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- Developer: Imagineer Systems
- Version: 2.0
- Platforms: Windows (2000 SP4, XP SP1 & above, Vista), Mac OS X; At least 1-GHz Pentium IV or PowerPC G4; Memory: At least 1 GB; Graphics card: Must support OpenGL; Monitor: Minimum resolution 1200x800 pixels
- Host Applications: This is a standalone application that exports tracking data to Adobe After Effects. See the description below for more information.
Purchase Information
- Imagineer Systems mocha AE Dongled
- Imagineer Systems mocha AE Node-Locked
- Imagineer Systems mocha AE Floating License
- Imagineer Systems mocha AE Floating License 3-Pack
- Imagineer Systems mocha AE Floating License 5-Pack
Got questions about Node-locked vs. Floating Licences? To use mocha AE, your Host ID is needed to unlock the software.
Description
mocha for After Effects is designed for the After Effects community. As a stand alone 2D tracking and roto tool, mocha for After Effects is packed with features that make the effects compositor's life easier.
Tracking
mocha for After Effects generates solid 4-point tracks based on Imagineer's unique planar tracking technology, giving position, scale, rotation, shear and perspective matched tracks and exports the data to Adobe After Effects (Version 6,7, CS3 and CS4) as a standard CornerPin effect.
Rotoscoping
mocha for After Effects can export mocha shape data, allowing rotoscoping shapes with variable, per-point edge feathering to be used outside mocha for After Effects.
NOTE: You will need to purchase the mocha shape for After Effects plug-in to import the mocha shape data into After Effects.
New in mocha AE v2
- motion blur data included in tracking data export
- rotoscoping tools with variable, per-point edge feathering
- export of mocha shape data, enabling multi-layer shape export to After Effects*
requires mocha shape for After Effects (sold separately)
Why mocha for AE
mocha for After Effects v2 has two key toolsets that After Effects users are always asking for: A solid 2D tracker and rotoscoping tools with variable, per-point edge feathering.
The tracker in mocha for After Effects is based on Imagineer's unique 2.5D Planar Tracking technology, which is significantly more robust than traditional point trackers, such as the one found in After Effects. mocha for After Effects will enable you to get a track, even in situations where you have objects moving out of frame, lack of detail, motion blur and heavy grain. mocha for After Effects innovative AdjustTrack tool helps remove drift and enables you to extract offset tracking data for areas that go off screen.
Everyone knows that with a good track, rotoscoping becomes easier. mocha for After Effects v2 introduces the new mocha shape data export feature, enabling you to create detailed masks in mocha for After Effects and then simply copy and paste these into After Effects*
You will need to purchase the mocha shape for After Effects plug-in to import the mocha shape data into After Effects
mocha-AE's toolset
The Planar Tracker
Throw your old fashioned point trackers away- step up to Imagineer’s advanced Planar tracker. Watch in amazement as your splines magically rotate, scale, and shear in lock step with your shot.
=Bezier and X-Spline tools
mocha for After Effects offers several ways of shaping your splines. In addition to Bezier and X Splines, mocha for After Effects offers Shake-style tangent control if you prefer.
AdjustTrack
mocha-AE’s AdjustTrack module takes track adjustment to another level by offering an innovative approach to the removal of drift. Coupled with mocha-AE's ability to work with problematic footage, AdjustTrack is a tool that can save you a lot of tracking headaches!
Infinite Edge Control
Pull out feathers point by point. Move feather edges and control points together or separately. Join points from separate splines together. Serious point control in mocha for After Effects
Fewer Keyframes
Powered by the Planar Tracker, your splines will no longer need so many keyframes. Ben Grossman of The Syndicate reported a traditionally rotoscoped 88 keyframe shot needing only 4 in mocha for After Effects. Less keyframes= tighter tracks, less work.
AdjustTrack
mocha for After Effects’s AdjustTrack module takes track adjustment to another level by offering an innovative approach to the removal of drift. Coupled with mocha for After Effects's ability to work with problematic footage, AdjustTrack is a tool that can save you a lot of tracking headaches!
Export Tracking Data
mocha for After Effects will allow you to export solid 4-point tracks, giving position, scale, rotation, shear and perspective matched tracks to Adobe After Effects.
Export Shape Data
mocha for After Effects allows you to export mocha shape data, enabling you to copy and paste multi-layer shape date into After Effects*
Stable and Rapidly Evolving
mocha for After Effects is built upon the same framework as monet and mokey - applications with a mature toolset that can be depended upon for stability and frequent upgrades.
FAQ
- Will I need to purchase mocha shape for After Effects to import my shapes into After Effects? Yes, you need to purchase mocha shape for After Effects to import shape data exported from mocha for After Effects into After Effects.
- Can I export tracking and shape data for use on another After Effects system? Yes, you can export the tracking and shape data as text files, which you can then copy and paste into After Effects on another system.
- What is the mocha shape plug-in? The mocha shape plug-in is a plug-in that imports shape data from Imagineer products and renders these as mattes, cutouts or colored shapes in the host application. For more information go here.
- What versions of After Effects are supported? The tracking data exported can be used in Adobe After Effects 6, 7, CS3 and CS4. mocha shape data requires the mocha shape plug-in, which only supports CS3 and CS4.
