Mocha Pro

Mocha Pro is a software and plugin developed by Boris FX that specializes in planar motion tracking, rotoscoping, object removal, image stabilization, and PowerMesh organic warp tracking. It is positioned as an essential tool for visual effects and post-production tasks. According to the vendor, Mocha Pro is suitable for companies of all sizes, from small studios to large production houses. It is widely used by visual effects artists, post-production studios, film and television production companies, advertising agencies, and animation studios.

Key Features

Falloff Selection Tools: The selection tool in Mocha Pro now offers a falloff option, which the vendor claims makes it easier to manipulate organic roto and PowerMesh tracking. Users can adjust spline edges or clusters of PowerMesh vertices using the same tool, conveniently adjusting the radius and strength of the falloff as required.

Layer Spline Tools: Mocha Pro introduces new tools to manage layer spline workflows. Users can split contours into new layers while retaining original keyframes and tracking data. The snapshot duplicate feature creates clean duplicate splines based on the current frame. Users can also alter spline edges using edge offset properties and move inner and outer points together using the shrink and grow splines feature.

Tracking Tools: Mocha Pro introduces the merge tracks feature, allowing users to merge tracking data of multiple layers. The set tracked layer range feature enables users to set the layer range to the tracked keys on the timeline with one click. The grid scale feature allows users to adjust the size of the grid relative to the surface. The preview search area feature visualizes the search area in the Matte view options. Users can also lock a selected point in AdjustTrack and generate track data nodes inside the OFX plugin node interface for Nuke users.

Expanded Rendering Options: Mocha Pro introduces the static scene removal feature, enabling users to remove moving objects on static backgrounds in the Remove Module. The improved ROI fitting feature in the Insert Module makes it easier to crop a region of interest for PowerMesh and Grid warps.

PowerMesh: Mocha Pro's PowerMesh enables tracking of warped surfaces and organic objects, making it powerful for match moves and digital makeup shots. Users can render PowerMesh-driven inserts as composites or RGBA cutouts, output a reverse warp/stabilized view, and use PowerMesh to drive roto shapes with fewer keyframes. Mesh vertices can be exported to After Effects Nulls, Nuke tracking, or Alembic for 3D support.

Roto with Less Keyframes: Mocha Pro's masking workflow features tracked spline tools to speed up shape creation and reduce manual keyframes. Users can export or render roto to popular host applications. X-Splines and Bezier splines with magnetic edge-snapping assistance and an Area Brush tool help create detailed mask shapes. PowerMesh warped splines deliver accurate results when masking organic moving objects.

Plugin Option for Flexibility: Mocha Pro offers an integrated plugin option for efficient workflows using the host's media engine. It can be launched from within various host applications. The plugin can be purchased by host, and a multi-host plugin license is included with the standalone application and Boris FX Suite.

Remove Objects and Wires: Mocha Pro's Remove Module allows users to remove unwanted elements, wires, rigs, tracking marks, and 360 cameras. It automatically detects clean frames to blend and align pixels with little user input, providing an alternative to traditional clone techniques. The new "Static Scene" option enables users to remove objects in locked shots without tracking.

Screen Inserts and Match Moves: Mocha Pro's Insert Module enables accurate match moves and screen inserts with realistic motion blur or warped distortions. The module can be driven by PowerMesh and offers improved ROI compositing with high-quality sub-sampling and blend modes. The Grid Warp tool allows users to bend and deform insert elements to match curved and distorted surfaces.

Stabilize Camera or Object Motion: Mocha Pro's Stabilize Module can lock down camera motion or stabilize based on select tracking layers. Users can 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. The module offers a smooth option with selectable anchor frames to reduce high-frequency jitters. Users can also center, scale, or crop stabilized footage based on user-driven tracking.