Mocha also handles motion blur extremely well, something that usually trips me up when tracking and rotoscoping in other software. I can easily combine any roto work with the planar tracker for quick and efficient output. In my opinion, Mocha has the most accurate and user-friendly roto tools available by way of its bezier and X spline tools. If, like me, you are not a fan of rotoscoping, then Mocha is the tool for you. It contains the toolset of Mocha Pro, but now also contains an advanced toolset aimed at users working in a mono or stereo 360° VR environment. So what is Mocha VR? Mocha VR is basically Mocha on steroids.

Earlier this year, it released Mocha VR, a smart move now that virtual reality is becoming more widespread. Now Boris FX has taken the power of Mocha one step further. Unlike most point trackers, Mocha tracks images using pixel patterns. It copes perfectly with motion blur, lens distortion and even with tracking objects that go off screen. From my experience, there isnt anything Mocha cant handle. Mocha can handle the most complicated of tracking scenarios with its planar tracker and advanced rotoscoping tools. In 2014, Boris FX, one of the industrys leading developers and distributors of visual effects plugins, acquired Mocha and helped to develop and shape it to become the industry standard go-to planar tracker.įor those who have never used Mocha, it is a planar tracker and object removal tool, vital when carrying out rotoscoping and object removal within a scene. Mocha was originally developed and owned by Imagineer Systems, which sold it as three products: Mocha, Monet and Mokey.Įventually, all three products were combined as one and Mocha Pro was born. Its been a few years now since my last review of Mocha Pro, and a lot has happened to the software in that time.

Does it tick all the right boxes? Post-production expert Alistair Rankine finds out. Mocha VR is the latest iteration of the Mocha family of products.

Alistair Rankine is a Post Production Manager, Colourist and VFX artist working in both the UAE and the UK.

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