Drone Tracking for VFX and Graphics Tutorial

[@medsaidbs]

So people dancing around and saying stupid jokes has millions of views while this brilliant man teach people sick tricks has 10k views....unfair world

[@cmdelavega]

Best comment... appreciate it. 🙏

[@Kenny-Ross]

Baffles me too! I don’t get it but I do. People gravitate towards stupidity quicker than intelligence and creativity.

[@au100]

Agreed. Super Teacher.

[@ziwalker2954]

Majority of people Is stupid and stupid people wanna see stupid things.

[@ccprovideo623]

I'm already making money with my drone and using the techniques you described here. You earned my subscribe. Thanks so much!!

[@cmdelavega]

That's awesome!!! Happy to hear you have some cash flow coming in from drone aviation!!

[@afrozenminute]

after hours of trial and error finally did it. thanks! Resolution does matter. I was using 2k video on a 1080p comp thats why they dont line up :) Thanks!

[@cmdelavega]

Happy you were able to figure it out! You are correct and my apologies if I didn't mention or explain, but Mocha likes to have all your footage and comps at the same resolution and frame rate.

[@NeedForReed]

This is a super useful tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

[@cmdelavega]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JJB_77]

Old but gold video. Thank you

[@tbv7447]

Omg, man, you teach very clearly. Thank you!

[@cmdelavega]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@DjFunHub]

one the best and greatest way of explanation

[@cmdelavega]

thanks!! got another one coming soon!

[@ktbffh4115]

just what i was looking for, gr8 tutorial, understood every little step..... thank you so much 10/10

[@cmdelavega]

Great to hear! Thanks!!

[@MUENTERMEDIA]

It is always a pleasure to watch your tutorials. Thank's for this one Carlos!

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you Daniel! You're welcome!

[@vegardpedersen]

Wow, that looks cool. It's a great way of showing the length of stuff from the air. Great job C.M. :-)

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you Vegard! Definitely, great way to show length and much more!

[@OmarCalderon01]

@@cmdelavega you should know that I am adapting what I learned in this tutorial using earth studio animations. It works well. In Washington DC where I do most of my work, it is difficult to get permissions to fly drones,

[@kabishsw]

Thanks a ton!! super effective and super clear. !!!

[@cmdelavega]

Glad it helped!

[@kabishsw]

@@cmdelavega So very much indeed

[@SoCalAeroViews]

Super sick bro! Can’t wait to try this!

[@OmarCalderon01]

so glad I found your channel my good man!

[@cmdelavega]

Wow! My channel and videos gets lost among the millions of channels and content that is out there. Happy you found it.

[@kangdanlin]

nice tutorial. thank you

[@cmdelavega]

Glad you liked it!

[@LuckyInLondon]

Thank you for your tutorial C.M. Invaluable! It helped a lot, after 4-5 dozen tries. 🤣 Do you offer any tips on how to make multiple translucent fills drop down from the sky? I've seen where 3-4 "layers" fall from the sky onto each other over the parcel. Thanks again!

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome happy it was helpful. Yeah, I imagine it took dozen of tries. Tracking is hardly a go on the first try, it sometimes takes different approaches and attempts. It all depends on the footage. Send me a link of the effect you're describing and I'd be happy to make a tutorial on it.

[@andrewjogjaproperty]

thank you very much. goodluck for your channel

[@SOGAMEYT]

Eres un maldito genio, te amo.

[@binnayelludai]

23:28 we need to move it (the mask) 😆😆 thank you so much sir : It's super useful tutorial We want another one for camera trucker

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you! Happy to hear it was super useful!

[@wojciechmuszynski6022]

great tutorial! Learned a lot!

[@cmdelavega]

Thanks! Happy yo hear you learned a lot!

[@abdullahmunshi6787]

so decent explanation ...

[@mercuriallimit]

Is this great tutorial!! Felt good learning new things today❤

[@TheMusicsDaddy]

Such a good job! So helpful

[@YunusEmreSevuk]

Good video! At 20:54 When i apply export, objects move beyond the screen, how can I fix this?

[@AykutDen]

Hello man, great work. Do you think its possible to lift up to raise the choosen area and fill it in with earth to make it look like it has been lifted ?

[@cmdelavega]

Yes, as long as the tracking is spot on and you can clone and composite the desired effect or look you are going for.

[@arturochavez9750]

This tutorial is amazing, I'm just struggling a little bit cause in the parameters option doesn't show me the "export tracking data" to copy it on Ae, is that normal or I have to activate it some way ?

[@bulut2925]

Hey, super video. Congrats. My shapes are not getting bigger from center like your squares. What I should do the make shapes scale to 100 from 0 like you? Thanks

[@cmdelavega]

thanks! inside the shape layer, go to the path and scale the path shape to your desired biggest size. Then using the scale transform properties you can animate from 0 to 100.

[@waleedsaeed9017]

Stellar work bro

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you bro. Appreciate it.

[@nayeemgfx]

Great tutorial. Thank you for Making......

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome! Thank you!

[@khaledchabbi246]

amazing

[@cmdelavega]

Thanks!!

[@BrokerJoSantillan]

Learning from this tut. Had to replay and pause more often, especially for a beginner like me haha.. Thanks CM! Sub! 👍

[@cmdelavega]

Awesome! Happy to hear you're learning! Sorry you had to pause a lot, definitely not an easy video but happy you got it.

[@Alquilerenbuziosoficial]

Excellent amigo! muchas gracias!

[@cmdelavega]

A la orden! Muchisimas gracias!!

[@RafaMB]

Great, so many thanks!

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome amigo!! Thank you!

[@fefechaconn]

Gracias compa.

[@deetsang5603]

Can you do one with placing an image on the selected area please.

[@cmdelavega]

It's the same technique! Instead of making the shape layers like I did, place your image and use CC power pin to match the area.

[@hakanergul1224]

Very very very goood. Thanks.

[@cmdelavega]

Glad you liked it!

[@fajarirawan911]

Thank you!

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome!

[@vinhdo1609]

i just wonder what is the point of making the surface to the size of composition in Mocha?

[@cmdelavega]

In After Effects we used the entire 1080p composition to create the graphic. To place and corner pin correctly we need to match the comp size - thus make surface tool size of composition. It's a different method. Works great for this type, I wouldn't do it for screen replacements.

[@vinhdo1609]

@@cmdelavega Thanks for explaination

[@threatlevel_TACO]

Im new to AE, am I supposed to do this sort of edit one small clip at a time? I have a 2:40 long video with multiple perspectives and locations. Should I break my video down and edit one clip at a time, and then merge it all together at the end? Im at the part where i use Mocha and it gvies me an error after I track forward because the one scene ends, and it loses its location.

[@cmdelavega]

Yes, best strategy is to splice all the clips and track each shot individually and merge in your final edit.

[@anggunydsf]

perfect, thanks bro

[@3Dias.archviz]

💯thanks 😁 One question. Imagine if I wanted to put a new project on top of this house. I would have to put the image sequence (animation) with the same camera as the 3D model in the after but I would have to edit the project limits frame by frame, right?

[@PoMkAc27]

The best video on KZbin about creating boundaries with motion tracking in After Effects. Thank you man.

[@itsRecords]

yo how did you create a stroke on the masks/houses?

[@cmdelavega]

Shape layer path with a trim paths or you can create a mask on a solid layer or copy of the footage layer and add the Stroke effect.

[@itsRecords]

@@cmdelavega gotcha thanks

[@tantang1873]

I have a question, when using Mocha, how to use track surface right ? Some tutorials they dont use track surface full screen.

[@cmdelavega]

Yes, you don't have to use Surface Tool full screen. Usually when I'm tracking a billboard, poster, window,, a frame is when I'll make the surface tool the exact size that I need to replace. Otherwise I find it easier to use it full screen.

[@tantang1873]

@@cmdelavega tks man, it helps a lot

[@AbdulSamad-ov1rx]

i have a problem occurring there is only on small centre circle but you have 2 circle the one in the centre of the shape and when i animate it in the first step it grows from the only circle in the centre of the video i think its the anchor point

[@cmdelavega]

send me the timecode in the video and happy to explain

[@AbdulSamad-ov1rx]

thank you soo much for getting back the centre dots that appear in centre of first shape 2:24 when you draw the object how can i separate the anchor point of the two shape because whenever i draw the shapes there is only one anchor point for both the shapes and when i animate it. both shape pop up from one point not from their individual anchor points and ik it's too much too ask can you please clear it if possible in a zoom or conference im really stuck on it i have googled and searched everywhere and no one teaches AE in my city please@@cmdelavega

[@denzmadden]

Thanks man, its very usefull.

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome! Thanks!🙏

[@au100]

Super Teacher.

[@cmdelavega]

Many many thanks

[@yibodong2059]

Good content! thank you.

[@cmdelavega]

You're very welcome! Thank you!

[@Flashbak910]

How do you maintain the LUTS, colorizations, and lens distortion corrections when opening the clip into Mocha AE? I lose all of the adjustments when I open it up in this plugin.

[@cmdelavega]

Yes. I would do Mocha before you add any of the LUTs, color grading etc. Mocha won't import any effects. However you can render out the clip with all the effects and import the rendered clip and then open Mocha if you prefer to track as your last step.

[@NahuelFeldman]

Hello, incredible video, but after following all the steps the nodes are not copied in my layer that I want

[@cmdelavega]

Thanks! What version of AE are you using?

[@feiht5487]

can you use mocha on ipad good sir?

[@1raskumar]

thankyou!

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome!

[@freemanacts2968]

nicely done

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you!

[@kenroywagnerBelize]

thanks needed this

[@cesarayalavargas4626]

Muchas gracias por compartir!

[@cmdelavega]

A la orden!! Gracias!

[@khalifashema]

hi cm ,good tutorial, but my boundry layer keeps distorting when i apply the track on in, HELP!

[@cmdelavega]

It seems like there's an issue with your tracker. If the tracker isn't tracking properly it'll cause distortion. That happens to me often. What I do is try to find another area to track that will give me better results.

[@johnpaulalquisola4240]

are you having a sale on ur master class this coming thanksgiving? :)

[@cmdelavega]

Hey John Paul! Use this code for $15 off: givethanks2021

[@MustangGT715]

Cool! Can this be done in DaVinci Resolve too?

[@cmdelavega]

If Mocha plugin works with Resolve than I think you can pull it off.

[@lisadressler8892]

Thanks for this tutorial. It helped me a lot also.:) I'm having trouble though with precomped shape layers that are supposed to come into frame with my tracked footage. eg. I have a drone shot of a stadium and am supposed to have an overlay on the entire field which only partially in frame in the first couple seconds. The shape layers are cut off when they use the tracking data of the into frame coming field. If I draw it on the last frame (where the field is in the frame completely) the application of the tracking data is getting messed up and doesn't work, even if I inverse it or reverse the time on this layer. Any idea what the problem is here? Thanks in advamce:)

[@cmdelavega]

It must be the tracker. If it's off, then your overlay won't work. I would start tracking from the end where you see entire field and track backwards. When you use the align surface tool select a frame that shows the entire field, this could very well be the last frame of the shot. Hope this helps!

[@ErnstMorozov]

Thank you for this tutor.🙏🙏

[@cmdelavega]

You're welcome amigo!

[@stakenchill-hexlo-fi4]

This is such a great tutorial thank you! One issue I hope you can help me solve: When I apply the tracking data, it does not add any keyframes to the scale, rotation or position of my measurement/boundary layers. Anyone have an idea what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!

[@JonathanAyers]

Yeah. Same here. It is just off the screen and stays there. Occasionally a corner comes into view, but it's ginormous and useless =)

[@TercioTeles]

very good!

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you! Appreciate it🙏

[@6alisk]

Is mocha AE included in adobe after effects?

[@bubanga]

22:28 We are pasting, what? I tried copy inside Mocha ae, not working. I tried copy corner pins from the shape layers, not working. Cmon.

[@cmdelavega]

tracking data from mocha

[@МаратТикеев]

Is this feature possible on 360 degrees video?

[@hiepcongnguyen]

Great, from Vietnam ❤️

[@cmdelavega]

Thank you!

[@simonfishing]

At the final stage, you paste the tracking data to the mask. But I cannot click the paste. Any solution? Thx

[@nemethtibi]

Ive done everything same as you but its not rotating the measurement and boundary, what yould be the problem? Its not tracking.... AE2019 Thanks for your help

[@cmdelavega]

Is your tracker working? Is it accurate? If you don't get an accurate track, then it won't work. Is there any type of motion that goes inside your tracking area? If so, this can cause inaccurate tracks.

[@aymanalfayez]

Is there any free method of doing this. Please advise. I have premiere and after effects.

[@cmdelavega]

Use Mocha AE. Comes free with After Effects.

[@dalmatiafx]

What, there was no like/share/comment/subscribe at the end? Great tutorial!

[@quorumgroup]

Hey man nice video. Does this work with irregular shapes? I used a different method by generating a layer mask over the layer, but I can't generate dash/gaps when adding a stroke effect (only able to use it via shape layer). But when I attach the tracking data to the shape layer it links to the surface area and not the outlined layer. Any help? Thanks!

[@cmdelavega]

Thanks man! Make sure you do the following. 1. Set the surface tool in mocha to the edges of your comp. Use the align to surface button. 2. In Ae, precomp your shapes and make sure it's the same dimensions (example 1920x1080) as the footage you tracked in mocha. To make it work, everything has to be same dimensions. The layer you apply tracking data must match the dimensions of your footage.

[@quorumgroup]

@@cmdelavega Thanks for the quick response I really appreciate it. Awesome I will try that out, cheers! *subscribed*

[@BCHA991]

you are the best

[@net200777]

nice

[@cmdelavega]

Appreciate you.

[@net200777]

@@cmdelavega please do more drone stuff. Trying to learn lol

[@kimidojora]

Awesome

[@deetsang5603]

Hi, I've tried so many times to do this, but its not working. Help!

[@movie-trailer19]

A W E S O M E 🙌

[@alberto_frederico_]

Show 👏🏻

[@Abdo.A]

Tut is good. But the mic has a lot of noise in the bg.

[@cmdelavega]

Thanks man! Yes, didn't clean up the audio on this video and it was an old mic. Sorry and appreciate your patience.

[@Abdo.A]

@@cmdelavega is not there anyway i can export date without that much of keyframes involved? I mean in the 3d camera tracker you just pick the spot and make plane and pre comp it then you can add what ever inside? what is the downside of doing it this way that i mentioned? thx.

[@cmdelavega]

If it works perfectly with 3D camera tracker, then stick with it! For me personally, 3D tracker is hit or miss. Doesn't always work. The method in Mocha is an alternative method.

[@Abdo.A]

@@cmdelavega Yeah 100 percent true. I tried it and sometimes it was a miss and spent hours fiddling with it but most of the time it was working fine. Thanks very much.

[@PHANMINHTRIBDSNHATRANG]

quá tuyệt vời

[@narendra672]

👍😀

[@CICI-007]

Your tutorial is great! Unfortunately, I am a Chinese, English is not very good to understand! Only look at the picture to learn! This is really sad! Ha ha ha!

[@MaximilianoLaFuria]

I CANT DO IT!!!!!!!!!! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY hahahah

[@ziwalker2954]

I cant use AE because It crashes i have 32gb RAM , i tried to change Memory settings etc buy nothing Works, have tried AE versiones, but la.the RAM Will be used evennif i set to riserve some ram tò system.

[@cmdelavega]

Purge all memory from cache. 32 GB VRAM should be enough for most cases. How long is the clip? Whats the resolution 4K? 8K? Try tracking or work in smaller chunks - 3, 4 or 5 seconds and see if that works.

[@ziwalker2954]

@@cmdelavega thank you for trying bro, I was almost throwing it away but I believe I fixed it disabling : Preview> cache frames when idle. I was using a 10 second 2k clip, but using lower quality proxy