Track Motion is a powerful and useful feature in After Effects. You can track data from part of a clip and then apply it to another layer so that it follows the motion of the tracked layer.
During this short video tutorial, I’ll show you how to apply Track Motion to aerial drone footage so that we can easily have a graphical layer follow the positional movement of a building in the footage.
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Andy Ford is a Florida-based digital strategist and video producer with over 20 years of experience. His career has spanned the sports, news, corporate, and healthcare environments. He is an Adjunct Professor for the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, instructor for the Visual Storytelling Conference, tutorial author for CreativeCOW, and an Adobe Certified Professional in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Video Design. In his spare time, Andy enjoys traveling, cooking, and nature photography.
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