Editors

Header Tools and Options

The Movie Clip Editor has two modes, and is three editors in one. So we have to explain the single header tools and options at a one by one base.

min readUp to date for

5.1

draft

Movie Clip Editor - Header

The Movie Clip Editor has two modes, and is three editors in one. So we have to explain the single header tools and options at a one by one base.

Tracking mode - Clip submode

Movie Clip property

Available in Tracking in Clip mode and Mask mode.

This property contains the list of loaded movie clips. When no movie clip is loaded or active, then it displays the Open Buttons. When a movie clip is loaded and active, then it displays the name of the currently active movie clip.

From left to right ...

Entry	What it does
List of clips in the scene	This is a list of the movie clips in the scene. Allows you to witch to other images. · Search form: Search for specific clips.
Clip Edit Box	The name of the currently selected movie clip. You can rename the movie clip here too.
Number of Fake Users	In case this file has a fake user assigned, then this number displays the number of fake users.
Fake User	With this button you assign a fake user to this selected image. Data, like images, that is not longer linked to anything else gets removed when you save and reload a scene. Bforartists has the concept of fake users to go around this behavior. An image with a fake user is in fact linked to something. And so it is not lost when you save and reload the scene.
Open	Open a new movie clip.

Remove

Removes the movie clip. Note that it will not be removed when it has a fake user assigned. Then the clip becomes simply inactive. You can still use it from the list again.

Pivot Point

Adjust the pivot point for transform operations. The names should be self explaining.

Solve Error

Read only. The solve error for the current tracking.

Toggle Lock Selection

With lock to selection disabled the viewport stands still and the markers moves. With lock to selection enabled the view is centered at the current selected marker, and the video moves around.

Available in Tracking in Clip mode and Mask mode.

Clip Display

Display options for the tracking footage.

Entry	What it does
R G B	Display the red green and blue channels of the footage
BW	Display the footage in black and white.
Mute Footage	Hide the footage.
Render Undistorted	Render Preview undistorted.
Show Metadata	Shows the metadata of the clip if available.
Show Stable	Show stable footage in editor. Stabilization needs to be enabled.
Grid	Displays a red grid over the footage that displays the lens distortion.
Aspect Ratio X Y	The aspect ratio to display the footage.

Tracking mode - Graph submode

Tools to refine and modify the markers.

Refine Markers Backwards

Refine selected markers position by running the tracker from tracks reference to current frame.

Entry	What it does
Clear Track Path Backwards	Clear tracks before the current position.
Track Markers Backwards	Track selected markers backwards.
Track Markers Sequence Backwards	Track selected marker sequence backwards.
Track Markers Sequence Forwards	Track selected marker sequence forwards.
Track Markers Forwards	Track selected markers forwards.
Clear Track Path Forwards	Clear tracks after the current position.
Refine Markers Forwards	Refine selected markers position by running the tracker from tracks reference to current frame.
Only selected	Only display channels relating to the current objects and data.
Display Hidden	Display also channels from objects/bones that are not visible.
Show Frames	Show curve for per frame average error. Camera motion should be solved first.
Show Track Motion	Display the speed curves for the selected tracks. Red is X direction. Green is Y direction.
Show Tracks Error	Display the reprojection error curve for the selected tracks.
Show Gizmo	Display gizmos.

Gizmos

Viewport Gizmos

Navigate

Show the navigate viewport gizmos.

Tracking mode - Dope Sheet submode

Tools to refine and modify the markers.

Refine Markers Backwards

Refine selected markers position by running the tracker from tracks reference to current frame.

Entry	What it does
Clear Track Path Backwards	Clear tracks before the current position.
Track Markers Backwards	Track selected markers backwards.
Track Markers Sequence Backwards	Track selected marker sequence backwards.
Track Markers Sequence Forwards	Track selected marker sequence forwards.
Track Markers Forwards	Track selected markers forwards.
Clear Track Path Forwards	Clear tracks after the current position.
Refine Markers Forwards	Refine selected markers position by running the tracker from tracks reference to current frame.
Only selected	Only display channels relating to the current objects and data.
Display Hidden	Display also channels from objects/bones that are not visible.

Dope Sheet Sort Field

The method to sort the channels in dope sheet view.

Invert Dope Sheet Sort

Invert the dope sheet sorting.