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Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Studio Techniques
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Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Studio Techniques

by Mark Christiansen
November 2007
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
13h 56m
English
Adobe Press
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Chapter 8. Effective Motion Tracking

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Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

–Will Rogers

The After Effects tracker helps you precisely capture two-dimensional motion in source footage and apply it to target layers (Track Motion) or remove camera motion from a shot (Stabilize Motion). Click a button and match motion more precisely than would be possible by hand.

Skill counts, however, as the After Effects tracker is not fully automated, and it is fallible; you should understand its criteria and how to

• Choose effective initial track points

• Customize settings based on the particular challenge

• Rescue tracks ...

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