Digital Tutors - Tracking in After Effects

1h 21m Level Beginner Project Files Included

Software used

After Effects 12.2.0.52

What you will learn

In this series of lessons we will go through the different types of 2D tracking. We will learn how to do a simple one-point translation track, a two point track that also involves rotation and scale, as well as a four point track used for screen replacement.

Throughout the course, we learn how to troubleshoot issues that arise while tracking as well as best practices for getting the most accurate track possible. We explore using color correction, defining the channel information to use in the track, as well as a few other possibilities for assisting difficult tracks.

Whether you are a beginner to tracking or just need to brush up on your tracking skills, this training covers all the knowledge you need to become a master tracker. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to perform all the different types of 2D tracks as well as solve the problems you encounter while trying to get the perfect track.

1. Introduction and project overview 00:53

2. One-point tracking 07:13

3. Editing tracker data by hand 04:06

4. Applying Tracker data to layers 04:44

5. Methods for editing tracking data and its application 08:05

6. Two-point tracking 04:33

7. Methods for solving difficult tracks 09:02

8. Creating a patch to use with the two-point data 04:44

9. Applying two-point tracker data 05:09

10. Image stabilization with tracking 08:26

11. Four-point tracking 08:45

12. Trouble-shooting our tracker 05:27

13. Applying Corner Pin for four-point tracking data 02:36

14. Compositing tricks for screen replacement 08:16