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In this tutorial I explain how to use my free After Effects script MochaImport which simplifies the usage of Mocha AE with After Effects. Mocha AE is included in After Effects since After Effects version CS4.

With the script the following tasks can be done as one click operations:
- create corner pin
- create CC power pin
- create Red Giant Warp corner pin
- create AE trackpoints from Mocha track
- stabilize footage
- move layers according to track
- create a precomp in which the footage is stabilized while maintaining the movement in the original composition.

In particular the last option allows a new and very powerful workflow that is demonstated in this "Mocha Import in less than 5 Minutes" demo video: vimeo.com/17242745

DOWNLOAD and more infos about MochaImport:
mamoworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52%3Amochaimport&catid=34%3Ascripts&Itemid=72
  • versa plus 2 years ago
    thank you for this amazing script!
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  • Aureli Vàllez 2 years ago
    Hi Mathias!

    KeyTweak script download page gives this missing message in your blog:

    "Sorry, the page you were looking for in the blog AExtensions does not exist."

    Is that ok or is it an error?

    Thanks
  • Mathias Möhl plus 2 years ago
    Thank you for the hint. It was an error and should work now again.
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  • Sehreiz 2 years ago
    great work, thank you! Is this script CS4 only or does it work with CS3 also?
  • Mathias Möhl plus 2 years ago
    There where some problems with CS3. The new version 1.1 is available for download and fixes these issues. So it should work now with CS3 and CS4.
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  • Dave Glanz 2 years ago
    Thanks for the great script!
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  • A1 FILMES 2 years ago
    great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tks
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  • Brian Berneker 2 years ago
    Hey that's a nice tutorial... It's always nice to see new material in addition to the good stuff made by Maltaanon, Kramer, Stern and all the others!
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  • William J. Meyer plus 2 years ago
    Mathias, this looks incredible. I can't wait to get home and try it out! Thanks for contributing to the AE community!
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  • Tim van Dammen 2 years ago
    Hey Mathias,

    Great script thank you very much for making things so easy.

    I am having trouble getting the precomp option using transform data to work... there doesn't seem to be a scale track and untrack.

    Here is an expression I use to manually untrack scale

    m=100/comp(”yourPreComp”).layer(”originalLayer”.transform.scale[0];
    value*m

    (pasted to the precomp nested in the final comp).

    Maybe you already have it in the script but I can't find it...

    ANyway, keep up the great work!!!

    Best
    Tim
  • Mathias Möhl plus 2 years ago
    Thanks for the feedback! What do you mean exactly with "there doen't seem to be a scale track and untrack."? At the end of the tutorial where I roto the car, the track definitely involves some scaling; the precomp scales such that the size of the car stays constant, and the main comp unscales again to obtain the original.

    Do you want to manually modify the scale in the precomp and need the expression to take care of that? Or does it simply not work for you as shown in the tutorial? If the latter is the case, you would best send me the mocha data you use, and a screenshot of your project or maybe even the project file. Then I can take a look at it and figure out where the problem is.·
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  • Thank you for this great script Mathias ! Would really like to buy a drink.
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  • Grischa Theissen 2 years ago
    Looks amazing!
    What a great work you did there.
    Thanks a lot, will try that later!
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  • by_barmen 2 years ago
    danke für schöne tips mathias
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  • Kevin Marchelak 2 years ago
    Excellent script ja ja good luck
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  • This is a fantastic tutorial, and a good looking script. We're just starting to utilize Mocha with After Effects at work for a project, and it's been an interesting learning journey. YIKES.
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  • Rebecca Fryer 1 year ago
    Lovely Tutorial and great script - thank you
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  • Bellographix 1 year ago
    This is an awesome script! Now rotoscoping will be fun!
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  • Very slick. Thank you.
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