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Another interesting use of tracking is to use it to seamlessly insert elements into footage that were not there originally, like posters on walls or app-screen mockups onto phones. This requires careful tracking, though, and a few more techniques. Have fun!

Infos

  1. "Natron Nodes" by Paul Brown, Linux Magazine, issue 219, February 2019, p. 90, http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2019/219/Tutorials-Natron
  2. Natron: https://natrongithub.github.io/
  3. Custom animation example: https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/58620c73-6e63-4578-8455-dfce092dc6a9
  4. "Video Editing" by Paul Brown, Linux Magazine, issue 209, April 2018, http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/209/Gobbling-Up
  5. "Kdenlive and ImageMagick" by Paul Brown, Linux Magazine, issue 213, August 2018, http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/213/Tutorials-Kdenlive-and-ImageMagick
  6. customtransitions.sh: https://gitlab.com/customcommandlinevideoediting/customtransitions/tree/master
  7. Motorcycle stunt footage: https://pixabay.com/en/videos/stunt-motorbikes-synchronous-1083/
  8. Tracking two points with Natron: https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/b0338676-f71d-41ed-90be-44ec9c68867d

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