CC Cylinder Effect in After Effects

by | Aug 17, 2023 | Adobe After Effects, Tutorials

Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Use The CC Cylinder Effect

Description:
This tutorial will show you how to use the CC Cylinder Effect in After Effects CC 2023 to wrap and animate text around graphics such as a logo.

CC Cylinder Settings Used in Tutorial:
Radius: 116
Position Z: 70
Rotation X: 20 Degrees
Lighting: Set all to lowest value
Shading: Set all to lowest value

Font Used in Tutorial:
https://fonts.google.com/?query=londrina

Chapters:
00:00  Intro: About This Tutorial
00:14  Composition Settings
00:25  Create New Comp For Text
00:49  Enter the ‘Repeat’ Expression
01:09  Add CC Cylinder (Effects & Presets)
01:22  Customize CC Cylinder (Effect Controls)
01:41  How To Animate CC Cylinder
01:57  Add loopOut() Expression
02:16  Finishing Touches: Fill, Drop Shadow, Turbulent Displace
02:42  Turbulent Displace Settings
03:12  Mask Behind Logo

Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)

  1. How To Use the CC Cylinder Effect:

    1. Open or Create a Composition
    2. Add background elements and graphics such as a logo to wrap text around
    3. Create a New Composition for Text (I used 2160 x 600 px)
    4. Add Text
    5. Repeat Text To Fill Tutorial (Opt/Alt + Click on Source Text and enter repeat(#)

    How To Animate CC Cylinder:

    1. Drag CTI to the beginning of the Timeline
    2. Go to Effect Controls
    3. Click on stopwatch next Rotation Y to add a keyframe
    4. Move CTI forward to 7 Second Mark
    5. Enter 1 in the Rotation y values to rotate 1 x 360 degrees
    6. Press Option or Alt
    7. Click on the Stopwatch for Rotation Y
    8. Enter loopOut() to loop endlessly
    9. Press SpaceBar to preview animation

    Finishing Touches:

    1. Add Fill to control the color of text
    2. Add Drop-shadow for styling
    3. Add Turbulent Displace to add character and wiggle
      1. Change Amount To 5
      2. Option click on ‘Random Seed’
      3. Enter time*5 to animate Turbulent Displace

    How To Mask CC Cylinder Text Behind Object:

    1. Select CC Cylinder Text Layer
    2. Select Pen Tool (G)
    3. Create a Mask where the text intersects object/logo
    4. Change Mask to Subtract

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