# Motion tracking online: make text and highlights follow a moving object

> Drag a box around the thing you want to point at, pick a mark, and it stays on that thing while it moves: a circle, a box, corner brackets, a spotlight, an arrow, a name tag, a zoom lens or a blur.

Circle a player, pin a name tag to a person or keep an arrow on a car. Drag a box around it and the mark follows it through the video. In your browser, free.

- Page: https://cutluma.com/tools/motion-tracking
- Open in the editor: https://cutluma.com/editor?guest=1&tool=tracking
- Access: Free, no credit card, runs in the browser
- Maker: CutLuma (https://cutluma.com/)

## How it works

1. **Drop in your video** — Sports clips, street interviews, product demos, drone shots.
2. **Drag a box around the thing** — Then pick the mark and its colour, and add a label if you want one.
3. **It follows** — The tracker writes keyframes through the clip. Drag the mark at any moment to correct it.

## Why CutLuma for this

- **Two kinds of tracking** — Follow a moving thing (a person, a car, a ball), or follow a place in the scene while the camera moves.
- **Any layer can follow** — Your own text, a sticker, a logo or a shape can be told to follow something too.
- **Faces are automatic** — “Highlight faces” finds every face and keeps a ring, a name tag or an emoji on it.

## FAQ

**Is it free?**

Yes. Tracking runs in your browser on your own computer, with nothing to install.

**How accurate is it?**

On a clear, detailed subject it stays within a few pixels. It can lose a subject that is hidden, leaves the frame or looks like its neighbours; the editor tells you how confident it was, and you can fix any keyframe by dragging.

**How long does it take?**

A few seconds for a short clip: about a second of work per second of video on a normal laptop.

**Can I track through a cut?**

Track each shot separately. A mark starts at the playhead and runs to the end of the clip under it.