A Surprising Free Alternative for Surface Tracking @SternFX

Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

Track warped and organic surfaces for free, without plugins and without traditional tracking. In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you how to use EbSynth inside an After Effects workflow to stick graphics to deforming surfaces, and when this method works best compared to premium tools.

LINKS:
ebsynth.com/app
borisfx.com/products/mocha-pro
aescripts.com/lockdown
Footage curtesy of @luisawinters

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00:00 - Intro
00:22 - 3rd Party Tools
01:17 - The Misson
01:42 - Using EbSynth
03:18 - Prep in After Effects
04:41 - Exporting to After Effects
05:51 - Comp the result

A Surprising Free Alternative for Surface Tracking

$I Tried This New AE Tool and It Blew My Mind I tested the new Atom AI tool inside After Effects and it is wild. Watch how it builds animations, shape rigs, and data driven setups while I guide you through the best workflow and a few caveats you should know. Get Atom: https://tryatom.ai/ Atom on X: https://x.com/daveylovescode 👉 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL ⏵ http://instagram.com/sternfx1 ⏵ http://facebook.com/sternfx ⏵ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sternfx/ 🎥 IN-DEPTH TRAINING School Of Motion: https://som.bz/eran LinkedIn Learning: https://bit.ly/linkedin_sternfx Website: http://sternfx.co.uk 00:00 - What you will learnb 00:00 - What you will learn 01:48 - Get Atom 02:43 - Using Atom 03:31 - Infinite fractal zoom 04:46 - Something thats never been attempted before 05:50 - Adding reference file 06:39 - Create an animated icon 08:45 - After Effects Insider 09:44 - DNA Helix 10:45 - Spirograph shapes 12:01 - Texture TIlte 12:48 - Conclusion$

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