Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 Posted by Jim Thacker

Imagineer Systems unveils new versions of mocha


The mocha Pro launch video. Imagineer Systems releases an update at NAB next week.

Imagineer Systems has announced new versions of its roto and tracking products. The company will showcase new versions of mocha and mocha Pro at NAB next week, and preview its After Effects edition mocha AE v3.

There isn’t a lot of info about new features in the news release below, although the company has announced discount pricing for the duration of the show. mocha and mocha Pro have previously been used on movies including The Black Swan and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

PRESS RELEASE (Excerpts)
Imagineer Systems today announced its new product and partnership plans for NAB 2011 convention in Las Vegas, NV next week (April 11 – 14, 2011). In its booth #SL3327H in the Plug-In Pavilion, Imagineer Systems will showcase new versions of mocha™ and mocha Pro™ and unveil future technology demos of mocha AE™. mocha Pro is the planar tracking, roto and removal tool that dramatically reduces the manual labor associated with visual effects and stereo conversion projects. The new release also greatly improves roto support for Nuke compositing workflow. A technology demonstration of mocha AE v3 will feature exciting new 3D layer and camera export support for After Effects users.

mocha Pro: Newest Version, More Streamlined
Leveraging more than 8 years of engineering research and development, mocha Pro delivers the Planar Tracker™ and rotoscoping tools from its award winning mocha, and adds compositing tools for match moving, auto image and wire removal, clean plate generation, lens distortion correction and stabilization, to deliver an all-in-one master VFX tool set. Built on Imagineer Systems’ award-winning 2.5D planar tracking technology, and integrated with its signature insertion and placement, removal and stabilization tools, mocha Pro offers digital media artists a powerful, intuitive and innovative planar tracking-based solution with a streamlined interface, accelerated workflow and the power to easily manipulate and track shots not possible with traditional solutions.

Pricing and Availability
Imagineer Systems is offering a limited time NAB 2011 show special, with discounted prices available from April 11th through April 22nd, 2011. Show specials include:

mocha Pro
Single seat nodelocked or single floating license: $995
3 pack floating license: $2,895
5 pack floating license: $4,795

mocha AE
$100 off single user nodelocked license: $149

Read full details of mocha Pro