Motion tracking effect, Motion, Tracking effect – Adobe Premiere Elements 8 User Manual
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Motion tracking effect
You can attach images such as clip art or callouts (for example, thought bubbles or speech balloons) to specific portions
in a clip. For example, your clip has person A walking in a park. You want to include a butterfly beside person A. You
also want the butterfly to move as person A moves. Adobe®
Premiere®
Elements
8 enables achieving this effect.
Adobe Premiere Elements tracks the movement of the person and creates a motion data path. Motion data paths are
created when clips are analyzed using Auto-Analyzer. When you place a clip that is not analyzed in Timeline or
Sceneline, it is automatically analyzed. When you add clip art to a moving object, it does not scale with the Moving
Object. For example, if you track a person walking toward the camera, and if you attach clip art, the clip art does not
scale up to match the size of the person.
Motion Tracking works best with clips that have minimal camera movements and clear subject motion.
Motion Tracking
Manual Motion Tracking
Adobe Premiere Elements enables you to enter the Manual Motion Tracking mode.
1 Drag the clip to the Timeline or Sceneline.
2 Click a clip in the Timeline or Sceneline, and click the Motion tracking icon
.
Motion Tracking dialog is displayed.
3 Click No to enable Manual Motion Tracking mode. This mode enables you to mark an object for manual tracking.
For more information about marking objects for manual tracking, see “
Motion Tracking unanalyzed clips from
Note: To avoid inappropriate tracking while working in manual tracking, ensure that you enclose the object to be tracked.
For example, if you want to track the head of a person, the boundaries of the box should cover the edges of the head. It
should not have large empty spaces.