MAYOFLUX / AFTER EFFECTS / WINDOWS BETA 1.1.1

Make every
dot move.

Dot Morph turns source pixels into particles that scatter, travel and reform.

A word reconstructed from white dots by the actual Dot Morph plug-in

Install

Extract the entire ZIP, keeping its folders together.
Save and close After Effects and any aerender or Dynamic Link AE background process.
Double-click Install.cmd and accept the administrator prompt.
Reopen After Effects. Open examples/Dot Morph - Starter.aep.

The unsigned installer checks the native file hash and preserves the previous version. Windows may show an unknown-publisher warning.

Your first morph

Create two text layers in a composition. Make each a different word and color.
Add a composition-size solid above them. Apply Effect → MayoFlux → Dot Morph to the solid.
In Effect Controls, assign the text layers to Source 1 and Source 2. Hide the original text layers.
Leave Automatic enabled and set Hold and Transition times. Scrub the composition to see the morph.
For manual timing, disable Automatic. Keyframe Sequence Position from 1 to 2.

Explore the starter

01 — Start here — Text morph: an editable two-word source-color transition.
02 — Center Out — Shape morph: release a geometric pattern from the middle.
03 — Additional particles — Trails: independent emitted particles with velocity and lifetime.

All source artwork is editable. The starter uses native text and shapes, with no external media or soundtrack.

Controls that change the look

Spacing and Dot Size: tune density and the graphic scale of the dots.
Match Source Colors: carry source colors through the transition.
Form Solid Source: rebuild the original image at each endpoint, or turn it off for persistent dots.
Motion Style and Order: choose Drift, Swirl, Chaos, Pop or Center Out; tune Scatter and Stagger.
Additional Particles: use Life, Inherit Velocity, Velocity Falloff and End Scale to control trails.
Add Source: reveal more inputs. Up to 16 sources; empty rows are skipped.

Uninstall or restore the old version

Close AE and double-click Uninstall.cmd. To restore a preceding version, run tools/Uninstall-DotMorph.ps1 -Rollback in an administrator PowerShell window. See README.txt for the complete command.

Compatibility

Windows x64, CPU rendering, 8/16/32 bpc. Verified in AE 26.5; this release's AE 26.3 host check is pending. No macOS build. Dense particles and long trails cost more render time. See BETA-NOTES.txt.

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