<p>I'm experimenting with motion tracking and screencasts. The motion tracker in Motion 5 has problems tracking a very basic shape though. I was wondering if someone may know why and how I could get the tracker to work properly?<br>
The problem is that as soon as I hit analyze the tracker analyzes two or three frames then stops. I tried a couple of different settings but couldn't get it to work.  </p>

<p><a href="http://twitpic.com/a3w2b5" rel="nofollow">Here's an example image</a></p>

<p>The lower half shows a tracking point sitting on one of Motion's "suggested" tracking points.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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2012-07-05T19:39:27.247Z
Have you followed any tutorials for this? Such as [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGeG5vvonHw)?
SuperFilman
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2012-07-06T20:03:55.433Z
Yes. As I said the problem seems to be the kind of video. Real video recordings are quite different from "static" screen captures, i.e. apps.
Zettt
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2020-09-01T18:18:53.287Z
I’m curious if you’ve made any progress with this?
evn
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2020-11-17T15:59:52.513Z
I did not. I'm doing it all manual with interpolation.
Zettt
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# Motion tracking in screen recording

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-07-04)

I'm experimenting with motion tracking and screencasts. The motion tracker in Motion 5 has problems tracking a very basic shape though. I was wondering if someone may know why and how I could get the tracker to work properly?  
The problem is that as soon as I hit analyze the tracker analyzes two or three frames then stops. I tried a couple of different settings but couldn't get it to work.

[Here's an example image](http://twitpic.com/a3w2b5)

The lower half shows a tracking point sitting on one of Motion's "suggested" tracking points.

Thanks

**Tags:** motion

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you followed any tutorials for this? Such as [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGeG5vvonHw)?  
> **username_0**: Yes. As I said the problem seems to be the kind of video. Real video recordings are quite different from "static" screen captures, i.e. apps.  
> **username_2**: I’m curious if you’ve made any progress with this?  
> **username_0**: I did not. I'm doing it all manual with interpolation.  

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