Using Mocha in After Effects to make masks for grading in Speedgrade

I've just found out that there's a plugin that comes with AfterEffects CC called "Mocha", that's a fairly powerful track creating tool. And ... it can be used to create masks that SpeedGrade can then grade, even the tracked masks that currently Sg can be spotty with.
As I understand it the basic procedure is create an adjustment layer in PrPro, then create a new comp with that over in Ae, creating and applying a Mocha "shape" including any tracking commands, then going back to PrPro and through it Direct Link to Sg and then one can grade a key-framed mask that will work predictably. I'm noting this on the forum just as an fyi for people, and of course ... anyone with any experience in using Mocha masks is MOST welcome to jump in and 'splain it to us!
Neil

Just a little bit more info:
mocha AE CC is bundled with After Effects CC. This is a stand alone tracking and roto application that launches from the AE animation menu.
It specializes in "planar motion tracking" and can be used to get tracking data or roto mask data to AE.
To use mocha data in Premiere (or Speed Grade) you would need mocha Plus which is a $195 upgrade from bundled mocha AE CC. This will give the ability to copy/paste to Premiere masks and adds a 3D camera solver and lens distortion correction tools for AE.
More info can be found here to compare the bundled mocha AE CC to other available options:
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Best,
Ross

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