"Final Render" QuicktimeMovie (298 KB) Example.02: Looping Flag (AE5.5 PRO & FreeFORM) AE-TIPS 02 : Adobe After Effects CS5 (10.0.2.4) Resolution: 640x480 Third-Party AE Plugins: - No Use Third-Party Footages: - No Use Creating the Mapping Material Use Illustrator and Photoshop. Create The Mapping Material for a flag. You may create Favorite Material as the national flag, a team flag, etc. "4-Second Fractal" QuicktimeMovie (83 KB) Creating the Fractal Material In order to controls "a motion of Fluctuation" Create the Fractal Material for Displacement. Apply Effect > Render > Fractal Noise. Create Animation in 4 seconds. According to a parameter, you can generate real animation. View Effect Controls Window "Fractal Noise" "Loop Material" QuicktimeMovie (65 KB) The Looping Fractal Material Using the Material of STEP2. Create The Material in 3 seconds. Apply Dissolve at a loop Material using 1 seconds of it. * This technique is very useful. View Timeline Window A setup of FreeFORM Put the Material of STEP1 & 3 into a New Composition. Select the Material of STEP1. Apply Effect > Forge > FreeFORM. Assign the Material of STEP3 to "Displace Layer" View Effect Controls Window "Forge FreeFORM" "Final Render" QuicktimeMovie (298 KB) Completion It will complete if you adjust a lighting and an angle. The detail information about "Free FORM" Forge http://www.forge.net/