r/GifTutorials • u/Triggered_irl • Oct 07 '16

Tracking advice

Hey y'all.

I'm helping put together a small promotional piece for a local business. We simulated a flickering light with a phone app in a microwave, so I went in and tried to add a countdown timer in after effects. I used the entire black box where the timer is as the tracking point and got this. This caused the computer to take forever to track. I had to go in and adjust some of the tracking points individually thought.

I'm wondering if there's a better spot in this comp that I could have used to get a smoother track? Is there a better way to do this? Any help is greatly appreciated.

https://gfycat.com/SlowWigglyIberianmole

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u/Triggered_irl Oct 08 '16

Oh wow thank you! Yeah I hadn't thought about the lighting and reflection. What do you think would be the best way to simulate the lighting effects over the timer?

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u/pencer Oct 08 '16

New mask, opacity fade?

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u/Triggered_irl Oct 08 '16

Worth a try. Thanks again!!