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Step 1: Import and Add Media Files to the Timeline

Open Wondershare Filmora for Mac, import your media files, and add them to the timeline.

Import Media Files

Step 2: Locate Planar Tracking

Method 1: Double-click the clip on the timeline to open the editing panel. Navigate to Video > Basic and click the button next to Planar Tracking to activate the feature.

Locate Planar Tracking from the Editing Panel

Method 2: Click the AI tracking Tools icon on the toolbar above the timeline, and then select Planar Tracking.

Locate Planar Tracking from Toolbar

Method 3: Click Tools in the top menu bar, then choose Video > Planar Tracking.

Locate Planar Tracking from Tools

Step 3: Select a Planar Tracker

There are two Planar Tracker modes available, allowing you to choose the one that best fits your needs:

Planar Tracker Modes

Auto Planar Tracker Mode

Select and Adjust Tracking Points

Click "Auto mode" on the panel once you have located the feature. In the preview window, select the target you want to track and adjust the four tracking points accordingly.

Select and Adjust Tracking Points

Start Tracking

Click Start to begin tracking once you have adjusted the tracking points.

Start Tracking

This will enter rendering mode, which only supports rendering a single clip on the timeline.

Render Mode

Preview Tracking Points

After tracking is complete, play the video on the timeline to ensure the four tracking points follow the target object correctly. You can make frame-by-frame adjustments if the result is inaccurate.

Preview Tracking Points

You can choose to hide or show the tracker in the settings panel.

Hide or Show the Tracker

Advanced Planar Tracker Mode

Select and Adjust Tracking Points

Click Advanced mode on the panel. In the preview window, select the target you want to track and adjust the four tracking points.

Select and Adjust Tracking Points

You can also adjust the accuracy level in the panel.

Adjust the Accuracy Level

Start Tracking

You have four options to choose from. Select the one that best suits your video clips to start tracking. For footage with significant shaking, it is recommended to use frame-by-frame analysis. You can click anywhere in the program to stop the tracking process.

Start Tracking

Render Mode

Preview Tracking Points

After tracking is complete, play the video on the timeline to verify that the four tracking points are correctly following the target object. You can choose to hide or show the tracker in the panel.

Preview Tracking Points

For any unsatisfactory parts of the tracking results, you can adjust and re-analyze starting from the frame where the error first appeared. For videos with significant shaking, you can use the frame-by-frame analysis method to adjust one frame at a time, ensuring perfect tracking results.

Adjust the Tracking Results

Step 4: Select Linked Elements

You can link elements by importing media from computer, selecting timeline clips, or applying mosaics.

Timeline Clip: After adding videos or images to the timeline, use the dropdown menu to select the clip above the current one.

Import from Timeline Clip

Import Media: Click "Import from Computer" to add local videos and images.

Import from Computer

Mosaic: Click "Add a mosaic" and apply it.

Add a mosaic

Once an element is linked, it will be marked with a “link” icon. Add “Corner Pin” properties to the linked clip.

Select Linked Elements

Step 5: Adjust Linked Element Parameters

Select the linked elements and adjust the transformation parameters to achieve the desired size and relative position on the tracking plane (e.g., Scale, Position).

Adjust Linked Element Parameters

Step 6: Export and Share

Click Export when you finish editing and choose the format you want to save.