Tracker Controls Panel (Pro Only); Source, Current Track, And Target Controls (Pro Only) - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Motion Trackers properties in the Timeline panel
See also
"About animation and layer properties" on page 188

Tracker Controls panel (Pro only)

Source, Current Track, and Target controls (Pro only)

You use the Tracker Controls panel to control all types of motion tracking and stabilization. In this panel, you specify
your motion source layer and motion target layer, choose the type of tracking you want to use, and set special
tracking options. Once you have set all your parameters, you initiate tracking with the Analyze buttons and apply the
tracking data with the Apply button.
Tracker Controls panel
A. Controls to create a new track, set the motion source and target B. Controls to set the type of tracking C. Controls to initiate, apply, and
delete tracks
In the Tracker Controls panel, you control which layer you want to track, which tracking data you want to use, and
the layer or effect to which you want to apply tracking.
Specifies the layer that contains the motion you want to track. The menu lists all the moving footage
Motion Source
layers in the current composition. If you selected a motion source or an effect point control of a layer before you
opened the Tracker Controls panel, After Effects displays that layer for Motion Source.
Displays the track for the source layer that contains the tracking data. Every layer can have multiple
Current Track
tracks associated with it, allowing you to track more than one feature in a layer or to track the same layer using
different settings.
Specifies the footage, still image, or effect that you want to animate. When selected, the tracker
Motion Target
applies the tracked keyframes to the specified motion target layer to either animate or stabilize it. Change the target
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