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  • Can’t get red motion tracking icon

    Posted by Pete Pedulla on October 14, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    Simple question:

    I’m trying to add a match move behavior to an object, but the version of Motion I’m using doesn’t show the red motion tracking icon – the one to designate the anchor point.

    I’ve tried a bunch of view options, but none seem to work.

    What am I missing?

    Thanks,
    Pete

    Pete Pedulla
    Creative Director
    2PM Productions, LLC

    Stephen Smith replied 14 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
  • 6 Replies
  • Stephen Smith

    October 14, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    Add the Match Move behavior to what you want to move (Track Two). Select the Match Move Behavior and then open up the HUD or the Behavior tab. You will have a Source Well. Drag what you want to track (Track one) into the well and then you will get a tracker circle. Hope this helps and best of luck.

    Stephen Smith
    Utah Video Productions

    Check out my Motion Training DVD

    Check out my Motion Tutorials

  • Pete Pedulla

    October 14, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    Thanks. That worked! Much appreciated…

    Pete

    Pete Pedulla
    Creative Director
    2PM Productions, LLC

  • Stephen Smith

    October 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    Happy to help and best of luck on your project.

    Stephen Smith
    Utah Video Productions

    Check out my Motion Training DVD

    Check out my Motion Tutorials

  • Roger Stoneburner

    February 11, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    Hi Stephen,

    I’ve had this problem sporadically too.

    Right now I can’t get the anchor tracking point to show up.

    I select the top layer (a star from the library), then select Behaviors, Motion Tracking and Match Move.

    I drag the background layer into the source box, but no anchor points. The twirl bar in the side (in HUD), won’t twirl down. There’s no “Analyze” option appearing either.

    Bamboozled.

    Roger

  • Jeymi Ballesteros

    September 18, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    Hi Stephen,

    I have the same problem as Roger. I can´t get the anchor tracking points, neither the analyze option in the movement parameter on the Behavior´s tab. Please help.

    Blessings,

    Jeymi

  • Stephen Smith

    September 19, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    How many layers do you have in the timeline?

    Stephen Smith
    Utah Video Productions

    Check out my Motion Training DVD

    Check out my Motion Tutorials

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