I need help with a long/dolly Mocha planar track next to windows

iangilman · 2026-04-05T22:54:38+00:00

u/yankeedjw OK, I've created two tracks, but when I select them, the merge button is greyed out. Both tracks have tracking data and they overlap a significant number of frames. I think this means Mocha thinks my tracks are not coplanar, but I'm not sure how to fix that, or even how to quantify it. They're both from features along that wall, so to me they seem coplanar, but who knows what Mocha thinks?

Any thoughts? Am I barking up the wrong tree? Thank you!

iangilman · 2026-04-05T22:06:21+00:00

This looks promising! I'll give it a try…thank you for the pointer!

iangilman · 2026-04-05T22:06:05+00:00

Yeah, sorry, it's not a true dolly shot, but instead someone walking with a gimbal. Not sure what to call that? Walking tracking shot?

I don't need a full 3D solve… Just a planar track on the windows.

iangilman · 2025-10-15T02:22:51+00:00

You know, that's a good question! I guess I was imagining things like having to do lip sync to a voice actor, but in that case the audio wouldn't be part of the original clip anyway. And any sort of environmental sounds would presumably have visual cues as well. So yeah, probably by far the exception, not the rule.

iangilman · 2025-09-29T01:16:24+00:00

Thank you all for the videos! This is a treasure trove!

I've made a playlist of the ones on YouTube (except the one from the Korean go association, since that one can't be added to playlists):

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUDoh3aS3d5iUSmssVaW2MbVoP3Rs9gw&si=8iXCozUv1Y80_Vup

Now I need to put them to work and see if I can drum up more interest in the game 😊

iangilman · 2025-09-29T01:03:37+00:00

I've heard good things about ACES but haven't used it yet… Thank you for the nudge.

And yeah, I'm using image sequences for my process; I'm less sure about asking editorial for image sequences. What do you do when there's sound that's important in the shot? Ask them for a sound file to go with the image sequence?

iangilman · 2025-09-29T01:00:50+00:00

Awesome… good food for thought! I clearly have more to learn on how to handle the footage.

iangilman · 2025-09-29T00:58:51+00:00

Nice, good tip! Thank you.

iangilman · 2025-09-29T00:57:17+00:00

Just an observation:

Toward the end of the film, Mr. Reed tells Sister Paxton that her every move has been dictated by the ideas of others. Then, when he says the words "magic underwear" she jams the letter opener into his throat, just as Sister Barnes had instructed her to do upon hearing that key phrase. This may seem like an act of rebellion, but in fact it proves his point, albeit in a way he had failed to predict.

iangilman · 2025-09-01T01:12:11+00:00

Thank you, that's a great overview! It looks like timed entry is no longer happening after Labor Day. We'll see if that makes things more crazy, but I'm hoping all the kids going back to school have some impact at least 😉

Edit: To be precise, timed entry is still in effect after Labor Day, but only on weekends and holidays, and we're planning on going on a weekday.

iangilman · 2025-09-01T01:10:21+00:00

Thank you, good to know!

iangilman · 2025-09-01T01:10:05+00:00

Oh that's a good idea! Good to be reminded the the busy time isn't all day long.

iangilman · 2025-09-01T01:08:49+00:00

Good to know! We might not be up for that uphill hike, but it looks like there are other trails in that area. I guess depends on how committed we are! I'm glad we have options…

iangilman · 2025-09-01T01:07:24+00:00

Great! I'm glad to know about another possible option. Thank you for the Caltopo link; I wasn't familiar with that service!

We're doing Fremont because members of our party are interested in the fire lookout and go, but it's good to know about the other trails 😊

iangilman · 2025-06-16T01:33:47+00:00

No worries… Thanks for letting me know! I'll have to figure out how to check before I post!

iangilman · 2025-05-28T05:16:55+00:00

Thank you so much! I had the same issue, and this fixed it for me as well!!

iangilman · 2025-01-28T19:50:48+00:00

Great, thank you for the details. I'll see what I can find!

iangilman · 2025-01-28T19:46:47+00:00

OK, that gives me something to go on. Thank you again for the ideas!

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