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toiletflush
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August 14, 2012
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3D Camera tracker error!

  • August 14, 2012
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3d Camer tracker: Layer size must match composition and use default transform values.

Okay, this sounds simple, but i cant get it to work!!!!!!!!!!!

I create a new comp, and use 1366x745, wich i think was what i recorded and then resized it to in Camtasia.  I then just drag 3d camera tracker onto it, an then POP goes the error!

What do i do?

btw, i have cs6

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Correct answer lasvideo

Make it easy on yourself, drag your clip down and drop it on the "Create" icon. It will generate a sequence with the EXACT specs of your clip. Then try tracking again.

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Pat481
Known Participant
November 28, 2018

Laziness on the Adobe engineers part.

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Austvtech
Participant
April 5, 2018

Background of problem.

Hi all,

Just recently started to enjoy the camera tracking and motion tracking features in AE, and it seems pretty simple to do. However I have some drone footage shot in 4K that I dropped into PP timeline that was 1080 sequence, it all is fine in PP, but when I replace with AE comp through dynamic link im not able to see all the image, so scale back to 50% in AE bit then get the error about layer

matching.

Successful solutions :

My first attempts where in native 4K both PP  and AE

this seemed to work fine, but as it takes soooo long to render, so I created a 1080 PP and then tried to replace with AE doing camera tracker and have the problem.

Questions :

So do I transcode the footage to 1080 first?

Will moving the camera create what i need in relation to seeing more image?

Dont really want to render out to 4k when no one will watch it on that and the majority of other footage is all 1080, in the PP project.

Thoughts ?

Roland Kahlenberg
Roland Kahlenberg
Legend
April 5, 2018

Convert the 4K to HD1080 prior to tracking. You already know this will improve productivity - so, just do it.

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orangen67332279
orangen67332279
Known Participant
June 11, 2017

How could I get it to work when working in premiere pro and doing "replace with after effects comp"?

    Szalam
    Community Expert
    SzalamCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 13, 2017

    Is your footage scaled in Premiere Pro? What are the layer properties like in After Effects?

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
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    August 14, 2012

    What lasvideo said. Simply drag&drop the footage onto the new comp icon at the bottom of the project window. Assuming your footage interpretation was correct, the comp will inherit the settings correctly.

    Mylenium

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    trumpoverace1
    Participant
    May 23, 2013

    Right click on the image and selectfit to composition. that should remedy the issue.

      TheSnake
      TheSnake
      Participant
      October 21, 2014

      jajajaj just simple!, thanks trumpo.

      lasvideo
      lasvideoCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      August 14, 2012

      Make it easy on yourself, drag your clip down and drop it on the "Create" icon. It will generate a sequence with the EXACT specs of your clip. Then try tracking again.

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        toiletflushAuthor
        Participant
        August 15, 2012

        UGgg, it worked, but it didnt track the railing that i wanted.  All it tracks now is the background, and it looks dimented cus i want the subject to be on the railing, bu t it loks like they are connected to the background.

        lasvideo
        lasvideo
        Inspiring
        August 15, 2012

        Link to the clip so we know what the heck you are referring to 

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