2 Point and 1 Point Tracking

This week we tried other ways that tracking works in after effects (i case you didn't know I tried a point tracking task last year to have a lightsaber effect from recorded footage). This time we had to create a one-point track point in a created set of footage.

We had to create 3 extra layers to get this effect to work. Like before you need to find a position in the footage that has contrast to that the tracker can stay in the same location while the footage moves in the scene. Each tracker has an outer and an inner box. The outer box is the area of where the tracker finds the contrast the inner box is the point where the contrast should be found, without this the marker would fly across the screen again and again. Before it can be used however you need to apply it to the footage first.

Once we found the location and tried out the tracker to make sure it works well. I added another layer underneath the tracker to make the image imported into the footage look like it belonged there.

The extra part was trying out 2 point tracking in a different piece of footage. These 2 points are where the points go in the footage but the final purpose is the same as one point tracking. This version is for put an object where no contrast exists.

I will say that I understand this process but it is annoying to fulfill the task. Plus the final result could have been smoother than what it is. I would like to do some practice for this however I don't know any alternative to adobe after effects without paying the £50 a month for all of the programs.