MOTION TRACKING PROBLEM WITH ADJUSTMENT LAYER

Hi.
I'm trying to blur out a logo on a shoe, but I'm having some difficulty getting the tracker to stick to the logo. Can someone help me, please. Here are the steps I took:
1. I used Tracker to track a logo that I want to blur out.
2. After analyzing the layer, I went back to check the attach point frame by frame The attach point is centred perfectly on the logo on every frame.
3. Then, I added an adjustment layer, and used the pick whip to ensure that the position of the adjustment layer is the same as the attach point position from the tracker.
4. On the adjustment layer, I created an ellipse mask, applied a gaussian blur. But when I do playback, the ellipse mask is all over the place and not sticking to the logo.
Does anyone have an idea as to what I'm doing wrong? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance.
2010 Mac Pro. After Effects CS5. Snow Leopard 10.6.6.

To start off I always apply tracking data to a null then parent the null to the layers that should follow the track.
Make sure that you have picked the right target. Make sure that you've picked the right options. You should be using Transform as the track type. You should also do a quick Google search. There are a bunch of tracking tutorials out there.
If your null follows the object then you can parent the adjustment layer to the null. That should do it.

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MOTION TRACKING PROBLEM IN ADJUSTMENT LAYER

Hi.
I'm trying to blur out a logo on a shoe, but I'm having some difficulty getting the tracker to stick to the logo. Can someone help me, please. Here are the steps I took:
1. I used Tracker to track a logo that I want to blur out.
2. After analyzing the layer, I went back to check the attach point frame by frame The attach point is centred perfectly on the logo on every frame.
3. Then, I added an adjustment layer, and used the pick whip to ensure that the position of the adjustment layer is the same as the attach point position from the tracker.
4. On the adjustment layer, I created an ellipse mask, applied a gaussian blur. But when I do playback, the ellipse mask is all over the place and not sticking to the logo.
Does anyone have an idea as to what I'm doing wrong? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance.
2010 Mac Pro. Premiere Pro CS5. Snow Leopard 10.6.6.

I think you will have better luck on the After Effects forum.
After Effects
http://forums.adobe.com/community/aftereffects_general_discussion

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>What to do?
Start by asking in a forum that is specific to your program... what program are you talking about?
The Cloud forum is not about using individual programs
The Cloud forum is about the Cloud as a delivery & install process
If you will start at the Forums Index https://forums.adobe.com/welcome
You will be able to select a forum for the specific Adobe product(s) you use
Click the "down arrow" symbol on the right (where it says All communities) to open the drop down list and scroll

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[I can't alter the opacity of layers below an Adjustment Layer using that Adjustment Layer can I?]
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pillfish wrote:
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State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 14026] Unable to navigate requested expression: REGIONS.REGION_NAME. Please fix the metadata consistency warnings. (HY000).
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