Perfect Shape Morphs in After Effects

In this video, I explain and show every step used to create super smooth shape morph transitions using shape layers in After Effects. We'll explore different techniques and tools you can use to break down the process into smaller steps, mirror shapes, find appealing shapes to use between the morphs, parent elements together for more control and plan ahead to create a cohesive and impactful transition.
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[@CrookDanny]

I get as excited now for a new Ben Marriot upload as I did when I was a kid and new power rangers episode was airing 😂🎉🙌🏻

[@penxink5606]

ITS MOGRAPH TIME!!

[@PxxTKlickshot]

Great tutorial as always! At 10:40 in terms of mirroring, you could use a Repeater (2 copies, no position offset, -100% on x, use anchor point to center). This way it's all still on one layer, but it respects any layer transforms or effects you put on top of it :)

[@cabbanisbrasil]

Thanks for the tip

[@MegaHoChiMin]

Always good to optimise your path in Illustrator, using the pathfinder panel (divide, trim, merge) before bringing into AE

[@kurtisb97]

Enjoyed this one in the master motion design course, so insightful to learn from your thought process and how you approached this!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks Kurtis! It was one of my favourites to make. Nothings more satisfying to me than working out a morph in the graph editor

[@nikyabodigital]

Those little details really makes a big friggin difference. The anticipation thing. Only heard that in this channel. Literally could be the gap of a professional looking animation and an average looking one.

[@maesmaakt]

Awesome video Ben, love to see your workflow!

[@schmindsey]

great preview! Thank you!

[@animaki]

Great tut. Its encouraging that I also had similar workflow like you, before watching the vid.
Thanks!

[@ItalianoLanguageclub]

Thank you a lot, it makes me think there is no magic, just massaging keyframes and a little bit of planning before hand 😊 So practice and practice and practice

[@kan4794]

students' works are amazing!!🤩

[@Jimbo1221]

you're a wizard!!!!!! thanks for sharing :-)

[@ejeinmotion]

Thanks for this tutorial Ben!!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@lilshitwayne7202]

All your tutorials are so incredibly helpful, not just from a technical perspective, but because the ease going approach you have to AE is simply so inspiring!

[@hlibt]

Ben, thanks for another killer video. Been watching you for 3-4 years already, and now I'm inspired to share my road from $10k/mo to $50k/mo in PROFIT in an animation agency business. So excited!

[@joshvanover]

Incredible.

[@Motionpandey]

exiting easy way to teach really smart animation

[@aaarThur349]

Thanks 😊

[@tommo_oops2753]

Ahh it will be a little bit hard to do for a beginner like me but the tutorial itself is amazing. Thank u so much!

[@luvkilo]

when I needed this most, my saviour arrived

[@MgWasShort]

thanks x)

[@kiri9979]

I love you man

[@hach_8]

ben marriott my goat

[@11305205219]

*Got to learn after effect again so I am here to watch !*

[@thearabicdp]

Genius

[@beuddesign2367]

You'r the best Ben (from an other Ben)

[@alializadeh8195]

Thanx

[@MsDurex]

It's so advance compare to Apple Motion.

[@sajithkumara3308]

Can you make Rive tutorials

[@soydancanbaz]

0:25 hello Ben. Is there a way to make the animation or video low fps just like in this scene? It's like the low fps effect in the movie Spider Man into the Spider Verse. It looks quite aesthetic and beautiful. I want to learn this so I can prepare social media posts, but I couldn't find the right source. I previously lowered the composition's default 24 fps, but I wasn't getting the result I wanted.

[@jam777]

Hi. Where I can download pictures of these beautiful playing card suits, because zip file is empty on these files. Thanks

[@sickomode5063]

How did you draw a perfect shapes?

[@mr.y7351]

Thanks to the uninspiring guru of After Effects

[@editanubhav]

Ben can you do characters please ❤

[@jonfriedman4909]

Noice!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks! That's what they tell me when they run out of ice.

[@jonfriedman4909]

@@BenMarriott 😂

[@jaysonfontela5761]

💖

[@AndreaFasani]

Unfortunatelly with complex shapes changing the first vertex wont change how after mess up everything, so you have to do everything manually

[@sasaabdelillah460]

key frames easy ease

[@jaykaralkar]

3:47 how did you rotate it

[@funnyzalepok]

If I understood correctly, it's the Rotation Tool. It is located on the top bar to the left of the Anchor Point tool.

[@jaykaralkar]

@@funnyzalepok yes but when I try it rotates the shape, but doesn't set an anchor point on the path animation

[@maesmaakt]

If you edit the path points of a shape, you can double click on the shape and then you'll be able to rotate if I'm correct.

[@doylejeon3202]

I need to know this too. How did you rotate it in path level?

[@doylejeon3202]

ahh I found it. Select path in shape layer -> ctrl+t or cmd+t

[@pwalz100]

Why not just key frame a mask path?

[@sasaabdelillah460]

E=M*C2

[@cjaaaaayy]

Ben, have you considered that maybe YOU are the perfect shape morph?

[@zenko_c]

🫡🫡

[@Tiger__Man]

hello ben , i want to learn after effects but I'm broke couldnt find job more than six month help to get free account please

[@zeronz87]

Is this because of AIs? 😂

[@ComputerBoyTheEntertainer]

what even do you mean?

[@zeronz87]

@@ComputerBoyTheEntertainer Ben is uploading content from his paid courses to youtube because AIs will put us all out of the game, so there will be none to buy his courses anymore... Search for SORA AI and you'll know what I'm talking about