Mocha Pro

The Best Planar Tracker.
Period.

Mocha Pro

AI-Powered Roto and Masking

Mocha Pro

Track Everything
Everywhere.

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Mocha Essentials Training

Award-winning Tracking and Masking

Mocha Pro is a world-renowned software and plugin for planar motion tracking, 3D tracking, rotoscoping, object removal, image stabilization, and PowerMesh organic warp tracking.

Why Mocha Pro?

Unparalleled planar tracking technology
Robust rotoscoping tools
Advanced object removal capabilities
Innovative PowerMesh feature for dynamic mesh tracking
3D camera solves powered by SynthEyes
Image & camera stabilization
Optimized for 360/VR workflows
Work as a plugin in your favorite host or as a standalone application

Trusted by Hollywood’s Best

Mocha Pro powers The Last Of Us

Learn why Wylie.Co, the lead in-house VFX vendor for HBO’s high-profile video game adaptation of The Last Of Us, relied on Mocha Pro to tackle CG animals, set extensions, and more.

Plug in to your favorite host

Or work in standalone

macOS

Windows

Linux

System requirements

Plug-in Host Support
  • Adobe After Effects CC
  • Adobe Premiere Pro CC
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Autodesk Flame (OFX)
  • Boris FX Silhouette (OFX)
  • Foundry NUKE (OFX)
  • Blackmagic Fusion (OFX)
  • VEGAS Pro (OFX)
  • HitFilm Pro (OFX)
  • SGO Mistika (OFX)
For a full list of supported host versions and OS versions, please click here.
Mac OS
OS Requirements
  • Monterey 12.7.6 and higher
Processor (CPU)
  • Apple silicon or Intel (Sandy Bridge or newer)
System Memory (RAM)
  • 16 GB +
Disk
  • High-speed disk array or NVMe SSD
Graphics Processor (GPU)
  • Apple silicon integrated GPUs are supported, as are AMD GPUs on most modern Intel CPU Macs.
  • Machine Learning Plugins (ML) require an Apple silicon integrated GPU with macOS Monterey (12.0) and above.
  • If an appropriate GPU is not available, ML plug-ins can run on the CPU with significantly degraded performance.
Monitor
  • 1920×1080 or higher
Network
  • Must have an enabled network adapter (wifi or ethernet)
Windows
OS Requirements
  • 10 and 11
Processor (CPU)
  • Intel x64 (Sandy Bridge or newer)
System Memory (RAM)
  • 16+ GB
Disk
  • High-speed disk array or NVMe SSD
Graphics Processor (GPU)
  • Most modern graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD are supported for GPU acceleration, but for best performance, we recommend workstations powered by NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation, or AMD Radeon™ 7000 PRO Series.
  • Machine Learning (ML) Plugins plugins require an NVIDIA GPU with compute capability 6.0 or above (Pascal), or an AMD Radeon™ PRO Series GPU.
  • If an appropriate GPU is not available, ML plug-ins can run on the CPU with significantly degraded performance
Monitor
  • 1920×1080 or higher
Network
  • Must have an enabled network adapter (wifi or ethernet)
Linux
Operating System
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7-9, CentOS 7-9, Rocky 7-9 or a compatible distribution on x86_64
Processor (CPU)
  • Intel x64 (Sandy Bridge or newer)
System Memory (RAM)
  • 16 GB +
Disk
  • High-speed disk array or NVMe SSD
Graphics Processor (GPU)
  • Most modern graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD are supported for GPU acceleration, but for best performance, we recommend workstations powered by NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation.
  • Machine Learning (ML) Plugins plugins require an NVIDIA GPU with compute capability 6.0 or above (Pascal).
  • If an appropriate GPU is not available, ML plug-ins can run on the CPU with significantly degraded performance
Monitor
  • 1920×1080 or higher
Network
  • Must have an enabled network adapter (wifi or ethernet)

NEW FOR 2025

  • AI-Powered Roto & Masking

    Simplify roto and masking tasks with two new AI-driven tools: Object Brush and Matte Assist.
  • Improved 3D Camera Solve Tool

    Use Mocha’s planar and PowerMesh tracking data to solve moving objects in 3D-tracked scenes alongside the new AI-driven Matte Assist tool.
  • Streamlined Data Exports

    Access all your favorite tracking, shape, and 3D data types from a completely overhauled export dialog, with the ability to tag favorites and quickly re-export using the last settings.
  • Improved User Experience

    Access your favorite tracking, shape, and 3D data types from a completely overhauled export dialog, with the ability to tag favorites and quickly re-export using the last settings.

AI Roto and Masking Tools: Object Brush & Matte Assist

Mocha Pro 2025 introduces two ground-breaking AI tools: Object Brush and Matte Assist.

The Object Brush generates editable splines with a single click, making object isolation effortless. These splines can be tracked across frames using any of Mocha’s tools.

Matte Assist automatically creates animated vector-based mattes from a single input frame, including those created with Object Brush. This power combo provides fast and accurate garbage masks for all Mocha tasks like tracking, 3D scene solves, and object removal.

Learn More About AI Roto And Masking Tools | 11:50

Improved 3D Camera Solves

Mocha Pro 2025 features improved 3D camera solving. Solve moving objects and the regular static scene. Define your object with Mocha planar, PowerMesh tracking, or shape data from the new AI-powered Matte Assist tool. Users can group multiple tracks into a single moving object for precise 3D solves. Adjust object position and scale with a single control without affecting camera placement. 3D data formats like USD, Alembic, and FBX ensure compatibility with leading VFX tools. After Effects users can also import 3D solves directly through the plugin controls.

Learn More About Improved 3D Camera Solves | 8:16

Streamlined Data Exports

Mocha Pro’s unified export dialog simplifies your workflow by combining tracking, shape, and 3D data exports into one intuitive interface. Host-sorted presets, smart filtering, a powerful search tool, and favorite tagging make data export faster and easier. The “Export Again” feature saves time on repetitive tasks, while enhanced 3D format support (USD, Alembic, FBX for PowerMeshes) expands workflow opportunities. Mocha Pro plugin users can also export 3D camera data directly into After Effects.

Learn More About Streamlined Data Exports | 3:27

Improved User Experience

Mocha Pro 2025 adds many quality-of-life improvements, including new keyboard shortcuts to avoid the hassle of moving between roto tools to finesse spline points. Carry over settings from previous installations into Mocha Pro 2025; one click eliminates the pain of adjusting the new version to match your current setup. Additionally, the software supports VFX Reference Platform 2023 with the latest standard backends for seamless integration into modern pipelines.

3D Camera Tracking Powered By SynthEyes

Mocha Pro automatically detects, analyzes, and solves for a camera and scene with the re-engineered Camera Solve module. Solve at blazing speeds thanks to the power of integrated SynthEyes’ core 3D tracking algorithms. Create seamless 3D compositing, animation, and motion graphics shots with Mocha’s award-winning UI and planar tracking technology.
  • Fast 3D Camera Solver: Fully updated and based on SynthEyes’ core technology.
  • New 3D Module: 3D workspace views, 3D model & mesh texture previews, and 3D object filter controls.
  • Supervised Solving: Combine planar and PowerMesh tracks with auto feature points to achieve a more robust solution and precise mesh placement.
  • Familiar Mocha Toolset: Add or subtract areas from 3D camera solves with planar-tracked splines.
  • PowerMesh Workflow: Incorporate PowerMesh data into the 3D solver to build exportable 3D meshes.
  • Data Exports: Compatible with industry-standard 3D and compositing tools.
See Everything New In Mocha Pro 2024.5

Better After Effects Integration

Work more seamlessly inside After Effects with expanded plugin data export.

  • Effortlessly transfer Mocha Pro 3D tracking data directly from the plugin into your AE compositions.
  • Choose to export feature points as Null Objects or Point Lights.

Discover How To Streamline Your AE Workflow | 7:36

Improved 2D & 3D Export Options

Mocha Pro’s 3D exporter supports more formats in a streamlined UI.

  • 3D Alembic Export: Added for supported hosts.
  • Alembic and FBX Exports: Users can now export individual feature point meshes.
  • 3D Models Placed in Mocha Pro: Export placement nulls or full meshes depending on available options.
  • MultiPoly Fusion Export: Supports simplified shape exports to BlackMagic Fusion v19 and above.
  • SynthEyes’ Native 2D Tracker Exporter: Supports PowerMesh and planar data exports as 2D points.

See The New MultiPoly Fusion Export Workflow | 5:33

Refined Track and Roto Tools

New tools make tracking and roto easier.

  • Extrapolate Track: Track objects moving off-screen or behind other objects using the motion of previous frames to complete planar or PowerMesh tracking.
  • Preprocessing Module: Adds a new high-pass filter that only tracks the edge detail in your shots. It’s perfect for footage with low visible detail or large lighting changes.
  • Layer View Options: Visualize motion blur and the track search area directly in the viewer.
  • Skip & Step Tracking: Avoid tracking problematic frames or create fast garbage masks. Mocha automatically compensates for the missing tracking data. Choose between Linear or Constant keyframes to make stepped tracking easier on stop-motion or other traditional animation workflows.

Get Top Tips On New Roto & Tracking Tools | 6:35

Previous releases

Layer Spline Tools

Mocha Pro expands its diverse array of spline options with handy new tools to help you manage layer spline workflows.
  • Split Contours: Select points in a spline contour and split them off into a new layer, retaining the original layer keyframes and tracking data.
  • Snapshot Duplicate: Create a clean duplicate spline based on the current frame to break tracks into chunks.
  • Inner Width Feather Adjustment: Alter the inner or outer edge points of a spline using the Edge Offset properties.
  • Shrink and Grow Splines: Move the inner and the outer points together using Edge Offset properties.
  • Clear Keyframes: Clear keyframes forward or backward from the current playhead position, making it easier to restart a section of work.

Tracking Tools

  • Merge Tracks: Work easier with difficult shots by merging multiple-track layer data.
  • Set Tracked Layer Range: One click will set the layer range to the tracked keys on the timeline.
  • Grid Scale: Originally a fixed size, you can now adjust the size of the Grid relative to the surface.
  • Preview Search Area: Visualize the search area in the Matte view options, helping to adjust how far out from the current frame Mocha will look.
  • AdjustTrack Point Lock: To avoid accidentally keyframing points in AdjustTrack, lock a selected point to disable it from further adjustments.
  • Nuke OFX Plugin Track Data Options: Track data nodes inside the OFX plugin node interface without needing to open the Mocha UI. Choose from linked or baked nodes.

Expanded Rendering Options

  • Static Scene Removal: Create a single layer to remove moving objects on static backgrounds in the Remove Module. Save time on tracking.
  • Improved ROI Fitting: The Insert Module makes it easier to crop an ROI (region of interest) to better manipulate PowerMesh and Grid warps.

Mocha Pro 2023

  • Rotoscoping Improvements: Point selection falloff for more organic roto. Quickly split up complicated shapes into different layers. Snapshot layers to readjust or break up shots. Adjust inner, outer, or both edges faster.
  • Tracking Improvements: Merge tracks of separate planar layers. Move clusters of PowerMesh track points with falloff. Quickly jump to ends of tracks and set tracked ranges.
  • Rendering Improvements: Remove objects from locked or static shots without needing to track. Crop Insert Module ROI (region of interest) to the surface for easier manipulation.
  • Export Improvements: Generate tracking data directly in the Nuke OFX plugin. New 1-click generation for data where there is only one layer in After Effects and Nuke.
  • And much more!

Falloff Selection Tools

Mocha Pro’s selection tool now offers a falloff option to make organic roto and PowerMesh tracking much easier to manipulate.

Adjust spline edges or clusters of PowerMesh vertices using the same tool, easily adjusting radius and strength of the falloff as required.

Layer Spline Tools

Mocha Pro expands its diverse array of spline options with handy new tools to help you manage layer spline workflows.

  • Split Contours: Select points in a spline contour and split them off into a new layer, retaining the original layer keyframes and tracking data.
  • Snapshot Duplicate: Create a clean duplicate spline based on the current frame to break tracks into chunks.
  • Inner Width feather adjustment: Alter the inner or outer edge points of a spline using the Edge Offset properties.
  • Shrink and Grow Splines: Move the inner and the outer points together using Edge Offset properties.
  • Clear keyframes: Clear keyframes forward or backward from the current playhead position, making it easier to restart a section of work.

Tracking Tools

  • Merge Tracks: You can now merge the tracking data of multiple layers, making it easier to work with difficult shots.
  • Set Tracked Layer Range: One click will set the layer range to the tracked keys on the timeline.
  • Grid Scale: Originally a fixed size, you can now adjust the size of the Grid relative to the surface.
  • Preview Search Area: Visualise the search area in the Matte view options, helping to adjust how far out from the current frame Mocha will look.
  • AdjustTrack Point Lock: To avoid accidentally keyframing points in AdjustTrack, lock a selected point to disable it from further adjustments.
  • Nuke OFX Plugin Track Data options: Create track data nodes inside the OFX plugin node interface without needing to open the Mocha UI. Choose from linked or baked nodes.

Expanded Rendering Options

  • Static scene removal: Create a single layer to remove moving objects on static backgrounds in the Remove Module. Save time on tracking.
  • Improved ROI fitting: The Insert Module now makes it easier to crop an ROI (region of interest) to better manipulate PowerMesh and Grid warps.

New: Mocha Pro 2022.5

  • Planar Tracking Improvements: New pre-processing in Track module to solve difficult shots. Select filtering options or remove flicker before tracking.
  • Lens Module: Now updated with spline-based calibration. Remove or match lens distortion to improve tracking, roto, inserts, and removes.
  • New Surface Controls: Right-click controls improves precision on placing the correct surface location.
  • Apple M1 Improvements: Now updated to support latest Apple silicon hardware for faster video import/export.
  • More Interface improvements & fixes for 360/VR workflows.

New in Mocha Pro 2022

  • Apple M1 boosts speeds on new Mac hardware
  • Adobe MFR Support - AE Multi-Frame Rendering
  • VFX Platform 2021 with improved color management
  • New exports for Nuke, Silhouette, Alembic, and Mistika

Insert Module with PowerMesh

The improved Insert Module features warped surface compositing driven by PowerMesh tracking for a new streamlined workflow.

Now mesh tracking can be rendered with motion blur! New workflow brings tracked insert compositing to editing hosts like Premiere Pro, VEGAS, and Media Composer. Finish simple match moves in one AE effect without precomps!

Includes 12 new blend modes, improved render quality, motion blur, and new Grid Warp interface to bend/distort source elements.

Watch Insert with PowerMesh Video

More Planar Tracking

  • RGB channel tracking and RGB viewer controls
  • Multi-link layers and link mesh tracking to existing planar track layers
  • Quick stabilize now works by selected layer for improved roto workflow
  • Improved dope sheet for keyframe editing, sliding, and navigation
  • Improved roto exports for Nuke and Silhouette with split track and spline keyframes
  • New Exports: PowerMesh to Nuke Tracker and PowerMesh to Alembic transforms.

Explore Mocha Pro documentation

Performance, Speed & Features

  • Apple M1 boosts speeds on new Mac hardware
  • Adobe MFR Support - AE Multi-Frame Rendering
  • VFX Platform 2021 with improved color management
  • Insert with PowerMesh: Improved workflow for warped surface compositing
  • New Planar Tracking Features deliver the highest quality tracking and roto results
  • New Exports for Nuke, Silhouette, Alembic, and Mistika.

Watch Mocha Pro 2022 - What's New Video

Insert Module with PowerMesh

The improved Insert Module features warped surface compositing driven by PowerMesh tracking for a new streamlined workflow.

Now mesh tracking can be rendered with motion blur! New workflow brings tracked insert compositing to editing hosts like Premiere, VEGAS, and Media Composer. Finish simple match moves in one AE effect without precomps!

Includes 12 new blend modes, improved render quality, motion blur, and new Grid Warp interface to bend/distort source elements.

Watch Insert with PowerMesh Video

Improved Tracking Workflows

  • New! RGB channel tracking and RGB viewer controls
  • New! Multi-link layers and link mesh tracking to existing planar track layers
  • Improved! Quick Stabilize in viewer by layer for improved roto workflow
  • Improved! Dopesheet for keyframe editing, sliding and navigation
  • Improved roto exports for Nuke and Silhouette with split track and spline keyframes
  • New Exports! PowerMesh to Nuke Tracker and PowerMesh to Alembic transforms.

NEW IN MOCHA PRO 2021

A significant new release for tracking, roto and VFX.

  • PowerMesh: Mocha’s planar tracking engine now handles warped surfaces with speed and accuracy. PowerMesh sub-surface tracking drives warp stabilization, mesh warped roto-splines, and more. Export dense mesh tracking to many hosts with the new Alembic exporter.
  • AdjustTrack 2.0: Improved track editing takes the pain out of correcting the most difficult tracking shots.
  • Python Scripting: Powerful Python Script Editor is now included in the Mocha Pro plugin for flexible development.

Watch the Mocha 2021 What's New Overview

PowerMesh

The next evolution of Mocha. PowerMesh enables a powerful new sub-planar tracking engine for VFX, roto and stabilization. Warped surface tracking and roto that sticks.

Track complex organic surfaces through occlusions and blur using Mocha’s intuitive layer based interface. Simple to use and faster than most optical flow based techniques.

Apply to source files for realistic match moves, convert to AE Nulls to drive motion graphics, render a mesh warped stabilize/reverse stabilize plate for compositing, or export dense tracking data to host applications.

Watch the Intro to Power Mesh tutorial

Alembic Workflows

PowerMesh dense tracking data can be exported to Adobe After Effects (via Nulls) or choose the new Alembic universal export to support Foundry NUKE, Autodesk Flame, Blackmagic Fusion and 3D applications like Cinema4D or Maya.

Watch workflow videos:

Improved AdjustTrack 2.0

Correcting slipping or drifting tracking errors is easier than ever before with the significantly improved AdjustTrack module. Use dynamic offset adjustments to achieve perfect results on the most difficult tracking shots. Watch Now.

Once limited to 4-point perspective fixes, AdjustTrack now includes all track parameters to be more effective in editing data — when objects go off-screen, or become occluded by foreground objects.

Adjusted track data can be exported to a wide variety of hosts (see chart) or used internally to drive rotoscoping and advanced tasks such as object removal and image stabilization.

Python Script Editor

Professional broadcast, post-production, and visual effects companies rely on adaptable tools to fit into custom pipelines and workflows. Use Mocha Pro’s Python Script Editor to create custom tools, batch process layers, or even integrate with asset management tools such as Shotgun or FTrack.

Mocha Pro 2021 adds Python Scripting to the Mocha Pro plugin, creating full feature parity with the Mocha Pro standalone application. Learn More

View Python Documentation
Find Mocha Python Scripts on GitHub

NEW IN MOCHA PRO 2020.5

  • Improved Planar Tracking, Up to 4x Faster Motion Blur Rendering and more new features.
  • New Autodesk Flame Gmask Tracer: export roto and tracking directly to Gmask Tracer nodes with axis transformations
  • Improved Media support. New Gstreamer media engine in standalone application improves file reading. Formats such as AVCHD and MXF that were previously unsupported are now supported to read properly, including ProRes support on Windows and Linux. Updated Red Camera support.
  • Updated OpenColorIO color management include streamlined viewer settings, new preference tab and improved workflow for both standalone and plug-in.
  • Mega Plate module: use planar tracking and temporal frame analysis to create extended stitched frames for advanced effects and clean up tasks
  • Area Brush: dynamic new paint tool with Quick Mask mode for fast creation of tracking and masking layers. Now improved with Gap Fill and keyboard shortcuts.

Release Notes

COLOR MANAGEMENT: OCIO & ACES

Mocha Pro supports OpenColorIO color management for consistent and predictable color display across industry workflows. Version 2020.5 now introduces major improvements to Mocha’s OCIO workflow.

OCIO support is compatible with the Academy Color Encoding Specification (ACES) and enables improved color-managed workflows with high-end post-production and VFX applications such as Silhouette, Foundry’s NUKE, Autodesk Flame, Avid Media Composer, and more.

AUTODESK FLAME GMASK

Mocha Pro 2020.5 adds a new export format to better support Autodesk Flame artists. Mocha Pro can export directly to Gmask Tracer nodes with separated axis transformations for more control. For Autodesk Flame, the Mocha Pro OFX plug-in can be run from within Flame on macOS and Linux, enabling a complementary workflow for tracking and masking.

NEW IN MOCHA PRO 2020

  • Mega Plates: a unique new module generates larger-than raster image stitch based on planar tracking and temporal frame analysis
  • Area Brush: new paint tool for simple creation of tracking and masking layers
  • OpenColorIO: color management for high-end VFX and finishing workflows.
  • Python 3 Support: Mocha now uses Python 3.7
  • Updated Python API: New tools to modify and create keyframes, along with a streamlined parameter system.

EXTENDED MEGA PLATES

Mega Plate is a unique new module building on Mocha’s most powerful core technologies; planar tracking and temporal frame analysis to create a stitched extended frame for visual effects tasks.

Working with Mega Plates is a new way to visualize and work on a larger than raster “Mega” canvas for common VFX tasks such as object removal, clean plating, sky replacements, matte painting, and set extensions. A rendered Mega Plate can be saved for Mocha's Remove Module or exported with tracking data for advanced effects and clean up in Foundry NUKE, Adobe After Effects, Blackmagic Fusion or other VFX applications.

AREA BRUSH TOOL

Area Brush is a paint tool designed to speed up Mocha’s most repetitive task: the creation of tracking and masking layers. Area Brush with Quick Mask mode brings gestural paint functionality into Mocha to define planar tracking and masking search areas. Instead of clicking and dragging spline points, add and subtract paint strokes are converted to vector splines greatly speeding up tracking and masking tasks.

  • Autodesk Flame 2020 Support: Mocha Pro is now available as an OFX plug-in for Flame 2020 artists. Mocha Pro can now be launched from within the Flame interface for a streamlined workflow.
  • Edge-Snapping On Splines: Speed up roto and masking tasks with spline edge-snapping. A complement to Mocha’s magnetic spline tool, spline edges can snap and animate over time to reduce manual keyframes.
  • Layout Manager: Save, modify, and order custom layouts. New layouts will appear in the workspace dropdown and assigned keyboard shortcuts.
  • New After Effects Power Pin Format: For screen inserts, AE users can now export Mocha’s planar tracking in the CC Power Pin format for high quality rendering with motion blur.
  • Spline and Matte Rendering Performance Improvements: Projects with many layers or control points now render faster to screen. Mattes also render faster.
  • Autosave Backups: Autosaves now include iterated history to ensure minimal work is lost. Autosaves are no longer removed on exit from the host. Users can define the location and the number of backups in preferences.

NEW IN MOCHA PRO 2019

  • New Mocha Essentials Workspace with streamlined user interface. View
  • GPU Accelerated Object Removal delivering 4-5x times faster rendering. View
  • New Spline Creation Tools: Magnetic Spline with edge snapping, Freehand Spline Tool, Ellipse and Rectangle Tools. View
  • Retina/High DPI Monitor Resolution support
  • Mocha Pro and Mocha VR features are now combined into one product making Mocha Pro 2019 the single most versatile tracking, masking and VFX application for HD, 4K and stereoscopic 360° video.
  • Mocha is now officially part of the Boris FX U&S (Upgrade & Support) plan and moving to a yearly release cycle.

MOCHA VR

360/VR Post-Production Toolkit

  • Compositing and Effects Tools for 360° Video Footage
  • Customized Workspace for Equirectangular (Lat/Long) & 360° (Rectilinear) Effects & Finishing
  • Native 360° Planar Motion Tracking with GPU Acceleration
  • Native 360° Shape Creation Tools for Advanced Roto & Masking
  • Object Removal Module for Rig Removal & Nadir Patching
  • Horizon Stabilization & Reorient Module for Image Stabilization
  • Lens Distort Workflow for Quick 360° Post Tasks
  • Includes full Mocha Pro 5 feature set for non-360 projects
  • Standalone Application & Plug-in Option for Adobe, Avid & OFX

Mocha VR was first released as a separate product, but all features are now included in Mocha Pro. View all 360/VR videos

MOCHA PRO 5

  • New Mocha Pro plug-in: Supporting Adobe, Avid and OFX hosts
  • GPU accelerated Planar Tracking
  • Improved project format: Faster Save & Load
  • Improved license system (allows users to activate & deactivate license)
  • Integrated Python Module with scripting interface

New Export Formats:

  • Export Mocha roto shapes to Blackmagic Fusion
  • Batch export mocha roto shapes to Autodesk Flame Gmask
  • Import & export roto projects to Silhouette
  • Export tracking, roto & 3D camera to MochaBlend plug-in for Maxon C4D
  • Export planar tracking data to HitFilm 4 Pro
Release Notes

MOCHA PRO 4

  • New Stereoscopic 3D workflow: adds unique stereo support to planar tracking, rotoscoping, object removal and 3D camera solving. It also adds the capability to work on uncorrected, native stereo 3D footage.
  • Python scripting support allows facilities to further customize their workflows, integrating Mocha Pro 4 deeper into the visual effects production pipe.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • New exports and format handling includes support for Adobe Premiere Pro masks, Nuke 7 Tracker export and improved Nuke Roto exports. Version 4 also improves QuickTime and MPEG support.

Release Notes

The Most Reliable Tracking

Rock solid planar tracking is at the heart of all Mocha Pro modules. VFX artists turn to Mocha for its ease of use and reliability when faced with the most difficult shots.

Mocha is versatile, so use it the way you want…as a standalone application, or as a plugin in your favorite host.

Mocha Pro can export tracking, roto shapes, lens calibration and 3D data in a wide variety of formats, or render to file or back to your host.

Start tracking with Mocha | 4:24

Power Mesh

PowerMesh enables a simple-to-use, sub-planar tracking process for visual effects and rotoscoping that’s faster than most flow-based techniques.

Mocha Pro can track warped surfaces and organic objects, making it even more capable of match moves and digital makeup shots.

  • Render PowerMesh-driven inserts as composites or RGBA cutouts.
  • Output a Reverse Warp/Stabilized view for advanced paint and VFX tasks.
  • Use PowerMesh to drive roto shapes with fewer keyframes.
  • Export mesh vertices to After Effects Nulls, Nuke tracking, or Alembic for Flame, C4D, and more 3D support.

Quick Look at PowerMesh | 10:44

3D Camera Solves

Dive into intuitive planar and mesh tracking for streamlined 3D solutions with Mocha Pro’s new 3D camera tracking. Built on SynthEyes technology, Mocha’s familiar interface empowers you to seamlessly export tracks to your favorite hosts. No steep learning curve, just powerful 3D tracking integrated into your existing workflow.

Screen Inserts and Match Moves

Render accurate match moves and screen inserts with realistic motion blur or warped distortions. The Insert Module can be driven by PowerMesh and has improved ROI compositing with high quality sub-sampling and blend modes.

Use the Grid Warp tool to bend and deform insert elements to match curved and distorted surfaces.

Use preprocessing to enhance tracking and right-click on the surface to easily modify Inserts for general tracking challenges!

Roto with Less Keyframes

Mocha’s masking workflow features tracked spline tools to speed up shape creation and reduce manual keyframes. Export or render roto to most popular host applications.

X-Splines and Bezier splines with magnetic edge-snapping assistance and Area Brush tool help create detailed mask shapes — without requiring drawing skills.

PowerMesh warped splines deliver even more accurate results when masking organic moving objects like musculature, skin, fabrics, and more.

Learn to roto with Mocha | 13:19

Remove Objects and Wires

Remove unwanted elements, wires, rigs, tracking marks, and 360 cameras. Generate clean plates for massive time-savings.

The Remove Module is an amazing alternative to traditional clone techniques for removing objects. It automatically detects temporal clean frames to blend and align pixels with little user input. Remove objects in locked shots without tracking using the “Static Scene” option.

Mega Clean Plates! Beyond object removal, this same technology can also be used to create a large, stitched image out of multiple frames.

Get started with the Remove Module | 13:16

Stabilize Camera or Object Motion

The Stabilize Module can lock down camera motion or stabilize based on select tracking layers. Export stabilized tracking data or render a stabilized clip.

With PowerMesh tracking enabled, the Stabilize Module can produce an inverse-warped flattened surface for paint fixes. Original motion is easily propagated back to the original.

For general editing, a smooth option with selectable anchor frames helps reduce high frequency jitters while maintaining original camera motion. Center, scale or crop stabilized footage based on user-driven tracking.

Learn stabilization techniques with Mocha | 5:52

Lens Calibration Tools

The Lens Module provides a simple and easy-to-use interface to calibrate the distortion introduced by camera lenses. Remove unwanted lens distortion or match it to composite realistically. Use built-in line detection or splines for calibration.

Save calibration settings for lenses to reuse them or export Lens Calibration data can to read into Nuke’s STMap node or other VFX applications.

Getting started with Lens Calibration | 9:37

Compare

Mocha Pro 2025
Mocha AE / Mocha HitFilm / Mocha VEGAS
Mocha integrated in Continuum/Sapphire
Planar Tracking
Roto & Masking
AdjustTrack Module
Essentials Interface
*
Magnetic Spline & Freehand Spline Tools
Node-based Navigation
Remove Module
Stabilization Module
Lens Module
Insert Module for Match Moves w/ Mesh Warper
New 3D Camera Solver
360/VR
Stereoscopic 3D
Standalone Application Option
Integrated Plug-in Option
Floating License & BG Render Options
GPU Accelerated Planar Tracking
GPU Accelerated Remove Module
Export track, roto & 3D data to all hosts*
macOS & Windows support
Linux Support
**
* Essentials Interface not available in Mocha Hitfilm ** Linux is not supported for Continuum

Data Exports

Hosts and Formats
Mocha Pro 2025
Mocha AE / Mocha HitFilm / Mocha VEGAS
Mocha integrated in Continuum/Sapphire
Adobe After Effects CC
Tracking, Splines, 3D*, Lens**
Tracking & Splines (Mocha AE only)
Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Splines
Apple Motion
Tracking
Assimilate Scratch
Tracking
Autodesk Flame Family
Tracking, Splines, 3D
Tracking & Splines (Sapphire only)
Autodesk Maya & 3DS Max
3D
Blackmagic Design Fusion
Tracking, Splines
Boris FX Continuum
Tracking
Tracking
Foundry Nuke
Tracking, Splines, 3D
HitFilm Pro
Tracking, Splines, 3D
Tracking, Splines, 3D (HitFilm Pro only)
Maxon C4D
HitFilm Pro
Mocha Blend
Tracking & Splines
SideFX Houdini
3D
Boris FX Silhouette
Splines (standalone Mocha only)
VEGAS Pro
Tracking & Splines
Tracking & Splines
* Requires the free 3D Track Importer plug-in for After Effects download ** Requires the free Mocha Lens Importer plug-in for After Effects download

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