Q: Motion Tracker for Final Cut Pro X

frezeo wrote:

…  If anyone can reach this request to the FCP X designers it would be wonderful. …

this is a user2user board ...

very lil' chance to contact Randy and his crew here .....

better:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html

make an enhancement request.

All that is in Motion. Freehand tool (shapes and masking), Beziér tool (ditto), Motion tracker... keyframing shapes... all of it.

Problem is... tracking doesn't translate to FCPX so you can't make a template out of it (easily... without some hardcore programming.)

Easiest thing to do: Export the clip (highest quality necessary [PR422LT or better]). Open it in Motion, perform the masking/tracking and export as ProRes 4444 (necessary for the alpha channel.) Import the finished product back into FCPX. 

I have now! Thanks for this. Downloading it now.

I wish I could.  The learning curve is too steep for me to spend a lot of time with it right now.  And then I have one question I'd like answered before pursuing it much further: Would creating a Motion Effect using Pixel Conduit for general distribution  require all those who would use it also install the Pixel Conduit Plugin architecture? (Or will Motion copy over the FxPlug embedded in the Effect for FCPX?) If it doesn't require end users to install  Pixel Conduit, I might spend more time exploring this tool.

thanx for that pixelconduit, it looks awesome. but, can i do planar tracking with it, like with mocha / trackx? that's what i'm after

Ha!!

You are HILARIOUS

Now of course Core Melt has ShapeX and TrackX for color correction tracking and all sorts of other VFX inside FCP.