Tracery

Automate color-based object tracking and generate sophisticated, customizable visual overlays. Effortlessly produce complex visual noise, data-informed diagrams, tracking graphics, and stylish motion elements derived directly from your video content.

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Description
After Effects Plugin / v.1.0

Tracery

Tracery is a powerful plugin designed to automatically track objects or regions via color keying. Create intricate visual clutter, data-driven schematics, and stylized motion graphics elements directly from your footage.

  • Automated Color Region Tracking

    Track color spots and regions without traditional keyframing. Simply select a color, and Tracery automatically follows it throughout your composition.

  • Dynamic Visualization System

    Generate responsive overlays that automatically adapt to moving targets.

  • Multi-Target Support

    Track up to 512 objects simultaneously. Need more? Simply add another layer.

  • Performance Optimization

    Multi-threaded mode with adjustable quality settings to balance precision and render speed.

  • Seamless Integration

    Works directly within After Effects' native environment—no external apps required.

  • Advanced Connection Algorithms New

    Choose from Sequential, Star, Full mesh, and Minimum Spanning Tree for optimal layouts.

Color Keying & Detection

Advanced controls for isolating elements by color with adjustable threshold and blur. Includes mask preview.

Color Keying

Bounding Box Settings

Customizable rectangular overlays with adjustable borders, fill styles, opacity, and segmented corners.

Bounding Box

Text Coordinates

Display precise positional data showing X/Y coordinates for each region with typography control.

Text Coords

Center Markers

Visual reference points (Dot, Plus, Cross) with customizable colors and sizing options.

Center Markers

Connection Lines

Dynamic paths between tracked points including straight or curved lines.

  • Sequential: Chain/loop connections.
  • Star: Connects all to the first point.
  • Full: Complete graph mesh.
  • MST: Minimum Spanning Tree (optimal distance).
Connections

Arrows

Directional indicators with control over size, angle, positioning, and fill style.

Arrows

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Version History

1.1 -

Jun 3, 2025

New: Added 3 new line connection types:

- Star: All bounding box centers connect to the first (topmost) point, creating a star pattern with single hub

- Full: Each bounding box center connects to every other center, creating a complete graph pattern (most visually dense option)

- MST (Minimum Spanning Tree): Uses Prim's algorithm approximation to create optimal connections with minimum total distance, forming tree structure

Fix: Resolved critical AE crash caused by outdated MSVCP140.dll library

Fix: Fixed plugin compatibility issues when third-party OpenGL plugins were present in composition

Fix: Tracery log file no longer writes to desktop

1.0 -

May 9, 2025

Initial Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014