Guide On How to Create A Spectacular Motion Tracking Video

In this video, we will see how to create motion tracking in two different ways. Let’s start by defining what motion tracking is. In a video, there may be moving subjects. This follow-up makes it possible to follow this object and associate a text or an object with it.

With the first method, we will see how to do it with a feature integrated into Filmora. This technique is the easiest and fastest but does not allow great customization. With the second method, we will follow an object with the keyframes.

This will allow us to have a more precise effect, and it will also allow us to enlarge the text. If the building and the associated text come close, we will be able to enlarge the text to recreate a perspective effect.

Now, let's go to my computer and see the first method together, motion tracking, a fast but adaptable method. Here we are on the computer, and I’m going to work on this drone video that’s set in Hong Kong. We are going to create a motion tracking following this building there, and we're going to associate a text with it.

I will move the clip to track 1 of the timeline and double-click on it in the video tab. I'll look for "Motion Tracking," and we will activate it by clicking this button. We see a frame appearing on the right in the preview window. It can be modified by double-clicking on it.

We will resize it and place it on the building we want to follow in an area with strong contrast. Now that we have defined our area to follow, we will click “Start Tracking”, and there you go; Filmora created our motion tracking. This blue line indicates that there is motion tracking applied to this clip.

Now, we will add that element to the timeline which needs to follow this movement. I will click on "OK" to exit the menu. We will now add a title. Apparently, you can add titles in two different ways. It is done by clicking on this icon which would automatically add a title to the timeline, or by going into the “Titles” to choose the desired title and then dragging it to the timeline.

We’re only going to keep one, and therefore I will select one of the two titles and click on the trash can. We are going to personalize our title, so I will double-click on it and modify the text, font, and everything else as required. I'm quickly going to move on to this part. Okay, I'm happy with the results.

We have to associate this title with our motion tracking. So, I will click on the Hong Kong clip, go into the “Video” tab, then move into "Motion Tracking." We see that there is a drop-down menu. We will choose our “Basic 1” title. Note you can also place other elements, like an image or video, on your clip.

The items you added will start appearing in this list, and you have to choose them. Now Filmora knows that this title has to follow the tower. Well, I don't want the title to be exactly there; hence, I will double-click on it and move it to where I want it. Automatically, Filmora will resize the text.

We can change that later, and let's watch the video again to witness the results of motion tracking with the first method, the basic one. Well, we see that it works. Although it's still not very fluid, it will depend on your videos and their definitions and contrasts.

If you see these problems, I invite you to use the second method, Motion Tracking using Keyframes, which we'll see now. I'm back on my timeline, and we're going to remove previous motion tracking. For this, I will double-click on the Hong Kong video and deselect the motion tracking. There is a warning message. Now, we will click on "Ok."

Now, we will proceed differently and modify the text by replacing Hong Kong with the plus sign. You will understand later why it is so. Ultimately, this will help us to place our title while following the movement of the skyscraper. I made sure that the playhead was kept at the start of the Hong Kong video.

I will move the text above the tower and make sure that the plus sign fills the width of the building while placed correctly. You can also use markers. For example, I will use the boundary between the enlightened part of the building and the recognizable floors below. I’m happy with the position.

I placed the plus sign within the light on top of the building and an easily recognizable floor. Now my text is positioned perfectly. It covers the width of the building and is positioned with the makers I have chosen. Moving further, we are going to create our first keyframe.

I will click on "Animation," then click on "Customize," and I will add my first keyframe like this. We will see the symbol of this keyframe added to our timeline. Moving forward into the timeline, we will continue to adapt changes to the size and position of the text. A keyframe is created below, which you can see in the title.

In total, we created six keyframes, which should be enough. Let’s replay the video from the beginning. We see that the motion tracking is going well. We added six keyframes by modifying the values of the X and Y, following the size of the text. We'll delete the plus sign while typing the regular text.

I will double-click the text, then click the text tab and type HONG KONG. I will place the text wherever I want, and let’s see the final results together.