Motion Tracking Tutorial in After Effects CC 2018 (Part 1 of 3)

[@Kirinji1kirinji]

Besides your very thorough tutorial, I also appreciate that you mention all the shortcuts you use for each command. Often I watch an AfterEffects tutorial and the presenter seems to neglect the fact that not all of us have these shortcuts ingrained in our muscle memories! Thank you.

[@flo.motion]

thank you so much!! will keep my effort to be helpful to beginners as well as pros

[@giovannidigitalart]

"That is a lucid, intelligent, well-thought-out explanation"

[@flo.motion]

This is a lucid, intelligent, well-thought-out comment!!

[@getlegalvideolab4287]

I have been tracking for several years, but it was always this thingy or that thingy. I only knew what I needed to. This tutorial is great. I finally know what I am looking at. Very well done.

[@Maik1968]

Thanks for this tutorial, this really taught me the steps: 1. Video and composition 2. Null Objekt 3. Tracking 4. text or other adjustments 5. connect these these effects to the null object Greetings to Cologne from Lohmar 👍

[@flo.motion]

wow, thanks a lot!! How do you know that I recorded this in cologne??

[@Maik1968]

@@flo.motion just by tracking your vitae 😃

[@drewconroy5938]

Not sure if you planned it but seeing you come up against an issue like you did with the Lens Flare was VERY helpful to see. Your videos are always very detailed and I always learn something new even if its with a topic I am very familiar with already. Happy Holidays!

[@flo.motion]

Thank you so so much for the nice words!!

[@azharaliazhar]

Awsome....Excellent work.... I like your teaching style in this tutorial.....

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@yegortroshkin8843]

HI, can yo help me to understand, how yoy make the moving line no 00:35 while the lettering isn`t moving ?

[@daviddecicco1325]

This is very inspiring if awe, and I just have to say thank you. I may have been able to figure this out from searching through adobe, and trial and error, but even after the amount of time that's take, I still would have no understanding if the concept behind a lot of features. So, thank you for putting the effort into making a tutorial on tracking. I look forward to the additional two parts.

[@flo.motion]

Thank you soo soo much for your kind words!! Really appreciated!!

[@Wesleydssantos]

Wow, this Mocha is amazing! I found it a lot better than After Track Motion. I had never heard of it. With it I was able to do what I wanted. Thank you!

[@flo.motion]

Jeah!! Happy to help!!

[@CTSCAPER]

That was amazing! I've been looking for the solution to how to connect a line to an object and finally found it.

[@flo.motion]

Happy to help!!

[@robertstarbuck9597]

I first acquired and used After Effects back in the mid-'90s when it was CoSA After Effects...just before Adobe bought it! Big changes, natch!

[@flo.motion]

Wow! That's cool! I started around 2000... a lot has changed...

[@ridgestorm]

exactly what i needed to finish a job, thank you

[@flo.motion]

happy to help!!

[@davidherrick3413]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@flo.motion]

Perfect!!

[@petronics2454]

Beautifully explained and very well paced so thanks a million for your help. I will be watching and learning from all 3 tute's!. Fond regards Pete P.S. - I didn't know about the "1 frame forward/background"

[@flo.motion]

Hey! Thanks a lot for the feedback!!

[@norulestravel]

Sorry for the Dumb question .. im very new. I followed your direction but at creating circle at 7:45 to 8:05 ... My screen goes black and all i see is the circle

[@flo.motion]

you have to selekt the layer first, by clicking on it once before creating the mask. does that solve the problem?

[@VictorAlmarza]

Points Follow Nulls: THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! finally a decent tracking tutorial.

[@flo.motion]

Yeah!! You got it!!

[@munny_p]

I love this! Thank you for these series and the tips you threw in there are going to go a long way!

[@flo.motion]

Thank you so much for your feedback!!

[@JesseB_YouTube]

@11:59 I didn't know about that smoothing trick. Cool!

[@flo.motion]

Jeah, comes in handy for so many cases!!

[@salivalpeix]

Which keys open the x and y position ? 14:02

[@flo.motion]

hey, the shurtcuts are "p" for position, "s" for scale, "r" for rotation and "t" for transparency

[@officialrahulpreet2188]

thankyou so much bro exactly what i needed to learn

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!! that's why I am doing those tutorials!!

[@ItachiAli1993]

At 10:50 How did you do that? You manually created the key frames

[@flo.motion]

Hey, nothing easier than that. When you already have keyframes on a specific property, like in this case on the postion, all you have to do is change the position and the keyframes get created automatically. So all i did is manually reposition the null object and the keyframes were made for me!

[@profsurielescarcega9059]

good work king, love you

[@flo.motion]

Thank you Prince!!

[@norulestravel]

at 6:45 you said hold down the mouse wheel? I don't have a wheel on my mouse... Sorry for dumb questions. #new

[@flo.motion]

instead you could also hold down (not pressing but holding down) the space bar

[@drewconroy5938]

I can not get the "Smoother" effect to work in AE? I have tried looking it up but I still can not find anything on it? Do you have or suggest something I could check out that goes more in detail on that effect?

[@flo.motion]

Hey! Go to the "window" tab. There you should find it! It is not an effect, but a tool! ;)

[@hedvig6746]

So cool!! Thank you, loved it :)

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for all your comments!!

[@DroneMappingTools]

What steps did you use to make the lines draw as the video progressed? Great video!!

[@miyawakisakura1123]

Hello friends, I have a question, how can a text animation synthesis be associated with the position of an empty object?

[@flo.motion]

Oh... Now it's getting philosophical...

[@PinoyTechTutorials]

Freaking amazing! thanks a lot sir! this is very helpful!

[@flo.motion]

thanks for watching!!

[@Rafaermac]

how you made the point tracking at the 0:52????

[@flo.motion]

well, I actually explain that if you watch a bit longer then 52 seconds 😂🤣

[@Rafaermac]

bro i just watched all but i want to make the 0:50 with just ponint A or B of the trace effect.

[@nicoiron2924]

a really nice tutorial, thank you so much!

[@flo.motion]

thank you!!

[@Cineinsaner]

Really.. amazing tutorial man...

[@flo.motion]

Thank you soo soo soo much!!

[@libykim6259]

For the motion graphics (like the white circles with connected lines), looks like you created them using masks on white background. Can you also just simply draw a white circle and do the same thing? If so, what is the reason for choosing this method?

[@BenniundKia]

Thank you for this Motion Tracking Tutorial! I will use that a lot

[@inkastafrace8011]

thanks ,,, been wanting to learn this for ages.... just subscribed.. :) thank you very very much...

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@gab-olfie4874]

hey i love this video! i just have one problem. i did everything up until you copy the position to the points of your shape layer tracker thing. But everytime i do that nothing happens to the points on the shape layer. and it seams like you were done after that and it started following the position but mine just doesn't? i really dont know what have done wrong since everything else worked. i know its an older video but i really hope you can help me with this one :/

[@flo.motion]

hey! Lets find out! At which time in my video do you have the issue?

[@gab-olfie4874]

@@flo.motion the very last part everything worked. When I copy and paste the motion. In your vodeo it shows right after pasting that the lines are tracked mine just doesn't. Nothing happens and idk why

[@ihsansquicktuts8560]

Amazing tips thank you 😍

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@turabzaidi3034]

I was trying but my motions was shaking now i saw your video then i'll try after job and where is 3d? you told in start a your hand part, text on your hand

[@flo.motion]

hey! you need to watch part 2 and 3 too! Part one is tracking in After effects! Part 2 Planar Tracking in Mocha and part 3 is 3d tracking in after effects

[@LarsAgerbk]

This video is God-send. Can anybody explain how I attached a picture to the Tracking Point though?

[@flo.motion]

Hey, just use the pick whip and connect the image with the null. That should solve the problem!!

[@richardkammerer]

Dear fomotion, is the effect "create nulls from paths" possible in elder after effects? Thank you so much

[@pennilessstudent7834]

bad question, but how dublicate mask 7:57

[@caspiantyrer6508]

did you find out how

[@lostregox]

@@caspiantyrer6508 Select Mask layer and then Ctrl + D :)

[@flo.motion]

hey, a little late, but "Ctrl + d" does the trick!!

[@Theroamingmoto]

awesome tutorial! thank you!

[@flo.motion]

Tnx!!

[@itzmishi8527]

Best f*ing motion track tutorial out there!!!

[@lebenin3604]

Great Tutorial! Thank you! #aftereffects #mocha #tracking

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for watching!!

[@imfrogpupu]

You killed it !!! Thank u man ~ Really helpful XD

[@flo.motion]

thanks! I really hope you could learn something

[@LukasJBeck]

to be honest, I liked the tutorial and it helped for sure, but I was hoping for you to also explain the animations we see at the end. so "this is what we will learn today" kind of missed it's point.

[@flo.motion]

Haha... ok... maybe you missed this, but this is part one of 3 different tracking tutorials. Or even better: simply ask me here, what you missed exactly and I'll try to explain it as good as possible!!

[@gouravbania1927]

Thanks Man

[@flo.motion]

Thanks Deadpool!

[@dorota_sloma]

thanks for the tutorial, just watched part 1 and am wondering how do you manually added keyframes to the bit of the "Farm House" tracking path? was is simply by copy paste on each frame? thanks!!

[@flo.motion]

as there are already keyframes, I just delete the "wrong ones" then i manually position it and that should automatically create new keyframes for you!

[@ItachiAli1993]

@@flo.motion you manually Position it but what do you press to create those key frames?

[@Ginzzzu]

@@ItachiAli1993 go forward each time after reposition, take a closer look at video

[@MrrRenzo]

7:55 i don't know how to duplicate the mask , plz tell me.

[@flo.motion]

Nothing easier than that: simply click on the mask, then press ctrl+c for copy and then ctrl + v for paste.

[@d-realtruth1788]

click CTRL+D

[@ms09dos]

Greate! Thanks! Easy and it works.

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@XTFiles]

Great video, learned a lot..subbed!

[@irltrent]

this tutorial is great thank you so much for sharing! I have two questions. First, in the beginning of the video when you have that line motion tracking your forehead, how were you able to have just the one end of the line moving, while the rest of it was static? Second, how did you get the line to animate as if it's being drawn?

[@flo.motion]

Hi, Thanks!! I only partented one Null to the line and the other one I left static, so only one end is moving. The Animation was done with the "stroke" effect. If you animate the end or start, you will get that look

[@irltrent]

@@flo.motion thank you!!!!

[@muhammadikram8009]

fantastic

[@flo.motion]

thank you!!

[@taliptuncer4516]

Thank you so much

[@flo.motion]

thank you!!

[@ObscureStuff420]

That song at the beginning of the video is really cool, who is it? Thanks for the tutorial

[@tabishamjad1720]

Great tutorial! Just one suggestion, decrease the loudness of your music. Its much louder than the rest of the video and always gave me a jumpscare XD. This is the first video I've watched of yours and I'm sure I'll continue to. It would also be nice if you could mention how you animated the lines to grow while tracking

[@flo.motion]

Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I guess in the meantime I have already improved on the sound issue...?? About the lines: there will be a tutorial on that soon!!

[@TimoKanal]

Hey, I have one question, how did you get the point tracker on your face at the beginning of the video follow the motion of your head so perfectly with there being nearly no distinct features? I would really appreciate an answer.

[@flo.motion]

he, i painted a black dot on my face… so it wasn't that hard to track! also if you have a solid track it is Pretty easy to remove the track point later on!!

[@TimoKanal]

@@flo.motion Oh, thank you for the answer!

[@etemaaddevelopers5236]

Hey there, Need your guidance Want to draw animated line that is controlled by two nulls on both ends with a beam effect. can't sort out the solution. My purpose is to draw animated parametric line with track motion on both ends. Would be glad to get a reply from you.

[@flo.motion]

Hey. Create your path with 2 points (endpoints) go to window --> all the way down to "Create Nulls From Paths" --> now you have some options to choose from, depending on what you created first; the path or the nulls. Those nulls can be your tracking nulls or you simply parent them to other nulls. Let me know if that worked for you!!

[@TheStudioMoshe]

Only tip: lower the music

[@flo.motion]

Music sounds best, when it is played loud!! Got you...

[@qss1221]

I don`t have analyze button why??

[@tobymorrey4468]

very nice job... Thank You

[@bakohuston2161]

Hello i am trying to do a inflation effect that track a specific target. For example, maybe an inflation head but i want to the inflation stay in track to whereever the head moves to. Is there any tutorial for that? Or how to make your puppet effect follow a target?

[@flo.motion]

hey, you can do that by using a simple expression! Simply link the position of the puppet to the position of the track! You can do that by holding down "alt" and click on the position of the puppet, then you will see a "lasso" icon appear! Then simply drag and drop the lasso over the position of you track! Now they are linked to each other! Wherever your track moves, your puppet will move too!!

[@多媒]

Great tutorial, btw can I have the same result in AE CC 2014?

[@flo.motion]

Hey, you can! But AE is a subscription program since a few years, so you will have AE 2021 anyways if you start using it!

[@Ed-jd5hl]

my analyze button wont work

[@flo.motion]

you have to select a layer first!!

[@Chilli757]

how do you the word in your intro? where in the line is moving while the text does not?

[@Chilli757]

@flomotion

[@flo.motion]

hey, not sure what exactly you mean? It is the same technique like in the tutorial, just one of the nulls / points is not tracked. That is exactly the position where I have put the text to. Does that make sense to you?

[@Chilli757]

@@flo.motion the text on your forehead the word AE tracker is not moving but connect to the line and the track motion where to connect it?

[@tomtoka]

well, doestn work, all steps takes as should and the text stays the same, dosnt move

[@flo.motion]

hey, can you explain, what exactly is not working? Maybe myself or someone in the comments can help

[@mehdimediavideo]

Great tutorial, thank you

[@pixrun5388]

Nice I would like to know More about 3rd And all Plzz....

[@flo.motion]

hey, what do you wanna know? maybe I can make a tutorial about it!!

[@pixrun5388]

@@flo.motion The 3rd part of motion tracking that you have told in the intro. Plz make easy video on that . I am beginner . I really love to watch it. Thanks

[@flo.motion]

The broken glass gravity have you watched this already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y16yhWOaadOams0

[@gobrad]

Hi cud I hire you online for 30 minutes... I’m trying to track a moving object with an image

[@nicotine_sukotine8954]

What editing software are you using?

[@flo.motion]

I guess it is after effects and premiere

[@giangnguyentranlam5632]

wow cool intro. To the point and creative :))

[@flo.motion]

Thank you so so much!!

[@tahghighcenter4085]

thank you so much great

[@jahudi7504]

Youre doing well

[@flo.motion]

Thank you so much!!

[@jotaro9664]

Thank you

[@flo.motion]

TNX

[@ALEXEIS]

The video is too far; texts are too tiny. If there's a way you can zoom your tutorials, pls do. Good job. 👍👍

[@jakwnr961]

Super video but music deconcentrate. Especialy THIS kinde of music! If You explain sth, DON?T put music!!!

[@flo.motion]

hmmm... I like the music... maybe not that loud next time??

[@jakwnr961]

@@flo.motion Yes! Not during explanation. between ;-)

[@джефри-ъ3ц]

thanks! go on)

[@flo.motion]

Thanks!! Will do!!

[@aha6500]

Ah, instead of losing me on that part where you were unnecessarily showing how to create that motion graphics, you could've explained how to attach the text to the tracked point. None of it looks like this on my screen.

[@flo.motion]

hmmm... so how can I help, where exactly have I lost you? we'll get this done!!

[@teoupenieksbracco885]

WOОORKING!!!! OMG!!!

[@flo.motion]

Haha... of course

[@deboyz8774]

5:10 dude u gonna cry

[@flo.motion]

Cry??

[@jonymartynez3881]

ВАУ А я не знал!!! что такой скрипт встроенный есть.

[@Tom_Swiss]

exactly! durka durka!

[@oscarsambueza3964]

Great cheat, a friend advised.

[@flo.motion]

Jeah!! Say hi to your friend!

[@satyamguptaindia3585]

Thanks,

[@flo.motion]

Thanks you!!

[@canturgan]

He did the German three so he isn't a spy.

[@iamprokurat]

Why does my tracker look like this? prntscr.com/lgah0y

[@flo.motion]

because you are on the tracking tab of the after effects tracker. you need to go to the "effects & presets" window instead and type in "mocha". then it should look like mine

[@JoaoSilva22222]

2019 and after effects still is sluggish and stuff like that still takes a long while to track.

[@flo.motion]

good stuff takes some time... that's like it is

[@direkjes]

Your pc sucks dicks. Its the computer IMAO i have an 9900k and a RTX 2070 super. after effects is butter smooth as hell noob

[@kevinmiksch2157]

i really like brо, thank you

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@minecraftclips6315]

engine owning has been around longer then you been playing cod sadl

[@flo.motion]

??

[@AlpacaLegion]

[@KevinM88TR11]

I'm starting to hate this program, its boring, glitchy and common sense does not work with it at all.

[@flo.motion]

So what's the problem?? Maybe I can help out? 😊😊

[@KevinM88TR11]

@@flo.motion I cant put any vfx effects in. Some are mov files. When I try to drag and drop I get nothing. Same issue with some presets. Also when I track in mocha I cant make it track for let's say 15 seconds then the bull object doesn't link when I try to add a graphic to the tracking data.

[@hayteren]

Ugh. Get dat out yo mouth

[@mF.____.]

how did you do the second effect where the text is stationary while the line tracks the dot in your head?

[@flo.motion]

Exactly the same way as with to moving o jects. Just put it to a bill that is not animated and put the null on the position of the text.