How To Create Seamless Fractal Noise Loops in After Effects

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Adobe After Effects CC 2024: How To Create Seamless Fractal Noise Loops (Cycle Evolution)

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to create seamless looping animations on the Evolution Property of the Fractal Noise Effect in Adobe After Effects CC 2024.

Problem This Tutorial Solves:

When animating the Fractal Noise Effect using the Evolution Property, you may get a ‘jump or glitch’ when the CTI reaches the end of the Timeline and starts over at the beginning.

The Fix:

Animate the Evolution Property & check ‘Cycle Evolution’ to create a seamless loop.

Other Effects with Evolutions Property:

Turbulent Displace
Turbulent Noise
Cell Pattern
Roughen Edges

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:34 Create A New Solid Layer
00:58 Effects & Presets: Fractal Noise
01:20 Animate Fractal Noise (Evolution Property)
02:01 Preview Animation (Not Seamless Yet)
02:20 Evolution Options: Cycle Evolution
02:45 Additional Steps: Cycle (in Revolutions)
03:10 Snapshot Tools
03:41 Snapshot Example #2
04:18 Final Step: Nudge Last Keyframe

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**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2024 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Add Fractal Noise Effect:

1. Create New Composition
2. Add New Solid (Cmd/Ctrl + Y)
3. Go to ‘Effects & Presets’ Panel
4. Search for ‘Fractal Noise’
5. Drag ‘Fractal Noise’ on Solid Layer

How To Animate Evolution Property of Fractal Noise:

1. Drag CTI to the beginning of the Timeline
2. Change Evolution to all zeros
3. Click the stopwatch next to ‘Evolution’ to add a keyframe
4. Drag CTI to the end of the Timeline
5. Change the Evolution value to a solid number such as 2
6. Tap the Spacebar to preview animation (there will be a jump at the end still)

How To Create Seamless Looping Animation:

1. Go below ‘Evolution’ to ‘Evolution Options’
2. Tick the box ‘Cycle Evolution’
3. Click in the value below and change the Cycles to 2 (or the same number as the Evolution used)
4. Go to the last keyframe and move it forward one frame
5. Tap the Spacebar and the animation should be seamless