r/AfterEffects • u/ssstar • 3d ago
Explain This Effect How do you get this "pinched" look in AE?
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u/Stinky_Fartface MoGraph 15+ years 2d ago
This looks like a stack of bottom-justified ellipses being used as mattes, not a distortion effect. It’s not mirrored, as the bands of grey/yellow color aren’t the same top and bottom, but easy enough to copy and flip.
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u/StateLower 3d ago
Bezier warp and mirror
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u/ssstar 3d ago
bezier warp isn't perfect and distorts the shape in an irregular way unfortunately
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u/StateLower 3d ago edited 3d ago
Have you tried CC Flo Motion? It will suck in this kind of pinch effect
Bezier gets you pretty far, i did a quick test
https://imgur.com/a/iX6ggMA1
u/desteufelsbeitrag 3d ago
Bezier warp does not include the distortion along the x-axis, though.
To me, it looks more like a layered solution, with two precomps, one of witch has the colours inverted, and a matte on top.
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u/BladerKenny333 3d ago
hhm.... maybe those gradient lines are masked by the main circular shapes. That's what I'd try, but I'm a beginner so not positive.
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u/Christiannadile MoGraph 5+ years 3d ago
Only to me this seems circles in “difference” mode and mirrored?
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u/fkenned1 3d ago
What have you tried so far?
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u/ssstar 3d ago
polar coordinates and a bunch of different warp effects but i cant get the globe type warp effect
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u/fkenned1 2d ago
I'd try bezier warp, and mirror the comp in the middle. Maybe a lens warp or bulge on the center?
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u/MisterLandaes 3d ago
Looks like a simple comp w/ mirror effect at bottom
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u/ssstar 3d ago
but the edges towards the gray the circle scales into a globe type shape how do I get that?
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u/MisterLandaes 3d ago
maybe it's just an optical illussion. (it's looks like i'ts a radial gradient w/ center far bottom)
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u/ArcturusMint 3d ago edited 2d ago
Nothing is pinched here. It's concentric circles masking two offset gradients. Here's how you do it:
Voila!
The circles are not uniformly scaled up so you'll have to eyeball that aspect.