auto detect and auto pan to soccer ball in video

[jimjaustin]

i'd like to set up a 4K video camera in the corner of a soccer field and just let it record. afterwards i'd like to use a video editor to zoom in to a smaller (1080) area where the ball is and auto pan to follow it. this takes too long to do manually! do you know any software that will track the ball (or movement of people) and zoom into that area generating a 1080 or 720 output of the action around the ball? if not automatically, do you have any suggestions on the fastest/easiest way to do this? thanks!

 

[JTMulcahy]

The only suggestion I can offer at this moment would be to download the trial for After Effects and use the motion tracking tool to track the ball's motion. You can also zoom in and out as needed, but that'd most likely be something you need to manually do.

 

[TheTigersuitGuy]

Ether After Effects or Corel Video Studio Pro is capable of motion tracking, which will be able to produce the shot you're looking for.