{"id":64337,"date":"2015-10-02T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=64337"},"modified":"2015-10-02T09:24:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T14:24:00","slug":"motion-tracking-in-after-effects-6-ways-to-track-your-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/motion-tracking-in-after-effects-6-ways-to-track-your-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion Tracking in After Effects: 6 Ways to Track Your Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s more than one way to pull off motion tracking in After Effects. Here’s a few of them!<\/h2>\n

After Effects<\/strong> is a fantastic tool for VFX work. This is especially true for motion tracking<\/strong>.\u00a0However,\u00a0the tracker you use to motion track your footage might not be the best choice depending on your specific clip. Let’s take\u00a0a look at six different ways to execute motion tracking in After Effects<\/strong> and discuss when certain tracking features should and shouldn’t be used.<\/p>\n

1. One Point Track<\/h3>\n

When to Use It:<\/strong> Very quick 2D tracking situations centered around a single point with no warping.<\/p>\n

The single-point tracker built into After Effects<\/strong> has long been a go-to tool for motion artists, but you need to be careful with single-point tracks because footage doesn’t normally shake in 2D space only. After Effects<\/strong> uses contrast to\u00a0find track points, so you’ll need to make sure you set your tracker on a well-defined point. If you’re in a rush, one-point tracking will work, but for most professional circumstances, you’ll want to at least use two-point tracking.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial from\u00a0Live Tech Australia<\/a>,\u00a0we take a look at how to use the single-point tracker in After Effects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n