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The Planar control panel runs the show for creating and tracking 2- and 3-D planar trackers. See also Planar Options and I Don't See the Planar Room.
The mouse operations of the camera view are taken over by the Planar Control Panel when it is open and active. See Planar Trackers in the Camera View for details.
The Planar control panel contains a standard play area at the top; these are not discussed further here.
Planar trackers also utilize the Key Every setting that appears only on the regular tracking panel.
Create. Mode Button. Once turned on, click four times in the camera view to create a planar tracker. It then turns off. Hold down the 'C' key and left-click to begin creating a planar tracker also.
Delete. Button (also Delete key). Deletes the selected tracker(s) or other objects.
If nothing is selected when the button is clicked, then delete-tracker-mode is
entered or left. In this mode, simply clicking or lassoing a tracker deletes it, which is helpful when cleaning up autotracks before they have been solved. Delete- tracker-mode is automatically exited when this tracker panel is closed (even if a new one opens immediately thereafter).
Channel Select. Flyout button. Selects the channel(s) used internally for tracking.
The multicolor display shown here is for full RGB tracking. Red, green, or blue options are available, as well as the default monochrome and alpha . Note that RGB processing predictably requires about 3 times as long for the affected stages of processing. Don't forget the Shot Settings panel's Keep Alpha checkbox when using the alpha channel.
RGB Display Enable. or Button. Determines whether the tracker mini-view shows the full RGB image (ie with the RGB icon shown first), or just the channel actually being used with the monochrome icon.
Lock. Button. Lock or unlock the tracker. Lock the tracker to prevent changes when tracking is complete. Not animated.
Color. Rectangular swatch. Sets the display color of the tracker for the camera, perspective, and 3-D views.
Auto-Mask Mode. Flyout button. Auto-Mask is disabled, enabled in monochrome mode, or enabled in RGB mode in the three icons shown.
Direction. Button. Configures the tracker for forwards or backwards tracking: it will only track when playing or stepping in the selected direction.
Enable. Button. Animated control turns tracker on or off. Turn off when tracker gets blocked by something or goes offscreen, turn back on when it becomes visible again. Right-click, shift-right, and control-right delete a key, truncate, or delete all keys, respectively.
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