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title: tracking-shape
framework: professional-video-applications
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path: professional-video-applications/tracking-shape
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# tracking-shape

## tracking-shape

tracking-shape Define a shape that the object-tracker uses to match the movement of an object.

Overview

In Final Cut Pro, users can track the shape-mask of a video effect such as a blur, highlight, or color effect to a moving object in a video clip.

Use the `tracking-shape` element to define the shape that the [object-tracker](/documentation/professional-video-applications/object-tracker) element uses to match the movement of a moving object in a video clip. Each object-tracker element consists of one or more tracking shapes.