After Effects CC 2022: How To Use CC Twister Effect
Description:
This tutorial will show you how to use the CC Twister Effect in Adobe After Effects CC 2022 which is a fun effect that twists objects from the front to the backside. The front may be a text layer and you can twist it to reveal a different backside.
CC Twister Properties:
Completion (This is the twist from front to back) 0 – 100%
Backside (select what is revealed after the twist is completed)
Shading (turn on or off)
Center (where the starting point is)
Axis (Rotation Wheel)
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Use the CC Twister Effect in Adobe After Effects CC 2022:
- Create a New Composition (Cmd + N)
- Add a new text layer with Fill
- Add a new text layer and turn off Fill but add Stroke (set width & color in the top toolbar)
- Hide the visibility of the Text Outline Layer
- Select the Text Fill Layer (or the layer you want to apply CC Twister)
- Go to ‘Effects & Presets’ (Window…Effects & Presets)
- Click in Search Box and type in ‘Twister’ and it will be in the ‘Transition’ category
- Drag Texturize Effect on the Text Fill Layer
- Go to ‘Effect Controls’
- Scrub the Completion amount from 0% (frontside) to 100% (backside) to preview the effect
- Go to ‘Backside’ and click on the drop-down menu and choose the Layer to be used on the Backside
- Uncheck ’Shading’ if you do not want the Shading/Shadow on the layers
- Use the ‘Center’ point to change the start of the Twist
How To Animate the CC Twister Effect in Adobe After Effects CC 2022:
- Drag the playhead to the beginning of the Timeline
- Click on the Stopwatch next to Completion set to 0% to add a keyframe
- Drag the playhead forward in time
- Drag the Completion slider to 100% which will add the 2nd keyframe
- Select the keyframes and tap F9 to Easy Ease the keyframes
- Press the Spacebar to preview
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