Free Motion Tracking Plugin for Final Cut Pro X

Description

What is in the package?

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New Update – Improved Tracking + Customizable Physics

FCPX Auto Tracker has been updated once again with improved functionality thanks to the new and improved fxplug4 Track Editor. The new editor analyzes and exports media even faster than ever and with improved accuracy. Users can adjust the Search Size of their track to push accuracy even further. Just increase the Search Size to track faster movements and decrease it to track slower movements. Plus, you can now take advantage of new physics presets to add effects like dangling, and bouncing to your media. The latest update includes downloads for Intel and M1 versions. Select the M1 version if your computer is macOS 11.2 or newer to take advantage of all the new features.

Point Tracking Made Simple in Final Cut Pro X

Apply tracked text, pictures, videos and animations to your footage with incredible ease. Simply add an FCPX Auto Tracker preset to your footage, select an area and track! Completely bypass the tedium of manual keyframing with automatic tracking from Pixel Film Studios.

Improved Tracking

FCPX Auto Tracker features improved analysis time over version 1.1 allowing for faster tracks that save you time and money. FCPX Auto Tracker tracks footage anywhere from 2 to 5 times faster than version 1.1 depending on the settings you choose to track with. Adjusting the quality of the track is as simple as moving a slider.

Use with Any Resolution

FCPX Auto Tracker will automatically adapt to any resolution without the use of multiple presets. Just drop a preset into your project and it will automatically adjust to work with your settings. Use FCPX Auto Tracker on scenes of any duration, any aspect ratio, and any frame rate.

Fast Rendering Motion Blur for Final Cut Pro X

One of the new features to FCPX Auto Tracker is the addition of fast rendering motion blur. You can now apply motion blur to your tracked objects and simply adjust the motion blur amount to your liking.

Intuitive Timeline Controls within FCPX

Thanks to the all-new Track Editor, its easier than ever to make adjustments to track points. You can zoom in to any section of the timeline using a slider and delete the keyframe you don't want by holding the option key and clicking on them. Alternatively, you can delete multiple keyframes at once by holding shift, dragging a box over the keyframes you want to delete and then right-clicking and selecting Remove Keyframes. You can also apply keyframes to the transform parameters on top of your track data to make a quick fix to any flaw in your track.

On-Screen Controls

After you have exported your data and moved back to the Final Cut interface you can make adjustments to your tracked objects using parameters in the inspector and on-screen controls. Easily offset the position, rotation, and scale of your tracked subjects using simple on-screen indicators. You can even rotate your subjects in 3D space.

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How to Install

Need to uninstall?

You may need to uninstall products if you want to make a fresh install or free up space. Watch this video to find out how.

FCPX Auto Tracker 2.0 Tutorials

Track Editor Lesson

This quick lesson will tell you everything you need to know about using the all-new Track Editor included in FCPX Auto Tracker 2.0.

Offsetting Track Data Lesson

This quick lesson will tell you everything you need to know about offsetting track data using keyframes with the FCPX Auto Tracker 2.0. Full tutorial coming soon.

Applying Text & Media Lesson

This quick lesson will tell you everything you need to know about applying text and media to your track using the FCPX Auto Tracker 2.0. Full tutorial coming soon.

*UPDATE: Change the Control Mode at the top of the plugin controls from Track Mode to Display Mode to show the text and/or drop zone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I find this Plugin Inside FCPX?

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Is it possible to track something shot in portrait mode?

Yes, you can track footage in any resolution project.

How do I edit the text?

First, make sure you are using the preset located in the Titles library as the preset in the Effects library will not have access to the text inspector in Final Cut Pro. Make sure the text is editable and then click the text in the viewer. This will bring up the Text inspector in the right panel in Final Cut.

How do I fade in the text?

In the Text Controls section, you will find an opacity slider. Keyframe the opacity slider to fade in the text.

What type of footage is best for tracking?

High contrast footage shot in 60 frames per second is ideal for tracking. Motion blur on a subject may cause the tracker to lose focus of the subject.

What is the difference between the Auto Tracker and Perspective Tracker?

The 2.0 tracker is best for tracking single points or an object such as a football and the perspective tracker tracks the location of 4 points and is best for tracking planar surfaces such as a brick wall.

Is this plugin 4K compatible?

Yes, you can use this plugin in any resolution project.

What type of footage is best for this plugin?

Subject must be well defined.
Subject must have high contrast in relation to surroundings.
If there are a lot of brightness or blur changes in the footage, the tracking will not work properly.

Why is my text and/or drop zone not displaying?

To display the Text and/or Drop Zone make sure that the checkboxes are on and then at the top of the controls panel switch the Control Mode from Track Mode to Display Mode to show the Text and/or Drop Zone.

Using an effect version of the FCPX Auto Tracker but want to add additional effects without affecting the media it is applied to?

When using the Effect version of the tool from the Effects library in Final Cut you will not be able to stack additional effects on the tracker layer without first separating it from the media you have tracked. To make adjustments you will need to copy the effect over to an adjustment layer from the Titles library.

First apply the Effect version of the FCPX Auto Tracker to your clip and track your media. Once you are satisfied with the tracking results export the data. Above your media clip add an adjustment layer and trim it to match the length of your clip below. Then select the media clip with the FCPX Auto Tracker effect and then choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).

Select the adjustment layer to which you want to apply the effects, then choose Edit > Paste Effects (or press Option-Command-V). Now you can compound your adjustment layer by right clicking and choosing Compound Clip (or press Option-G) and apply additional effects to your tracked text and/or drop zone media.

What is included in this package?

This plugin includes the Pixel Film Studios proprietary motion tracking technology that lets you track an object with an image or the video you desire.

What other plugins used in the promo video?

TransZoom 2, TranSpin 1.1, TransPan and TransWarp were used for the transitions in this video. Assets from ProFont Typeface Bold, ProEmoji, ProDoodle Corporate and ProFire 5K were used to create a few of the scenes.

How do I apply this plugin?

Minimum Requirements

Component: Requirement:

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Final Cut Pro: 10.4.7 / 10.5.3 (M1 Version)

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macOS: 10.15 / 11.2.2 (M1 Version)

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Graphics Card: 2GB (4GB recommended for 4k)

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Ram: 1GB RAM (8GB recommended for 4K)

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Plugin Running Slow? Follow These Steps

Troubleshooting

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How to name motion template folders: Click Here for a Video Tutorial.

Free Motion Tracking Plugin for Final Cut Pro X

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