Potok
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Compatibility After Effects Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
Potok
Potok is a fluid gradients plugin for After Effects. It generates noise and colorizes it with a gradient ramp. Gradients can be set from UI Gradient Control or from any Layer. Noise can be masked with any layer.
Gradient from custom Layer for this sample.
Features
Noise
Potok plugin has a built-in noise generator with four noise types. Noise animation can be seamlessly looped. Also, noise can be multiplied with any layer to be masked or layer can be added to noise for precise control.
Gradient
The gradient ramp allows you to set any color control points and three interpolation modes. Gradients can be set from any layer which allows for unlimited animation and transparency possibilities. The gradient can be also be offset, scaled, and looped.
Color points interpolation: Linear, Sine, and Hard.
Colorize Mode
There are four Colorize Modes: Gradient, Gradient from Layer, Reflection from Layer and Refraction from Layer.
Gradient
Gradient from Layer
Refraction from Layer
Reflection from Layer
Lines
Draws isolines over generated noise as height with given steps, gradient with many randomizing and animation features.
Lines Alpha Noise
Make contours open by Noise Threshold. Noise can be randomized for each isoline.
Randomize
Randomize Lines Width, Offset, and Gradient.
Layers Maps
Gradient from LayerPotok can map gradient over noise from any layer or composition. This allows for complex gradients driven by animation or alpha channel.
Fluid Noise
Gradient from Layer
Result
Potok provides two layers to affect base noise. First layer multiples with noise in each pixel. Second layer adds to noise in each pixel.
Fluid Gradient
Height_map (Layer Add)
Result with island
Layer Add
In this mode gradient maps over noise using normals in each pixel. It converts Base Noise brightness to Normal Map and then uses these normals as vectors pointing to sphere projects colors from Spherical Map.
Layer Add, Noise Contrast 0
Normal map (Reflection from Layer
mode with no layer selected)
Spherical Map.
Layer for reflection
Result
In this mode Potok displace pixels from a map using noise brightness as a distance to displace. Displaced maps can be looped.
Layer Add, Noise Contrast 0
Layer for reflection
Result
User's Guide
Potok user interface description and samples are available here: irrealix.com/documentation.
After Effects | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014 |
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1.1.4 (Current version) - Aug 16, 2022
1.1.3 - Apr 29, 2022
1.1.2 - Apr 4, 2022
1.1.1 - Mar 14, 2022
- Fixed 16 bit lines alpha blending issue
1.1 - Jan 28, 2022
- Added Lines Cut by noise height.
- Fixed lines blending problem