Motion sketch issues

while trying to use motion sketch in CS6 AE I click on start to capture and as I do my cursor turns into cross hairs but when I move the cross hairs it turns back into a cursor and I cannot track my object and it does not start the time. nothing happens. My layer is highlighted and the levels are appropriate and the 2 boxes are checked off. Why is this? anyone.

Same Thing is happening to me.
OS:Mavricks
Verison: 11.0.3.6
first time using motion sketch
using motion sketch
Does not work in a blank comp with a null object. i have the same problem
when you click on the "Start Capture" button, i get the cross hairs, but as soon as i move my mouse off the button it switches back to the pointer. please help.
Comp Specs:
2011 macbook pro, 16gb ram, i7 processor, dual core

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Has anybody else fencountered the same problem yet and found a workaround? Is it a bug? Will Adobe fix it?

> Has anyone found a workaround for this?
- Use an earlier version of Mac OS or use Windows.
- Use After Effects CC (12). If you aren't ready to subscribe, you can still use the trial version free for 30 days.
> I, like many others have submitted a bug report but there is no guarantee that anything will happen especially with the big push to subscription.
This has nothing to do with a "big push to subscription". We have already issued multiple CS6 updates since we started the CC subscription. We just need to balance work on this bug fix with other work. Bug reports help us to determine how many people are affected by an issue and can help us to set priorities.
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Not sure what is causing this, but I might propose an
alternate workflow. Have your clips on the timeline
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"anamorphicness" on their round trip, but just
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click on the anamorphic button.
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1 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061f5b08 RTEffectComponentRegister() + 96
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Hey Mark.
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