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Release News: mocha v3.2 public beta
Today we are happy to be releasing a public beta version of mocha Pro and mocha AE v3.2. This new point release includes significant features and fixes for all users.
Global character & keyboard support: Unicode-enabled, supporting project, footage, layer names and file paths in any language.
- Fixes licensing deactivation issues related to OS X Mountain Lion
- Fixes tracking export issues with interlaced projects for AE and FCP.
- Fixes in stabilized and inverted tracking export
- 3D Camera exporter now exports nulls with names and accuracy
identifiers to both AE and FBX/Nuke.
- Many more improvements in all areas of the software.
This release will work with existing mocha Pro v3.x and mocha AE 3.x licenses.
Customers running mocha AE CS6 from Adobe would need to upgrade or request trial to run beta.The
3D importer for After Effects plug-in does not need a license, but the new naming functionality will only work with the pre-release
mocha Pro/AE v3.2 and
mocha 3d importer 1.1.
Disclaimer: This is pre-release beta software for testing purposes and may not be suitable for use in a production environment.
To participate in the public beta program, you must
log-in to our user forums.
Please enjoy and your participation is greatly appreciated!.
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Imagineer Systems announced today that a new point release will be available for download on November 5, 2012. This new point release offers many customer requested improvements and significant new features for After Effects, Nuke, and Assimilate Scratch Users.
Version 3.1 will work with existing v3 licenses. No new license activation is required.
What’s New in mocha Pro v3.1
- Greatly improved Lens Module
- Ability to import and use External Distortion Maps in all mocha Pro modules
- Ability to export rasterized Distortion Maps for Nuke, Fusion, Flame and more.
- Support for export to new mocha Lens plug-in for After Effects.
- 3D Camera export to HitFilm2 from FXhome
- RED (R3D) file support
- Export colored roto shapes directly to Nuke and After Effects (or render externally)
- Seamlessly export Planar Tracking data to ASSIMILATE SCRATCH 7
What’s New in mocha AE v3.1
- mocha AE v3.1 strengthens its toolset with a workflow for handling lens distorted footage and format support enhancements including:
- New Lens Module for analyzing and calibrating clips;
- New mocha Lens plug-in for After Effects users, enabling artists to paste lens data directly to the After Effects timeline to distort or undistort layers. mocha Lens is a free plug-in and works with Adobe CS4-CS6.
- RED (R3D) file support;
- Ability to export color roto shapes to mocha shape for AE plug-in.
- 3D Camera Export to HitFilm 2 Ultimate
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Special Offer on Educational Sales for Students and Teachers:
$99/per seat on all mocha Pro education sales
- Fixed price per seat (node or float).
- Offer limited from September 1-20, 2012
Who qualifies for academic discounts?
- University, College students & faculty members
- High School students & faculty members
- Non-profit organizations
How do I qualify?
- Fax or email your ID or non-profit certification (fax +1 310-450-4444) or email sales
- Add “Academic Discount Request” as text heading and include your email
- When approved, you’ll be able to purchase Mocha Pro from our Website.
Imagineer Systems, Ltd. reserves the right to deny authorization for academic pricing.
Continue reading “50% off Mocha Pro Academic”…
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mocha v3.0.2 is now available for all owners of mocha Pro v3 or mocha AE v3.
This new release has new features based on user feedback and many valuable fixes to improve your workflow.
What’s New:
- Preference to use for Nudge vs Advance Frame hot key
- Preference to launch mocha AE v3 or mocha Pro v3 from After Effects CS6 Animation menu.
- Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete keys from Dopesheet
- Marquee to multi-select control points with Shift key
- Speed and accuracy improvements in 3D Camera Solver
To install, launch mocha v3 and select Check Now in Software Updates.
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| Imagineer Systems mocha news bites for July.
Case study
Identity FX and Green Lantern |
“What people don’t realize is, it’s most often the simplest of scenes thatare the most complex to recreate in 3D space. In Green Lantern, recreating the kitchen scene was much more difficult than the action shots because the challenge wasn’t to make things pop out of the screen, but to create a truly immersive experience, like the viewer is in the kitchen. mocha is huge component of what we do on shots like this.” - Leo Vezzali, Identity FX read more
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New video tutorial
Face tracking & mochaImport from MamoWorld |
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In this tutorial, Mathias Moehl shows how he used mocha for face tracking and his After Effects script mochaImport to assist in this “monster-face” distortion technique. If you have never watched Mathias’ tutorials, they are well done and offer useful tips, tricks and a bit of political humor. Make sure to visit MamoWorld for more tutorials and information on Mathias’ excellent AE scripts.

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| New course from CGS Workshops Rotoscoping with mocha taught by Steve Wright |
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Computer Graphics Society invites you to join Steve Wright, senior visual effects compositor and master trainer for a 4 week course on rotoscoping with mocha. Beyond how to rotoscope and track, students will also learn core rotoscoping skills that can be ported to any rotoscoping program – keyframing strategies, shape breakdowns, how to inspect your own roto work, and much more. Starts August 8, 2011.learn more |
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| new release! version 2.6 for mocha, mocha Pro & mocha AE
improved Nuke support, faster tracking & stability improvements |
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New point release for all current mocha products:
- Nuke Roto Export Improvements: now supports a 1:1 keyframe relationship between mocha and Nuke 6.2 roto keyframes.
- Tracking on Windows Speed Improvements: multiprocessing optimization on Windows operating systems result in faster tracking speeds.
- New SSF Batch Export Feature: ability to export unlimited roto layers in popular Shake .SSF format
- Improved After Effects tracking export
- Project Save and Load Speed Improvements
- General Stability & Bug fixes
· Upgrade is free to all customers with a valid mocha v2.x, mocha Pro, and mocha AE v2.5 license or support contract.
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Free mocha Pro webinar tomorrow
Register now:
VFX techniques with mocha Pro webinar
What: a free live online webinar with instructor, Ben Brownlee of Curious Turtle Training
When: December 16, 2010 @ 10:00 AM PST to 11:30 AM PST – Convert Timezone
Register: New Media Webinars
AGENDA
- * How is planar tracker different from other types of tracking?
* Identifying the best planes to track – even when they are not directly linked to our target.
* When to split tracking data from the shapes you want to work on.
* The principle behind removing elements from a shot.
* Removing a lens flare from footage shot with a moving camera.
* Stabilizing shots with the Stabilize module.
DURATION
90 Minutes
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Visual Effects Artists, Video Editors, After Effects Users, Final Cut Studio Users, Online Editors, Compositors, VFX Producers, Mocha Users, Mokey Users
PREREQUISITE
Understanding some of the basics of compositing (layers, motion tracking, masks) would be useful as would a basic understanding of the Mocha interface.
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