NAB 2024 Awards: Mocha Pro Takes Home the Title of Year's Best Product
Mocha Pro 2024, the latest iteration of the renowned visual effects software, has been awarded the Best Product of the Year at the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas. This release marks one of the most significant in the product's history, making high-quality 3D camera solving accessible to a wide range of creators.
Key New Features
3D Camera Solve Module
The new 3D Camera Solve Module, derived from SynthEyes technology, offers more precise and robust camera tracking capabilities. This feature enables artists to solve complex 3D camera movement with better accuracy and integration into compositing workflows like After Effects and Blender.
AI-Powered Motion Estimation
Integrated AI-powered motion estimation improves tracker prediction and reduces manual cleanup. This machine learning enhancement helps handle difficult footage conditions such as low contrast, blur, and occlusions for more reliable tracking results.
Flexible Lens Workflow
The flexible lens workflow automates lens distortion handling across major 3D and VFX platforms. This feature ensures consistent calibration and export of lens data in formats including Blender, Maya, Nuke, After Effects, Cinema 4D, and others. This streamlines matchmove and compositing pipelines by maintaining original solve data and footage.
Parent Mesh to Tracker Functionality
The Parent Mesh to Tracker Functionality simplifies attaching 3D assets to tracked points quickly and intuitively within the UI, reducing tedious manual setups and scripting for object layout and scene reference.
Enhanced Masking Features
Improved masking features with AI components include mask dilation controls that improve mask edge behavior for effects like hair, motion blur, and soft edges. These enhancements help reduce cleanup time.
Advanced Rotoscoping and Workflow Efficiency
Improved rotoscoping and workflow efficiency are backed by AI assistance, helping artists accelerate complex compositing tasks.
In addition to these features, Mocha Pro 2024 offers faster performance with major render speed increases and improved tracking accuracy. It also includes features like supervised feature trackers, garbage masks, and PowerMesh for creating 3D meshes for more accurate camera solving.
The Boris FX Hub is available for download, allowing for the installation of Mocha Pro. A 14-day free trial of Mocha Pro can be requested after installation from the Boris FX Hub.
John-Paul Smith, CEO of Imagineer Systems, is proud of the Mocha product team for their groundbreaking release. Boris Yamnitsky, Founder and CEO of Boris FX, is thrilled that Mocha Pro 2024 received the Best Product of the Year award.
For a comprehensive guide on how to get 3D tracking data from Mocha Pro 2024 and transfer it into After Effects, users can refer to a guide provided by Ben Brownlee.
With these new features and improvements, Mocha Pro 2024 leverages cutting-edge AI and machine learning innovations alongside synthesizing SynthEyes’ camera solving technology to offer a comprehensive, user-friendly solution for advanced planar tracking, 3D camera solving, and compositing tasks in visual effects production.
Technology advancements in Mocha Pro 2024, such as the 3D Camera Solve Module derived from SynthEyes technology, enhance camera tracking capabilities, providing artists with precise and robust solutions for complex 3D camera movement.
Integrated AI-powered motion estimation in Mocha Pro 2024 improves tracker prediction and reduces manual cleanup, handling difficult footage conditions like low contrast, blur, and occlusions for more reliable tracking results.
