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2.
Browse through the errors in sequence by
pressing Next under the list.
3. When you’ve selected an error, the associated
tracke r gizmo is selected and brought into view
andthemovieissettotheframeatwhichthe
potential error was detected.
4. If there is indeed an error, adjust the gizmo
in the Movie window to correct it, and place
anewkeyframe.
5. If inspection shows that there isn’t an error,
the thresholds may be set too finely, so try
adjusting the ass ociated threshold and running
CheckStatusagain.Thisisoftenagoodway
tocalibratethethresholdsforyourscene,but
be careful not to increase them too m uch and
miss a real error.
6. To clear an entry out of the list, press the Clear
button. Thisisbasicallyacosmeticaction
thatremovesitemsfromthelistthatyou’ve
either fixed or determined are not errors while
working through the potential errors. If you
perform a Check Status again, some of the
errors may show up as well.
Interfa ce
Co mplete Tracking—Searches for unknow n
positions in enabled trackers and undertakes
tracking for those frames. It performs this
optimally, and only tracks the frames for which
enabled trackers have no position data.
Track ing Status group
Che ck St atu s —Scans for tracking errors and
untracked frames. It displays two lines of
information underneath it in the Status box:
Incomplete—Lists the tracker numbers w ith
untracked fr ames in their active fr ame ranges.
Err ors—Lists the tracker numbers containing one
or more tracking errors as determined by the
current e rror threshold settings.
Tracking Error Review group
Displaysallthepotentialerrorsinalist.Foreach
errorthelistshowsatrackernumber,errorframe
and details about the er ror. The details include
a code identifying the thresholds and the error
measure.