[Lynda.com / Ben Brownlee] mocha 4 Essential Training [2015, ENG]

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. Quick Start with mocha
Creating the first projects
Creating the first tracks
Planar tracking tricks
Checking and fixing the track
Timeline tricks: In and out points on projects and layers
Tracking objects that move offscreen with unlink tracking
Creating a fast rotospline
Using the data in After Effects

2. Introducing the mocha Modules
Introducing the different versions of mocha
mocha v4 user interface changes
Core modules: Clip
mocha v4 project setup and changes to the Clip module
Core modules: Track
Core modules: AdjustTrack
Lens Distortion (mocha AE & mocha Pro only)
3D Camera Solver (mocha AE & mocha Pro only)
Additional features included with mocha Pro

3. Getting Started with mocha
Launching mocha through After Effects
Setting up preferences: Output settings
Setting up preferences: System settings
Setting up preferences: Clip and Logging settings
Starting a new project
Preparing for tracking in the Clip module
Organizing rotospines with layer controls
Customizing keyboard shortcuts in mocha V4

4. Tracking
Why use planar tracking?
Choosing the right place to track
What the planar tracker does not track
Setting the right tracking parameters
Tracking luminosity vs. color channels
What is the Surface?
Tracking scale
Working with track mattes to track complex shapes
Tracking rotation
When to use Shear or Perspective

5. Tracking Troubleshooting
What to do first when things go wrong
When to use the Adjust Track module
Using the Adjust Track module
What to do when objects go offscreen
Using the viewer helpers
The difference between visible layers and active layers
Dealing with issues with interlaced footage

6. Exporting Tracking Data to After Effects
Picking the correct Corner Pin export
Exporting transform data for match-moving
Exporting transform data for stabilization
Updates to using tracking data in After Effects
Troubleshooting "bad" tracking data
Finishing touches and adding motion blur

7. Exporting Tracking Data to Apple Motion
Using Motion Corner Pin data
Exporting Motion transform data

8. Exporting Tracking Data to Final Cut Pro 7
Exporting mocha data to Final Cut Pro 7
How to work around the limitations of Final Cut Pro 7's animation properties

9. Exporting Tracking Data to Boris BCC Plugins
Using mocha motion tracking with BCC Corner Pin
Using mocha transform data with BCC Lens Flare

10. Shape Creation
Introduction to rotosplines
Setting up your layout for rotoscoping
When to use X-splines
When to use Bezier splines
Bezier Spline Point Types - Corners, Linear, Smooth
Connecting shapes to tracking data
Simplifying roto work with planar tracking
When to use multiple splines on a single layer
Checking rotosplines with the Matte view

11. Rotoscoping: Creating a Full Product Replacement Shot
Breaking down the task
Creating the main track and offset tracking
Using track mattes for difficult tracks
Breaking down complex shapes
Connecting and organizing rotosplines
Mixing shape types on a layer
Animation and keyframe controls
Using the Join Layers tool
Getting it right with Edge Properties
Taming the power of the berkey

13. Exporting Shape Data to After Effects and Premiere Pro
Bringing shapes into After Effects
Handling complex mask shapes
Handling complex motion blur
Rendering shape data (mocha Pro only)
Tracking in a different color space
When to use Align Surface
Exporting shape data to Premiere Pro CC 2014

14. Advanced Module: Correct Lens Distortion (mocha AE and mocha Pro Only)
Why it is important to correct for lens distortion
Setting up the distortion model
Using a grid
Using the undistorted data in mocha
How to use the distortion data in After Effects

15. Advanced Module: Camera Solver (mocha AE and mocha Pro Only)
When should you use mocha's Camera Solver?
Identifying the type of camera movement
Picking the right surfaces: Pan and Tilt
Picking the right surfaces: Zoom
Picking the right surfaces: Parallax camera
Exporting and checking the 3D camera data in After Effects
Troubleshooting and limitations of the Camera Solver

Working with Stereoscopic Footage in mocha 4
Setting up a stereoscopic 3D project
Tracking S3D material
Rotoscoping S3D footage
Exporting stereoscopic 3D track and shape data to After Effects

Conclusion
Next steps