loopFlow

loopFlow is an After Effects plugin that allows animating still images into looped videos, otherwise known as Cinemagraphs or Plotagraphs

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Description



loopFlow

loopFlow is an After Effects plugin that allows animating still images into looped videos. Using two masks you can determine the flow area and direction. Use it to animate continuous fluid motion like flowing water, billowing smoke, flying particles and fire. You can also animate hair, fur, fabrics or patterns, your imagination is the limit. Animation is based on sliding an area of the image along a mesh generated between the two masks. You can easily loop the animation.


Features

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- Animated area is defined by two masks.

- Seamless animation with loop with options to start or stop the cycle.

- Animation can move forward or backward.

- Blend can be linear, soft noised or wiped.

- The blend transition can be controlled with curves individually for both layers.

- Add optional distortion to make the animation look more natural.

- Speed Ramp allows you to dynamically change the flow speed.



Basics

1Add still image into comp.

2Draw 2 masks on image layer.

It is better to draw the masks with the same direction.

3Apply loopFlow effect to the layer and assign masks in Mask1 and Mask2 sections.

4It is done!

By default the loop duration is 3 sec. You can adjust it in the Animation section.

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Version History

1.3.1 -

Oct 19, 2023

- Improve compatibility with Intel HD GPUs

1.3 -

Mar 26, 2023

- Added Flow Map feature

- Fixed glow edges effect on semitransparent images

- Improved stability of license checks

1.2.2 -

Nov 30, 2022

- Fixed Multi Frame Render crash on macOS

1.2.1 -

Aug 16, 2022

- Updated Licensing Framework

1.2 -

Aug 4, 2022

- Added Bezier interpolation to Ramps

- Added Show Mask Names on Preview

- Fixed clamp colors in 32 bit mode for HDRI images

1.1.1 -

Apr 28, 2022

- Updated Licensing Framework

- Floating license bug solved

1.1.0 -

Apr 25, 2022

- Added Across Speed Ramp

1.0.1 -

Apr 20, 2022

- Fixed edge glitch in Loop Mesh Mode

1.0 -

Apr 13, 2022

- Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014