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Definition

Also known as match moving, motion tracking is the art of extracting motion information from actual footage, where additional cameras, motion capture sensors, and motion control photography are not necessarily used. (Source: Wikipedia)

Tutorials and Articles

• Keep Motion in Perspective - Adobe After Effects 6.5 tutorial
• Camera Tracking and Match Moving forum at cgtalk.com

Plug-ins to help you track motion

• 2d3 boujou bullet- full feature set and automated tracking.
• Boris FX, Inc. Boris FX - More than 60 filters include motion tracking and image stabilization, as well as self-animating natural effects that easily interact with timeline video.
• Boris FX, Inc. Continuum Complete - A comprehensive set of 110 most powerful, flexible effects and v2.0 is 16-bit color depth processing.
• Boris FX, Inc. RED - The only integrated 3D compositing, titling, and effects application to over twenty nonlinear editing applications.
• The Foundry Furnace - Designed to tackle many complex day-to-day compositing problems. Includes an optical-flow retimer and Steadiness; removes camera shake without the use of tracking points.
• PatchMaker for After Effects - 2D motion tracking program designed for intraframe video editing and compositing.
• Re:Vision Effects ReelSmart Motion Blur - By automatically tracking every pixel, ReelSmart Motion Blur applies more natural-looking motion blur with no effort!
• WalkerFX Plug-ins - Great compositing plug-ins.