IBC 2012: Quantel gets mocha tracker

7th September, 2012: At IBC 2012 Quantel announced that it has integrated Imagineer Systems' mocha Planar Tracker into the Quantel color and finishing toolset. mocha is widely recognized as the most versatile and precise tracker available, and is the perfect partner to Quantel's integrated point-based tracker. The mocha Planar Tracker will be a free upgrade for all systems running V5 software from the end of October.

The mocha Planar Tracker is fully integrated into the Quantel multilayer timeline so is instantly available whatever the task being undertaken. For example, if a face in a shot needs brightening up, the colorist draws a curved shape around the face, selects mocha with one touch which simply tracks the face throughout the clip. A mask is automatically generated, through which the color change can be applied.

mocha offers a range of sophisticated tracking options - scale, rotation, shear and perspective, achieving great results on complex tracks where the subject is moving in two and three dimensions.

"mocha's terrier-like tracking capabilities are a great addition to the Quantel color and finishing toolset and will make post sessions even more productive and creative," said Steve Owen, Quantel Marketing Director.

"mocha has been embraced by many of Hollywood's most renowned and talented visual effects and post production artists and has played a key role in some of the most sophisticated, high-end VFX pipelines in the industry," added Ross Shain, chief marketing officer, Imagineer Systems. "Quantel has long established itself as the elite high end finishing system in the industry. Partnering with them to bring our Planar Tracker to its customer base is tremendous validation for what we've accomplished with mocha. We're honoured to be working with them and look forward to seeing customers' reaction at IBC 2012."