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Point tracking

Point tracking - After Effects Tutorial

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Point tracking

- [Instructor] The simplest way to get one layer to follow along with an element in a shot is to use point tracking. We need to identify a unique area to track that stays in the frame for the duration of the shot. Let's have a look here. In this composition, our background plate has plenty of tracking markers, and it was obviously intended to insert different elements into the shot. And here I've incorporated some curtains with the logos in the background. And I was able to do this using point tracking. So, let's start with this blank start composition. And you'll see that as we scrub through what we want to look for is those tracking marks. Anything that has high contrast, a unique shape, something that definitely stays in the frame during the entire duration of the shot. So these guys down here probably won't qualify as they start at exit frame. But because we're inserting these curtains, let's go ahead and track…

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