You can export the tracking data in 3 different formats from Mocha AE to any other layer. Each layer can track any surface inside the spline. Each layer can have as many splines as you need.

Mocha can have as many layers as you like. You can also get to those tutorials right from the Mocha/Help/Tutorials menu. This will pin the text layer to the corners of the motion tracking shape.If you are going to spend any time at all with Mocha AE you need to visit the Boris FX Tutorials Mocha Tutorials page and learn about the tool. In this example, use the Corner Pin option. You have a choice of applying the data as a Corner Pin or as Transform data.

These dictate how the tracking data is applied and where it is applied to. Back in the plugin, you’ll see two fields for Export Option and Layer Export To. All that’s left is to apply this tracking data to another object.Ĭreate a text layer in your composition. With the tracking data generated, you should now see that the tracking keyframes turn blue in the tracking data list. A popup box will appear, so make sure the gear icon is toggled for your clip layer and click OK. This time, in the Mocha AE Plugin in Effect Controls you are going to look at the Tracking Data dropdown box.Ĭlick the Create Track Data box to translate your motion tracking into data that can be applied to other objects.

Once again, use the X-Spline pen tool to draw around the building and track the motion, closing the Mocha AE plugin when you are content with the track.

Mocha motion tracking