Tracker
Ctrl+Alt+click in the Viewer adds a track; drag its box to place it (sets a keyframe).
Ctrl+Alt+click in the Viewer adds a track; drag its box to place it (sets a keyframe). Track with the arrow buttons; set transform to stabilize / match-move; Export makes a CornerPin2D or Transform. max_error stops a track and warn_error turns it yellow.
| Node | Tracker |
|---|---|
| Menu | Transform › Tracker |
| Names in each format | |
| .oink comp (JSON) | "type": "OC_N_tracker" |
| .nk script | Tracker4, also imports Tracker3 (how .nk import works) |
| Python | nuke.createNode("Tracker4") |
| Assistant (MCP) | create_node(type="Tracker") |
| Tab search | tracker |
Inputs and outputs
| Port | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| input 0 | Image | image |
| input 1 | mask | image |
| output 0 | Image | image |
Knobs
Panel tab Tracker, in panel order.
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
engine | engine | menu | LIBMV | LIBMV (libmv (Blender)), BUILTIN (builtin (NumPy)) | ||
motion_model | motion model | menu | AUTO | AUTO (from T/R/S), Loc (translate), LocRot (translate/rotate), LocScale (translate/scale), LocRotScale (translate/rotate/scale), Affine (affine), Perspective (perspective) | libmv pattern warp (the builtin engine tracks translation) | |
pretrack_filter | pre-track filter | menu | adjust_contrast | none, adjust_contrast (adjust contrast), median | pretrack_filter | |
pattern_source | pattern from | menu | KEYFRAME | KEYFRAME (keyframe), PREVIOUS (previous frame) | ||
max_error | max error | float | 0.2 | 0 to 1 | max_error | Stop a track when 1 - correlation exceeds this |
warn_error | warn error | float | 0.1 | 0 to 1 | warn_error | |
pattern_size | pattern size | float | 30 | 4 to 200 | ||
search_size | search size | float | 80 | 6 to 400 | ||
transform_mode | transform | menu | NONE | NONE (none), STABILIZE (stabilize), MATCHMOVE (match-move), REMOVE_JITTER (remove jitter), ADD_JITTER (add jitter) | transform | |
reference_frame | reference frame | float | 1 | -100000 to 100000 (integer) | reference_frame | |
smooth_t | smooth T | float | 0 | 0 to 50 (integer) | ||
smooth_r | smooth R | float | 0 | 0 to 50 (integer) | ||
smooth_s | smooth S | float | 0 | 0 to 50 (integer) | ||
translate | translate | vector ×2 | 0, 0 | -2000 to 2000 | translate | |
rotate | rotate | float | 0 | -180 to 180 | rotate | Degrees, counter-clockwise |
scale | scale | wh ×2 | 1, 1 | 0 to 4 | scale | |
center | center | vector ×2 | 960, 540 | 0 to 4096 | center | |
filter | filter | menu | CUBIC | IMPULSE (Impulse), CUBIC (Cubic), KEYS (Keys), SIMON (Simon), RIFMAN (Rifman), MITCHELL (Mitchell), PARZEN (Parzen), NOTCH (Notch), LANCZOS4 (Lanczos4), LANCZOS6 (Lanczos6), SINC4 (Sinc4) | filter | |
clamp | clamp | bool | false | clamp | ||
black_outside | black outside | bool | true | black_outside | ||
motionblur | motionblur | float | 0 | 0 to 4 | motionblur | |
shutter | shutter | float | 0.5 | 0 to 2 | shutter | |
shutter_offset | shutter offset | menu | START | CENTRED (centred), START (start), END (end), CUSTOM (custom) | shutteroffset | |
channels | channels | menu | all | rgba, rgb, alpha, all, none | Layer the op applies to: rgb, rgba, alpha, all, none, <layer> or <layer>.<ch> | |
mask_channel | mask | menu | none | none, rgba.alpha, rgba.red, rgba.green, rgba.blue | Mask channel, e.g. rgba.alpha (none = no mask) | |
inject | inject | bool | false | Copy the mask into mask.a for nodes downstream | ||
invert_mask | invert | bool | false | |||
fringe | fringe | bool | false | Only apply the effect at the edges of the mask | ||
mix | mix | float | 1 | 0 to 1 |
Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gl_color | Viewer Controls Color | float ×3 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 to 1 | ||
postage_stamp_frame | Static Frame | int | 1 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
lifetimeStart | Lifetime Start | int | 0 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
lifetimeEnd | Lifetime End | int | 100 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
useLifetime | Use Lifetime | boolean | false | |||
cached | Cached | boolean | false | |||
bookmark | Bookmark | boolean | false | |||
dope_sheet | Dope Sheet | boolean | false | |||
clone_group | Clone Group | string | ||||
link_source | Link Source | string | ||||
link_overrides | Link Overrides | string | ||||
split_views | Split Views | string | ||||
skew_x | Skew X | float | 0 | -3.4028234663852886e+38 to 3.4028234663852886e+38 | skewX | |
skew_y | Skew Y | float | 0 | -3.4028234663852886e+38 to 3.4028234663852886e+38 | skewY | |
skew_order | Skew Order | enum | XY | XY, YX | ||
invert_matrix | Invert | boolean | false | invert_matrix | ||
shutter_custom_offset | Custom Offset | float | 0 | -3.4028234663852886e+38 to 3.4028234663852886e+38 | ||
unpremult | (Un)premult by | enum | none | none, rgba.alpha | ||
invert_unpremult | invert | boolean | false | (Un)premultiply by 1 - alpha | ||
tracks_data | Tracks | string | [] |
Knob names in .nk scripts
| .nk knob | Knob here |
|---|---|
transform | transform_mode |
skewX | skew_x |
skewY | skew_y |
shutteroffset | shutter_offset |
Other .nk knobs use the same name here. See .nk import.
Examples
Open these from Help › Examples…, or from the ? menu in this node's Properties panel.
- Tracker to CornerPin (
examples/transform/tracker_cornerpin.oink): Four points tracked on a moving plate, exported as an animated CornerPin that carries a text patch along with the move.