VEGAS PRO 17: How To Motion Track Videos & Pictures (2D Tracking Tutorial)

[@micusjaimus]

Easiest motion tracking I've seen so far. Thanks and congrats.

[@VerticDesigns]

Simple and easy is the way to go ;) and no worries thanks for dropping by

[@Kestila]

This is a great tutorial, explained everything that I wanted to know, thank you!

[@VerticDesigns]

No problem! glad it was helpful

[@fakerrofficial2712]

i got a problem when i put bezier masking mine doesnt have 'Tracking' 'Option' 'Start' so i cant use my bezier mask anyone can help pls?

[@cf7423]

i agree mr.Kestilla im very new to editing and ill definitely be watching more VerticDesigns vids

[@AlmostProGaming]

I have a couple problems I cant figure out. When I do the bezier masking part, it only makes keyframes/tracks for the first 5 seconds of my 30 second video. Any way to fix this?

[@VincentDoesThings]

Great stuff! Had some fun with this after following your vid!

[@VerticDesigns]

Ayye nice and yeh it's quite fun messing around with this feature haha it's even easier to use now in the newest version

[@brandonleonchannel7629]

you kind of just skip from 'blend' to keyframes, and well...what keyframes are we setting? it appears you have some sort of auto tracking, but I don't have any option for that available.

[@EPICJoseph899]

Same here

[@anmedia7747]

Ooooooooo I've always wanted to know how this was done! Wow thanks vertic!

[@VerticDesigns]

Yep have fun with it aha :D

[@vAtomicX]

how do you make it where you can zoom and and it tracks it?

[@slikrik6098]

In 16 version under composition no option to add ,when trying to add picture.anything else I can do???

[@BlueStinger475]

Works wonderfully

[@VerticDesigns]

That's great!

[@ryantheofficialadult8399]

This was very useful. Now I can finally make some vids

[@silent1487]

Awesome vid! Simple and easy to understand! I have just started understanding Photoshop it's a little difficult for me but I am trying. Your Photoshop videos are very helpful. Thank you!

[@VerticDesigns]

That's great and is there any specific photoshop tutorials you'd like to see?

[@shadybandit7]

wtf, this is not photoshop, this is SONY VEGAS, wtf persons say Photoshop and not the editor name.

[@klaudia6420]

Thanks

[@marimorok]

Thank you for this nice video

[@VerticDesigns]

You're welcome

[@VerticDesigns]

You're welcome

[@Blackearbaiya]

took me an hour to figure it out, not bad! i use to take 2 hours on normal tutorials

[@VerticDesigns]

What was the issue?

[@Blackearbaiya]

@@VerticDesigns oh the issue is when I'm done with the masking the screen was black and only the masked part is the video

[@Blackearbaiya]

@@VerticDesigns I got rid of it tho by disabling the masking effect and it worked at the end

[@Blackearbaiya]

Thanks for tutorial

[@VerticDesigns]

@@Blackearbaiya ahh right glad it's solved now

[@AHeroInHell]

I was really struggling to motion track an image to a scene. This helps greatly. Thank you :)

[@VerticDesigns]

Ayye im glad it helped

[@निलेश-ग5न]

Thanks man! But I usually track my motion with After Effects I also have vegas pro , I learn this new technique 👍

[@VerticDesigns]

Yeh AE is good with tracking and true having a backup is helpful

[@jeddypanganiban3995]

Thanks sir! My problem is already solve!

[@Q8Despair]

Thanks man!

[@mgr5550]

What hardware do you suggest for doing this kind of work. I am a long time Sony Vegas user. I edit 4K video but only using 720p proxies. But even for that the system chokes when doing anything complex such as color correction or video stabilization (causes crashes). Id really like to know, in essence its editing a 720p file, what computer these days cant edit a 720p file with a few CC filters thrown on and some motion tracking etc ? Is it really making a 720p proxy or not ? Same thing when i take a pure 720p video from my DSLR or something and edit it, it runs buttery smooth on the timeline, with effects etc and even does stabilization well. I dont care about render times. Im only looking for timeline n preview performance.

[@chrismaki5456]

Yeah vegas just crashes constantly on me when i start doing complex things. I've been told to lower the settings, and change preview window to the bare minimum, but still. I shouldn't have to when I built a tank for a computer system.

[@mgr5550]

Hi VerticDesigns, I would like to know what happens when the object being tracked leaves the screen, but the bubble text is still on the screen. Example if you have a long text line tag thats following the car, the car moves off video frame. So then the tracking stops right but part of the text is still on screen ? SO weve got to move that manually off screen by key framing ?

[@manio_e]

mgr5550 pretty sure yeah.

[@kunjchauhan9725]

Tysm man..great learning!!!

[@pietervandervyver516]

Thank youHow do I freeze the *motion track* so that the object stay in the centre of my screen?Meaning =- the cross hair of the telescope stay in the centre from the rifle man's view Currently the motion track in all tutorials is seen from a 3rd person's veiwI can motion track - thank you - but cannot get the subject to *stand still* in the centre of my screen Can you please help me on this matter Kind regardsPieter

[@patellxhanecookingchannel3797]

Great one

[@luvbot700]

do you have a tutorial on how to motion track a person in a video? example - the screen moves wherever the person's hands moves and follows it. I believe it's called camera motion track but I'm not too sure

[@VerticDesigns]

I know what you mean and I'll find a way to do it because at the moment vegas pro doesn't have an option to let you track the camera motion automatically but there may be plugins out there or some sort of trick aha

[@luvbot700]

@@VerticDesigns thank q!!

[@pietervandervyver516]

I have a black eye and need to swop my left eye over my right eye to hide the wound? How will I go about it in bezier Vega 17?? It's for a podcast where I look straight at the camera Can you please help?? P:)

[@VerticDesigns]

First you'd duplicate the video layer and add the picture in picture effect and flip the video vertically. Use the bezier mask to create an area around the eye. Then using the picture in picture effect to move the video in the start position and then track the rest

[@mrnoziza6211]

hey cant find bezier in my SVP 17 WHY??

[@rolandhunter]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D

[@VerticDesigns]

Nooooo problemmmmmm :)

[@ProfessorAbe]

thanks for the help, you deserve my sub :)

[@rogerdert]

what if a want to track a video inside a video, for example, when using a green screen of a tv and the camera is moving, is it possible on vegas?

[@VerticDesigns]

Yes it's possible, you'd need to set it to location, rotation, scale and perspective but the 3d perspective isn't the best so you may need to correct it

[@rogerdert]

@@VerticDesigns oh i forgot to mention, does it work if a use vegas 11? i mean, i’m currently trying to rotate a text in a 3D angle but the “Z” option doesn’t appear, just “X” and “Y” it looks unprofessional when i try to make it look like the text is attached to a wall, it’s like positioning an image without giving it depth

[@VerticDesigns]

@@rogerdert yeh that's the downside of tracking in vegas its very basic and you can do it in vegas pro 11 but you'll have to manually do it because that version didn't have auto tracking but for 3D tracking id definitely recommend a third party plugin like Mocha because it's a lot better and accurate with the X,Y,Z

[@Blackearbaiya]

help me please I dont know how to make it not black after

[@kaveman1]

Why does my image find the edges before the edge of the unlying video when I am in the pan and crop mode?

[@user-bd3pj8fy9q]

im using vegas pro 18 and i cant see any start button

[@KeLoman0]

same, how did you fixed it?

[@youngkyd3646]

Nice!

[@captainlacklustr]

thanks! just what i needed to make memes

[@skidoodle4413]

It didn't work for me... The video just stays in its place

[@waterpetalsXD]

Okay I got it yup this helps at first it seem confusing but it is not anymore.

[@VerticDesigns]

Yeh the first time is always confusing to get your head around how it works but it becomes easier

[@mxrci106]

Next to video fx theres a cross and i clicked on it by accident so do you know how to bring it back

[@VerticDesigns]

Go to *Window* 》*View* 》and find it in that list then click on it and to dock it back into it's area hold CTRL and left click drag it over that area

[@mxrci106]

VerticDesigns thanks

[@chas1983]

Do you know how to motion track the Frame? like zooming the frame then follow a certain thing

[@VerticDesigns]

I've been looking at it myself and trying to copy the keyframes over to the event/crop but so far I don't think there is an option but I know there's plugins out there that will let you do it and extensions hopefully that will be added soon if it's not already with vegas 17

[@Rogarus512]

Holy you are god, thank you so much, this will help me a lot :)

[@llomzy6359]

When I put the image on a track, it doesn't show in the video. Can anyone help?

[@jaymerka5875]

How do I copy from mask 2?

[@GermanTorresGray]

I don't have tracking option :/

[@Tayoozh]

same thing here . did you find a solution ?

[@GermanTorresGray]

​@@Tayoozh Hi dude! nope, I've actually installed a new version and finally could.

[@mattguy8882]

why does it stop making frames at a certain point when I use key intervals?

[@VerticDesigns]

If you selected "track all forwards" then it should do the whole duration unless it finds a certain part which it may struggle to auto create the keyframes or it may have lost the tracking location / region

[@VerticDesigns]

that's why it's best to sometimes break it down into segments if the tracking becomes more difficult

[@mattguy8882]

@@VerticDesigns oh ok ill try that! thanks.

[@swenker269]

Is this possible with default text to?

[@VerticDesigns]

Yeh for that there's an extension that let's you track text or you could use normal text then use pip effect and track it as if its a picture

[@swenker269]

@@VerticDesigns i saw the video for text.. Thanks!

[@baldpikachu9069]

Ty

[@BrainDeadz]

why does mine not show "TRACK" dropdown

[@sennahfn5969]

same

[@Ghozti333]

i don't have the copy pip option

[@Liamus]

same

[@davidec350]

Select 2 clips: Tools -> Extentions -> Copy motion Track to PiP

[@goGothitaLOL]

How do i even get the image to show up at all? It's not showing up in the preview at all Can somebody help? my video is just almost done

[@VerticDesigns]

Is tha track layer hidden? or have you got FX preview on?

[@goGothitaLOL]

@@VerticDesigns Where and how do i set FX preview on?

[@VerticDesigns]

@@goGothitaLOL it's at the top of your video preview

[@goGothitaLOL]

@@VerticDesigns where at the top and which icon? and do i right click or left click?

[@VerticDesigns]

@@goGothitaLOL here: prnt.sc/ugqkdv

[@ashtonluke14]

it wont work for me my pictures one dissaperes and wont show and the other is all blACK

[@luiscivo]

Too bad the motion tracking tab doesn't show up for me in Bezier Making ):

[@VerticDesigns]

which version are you using?

[@luiscivo]

@@VerticDesigns 18, I just now figured out that that's exactly what's causing the issue ._.

[@VerticDesigns]

@@luiscivo yeh they've changed it now bezier masking is now just for mask tracking for motion tracking I've done a updated video on it

[@SpyXynt]

when I tried to copy the motion track, its saying an argument is out of it's legal range.

[@DerekHildebrand]

Make sure there is only one bezar mask effect applied to your video clip.

[@just-nv4559]

my picture moves and resizes on its own and dissapears when i drag it to the side

[@VerticDesigns]

Set it to location only

[@skidoodle4413]

It says “you must first add the Picture in pictuee plug in the event”

[@weinpeenceejey8635]

i for some reason dont have the start button on my masking menu

[@VerticDesigns]

Have you got Vegas 18? With the new one they've moved it to its own separate panel so the beizer masking is just for masking only now

[@weinpeenceejey8635]

@@VerticDesigns yea found it out by looking around some more

[@charlesbrown8489]

@@weinpeenceejey8635 where at?

[@Blackearbaiya]

lhow to select two clip herlp

[@VerticDesigns]

click on one then hold shift and click on the other one

[@Blackearbaiya]

@@VerticDesigns thanks

[@LostBanshee]

I don’t have « copy mask to pp » in tools…

[@allantamm2185]

3:22 you did something and its not shown, you playing with contrast and other what is not necessary and 1:48 i dont have blend slider...

[@IamYoZen]

When you don't have pnp in scripting AND extensions...

[@VerticDesigns]

dam :/ you could update sony vegas or download the script, I've tried looking through my files and I can't seem to find it but if I do will put a download link

[@alexabe2549]

didnt work for me?

[@chiaderis3969]

my program allways crash after this efect and all my project gets deleted :(

[@VerticDesigns]

Dam, unfortunately crashing is a big problem with Vegas Pro even to this day with latest version. I'd say to try giving vegas more ram, run it as admin to increase priority, lower the video preview to lowest quality or just update vegas. Final thing is you could check see if you're running 32bit that can make the performance slow

[@chiaderis3969]

@@VerticDesigns I will try, thanks for help :)

[@Kaitboo]

Copy Mask to Pip Corner dont shows(

[@mikesthenics-leditor4200]

like

[@VerticDesigns]

Thanks

[@just-nv4559]

it says an argument was out of legal range

[@VerticDesigns]

What happens after that?

[@just-nv4559]

@@VerticDesigns I think i did something wrong but idk. After that u press okay and nothing happens

[@VerticDesigns]

@@just-nv4559 is your clip selected or try test it with another clip