Create and track masks in Mocha Pro

Create and track masks in Mocha Pro

Masks are commonly used when compositing elements, during remove operations and for clean plate replacement. Mocha Pro is a planar tracker with support for generating tracked masks in both rectilinear and immersive video.

Tracking Masks in Mocha Pro HERO

Mocha Pro tracked and removed rover tape marks on carpet in immersive video Image: Steve Cooper


Categories:Create & Build
Tags:360 VideoCompositing Immersive VideoPost ProductionSoftware ToolsTracking
Skill Level:
Advanced

Read Time: 5 Minutes

Updated 12/14/2022

Introduction

Masks are commonly used when compositing elements, during remove operations and for clean plate replacement. Mocha Pro is a planar tracker with support for both rectilinear and immersive video. The videos below provide a basic understanding of how Mocha Pro's tracking functions with an example using a rectilinear video source, followed by an immersive video tracked mask to remove objects in the shots.


The second video references an older version, Mocha VR, but the techniques and features are applicable to the current version, Mocha Pro

Understanding the basics of Mocha Pro tracked masks

Using tracked masks and clean plates to remove objects from immersive video