After Effects Compositing: 6 Tracking and Stabilization

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Free Online Course: After Effects Compositing: 6 Tracking and Stabilization provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. After Effects Compositing: 6 Tracking and Stabilization is taught by Mark Christiansen.

Overview
  • Learn to create precise, accurate, locked-in tracks with the five motion trackers in After Effects.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    • Why so many tracking options?
    1. Why Point Track?
    • It's the 21st century: Why point track?
    • Effectively track motion
    • Easily select a good track
    • Continue motion offscreen
    2. Complex Motion Tracking
    • Introducing complex motion tracking
    • Recognize trackable points
    • Plan for a track to be interrupted
    • Easily reset a track that goes astray
    • Adapt to a changing target
    • Offset a tracker
    • Keep position precise and rotation simple
    • Apply the track to a matte
    3. Adding Tracking Tools
    • Introducing tracking tools
    • Track a mask directly with Tracker2Mask
    • Combine track points with TrackerViz
    • Solve problems with nulls and parenting
    4. Tracking and Stabilizing Objects and Planes
    • Introducing tracking and stabilizing
    • Lock an element for roto
    • Reverse stabilize to put roto in motion
    • Point stabilize to put multiple layers in motion
    • Track a plane with mocha AE
    5. Working with Automated Tracking for VFX
    • Introducing automated tracking for VFX
    • Adjust Warp Stabilizer VFX for effects work
    • Reverse stabilize with Warp Stabilizer VFX
    • Solve and adjust with Camera Tracker
    • Apply a 3D track
    • Evaluate Camera Tracker for your shot
    • Import and integrate a third-party 3D track