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2D Tracking and Call Out Title
After import the footage, Set the timeline cursor in the beginning (0th sec)
→
Tracker → Track Motion (for 2D, Track Camera for 3D)
a new layer is created with a track point box. Select the tracking layer
Grab the Track Point box in the scene to the point where I want to track
Click Play arrow (At Tracker column)) for analyze the footage
After analyze, check from which timeline the track starts to be wrong:
To amend the Tacking in timeline, select the footage layer, open Motion Tracker layer (shortcut: U) (tracked keyframes are shown)
3 Keyframes columns are shown: Feature ter, Confidence (show how AE auto check is reliable), Attach Point
Check starting from which keyframe the confidence % drops dramatically (should above 80% normally), then manually adjust them, by frame by frame
Remained in Track later, Add a new null object:
Select the Composition layer →
Layer (Top menu) → New → Null Object
Select the Tracking layer, go to Right menu Tracker
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Edit Target (if it’s grey out, change the Track Type to Transform) → choose Null 1
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Apply → Dimension: X and Y
Back to Composition layer, select Null 1 layer, check if the tracker shows correctly
Add Text/graphic:
Select Text tool, type the text (A new layer is created)
Drag the Parent & Link icon on text layer, link to Null 1 layer
Similarly, Text layer can be replaced by graphic, or even a whole Composition template
Create Call Out Title:
Create a text layer, align (in centre), fonts, etc set properly
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R click → Pre Compose
Scale the text in different timeline (for zoom in/out effect)
→ Select Keyframe → R click, KeyFrame assistant, Easy Ease
Make sure no select the Text Comp layer
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Rectangle Tool → Click Fill at the top, be sure choose solid color,
Click Stroke, be sure choose None
For the Text:
Create the rectangle box cover the text (a Shape Layer 1 is created)
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Rectangle Size → create keyframe, at 1th sec as 4310, then 0th sec as 0 of X axis
Go to Text Comp layer, change mat to Alpha Matte shape layer 1
For edge line rounding the text:
Unselect any layer, then Create another (2nd) recetangle tool
→ this time Fill set to None, Stroke set to Solid, stroke to 3 px
On its shape layer 2, click Add button and select Trim Path
At 1th sec, Trim Path 1 → End → create keyframe 100%;, also create keyframe of Offset: 360 degree
then at 0th sec, create keyframe 0%, also create keyframe of Offset: 0 degree
For the Box underneath the text:
Create a 3rd Rectangle tool, this time Fill Solid (assign wanted color box too), Stroke None
Open Rectangle Size, unlink XY axis, create keyframe at 1th sec, and 0th sec 0
Duplicate Shape Layer 3 (Shape layer 4 created), drag it timeline starting from 20f
Select Shape layer 3, change Track matte to Alpha inverted Matte Shape Layer 4
Increase Scale of Layer 4 to 102%
For 2nd Edge Line:
Create Shape Layer 5 → Fill None, Stroke Solid, 2 px
Add Trim Path in layer 5,
Set Keyframe at Start, 0% at 15f, 100% at 1 sec 20f
at End, 0% at 20f, 100% at 1 sec 20f
Offset at 50 degree
Duplicate Layer 5 (layer 6 created), Set its offset to 230 degree
If necessary,
Create Text 2 → Pre-Comp, set keyframe at position form 2th sec
Select Epllise tool, Fill: None, Stroke: Solid,
connect with an arrow line created by pen tool, Also set the pen created line with Fill: None, Stroke: Solid (5 px)
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