Aescripts 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.

Tracery is a powerful After Effects plugin designed to automatically track objects or regions via color keying and generate highly customizable graphical overlays. Create intricate visual clutter, data-driven schematics, tracker visualizations, and stylized motion graphics elements directly from your footage.
Key Features
Automated Color Region Tracking: Track color spots and regions without traditional keyframing—simply select a color, and Tracery automatically tracks it throughout your composition.
Dynamic Visualization System: Generate responsive overlays that automatically adapt to moving targets throughout your composition.
Multi-Target Support: Track and visualize up to 512 objects simultaneously with individual styling for each tracked element. Need more? Simply add another layer with the plugin.
Performance Optimization: Works in multi-threaded mode with adjustable quality settings to balance precision and render speed based on your project needs.
Seamless Integration: Works directly within After Effects' native environment—no external applications or data required.
Advanced Connection Algorithms: Choose from four connection types including Sequential, Star, Full mesh, and Minimum Spanning Tree for optimal visual layouts.
1.1 (Current version) - 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Fix: Resolved critical AE crash caused by outdated MSVCP140.dll library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