Object Morphing in After Effect

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center 

Have you ever seen an animation where one object seamlessly morphs into another one? This type of motion graphic goes beyond just fading one object into another. The images distort and transform into each other frame by frame.  

This motion graphic can be achieved in After Effects using a combination of opacity and masking techniques along with the Reshape effect. 

Learn how to use this effect in the video below. 

If you’re interested in using Adobe After Effects to create animations with objects morphing into one another, visit the Student Multimedia Design Center in Morris Library, where you can book time in our studio spaces or use our Mac classroom equipped with the full Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. 

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