Continue motion tracking

I did motion tracking and have a target layer attached to the motion tracking and it the target is masked. It is working great. I corrected some of the keyframes in the motion tracking and really fine tuned it.
Now, I would like to continue the same motion tracking with the same target for the rest of the clip. Can I continue the tracking? I notice that if put the playhead where I want it to continue and I go to the tracker panel and click on track motion, the tracking that I've already done comes undone and is no longer working.
Is there an easy way to continue the tracking where it left off? If that is not possible, is it possible to use the same target and do more motion tracking with another motion tracker?

I think you're hitting the wrong switch. When you open up the tracking (you have to do it in the layer view, of course), you should be able to use the Analyze Forward button for the tracker.
Here's a boatload of helpful information on Motion Tracking.

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How to get Motion Tracking Mode to work?

How do I get "Motion Tracking Mode" to work? I click the icon and nothing happens, its like greyed out.

scouterbsa
Here is my check list for you to review regarding using Motion Tracking Mode in Premiere Elements 10 on Windows 7 64 bit.
1. You need a video and with enough motion in the object in it to track it. Color contrast between the object and its background can be important to success.
I created a DV AVI 4:3 in which I have a circle moving, and I have used a butterfly Clip Art from Premiere Elements 10 to track to track the circle as it moves in the video. In this example, you see the object only at 0 time.
2. Select/highlight the clip on the Timeline. And then click on the Motion Tracking Mode icon above the Timeline.
You should next see the following Motion Tracking dialog asking for a Yes or No to the question "Run
Auto-Analyzer to track moving objects?" Click No.
3. At this point, you will see a bounding box on screen. That bounding box should be placed using the mouse cursor on the object
that is going to be tracked, in this case, the circle. Resize and position the bounding box accordingly.
4. Once you have the bounding box on the object and resized, click on Track Object at the top right of the monitor.
The screenshot below shows only the before clicking Track Object at the top right of the monitor.
When that action is finished the bound box edges will be an orange yellow color. I have skipped over a screenshot
for the latter.
5. With the orangel yellow bounding box in place, next drag the Clip Art (in this case, Butterfly 02) from the Clip Art display area toward and into the orange yellow bounding box frame. The orange yellow bounding box frame will turn blue. That is the first sign of success.
Hit the Enter key of the computer main keyboard and watch the results. The Butterfly should track the circle's
movement in the clip. The duration of the clip and the continuity of the object's motion in the clip can be other factors.
If you do not succeed, try again with a different video clip (one with more movement and color contrast.
The above is a best case scenario. If it is speech bubbles that you are having problems with as well, we will deal with them next.
Right now it seems like you are having problems getting started rather than having a problem with a specific Clip Art that you are
using to track the object in your video.
We will be watching for your results.
ATR

How to I motion track between changing scenes

Hi i want to motion track heads on to people but the camera keeps changing back and forth scenes. i would like to do this in motion, but i do have FCPX and Adobe After Effects if there is a way to do it there.

I'm not sure what you mean by "changing back and forth scenes", does it cut between scenes or pan back and forth? Since we can't see your footage, it's hard to give specifics, but here are some ideas:
-Break the shot up. Use in and out selections and anlyze in sections.
-Use the offset track option. After you track a "good" section, when the tracker fail (or you stop it) check the Offset checkbox in the Inspector. then find something that has similar horizontal or vertical movement from your subject, which should be at about the same distance as your subject, repostion the tracker and continue to analyze.
I would really suggest reviewing the documentation on using the tracker. If you can be more specfic about your shot, or post a sample, we might be able to give you better suggestions.

Beginners Q: Motion tracking - Cannot move trackpoint

Hi all,
this seems to be simple: start motion tracking, move your trackpoint to the correct place that needs to be tracked.
Problem: I see the trackpoint, but cannot move it to its place.
The only way to do that, is to close AE, reopen AE & reopen the project, and continu moving the trackpoint.
This is only possible to do so for a few frames, then the trackpoint is fixed again, and moving is not possible anymore.
This topic seems not to be found on the internet, so I suspect a bug maybe.
Please help, it's driving me nuts...
any help is welcome...
-Edit1-
And as I saw an OpenGL error I'm providing also system info below.
SW:
AE CS6, trial version, no extra's installed. ver. 11.0.0.378
Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1, build 7601, 64bit
Driver pack ver. 8.98-120611a-141402C-ATI
2D driver ver. 8.01.01.1253
OpenGL ver. 6.14.10.11733
Direct3D ver. 9.14.10.0920
Catalyst Control Center Ver: 2012.0611.1251.21046
Used Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously multiprocessing: With & Without.
HW:
16Gb Ram
i7-3770K CPU @3.5MHz, 64Bit
Graph Chipset: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
-Edit2-
The more I mess around with it, the more I see the proof I need to restart AE to continue follow the same actions as in tutors over the net.
VERY often, I cannot move object with the mouse cursor like text objects for instance.
Is there anything I can do??

Hi thx for replying,
If I remember well, the error message was a general OpenGl one.
I did have the error message not that often unfortunately.
Graphic card is updated to latest version.
It's very annoying I cannot drag&drop after a while...

Adding motion tracked effects to a complete movie/sequence, on multiple subjects throughout the timeline

Hi all,
I am completely new to After Effects and have just completed my first 15 minute movie in Premier Pro (CS5). This movie is very important to me and encroaching a deadline. I wouldn't reach out with such a beginner question otherwise, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Problem -
I have an exported 15 minute .mov file created in Premier Pro.
I want to apply a liquify effect to a moving target - eg. a person for only parts of the movie.
I can successfully motion track and apply the effect, however when the scene changes within the clip and the person leaves the frame, the motion track continues and the effect is applied throughout the remainder of the footage on everything else that comes into view.
I want the motion track to stop once the body is out of the frame, and then to begin a new motion track later when the body reappears, or when I want to apply an effect to a different object along the timeline.
Have Tried -
Importing my Premier Pro project into After Effects.
Result - The motion track stays on screen from clip to clip, throughout entire sequence
Copy and pasting a short clip in order to add an effect only to the single target.
Result - The motion tracking is greyed out, and if I double click on the clip, it takes me to the entire piece of footage it's cut from, which bring me back to my original problem
Please let me know (from the very basic starting point) how you would do this? Is there any way to stop and start the motion track linearly along the timeline in different positions, and apply different effects?
Thank you in advance.
Ally

Todd's right; without a basic understanding, it's going to be hard to help you.
However, I can try.
Instead of bringing your whole video into AE. Just copy the clip in Premiere that needs the effect and paste it into a composition in AE. Trim your composition so it's just that clip. Follow whatever tutorial you followed to get your effect done (I'm assuming the Demon Face Warp from VCP) and render your video out of AE. Then simply plop that clip over the original clip in your Premiere timeline.
But seriously, you will save yourself much hassle if you go through all the resources Todd linked to. AE is a pretty powerful and complicated program. It's not something you can learn in a day, so charging forward into it will only cause frustration.

I am trying to use motion tracking to have text follow a section of the background.The text box follows the motion path, but the text just sits there. What am I doing wrong?

I am trying to use motion tracking to have text follow a section of the background.The text box follows the motion path, but the text just sits there. What am I doing wrong?

Motion basically looks at the the source footage and it's timing (in the timing section of the Inspector) when analyzing for tracking. Filters are basically ignored by the tracker. Retiming actions, like time re-mapping, or retiming behaviors that are applied before the tracker should be used by the tracker. Did you change the timing after doing the tracking? If so this would also require you to re-track the shot. Understanding that you found a workaround, describing the effects you applied would help to explain why you ran into problems.
Cheers!

Possible to do the 3d motion tracking text in video with only adobe products?

I am very interested in doing some 3d text in some video with motion tracking, such as you see in the opening shots in the show Fringe.
You will have a scene of maybe a street in the city, the camera is looking forward and moving, you have 3d block text that seems to be just hovering there up off the ground but looks like a real physical 3d object in the shot as the camera moves around.
I have been looking up tutorials for this in After effects on youtube but they always use other non adobe products as well such as boujou or 3ds max, I am wondering if it is possible to make the same shot with only adobe products. If so, what whould I use other than after effects. And lastly, can anyone point me to a good free tutorial using only adobe programs if there is one out there?
I have seen one video of someone adding text to a moving video but it was flat or plastered onto a wall and not the nice block letters that look like a sculpture in the video.
Thanks.

I am wondering if it is possible to make the same shot with only adobe products.
No, you can't and that settles all your other questions. For tutorials, refer to VideoCoPilot's matchmoving and set extension stuff, but even then you will need to at least use some comemrcial third-party plug-ins.
Mylenium

Using Windows 8 64 bit Premiere Elements 12 , motion tracker gives me the folloing error; The media file seems to have an invalid entry in the catalog, please rename it for use.

I'm trying to put a graphic over an object, but I keep getting this error message; The media file seems to have an invalid entry in the catalog, please rename it for use.

Lonesomeless
Thanks for the reply.
I checked the link that I posted back in post 3 of your thread. It is working with at least Firefox and Chrome.
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE12: Motion Tracking/What To Use To Track Object?
What browser are you using?
The blog post contains significant information related to Premiere Elements 12 Motion Tracking. But, if you cannot access it for some reason, then we will need to troubleshoot via communications in the thread.
SG has asked if you are able to create Motion Tracking effect using one of the graphics included with the program. We will watch for your response to him on that question. Please include in your message to him whether you can obtain your file to track the object using Organizer Tab or Project Assets routes as well as Graphics Tab.
The following is an excerpt from the blog post referenced....
SOLUTION
Various tutorials and online comments have pointed to places other than Graphics Tab where objects can be selected and used to track the moving object in the video when the Motion Tracking workspace is opened in the Expert or Quick workspace.
Organizer Tab, Expert or Quick workspace to access Elements Organizer 12. Cascade Windows and drag a video or photo from Elements Organizer into the yellow track box of Motion Tracking workspace.
Project Assets, Expert workspace. Drag text, video, or photos from opened Project Assets into the yellow track box of Motion Tracking workspace.
Graphics Tab, Expert or Quick workspace. Create a png file (graphic) or prtl file (text) and place it in Clip Arts in the Program Files of the program to have a permanent resource. Then from Graphics Tab, drag the newly created graphic or text object into yellow track box of Motion Tracking workspace.
Thanks.
ATR

IPod Mini continually skips tracks all the time every half a second!

My iPod Mini continually skips tracks all the time every half a second. The only thing that stops it is if you press pause but once you press play off it goes again. This means noi music is able to be played because it's always skipping. The menu button works as does the backlight if you hold the menu button down. The enter button works and the touch pad navigation also works. Both skip buttons have no effect on the unstoppable skipping. Can anybody help or at least verify the problem with other users of simular problems and if they were able to fix them simply, without having to go to an Apple dealer (it's out of warrenty i think)Any help would be appreciated.

My iPod Mini continually skips tracks all the time
every half a second. The only thing that stops it is
if you press pause but once you press play off it
goes again. This means noi music is able to be played
because it's always skipping. The menu button works
as does the backlight if you hold the menu button
down. The enter button works and the touch pad
navigation also works. Both skip buttons have no
effect on the unstoppable skipping. Can anybody help
or at least verify the problem with other users of
simular problems and if they were able to fix them
simply, without having to go to an Apple dealer (it's
out of warrenty i think)Any help would be appreciated.
---thats what happened to mine, then it stopped working altogether. liek not playing songs at ALL. i have tryed reformating it, i finally got all the settings erased, but then it woulndt 'talk' to iTunes. it has been about 2 months and im still working on it. my suggestion is send it in beore it gets as bad as mine.
good luck!
-adair
no idea 1123 Windows XP haha
Windows XP

Motion tracking effect mask not working

I've no trouble with normal motion tracking, adding clip art to it and having the clip art track, etc. But according to the help in PE8, effects masks are also supposed to be able to be used. According to help:
You can also apply Effects Mask in the Motion Tracking mode.
1. Select a clip in the Timeline or Sceneline.
2. Select the clip, and click to enable the Motion Tracking mode.
3. Select any one of the tracked objects (shown by a yellow frame).
4. Select Edit > Effects.
5. Drag the effect you want to apply onto the tracked object on the Monitor panel.
The Effects Mask is applied automatically and the mask moves with the moving object. If you apply multiple effects to the clip, all the effects use the same mask.
I've done that and I get a mask but it does not move with the tracked object. Any hints?

I've no trouble with normal motion tracking, adding clip art to it and having the clip art track, etc. But according to the help in PE8, effects masks are also supposed to be able to be used. According to help:
You can also apply Effects Mask in the Motion Tracking mode.
1. Select a clip in the Timeline or Sceneline.
2. Select the clip, and click to enable the Motion Tracking mode.
3. Select any one of the tracked objects (shown by a yellow frame).
4. Select Edit > Effects.
5. Drag the effect you want to apply onto the tracked object on the Monitor panel.
The Effects Mask is applied automatically and the mask moves with the moving object. If you apply multiple effects to the clip, all the effects use the same mask.
I've done that and I get a mask but it does not move with the tracked object. Any hints?

Is there a good motion tracking plug-in for FCP-X?

The question is in the headline: Is there a good motion tracking plug-in for FCP-X?
You know, like when I want to blur out, say, a license plate number on a moving car.
I know of no plug-ins for FCP-X that will do this. Surely there's one out there.
And since you can't just export a sequence to Motion (like you could in FCP 7), how would one achieve this in FCP-X?

R&B wrote:
… And since you can't just export a sequence to Motion …
instead of selecting a clip or sequence in FCPX, you set the in/out points in the Export/Send it to Compressor dialog.
the exported mov can be tracked in Motion5 …-
aaaand finally re-imported into FCPX.
… not exactly as convenient as in the old FC/p , but the tracker in M5 offers, imho as a hobbyist, superb results.-

3D Motion Tracking Error/Crash in progress [Urgent Help Please!]

Hey there!
I'm an video editor and I use 3D Motion Tracking a lot but recently every time I use it, it comes up with an error and says crash in progress,
It never used to do it and I can't seem to find any solutions to fix it.
Computer Specs:
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Model: Notebook
Processor: AMD E1-2100 APU with Radeon(TM) HD Graphics 1.00 GHz
Installed Memory: 4.00 GB (3.45 GB Usable)
System type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
So here's how I get to the problem. (I'll try provide as much detail as possible)
I import a mp4/avi file into After Effects,
Create a new composition with:
1280 x 720 (16:9)
Frame Rate = 30
Duration = 30 seconds
Resolution = Third
Advanced
Renderer = Classic 3D
(Boxes Underneath all unchecked)
Options:
Shadow Map Resolution = Comp Size
Motion Blur:
Shutter Angle = 180 Degrees
Shutter Phrase = -90 Degrees
Samples Per Frame = 16
Adaptive Sample Limit = 128
   3. Drag the mp4/avi into the composition to use it. (1.21 Seconds Long)
   4. Right click on it and go to Effect > Perspective > 3D Camera Tracker
   5. The 3D Camera Tracker initializes with these settings:
Shot type = Fixed Angle of View
Show Track Points = 3D Solved
Track Point Size = 100.0%
Target Size = 100.0%
   6.   Loads Frames 0% > 100% then as soon as the orange line shows up with Solving camera it shows this,
   and when I click okay it shows this,
   and then finally this,
   and then it crashes. that's the same process every time and it still comes up with this.
   Help would be appreciated !
   Thank you !

Try rendering an image sequence from your original footage then load that into AE and Camera Track the image sequence. Use the AME to or AE to render a JPEG or PNG image sequence:
It's important to know that some footage cannot be Camera Tracked. In order for camera tracking to work there must be a significant amount of fixed geometry in the scene. For example, if you have a shot of open water like this it cannot be Camera Tracked:
This shot also cannot be camera tracked successfully because most of the frame is moving:
If transcoding or converting the shot to an image sequence does not fix the problem and you don't get a frame rate mis match warning then you could have possibly not given enough memory to other applications in you memory and multi processor settings. Keep memory allocation for other apps in even numbers and make sure that you have not starved the dynamic link server that does camera tracking. If you have the memory 4GB to other apps is absolutely the minimum. If you only have 4GB then give 2 to AE and 2 to other apps.

Help with Motion Tracking and Masking?

Hi. First and probably only post here. I've got a bit of an issue....
I'm trying to create "snapshots" in my video that are created from masks which are then motion tracked and remain stationary. Here's a video of what i'm talking about... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OhVAduuJc8
The problem I'm running into is that after i motion track the layer, select a null object as the target, duplicate the video layer, mask the object, freeze frame, and pair it to a null layer, the object does not remain stationary as the ones in the video do. Instead it moves WITH the null object and I cant figure out why. I've gotten a tutorial from the guy who made the video, however it's private so i don't know if you guys will be able to see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY0QLrMCcGM
Either way, i followed the tutorial exactly and still to no avail. Are my settings messed up or what exactly is going on? Ive successfully done this project before but now that i'm using CS5, i'm running into these issues. If anyone has any advice i'd gladly try it out and return with the results.
Thanks so much for trying to help me out.

Yeah the null is still moving. Will freezing it lock the mask into place while still allowing the footage to play through? And how would i go about "freezing the null"?
I just dont understand how this person does it in the tutorial, and the mask remains in place. I know you probably can't watch the tutorial cause the user has it set as private, but as far i know his mask stays in place, but uses the null (while still moving) as a tracking device to keep the mask from floating out of control as the camera moves through the shot.
Sorry if I'm making this rather confusing. It's difficult to explain.
Maybe it might be easier to explain how you would obtain the result from the video I've posted? Keep in mind I dont have CameraTracker.

Problem with motion tracking

I have Premiere Elements 12 64 bit on a windows 8 machine. I am trying to use the motion tracking feature. I am able to select an object to track and the resulting yellow rectangle follows the object as it moves through the scene. The problem I have occurs when I try to attach a graphic to the item being tracked; the graphic will not anchor itself to the yellow rectangle when dragged onto it, the rectangle does not turn blue. It appears the graphic is added as a static layer and does not follow the object. I have tried it using various video formats with the same result.

mac2474
Thanks for the demo. Very helpful.
I am still not sure if it is the lack of contrast that is not giving you the best results. I tried to use a model with a light gray object to be tracked against a light blue background. Or, if it is those speech bubbles in contrast to other graphic types that are creating problems.
But, it is more than that. You did not see that yellow/orange box turn blue when you approached it with the speech bubble.
I found essentially one on one tracking when I used other than speech bubbles. But, whether speech bubbles or not, my yellow/orange box turned blue with the approach of the speech bubble or other graphic.
Here is what I would like you to try
a. Repeat what you did, but do not use the speech bubble. Use one of the other graphics under Graphics, maybe the carrot.
b. Repeat what you did , but use as source an object with more contrast against its background.
The main thing we have to work on is getting the yellow/orange to blue change as an indicator of what is supposed to be happening. Also, just back tracking to correct is not enough. If a try does not work, start with newly imported files to avoid any unexpected variables until we work out the situation.
Thanks.
ATR

Motion Tracking?

I am using Motion 2.1.2 and I want to stabilize a shaky zoom.
I found this video on stabilizing non-zooming footage:
http://www.geniusdv.com/newsand_tutorials/2010/03/image_stabilization_and_tracking_with_applemotion.php
but when I went to 'Add Behavior' there wasn't any 'Motion Tracking' option in the drop down window.
Is my version of Motion too old to be able to perform this function?

Okay, thanks for the info. Is there any substitute method of doing this type of thing in one of the
Final Cut Studio programs that come in the package, or do I need to go out and buy Motion 3?
Is there a way to upgrade the version I have?

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