Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2025.5
Boris FX has released Mocha Pro 2025.5, the latest version of the planar tracking software.
The update adds a new AI-based Face Detection system, extends the existing AI rotoscoping workflow and 3D tracking toolset, and makes it possible to batch exports from the software.
The price of the software has risen since the previous release.
New AI Face Detection system
New features in Mocha Pro 2025.5 include Face Detection, described as a new AI masking tool.
It actually does rather more than just masking, using machine learning to automatically detect and track every human face in a shot.
By default, the mask generated is a simple ellipse, suitable for applying a blur or mosaic effect to hide a person’s identity.
For beauty work, the shape can be edited manually or have holdouts added for individual facial features, as shown in the video above.
Updates to Matte Assist ML feature
The existing Matte Assist ML (MAML) system, part of the AI-based roto system introduced in Mocha Pro 2025, has also been updated.
Changes include the option to convert any reference spline into a MAML matte, or to create a reference spline from any frame of the MAML matte.
It is also now possible to render MAML masks to interlaced output in After Effects.
Other changes: updates to 3D tracking and export workflow
The new 3D tracking toolset introduced in Mocha Pro 2024 gets a new Locked Shot option, for solving for moving objects in static camera shots.
It is also possible to snap imported USD objects to 3D tracked objects.
The Export dialog has been reworked, making it possible to save export options as presets, and to queue multiple exports and batch them to disk.
Presets and batch settings are saved in JSON format, making it possible to edit them externally when integrating Mocha Pro into a production pipeline.
Prices up since the previous release
As other recent Boris FX releases, the price of the software has risen since Mocha Pro 2025.
Mocha Pro is available as a standalone app or a plugin: there are separate plugins for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, for Avid Media Composer, and for OFX-compatible software.
A new perpetual licence costs $765 for the Adobe, Avid or OFX plugins, up $70 since the previous release; $1,095 for all the plugins, up $100 since the previous release; or $1,645 for the standalone edition plus all of the plugins, up $150.
Monthly subscriptions cost $48/month for the individual plugins, up $11/month; $64/month for all the plugins, up $15/month; or $96/month for the standalone app, up $21/month.
Annual subscriptions cost $325/year for the individual plugins, up $30/year; $435/year for all the plugins, up $40/year; or $655/year for the standalone app, up $60/year.
Pricing and system requirements
Mocha Pro 2025.5 is available as a standalone application, and as Adobe, Avid and OFX plugins. The standalone edition is compatible with Windows 10+, RHEL/CentOS 7-9 Linux and macOS 12.7.6+.
The plugins are compatible with After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2023+, Media Composer 2022+, Nuke 13+, Flame 2023+, DaVinci Resolve and Fusion Studio 18+, and Vegas Pro 21+.
You can find current pricing in the story above.
Read an overview of the new features in Mocha Pro 2025 on Boris FX’s blog
Read a full list of new features in Mocha Pro 2025.5 in the online release notes
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