Since every control is fully animatable and keyframable within After Effects, the possibilities are endless.Īn animated alphabet sequence from A-Z is mapped in time and color according to the displacement layer Map the displacement layer values to icon layer transparency. Map the displacement layer values to icon layer time.
Set color swatches and use them to map displacement layer values to icon layer coloring. Toggle a border on and off and specify its color. Adjust the rotation, scale and time offsets. Control the intensity of the effect independent of the displacement layer. Toggle between rotation, scale, both or none for the displacement effect. Specify both an icon layer and displacement layer and set the number of units. Motion Mosaic offers a set of powerful features for generating truly unique effects. The result is an effect that would otherwise be impossible to create programmatically and unlike anything you’ve seen before.Īn icon layer can be rotated and / or scaled through a displacement layer
You can even offset the icon layer’s animation according to the displacement layer so that brighter pixel values display earlier icon animation frames while darker pixel values display later ones. However, the magic to this effect is the ability to randomly offset the icon layer’s animation not only by a random time value but also by the number of units. For instance, the brighter the pixel value, the more rotation or scaling is done to the icon layer. Motion Mosaic operates by generating a mosaic of numerous copies of the icon layer and then manipulating them according to the displacement layer’s corresponding pixel luminance value.