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Arthur Abramov · June 14th, 2009, 01:31 AM

I shot a footage upside down, now when i'm changing the work space to tracking motion it doesn't let me rotate the footage? is it custom or i'm doing something wrong..??

Thanks! waiting for reply so as my projects :)

Christopher Glavan · June 14th, 2009, 06:31 AM

Try transforming the footage as soon as you bring it into the comp, before you do anything with tracking.

Ray Bell · June 14th, 2009, 08:27 AM

oops... wrong thread...

Arthur Abramov · June 15th, 2009, 04:34 AM

I tried to flip the original clip 180 degrees but when i open the tracking panel and actually elect that specific slip to track, it automatically clean it our any adjustment i did to the clip. Its amazing,

how can i go around it? do i really need to export the clip out flipped then reimport it back again ready to track , i'm working as a dynamic link with premiere it will disturb the whole project.

Andrew J Morin · June 15th, 2009, 11:10 AM

pre-compose the footage layer, and track that composition's layer, not the footage. The tracker works with the layer in the active composition before effects are applied...pre-composing forces AE to use the effects applied in that other composition. You may also choose to adjust the contrast and such in the pre-comp to improve the tracker's accuracy.

Arthur Abramov · June 20th, 2009, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew J Morin

pre-compose the footage layer, and track that composition's layer, not the footage. The tracker works with the layer in the active composition before effects are applied...pre-composing forces AE to use the effects applied in that other composition. You may also choose to adjust the contrast and such in the pre-comp to improve the tracker's accuracy.

This is great thats Andrew. Thank you all guys

June 14th, 2009, 01:31 AM	#1
Arthur Abramov Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new york, Israel Posts: 136	Question for after effect gurus. I shot a footage upside down, now when i'm changing the work space to tracking motion it doesn't let me rotate the footage? is it custom or i'm doing something wrong..?? Thanks! waiting for reply so as my projects :)

June 14th, 2009, 06:31 AM	#2
Christopher Glavan Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 260	Try transforming the footage as soon as you bring it into the comp, before you do anything with tracking. __________________ Reel Impressions Media - Make it more than a memory GY-HD100- 7D- PSC Promix 3- Lectro/Sennheiser- Zoom H4- MPB- CS6/CC

June 14th, 2009, 08:27 AM	#3
Ray Bell Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,414	oops... wrong thread... Last edited by Ray Bell; June 15th, 2009 at 04:45 AM.

June 15th, 2009, 04:34 AM	#4
Arthur Abramov Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new york, Israel Posts: 136	Thank you Guys but it doesn't do I tried to flip the original clip 180 degrees but when i open the tracking panel and actually elect that specific slip to track, it automatically clean it our any adjustment i did to the clip. Its amazing, how can i go around it? do i really need to export the clip out flipped then reimport it back again ready to track , i'm working as a dynamic link with premiere it will disturb the whole project.

June 15th, 2009, 11:10 AM	#5
Andrew J Morin Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 140	pre-compose the footage layer, and track that composition's layer, not the footage. The tracker works with the layer in the active composition before effects are applied...pre-composing forces AE to use the effects applied in that other composition. You may also choose to adjust the contrast and such in the pre-comp to improve the tracker's accuracy.