Premiere elements 13 motion tracking does not track

Hi,

Could you post a screen-grab video of the problem and upload it to dropbox? You can then either post the dropbox link to this forum thread or you can mail it to us at prehelp@adobe.com? We want to understand under what scenario it fails.

Thanks,
Premiere Elements Team

Nitetymme

What computer operating system is your Premiere Elements 13 running on?

The following link is a video tutorial on Motion Tracking which is listed under Adobe TV Premiere Elements 13 video tutorials, but which

has been demo'd with version 12 instead. Be that as it may, we will go with same principles and steps. Please review what is being done in the video to assure

that you are not overlooking any steps.

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-premiere-elements/motion-tracking/

Where in the workflow does Motion Tracking in Premiere Elements 13 not work? At what step?

Have you looked at different videos and other objects to track someone or something in the video?

Also, please check out my blog post on Motion Tracking and see if there anything in it that is of interest and which

will get you moving forward with Premiere Elements Motion Tracking.

ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE12: Motion Tracking/What To Use To Track Object?

We will be watching for your follow up and then consider what next.

Thank you.

ATR

I have also found that the tracking in premier elements 13 isn't working. I get to the point where I have dropped the graphic onto the video, at which point the yellow rectangle should turn blue, to show that the graphic (speech bubble in my case) is attached to the object in motion, but the rectangle stays yellow, and when I click "Done" the graphic remains fixed and not tracking. Did you get a fix for this?

Windows 8.1 on Dell XPS 8700 64 bit.

jonnyguitar88

I am still working with the Premiere Elements 13 Windows tryout. And, with that I am encountering intermittently the type of Motion Tracking behavior

that you have observed. In my case, it is not a case of color contrast between object in frame and object tracking object in frame, since

I have the opportunity to do a comparison between various versions of Premiere Elements that also have a Motion Tracking feature.

In Premiere Elements 13 Motion Tracking, I have noticed is Tools Menu/Motion Tracking

a. Select Object

b. Track Object - Yellow Frame

c. When I drag a thought bubble from Graphics to the yellow frame, it does not always turn blue immediately. And, I tend to release the click of the click drag that brought the graphic to the yellow frame, and then the Text dialog for the bubble pops up. It may be the timing of all that which is leading to the problem.

d. If and when, the "elements" are OK, then the thought bubble does seem to be doing the job of tracking the object in the frame.

Please review your steps and determine if any of the above applies to your situation.

Also, if you are adding your tracking object from Graphics, try an object from another area of the program as detailed in my blog post. Does that

make a difference?

We will be watching for your further results.

Thank you.

ATR

Thanks ATR, I have tried various graphics, including video clips, none work, I have been on this most of the day. However, I will try to alter the timings of my actions and see if this makes a difference. I have never yet had the text editing appear for the speech bubble.

I assume that when the motion tracking is applied, it does this by creating keyframes, which normally you can see in your clip, and I cannot see any keyframes.

Will get back to you on progress.

Ok, I have tried again with another clip, and another graphic, but no joy. Just one other thought, I still have premier 11 installed, I guess there is no way that this could be causing a problem, seeing as 11 didn't have the tracking feature?

Also, any problems relating to my NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650 Ti  ?

jonnyguitar88

It is worthwhile for you to look at Premiere Elements 12/12.1 Motion Tracking for your comparison to Premiere Elements 13 Motion Tracking? If so.....

For this, you do not have to uninstall Premiere Elements 13; just leaved it closed.

Download and install the Premiere Elements 12/12.1 tryout from the following web site.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 Direct Download Links, Premiere too | ProDesignTools

The key to success in this route is to read and carry out carefully that web site's "Note: Very Important Instructions" beforehand to avoid getting stuck with an

Access Denied message.

We will be watching for your progress.

Thanks you for the follow ups.

ATR

Ok, I downloaded trial version of PE12, and the motion tracking kind of worked, at least the rectangle now changes to blue every time, but the downside is that objects are only partially tracked, as the speech bubble gets left behind and doesn't stay with the subject. I have tried different videos and the result is the same, I have even adjusted contrast / brightness etc. I have come to the conclusion that the motion tracking just aint that good, and will uninstall 12 trial, and get a refund for 13. I will revert to my PE11.

A pity that it won't work in 13, obviously it isn't anything to do with my setup, as it worked in 12.

Just a note on Adobe support, I tried to get technical chat help, but was told that PE isn't supported through chat, and I have to go through the forums, and although you have tried to help, there is little help out there for PE13 motion tracking, and Adobe obviously are not interested in giving technical support unless we are spending money on the high-end stuff!

I have been using video editing software for years - Pinnacle / Sony Vegas, and I am not a novice.

Thanks once again for your efforts on this subject.

Regards

John

I am seeing some issue when I try to connect the ClipArts on the yellow box (on the very first frame from where the tracking starts). But if I am attaching the clip art to the later frames, it works fine.

Also, I am selecting the yellow box first, On selecting it, it turns blue and then I drag and drop the ClipArt to attach it to the targeted box. Have you tried this?

Thanks for that Joshua, but I have tried just about everything, been on it for two days now, and never get past the yellow box stage, no matter what I do. I have tried 5 different clips, nearly all of the graphics. The box just never turns blue. It is a problem with PE13, and I am now uninstalling it.

Thanks once again

John

jonnyguitar88

Thanks for the updates.

I have just seen joshua L's observations on the use of the Premiere Elements 13 Motion Tracking feature and will be looking forward to learning of your results with those suggestions.

Interestingly, I find that I cannot get the feature to work with the Thought Bubbles if click on the yellow frame to turn it blue and then click drag the graphic from Graphics to near or into this blue frame. When I do gain success, it is using the usual technique which depends on the arrival of the graphic at the yellow frame to turn it blue. Success here is measured in the Thought Bubble tracking the object in the video, with the perk of have the wanted text in the bubble..

But whatever the case, what does go unexplained is why you are not getting the Change Text dialog the minute you release the click of the graphic click drag at the frame.

The appearance of PRE_help in this thread is a positive sign of Adobe interest in the matter. It is hoped that we will see PRE_help and/or Adobe Staff

in this thread beyond post 1. This is a user to user forum. Timing of Adobe appearances here is undefined.

We will be watching for further developments.

Thanks for the follow ups which are helpful to all.

ATR