Imagineer Systems Product Manager Martin Brennand shows the essential differences between using a point tracker versus a planer tracker like the one in Mocha and Mocha Pro where he takes a look at hot to 3D camera solve what would be an extremely difficult shot for a typical point tracking system.

…Product Manager Martin Brennand takes you through using the mocha Camera Solver for a shot that is difficult to solve with point tracking…

Planar trackers basically work based on patterns or textures rather than points making it ideal for shots that have a bit of, or extreme motion blur, visual or grain noise, quick pans, or even for when objects leave the scene; All of these examples are where planar tracking really succeed and can make short work of tracking.