{"id":32861,"date":"2014-01-13T18:47:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T23:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=32861"},"modified":"2014-01-13T18:47:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T23:47:57","slug":"video-tutorial-unfolding-animation-in-adobe-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/video-tutorial-unfolding-animation-in-adobe-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Tutorial: Unfolding Animation in Adobe After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"fold-and-unfold-elements-in-your-after-effects-project-in-this-tutorial-we-show-you-how-to-create-this-visually-impressive-effect\">Fold and unfold elements in your After Effects project! In this tutorial we show you how to create this visually impressive effect.<\/h2>\n<p>In this <strong>Premiumbeat exclusive tutorial<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll learn how to fold (and unfold) objects\u00a0in After Effects. The tutorial specifically covers folding\/unfolding a letter, but you can certainly use this technique for any number of elements. We&#8217;ll cover a few advanced AE fundamentals, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Position snapping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parenting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using the Graph Edito<\/strong>r<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Prefer reading to watching? Check out the full step-by-step tutorial below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is very easy to get overwhelmed when working with an <strong>After Effects<\/strong> project with many layers, such as this one. Be sure to <strong>label all your layers<\/strong> so you don&#8217;t get confused!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/84057931\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"After Effects Tutorials\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/category\/after-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">See our\u00a0blog<\/a>\u00a0for more informative tutorials in Adobe After Effects, as well as other professional <strong>video editing and motion graphics<\/strong> applications.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-by-step-unfolding-after-effects-tutorial\">Step-by-Step: Unfolding After Effects Tutorial<\/h2>\n<table width=\"470\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"446\">Create a new composition. Create the letter &#8220;U&#8221; and lock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32531 alignleft\" title=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Create a new polygon shape layer, set stroke to 0, points to 3 and toggle 3d on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32546 alignleft\" title=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Scale up to fill in bottom of the &#8220;U&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/3.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32533 alignleft\" title=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Duplicate the root and snap to the center of the triangle vertex.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/4.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32534 alignleft\" title=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Set 1 second rotation keyframes to the top layer over the X axis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32535 alignleft\" title=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Create a new point light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/6.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32536 alignleft\" title=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Duplicate triangle layers and parent each duplicate to the original.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32537 alignleft\" title=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Easy Ease and offset layers by 4 frames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/8.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32538 alignleft\" title=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Continue duplicating until the entire right side of the letter is covered by triangles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Duplicate the letter so that each triangle layer has a duplicated letter under it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32540 alignleft\" title=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Parent each letter to it&#8217;s corresponding triangle (after you move the playhead to the end).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/11.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32541 alignleft\" title=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Select all letter layers and set to alpha matte. 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Add and change the strokes from 0 to 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/12.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32542 alignleft\" title=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Pre compose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32543 alignleft\" title=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Duplicate and flip horizontally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/14.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32544 alignleft\" title=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create custom folding letters in Adobe After Effects with this PremiumBeat.com exclusive video tutorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":32909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30],"tags":[649,467,51,2166,844],"class_list":["post-class-post-32861","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-after-effects","post-class-tag-adobe-after-effects","post-class-tag-motion-graphics","post-class-tag-post-production","post-class-tag-unfolding-effect","post-class-tag-video-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - 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