The better way of creating a tracked Roto from a Tracker Node as well as creating a Tracker node from Roto point animation!
Roto to Tracker and Tracker to Roto, all in one!
Updated: 11 April 2024
Author: FyberShot
Compatible Nuke versions: 12.0 or later
Compatibility: Linux, Mac, Windows
EZ_RotoTracker
This EZ_Toolset node is about time saving and artist efficiency. I've created a tool that bakes the animation of a Tracker node intro keyframes and applies this animation on a sub-layer of a fresh Roto node, without linked expressions. The tool can also convert Roto point animation into a Tracker node for the whole round-trip.
Here's a quick run-down of how to work with the tool:
- Stop adding Transform nodes after your Roto nodes
- Stop adding Tracker nodes after your Roto nodes
- Stop copying animation data on the Root layer of your Roto nodes
- Stop carrying expressions uselessly around your script
- Stop carrying useless animation keys by choosing your desired frame range
As far as I know of, this tool is the only tool that achieves the baking of the keyframes in an appropriately renamed sub-layer as well as doing the conversion both ways. This tool is and will remain 100% free for personnal & commercial use, though I'd always appreciate a shoutout!
A big shoutout to Magno Borgo for the principle and structure of the Roto points to Tracker part of the script.