detailed tutorial. I'm going to check out your other videos and see what else I can learn. \m/

[@JoaquimNelson]

Goddamm layer workflow that all us after effects professionals are used to. I wanna love nodes too... lol. Keep up the great work! Love your vids!

[@Gireshahid33]

It's good to know the PFTrack. But you can use the cinema 4d built in Motion Tracker. It's not that good us pf track but get the job done. I never used pf track. Used boujou tracker! And after effects for my compositing stuff and for 3D of course the C4D. I never used fusion! It's just depends on you. And what you can with this! But I agree with you the node base workflow is really good!. Hopefully we can see more octane tutorial from you. If you still reading this thank you and have a great day! Cheers man.

[@baotran1653]

I hope there will be more tutorials on this pftrack software. I love you!

[@franzjosephgonzales5654]

You are my inspiration man

[@WeAreRonin]

Best channel on KZbin.

[@ronydey2696]

Thanks sir for about explaining about tracking and matchmoving ...its really superb COOL as i'm VFX & CG Composting student from india

[@kirandev]

Wow this is want I call real tutorial! Thanks brother!

[@nixipanda798]

Great tutorial as usual! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep up the good work!

[@utilizzo]

Awesome video Andrey. But quick question. Do you gain much performance using the Razer Core? I have a RB Pro also and was wondering if it makes a difference with fan noise and performance. Also, what GPU do you have in there? Thanks.

[@AndreyLebrov]

Well with technologies I’m using (Octane render) I gain 100% of performance. I run GTX 1080ti in the core

[@kelvinzer0614]

Hello Again Andrey ! I have a little tip, I think, to help you and maybe other people. What you said at 4:51 really struck me, as the "warp" feature in the stabilization of Premiere can be avoided if you use a camera that has a "Global Shutter", and not a "Rolling Shutter". You should be able to stabilize BEFORE the VFX if you have a Global Shutter, as the warping factor should be null. I'm pretty sure at 100%. Keep up the good work ! Love you !

[@AndreyLebrov]

Hi. Thank you for your input. Now I would love to know how exactly is rolling or global shutter related to warp stabiliser? :)

[@kelvinzer0614]

Hello :) Well, the reason is that with a global shutter, each frames of the video are captured entirely in a single shot, making it something I'd call "pure progressive", like a real film, like a pellicule would do. With a rolling shutter, the images captured are sort of scanned from top to bottom, so when there is movements, the images are distorted. The top won't always match the bottom, so when we try to stabilize it, the image will sort of wobble/distort. I had a "BlackMagic Cinema 4K" camera that has a global shutter, and I was really amazed of how I had absolutely no distorsion when I was stabilizing my footages in premiere.

[@kelvinzer0614]

However, even though the BM4K has a global shutter, I would not recommend it ; its sensor produces a lot of artifacts, and is absolutely shitty in low-light environments. I would not recommend the BlackMagic URSA either. Their first releases had the same sensor.

[@valn3d]

Amazing as always Andrey, but,the fbx you import into cinema got: 1-A camera movement with the static trackers of the box Or 2-A static camera + moving trackers. If so, how can you replace the moving trackers of the box with a 3d model? It would be great to see the scene set up of objet tracking in a next video. Keep it up!

[@AndreyLebrov]

It got one camera and two sets of trackers, object trackers are animated. Put geometry in, align and here you go.

[@valn3d]

Andrey Lebrov Thanks a lot for the reply, i''ll try this out 😁😁😀

[@sailahjmud9677]

Great tutorial, thanks!.

[@miguelangelriveiro]

Oh mate... Were where you 3 years ago... I had such a bad time with tracking some shots in a VFX project... I'd love then this video more than my life! CHeers!

[@Zerotwostudio]

Hi Andrey. Love this new tut. I hope there will be more tutorials on PFtrack especially geometry track and shaky/blurry shots.

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you mate. pfTrack can do much more than that so I think I'll do more in future :)

[@CebisoMhlanga]

This has been very informative, as usual. I was wondering if you could make a detailed tutorial about understanding nodes? I've had a bit of trouble understanding node based workflows and am having even more trouble finding someone who explains them the way you explain topics in your videos. Thank you very much for the work you continue to do.

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you mate. Yeah, you're not the only one asking so I'll probably make a tutorial next month!

[@akyhne]

This video explain it pretty well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foinXpevatqLgtk

[@Hany_ElNaggar]

Thanks Andrey it's Great tutorial and it's really helpful

[@patricklevar]

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[@AndreyLebrov]

Haha, hope you enjoyed it mate

[@sebastian.lightup]

Hi man, first of all I really love your KZbin content! Crazy cool information and always stylish editing. I have a question for your next q&a: my computer runs 32x Intel xeon 2.4ghz CPUs, 96gb of ram and I have one Titan X as gpu. When rendering in octane I barely reach 50% of gpu usage. Already checked high priority. The gpu reaches temperatures of 80-90 degree, could this be the problem? Never had that problem in my HP workstation but would you recommend switching to water cooling? Like, is the high temperature the reason my system doesn't give me more than 50% usage? Thanks in advance 🤟

[@mensahdavidassigbi7312]

Thanks for the tutorial ! I still have a sort of question ! Especially for the second footage, while tracking the box, I'm wondering how do you handle the trackers when they are no more visible (for example when camera can't see some green markers due to the box's rotation). Can you teach me how you approximate those trackers position ? Once again thanks for the tutorial and thanks in advance for the answer !

[@jauntyrocker]

those fireflies in the back shelf ... nice little addition barely noticeable ! was that trapcode particular ?

[@КаналЧувачка-м8б]

Bro...i love you , please more tutorial.....or VFX CGI . You GOD!

[@GigaRazki]

Amazing video 🤘 always success Mr Andrey Lebrov 😋😉

[@colorgradingmaster]

Андрей, привет. Спасибо за отличное видео. Просто супер. Если можешь, подскажи, как определять значение параметра Focal Length? Я решительно этого не понимаю. Вот допустим у меня Марк 3-ий, на на объектив 50 мм 1.2. По какой формуле вычислять Focal Lenght? Заранее благодарю

[@AndreyLebrov]

Привет. Марк третий чего? ) зависит от камеры и линзы. Если фулл фрэйм линза на кроп камере, то тогда множить 50мм на 1.6 (кроп фактор). Если фуллфрейм камера и фулфрейм линза то ничего вычислять не нужно. Это 50мм

[@colorgradingmaster]

@@AndreyLebrov Марк 3-й Кенон. Но это не суть...я на все снимаю..ну там..не все..Рэд, Алекса, Урса. Как это вычисляется? Я вижу, что у меня из-за этого параметра треккинг всегда чуть плывет

[@AndreyLebrov]

Марк третий это не модель 😄 5D - фуллфрэйм, ничего вычислять не нужно. Рэды очень разные и кроп фактор разный для разных фрэймрэйтов. Арри и урсы супер35, значит кроп 1.5 - 1.6. Не известно что за линза. Все это нужно знать чтоб выяснить правильное значение

[@colorgradingmaster]

@@AndreyLebrov так а формулу ты подсказать можешь? Что на что нужно множить или делить, что бы это узнать?

[@AndreyLebrov]

APS-C камеры с кроп фактором 1.6. Если на такой камере пользовать фуллфрэйм линзу то нужно 50мм (например) умножать на 1.6 - получится реальный focal length этой комбинации

[@georgecworang]

Thank you for sharing, love it so much!

[@Gyanevlogs]

Yaaa bro make a video about things to consider when interacting cg on real footage

[@alinazaranimation557]

Why you always keep surprising me dude You are the one & only man Love ya ♥ Keep going

[@Heezri]

Значит, сперва делаем мачмув в PFTrack, виртуальную камеру загоняем в 3D программу и тречим объект, затем в композере все это дело соединяем? Я понять не могу как эта система работает, подумал, раз уж учить, делать, - то делать как в голливуде, не знаю как правильно, не подскажешь, Андрей?

[@sinuous1]

Great tut man. Just subscribed! I've never used PF Track, only SynthEyes so far. What's your thoughts on SynthEyes vs PFTrack?

[@OviGomy]

I love nodes as well :-) Great job.

[@chefkoch5]

I luv it, Im just learning this rn and this helps me out :) Just one Question, Can I use AE instead of Fusion ? (Ship into real word tutorial) Ty just for existing :)

[@AndreyLebrov]

Of course you can. It's just different workflow :)

[@chefkoch5]

Andrey Lebrov okay thanks :)

[@3rdDim3nsn3D]

Man your skillz are sooooo over the Top!!! Pls do some redshift c4d Tutorials-and if not pls do more octane stuff. I learned a lot from you. Thank you!!!!

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thanks mate. More Octane to come for sure :)

[@JhanicSatori]

Andrey ! You are the best!

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you very much mate!

[@jamiebaldridge8577]

Awesome tutorial! I am curious as to why you did not use a geometry track to track the box instead of all of those user tracks? Is there an advantage to the user tracks? Please keep up the great work!

[@JackkLadd]

love the videos man, even tho i dont use the same software as you i find you make it easy too understand and always enjoyable too watch Thanks :)

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you for the feedback mate!

[@denrolic80]

Супер, особенно вторая часть - спасибо братан !

[@ady7d77]

i have a question, which matchmoving software is better in high quality for blender?, nukex, synthEyes or PF? OR cinema4d does it have a good 3d tracking software?

[@SandeepPatel-zv4bn]

Bro your videos are awesome easy to understand, will you make tutorials on Cinema 4d please bro If you will make it then it will be great for us. You explanation is super cool in all videos. Simple and best and deep...👍

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thanks mate. I made a tutorial about tracking in Cinema 4D if that's what you meant - link in video description.

[@bharathkumar3528]

Awesome stuff.. Andrey

[@888marin888]

You can stabilize before cg if you use the simplest form of stabilisation (x;y) transform, stay away of warp stabilize, bc yes it will deform the square nature of the frames.

[@lirimhoxha9464]

Great video my friend, you way of explaining stuff is amzing and so unic great to watch your videos. Good job :)

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thanks mate!

[@mickeysimon3789]

Thanks Andrey, this is super helpful! I will be waiting for your compositing tutorial. Question, does pfTrack works as separate program or as plugin for compositing software?

[@AndreyLebrov]

It’s a stand-alone software mate :)

[@mickeysimon3789]

Right, I just checked on their website. I would definitely buy it if I had enough money, can you recommend any good tracking soft for a cheaper price?

[@AndreyLebrov]

I also use Syntheyes. Bought it first because it’s significantly cheaper. Also, if you’re using C4D for instance, it has built in tracking system

[@mickeysimon3789]

Got it, thanks) I always thought that tracking is in-built feature of compositing tools, and didn't know that there are separate programs. I always learn something new from your videos. Keep it up!

[@nortaufik8493]

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[@AndreyLebrov]

High five! Thank you very much

[@ASESAN]

Andrey Lebrov Dude can you please tell. How you do that lens flare think behind you on the glass ?

[@Lorant1984]

If you have trapcode particular, you can use that to create the effect.

[@euclideseugenio7100]

Brother, will you put this little drone to sell on your website? would love to try to study things with it. If not, how or where can I find objects like this to study? I'm starting with cinema 4D, after I watched you for the first time I got really big motivation. Thanks for your videos!

[@AndreyLebrov]

Hi mate. Yes it will be available to buy at some point in July )

[@euclideseugenio7100]

Andrey Lebrov Oh awesome! Love your work bro! Keep it up!

[@JonathanSobota]

Hi ! I discovered your channel 1 week ago and it's an awesome one ! I have a question about the tracking process pour video that include anamorphic adapter on a taking lens and rolling shutter. You said you have to stabilize your footage after the tracking and VFX, but what about theses two others ? Do you desqueeze the anamorphic and do you correct the rolling shutter before the tracking ? Thank you !

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you for your kind words :) it depends on the software you use for tracking really. Usually all these optical things can be specified during tracking (In pftrack at least). As for practicality, I personally would desqueeze and fix rolling shutter prior tracking. These processes are quite different to stabilisation ;)

[@JonathanSobota]

@@AndreyLebrov I forgot to mention I used PFTracks :) Thank you for your answer !

[@rkrocketstreamer]

Андрей, как часто ты используешь Nuke?

[@TOBYD33]

I love your work!!

[@AndreyLebrov]

Thank you mate!

[@cmdr.shepard]

Yeah there are two things that are crucial for any VFX, one is tracking the other is keying, and any of them might seem easy to you but to do it really well requires really well expertise. It's not just one button click and done, all auto - that stuff only works for software demos.

[@lodhaniraj]

Cool tut thanks for sharing..

[@sanimorajkar1929]

hello sir please give some tips on matchmoving as im going to make my first showreel on matchmoving .

[@chosenideahandle]

I love nodes and Andrey Lebrov videos! I made that stabilization before tracking mistake (only once lol!).

[@AndreyLebrov]

Haha :D Thank you mate

[@МаксимЩербань-т6ы]

Thank you, amazing stuff

[@GonianaCreation]

WOOW AMAZING ;) Really Helped

[@AndreyLebrov]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

[@GonianaCreation]

Andrey Lebrov 😊 🍺 enjoying your videos

[@Shatavartverma]

love u sir but how did u learned so many vfx softwares........... i also want to learn maya houdini nuke mocha pf track mari etc

[@jungyeonho]

just amazing

[@kelvinzer0614]

Hello Andrey ! I really love your tutorials. I would have so many questions for you,.. I'm trying to get better, but my computer is a bit slow at render time. I was using Maya before, and I'm trying to get back into it ; it seems that "Mental Ray" is now obsolete, and I'm stuck trying to learn Arnold as a renderer, which is a pain to wait for to get results, especially if I want to get better as an animator also. What would you suggest me if I wanted to make an animation, let's say a short movie of 15 minutes, but using a Toon shader that is capable of motion blur ? I'm pretty good in After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop. Compositing won't be a problem,.. but I don't want to animate all my shots (15 minutes) in After Effects like I did back in 2000. (I'm 43 years old ; early retired animator, trying to get back into it). :) I know my question may seem a bit vague. I really don't know what to do about Maya,.. Do you think I should try to learn Cinema4D instead of trying to dig back into Maya (with that Arnold switch?). Is Cinema4D capable of toon-shadering and modeling + animating some sort of cartoon short movie? Thank you. :-)

[@AndreyLebrov]

Hi, Yeah, Cinema 4D has pretty strong toon shading built in + it's very intuitive to learn comparing to Maya. As a person who switched from Maya to C4D I would definitely recommend it.

[@Fortnite_Frank]

Love the videos though, looking forward to more!!

[@nachanishauri]

bro you are awesome teach us to composite on aftereffects please

[@karimomar]

Andrey i'am a big fan of you , i really love the way u explain things that sopse to be very complex but u but it in a really easy way , this is a really usful tut but i keep wondring why you did't undistort the footage ?