How to Mimic this Effect...

[FSMBP]

Hi guys - I'm perplexed about this, so I figure I'd ask the helpful people of MacRumors!

I wanted to know to micmic the effect found in this video (skip in 45 seconds in, it's only for 3 seconds): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEy-lCk0eLc

More specifically, this is what I want to know:

1. How to motion track a graphic & have it stay in a position after the tracking points disappear
2. How to create a design like that & have it animate like it did (like vines growing/receding)

I know that's a lot of stuff to ask, but ANY help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

(By the way, I'm at school, so I have access to Motion & After Effects)

 

[grooveattack]

in after effects you should be able to motion track any point in that frame and use its motion information on the vines.
(motion track a null object on the pan and use that information??? correct me if thats complete rubbish anyone)

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forget everything i said. here you go:

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/evolution_preview/

 

[mBox]

the vector vine can be done in After Effects using animated masking or animated paintbrush set to reverse (as a mask).
the motion track on this one is actually simple and dont require any tracking just some frame by frame previewing.
but if it had more movement in all axis then yes Motion track it.

 

[FSMBP]

I will have to mess around in After Effects then. Thanks a lot, guys!

 

[mBox]

I will have to mess around in After Effects then. Thanks a lot, guys!

A tip on the vines part. take original vine graphic into photoshop and break it into layers.
plan it out as to how you want the vines to animate as it grows.
bring it all into AE in layers and precomp each layer for masking.
this way you get all of them sitting in the right spot.