![]() Using these methods, mocha’s Planar Tracker is quite robust and easy to use in its ability to track through problematic shots such as tracking obscured objects, motion blurred pixels and objects that go offscreen. ![]() Using traditional point-based tracking methods, there is generally considerably more artist intervention. In 2003, Imagineer worked closely on an R&D basis with London-based Cinesite during post for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Cinesite was looking or an efficient way for inserting the animated paintings into the picture frames on the hallways at Hogwarts. This R&D development became a product in 2004 when Imagineer introduced monet, a planar tracking and insert compositing station designed to easily insert content into moving shots. ![]() In 2006 mocha was first introduced as an affordable planar tracking and roto utility, designed to export 2D tracking and roto data into apps such as Flame and Smoke, Avid, Final Cut, After Effects, Fusion, NUKE, and others. The following year, the planar tracking tech was introduced to a much wider audience when Imagineer licensed Mocha AE to Adobe and had the product bundled with After Effects CS4. With After Effects in the mix, Imagineer now has over 42,000 users worldwide. ![]() Two years later, mocha and mocha AE v2 were released, featuring an improved UI and stabilization module. The applications reached 64-bit support in 2010 with the release of v2.5 as well as saw significant improvements in speed, including hardware accelerated rendering. In 2010, Imagineer also dramatically simplified their product line. Over the years, the array from products (mokey, monet, mocha, etc) from Imagineer could be seen as somewhat confusing, so they decided to combine products and into one: Mocha Pro. Mocha Pro had a new UI and modules, including Remove, Lens Distortion, Insert Compositing, and Stabilize. It quickly became Imagineer’s best selling product. Versions 2 and 2.5 were important releases for interface design, 64 bit support and the merger of all of Imagineer’s technology into one code base with mocha Pro. While all of this was necessary to better support their customers and clean up the product line, there were not many “cutting edge” new features in those releases. ![]() That changes with the release of Mocha Pro v3 and Mocha AE v3 in 2012. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |