How To Use CC Sphere in After Effects (Spinning Globe)

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Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Use CC Sphere Effect (Spinning Globe)

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to use the CC Sphere Effect in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 to create a spinning globe or graphic such as a Logo Pattern.

**Expression Used:
**time*25 (rotate to the right)
time*-25 (rotate to the left)

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:11 Example Compositions
00:33 Composition Overview (Envato Elements)
00:51 Effects & Presets: CC Sphere
01:22 Effect Controls: CC Sphere Properties
01:47 Shading Adjustments
01:58 How To Animate Rotation Y
02:24 Time Expression: Reverse Direction
02:33 Copy CC Sphere Effect
02:46 How To Add A Background to Transparent Spheres
03:04 Precompose Layers
03:28 Fix: Spacing Issues

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)

1. How To Add CC Sphere in Adobe After Effects CC 2023:

   1. Create a New Composition
   2. Add Elements such as background and Map image
   3. Select Map Image
   4. Go to ‘Effects & Presets’ Panel (Window…Effects & Presets)
   5. Search for ’Sphere’
   6. Drag ‘CC Sphere’ on Map or Graphic Layer
   7. Go to ‘Effect Controls’ to customize

   How To Remove Shading of CC Sphere:

   1. In ‘Effect Controls’ go to Shading Section
   2. Change ‘Ambient’ property to 100
   3. Change all other Shading Properties to 0 or lowest setting

   How To Animate CC Sphere in Adobe After Effects CC 2023:

   1. Go to ‘Effect Controls’
   2. Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (WindowsO
   3. Click on stopwatch next to Rotation Y
   4. Go to Timeline
   5. Enter time*25 or time*-25 (experiment with values)
   6. Tap Spacebar to Preview

   How To Add A Background to Transparent Graphics:

   1. Add Transparent Logo Pattern or other graphic
   2. Add Texture of Solid Layer for Color
   3. Drag Solid or Texture below transparent graphic
   4. Select Transparent Graphic + Background element
   5. Right-click
   6. Select ‘Precompose’
   7. Move All Attributes
   8. Click OK
   9. Go to Effects & Presets
   10. Search for CC Sphere
   11. Drag CC Sphere on Pre-comp
   12. Customize in Effect Controls
   13. Animate Rotation
   14. Done!