Page Flip Animation | After Effects Tutorial

[@MichaelLucas-t4i]

Not a good way to start a tutorial by saying: "I already created x, y, z...." You should show it from the very beginning before starting new comps. Thank though.

[@OkesAvenue]

1:06 if anyone got stuck like I got stuck. To replace the comp you have to make sure that the comp at the bottom is selected first, then you need to select the comp at the top you want to replace it with, then press "Alt" and click and drag onto the comp.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks for the tip!

[@acies9044]

lifesaver!!

[@mo-designmo-design546]

Hi Manuel, I take opportunity of several same questions asking : "How can I add images/videos/texts.... on each pages, instead of "solid colors" ? Thank you so much. Mo-design.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Use comps for each page and add it to the comps.

[@Md.Muraduzzaman-n1b]

Very Impressive😊. I just Learn something new from this tutorial and you taught this process in very easy way, that is really helpful. Thank you❤

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Awesome! So glad this is helpful!

[@salilthegreat]

Awesome man..blown by the simple way you solved the problem..the back page..loved it..thanx alot❤️🙌

[@ManueldoesMotion]

So glad you like it! You’re very welcome! 🙌🏻

[@micahlewis7821]

Thank you for this idea. I just tried it and it works perfectly.@@grahamkay4034

[@zanelgeorge6568]

Wow! Thank you so much for this tutorial! I managed to adapt it easily to my project and even have longer pauses on pages so that you could see the content and even read short snippets. All you need to do is: - duplicate the front page layer - remove all the keyframes except the first ones from the layer - move it to start just the first frame before that page is seen - end that layer as soon as it starts with the animation to flip. Thank you SO MUCH! This was a massive help!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey that’s great to hear! So happy it was helpful! 😊

[@thelittlestdinosaur]

This is what I'm trying to do, but can't figure it out.

[@zanelhuman7368]

@@thelittlestdinosaur what's going wrong when you try it out in After Effects?

[@thelittlestdinosaur]

@@zanelhuman7368 I figured it out eventually! I was just struggling because I'm new to After Effects, but I got there in the end. Thank you for checking in though!

[@luffybestprotag27]

amazing tutorial! you explained it so perfectly and clearly, thank you!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks!!! That’s great to hear!

[@NNAMDIULOMA]

Beautiful indeed, thanks for sharing, it's really helpful in working on a project 👌✌️👍

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Awesome! That’s great to hear!

[@juliacapdevilarasmussen5549]

Hello! Why does my picture get mirrored on back pages?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You need to add an animation preset which is called “flop” or turn it into a 3d layer and rotate it.

[@R99-c2s]

gah damn dude slow down

[@mediabelhaj9369]

the project linked to this video not the same as explained .! , the image inside every page is not clear enough , if i need to show images in every page i don't know to make the flipping more clear & slow

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It's the same project. I just added more pages. Did you activate the Draft 3D mode? If you want the pages to flip slower you have to move the keyframes further apart and move the comps with the pages further to the right.

[@ElvsGorbunovs]

Hey! Thanks for your job and great idea. I have question regarding these offsets which you make for each comp. These offsets where you led at position -0.3 / -0.2 How important are they? Because I currently have a 1-minute long video with 4 pages, 3 pages are switching perfectly for me, but the 3rd and 4th page are causing problems. He does not fully cover the page, and the front page looks out as the page closes. I have researched the information, but I can't find a solution, although the outcome is likely to be simple Thanks.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey! The position offsets are there to ensure the pages don’t overlap. 3D can be tricky in After Effects. If the front page looks out it means that it’s position is closer to the camera than the back page. It could also be the bend settings like if the front page bends differently from the back page. The lower the z value, the closer to the camera.

[@sonoGolaSS]

i know this is not an appropriate comment, but the voice is so funny and sexy at the same time, lovely for cuddles!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks 😊

[@idkfml6175]

Great! "I think"...

[@detoutsurtout]

And what about to start tuto from the very begining ?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

What would be the beginning?

[@detoutsurtout]

@@ManueldoesMotion 0:10 "I've already created..." but would you be so kind to show from how you created , step by step? Thank you

[@fullbeby_7]

4d pluing install freee

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It comes with after effects

[@russellleehy8789]

For some reason i kept getting many of some parts wrong. Im new to After effects and personally i wish you would have slowed down a little bit. I still couldn't get it in the end sadly.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

I‘m sorry the tutorial is too fast for you. There isn’t always time to get into every detail in a KZbin video. You should download the free project file and play with it. That helps for sure.

[@chidtawanpetcharat206]

at first I thought it’s gonna be too complicated to understand so let just copy the process and comeback again to take time to understand it later 😂, but you explain it very clear that I can understand how it work already.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That's awesome!

[@oussama-muzik7974]

Great tutorial, weak explanation.

[@chandrakanthdbhanu521]

Nice Tutorial. Thank you, Please understand my request and please make one more tutorial. Generally, if we take a book, we see the first Cover page of the book then we go to 1st page, 2nd page to the last page then we see the book's back page. so, I think you did not explain that cover page, last page topic so please make one more tutorial.

[@nicholasbouwer]

This tutorial is incredible! thank you so much. I have a question: When I hold option on mac to replace a layer it doesn't change the name of the layer being replaced in the timeline like in your video. any idea why that is?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Is your column named "Layer Name" or "Source Name"? If you click on it it switches. Maybe that's the reason?

[@LoungeFly02]

Can y9u change the position of the curve bulge?

[@AllenVoorEef]

Many, many thanks! I thought I was setting myself up for a big hassle in trying to accomplish a flip-through, especially since I haven't used AE in a while, but this was incredibly clear and easy to follow. You greatly helped me out!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s awesome! Glad it helped!

[@shivashelva_]

How to change into cinema4D renderer? Need to install cinema4D ?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It comes with After Effects. Switch the renderer in the comp settings.

[@shivashelva_]

@@ManueldoesMotion but for its showing not installed

[@mattsekowski]

legend

[@andybobcros]

Great job, thanks so much for this tutorial!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're very welcome!

[@hoihoipoipoi]

how would you do this but with a button/interactive option to click to the next or previous pages?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s not possible in After Effects.

[@IM_Debjyoti]

Thankyou so much bro

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You’re very welcome!

[@ravikarnatak4893]

paper flips good while working but rotation distorted in final render.. please help how to fix it

[@ManueldoesMotion]

How distorted? Is it the quality?

[@MindEditz.]

why you laughing throughout video

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Because I have fun?

[@JamalAjarray]

can I have this project, please?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It's on my Gumroad profile: bit.ly/44mFkX1

[@thelittlestdinosaur]

Thank you! This is very helpful. How would I adjust this so that I can have just one page turn at a time? For example, if I want to do a picture book read-along, I’d want to have just one page turning, then let it stay on that page for a while before the next page turn. I’m an After Effects beginner, and you definitely lost me along the way with this video!

[@thelittlestdinosaur]

I'm struggling even with the first part. As soon as I change the front comp to 3d and change the z position to 0,1 the comp vanishes entirely. Also, when I try to duplicate the back comp and replace with the front comp, it just adds the front comp on a new layer above the back comp. This seems like a great tutorial, but I wish you took more time to explain how to do each step!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You can download the project file and play around with it. Unfortunately this is probably a bit too advanced for an after effects beginner.

[@thelittlestdinosaur]

@@ManueldoesMotion thank you! I downloaded the project file and was able to edit it for my read-along! This was a challenge even with the project file, but I am really happy with the results! You are amazing!

[@pgh1824]

3:47

[@vahidamini1863]

✌...

[@SakataSamig]

Thank you very much, just what I needed. Subscribed for more similar contents

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Awesome, thank you!

[@maevelg5593]

why my book not casting shadow when i turn everthing is on ?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Have you checked all the settings? Are you maybe in draft 3d mode?

[@amandaward-collins3509]

Hi Manuel, all my back pages are displaying as the fronts even though I've inserted the correct page in the compositions. Can you suggest what I may have done? with thanks

[@amandaward-collins3509]

Don't worry thank you so much, I worked it out :) Appreciate this so much.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey! So glad you worked it out. I guess it had to do with the positions of the comps?

[@amandaward-collins3509]

@@ManueldoesMotion Yes :) it did .. it's now finished with a front and back page too that close, all these comments are helpful! 😃 Appreciate your tutorial so much, 🙏 Thanks Manuel

[@SmolBeanMyth]

Pretty old video, but I was wondering if this also works with the camera at a different angle? Like, it's looking at the book from bottom side (idk if that makes sense) I just got into after effects and wanna make a project where it's a picture book, but the pictures would pop out like cardboard cutouts every time the page is turned.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That seems like a pretty advanced project if you just got into After Effects. Those things are mostly done in 3D with Cinema 4D or Blender.

[@LLAWREN]

absolute beginner here. how can we add text or photos onto the page layers so it flips over in 3D as well? ☺ awesome tutorial btw! 👏👏

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks very much! You add anything you want to the page comps.

[@LLAWREN]

@@ManueldoesMotion thanks again 😁but when I add text to the solids, it is also visible when the pages turn (on the backside of the book cover) 😥😥

[@MrPhotopunk82]

Great tutorial! Just wondering though, the curvature option doesn't allow me to bend both horizontaly and vertically. I'm doing a calendar so it opens up from the bottom :/

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks! I would animate it like a book then add the comp to a new comp and rotate it 90 degrees.

[@ramiroelganame3610]

@@ManueldoesMotion this is actually a great advice to solve this problem. Nice thinking!

[@rsdude571]

How to place images

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You add them to the pre-comps

[@MaarChokoj]

Manuel, U R Z Best!! 🤩🤩 Really appreciate you sharing your talent cuz this saved me a ton of time!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That's awesome! Glad it was helpful!

[@eltvbro]

Bro how to place image on the paper??? 😅

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Bro add it to the pre-comps!

[@MOHIT-xj9wj]

3D camera like magnet media type tutorial ❤❤❤

[@MONCILAFLEUR]

Hi! Thank you very much for the video. You are my last hope, I can't find a solution to the problem anywhere else: the cineware R25 extension is not installed, After writes an error about its absence. How to fix it?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Did you check if it is installed? Maybe there is an older version installed and you need to delete that. Usually cineware comes with After Effects. Maybe you need to deinstall After Effects and reinstall it.

[@GabrielMikhail]

Nice, but the whole animation is around 2 seconds, what can I do to make the same number of pages take longer time to flip? without starting the whole project again? thanks.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You need to move the keyframes further apart to make the pages turn slower and probably move the comps that contain the pages further to the right.

[@mehakmuneer8503]

Hi , how i doenload this source file

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Link is in the description.

[@GuyTs777]

Great tutorial!!! but how to put a different page on the back of each page?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

There’s a comp for the front and the back

[@GuyTs777]

@@ManueldoesMotion Maybe I made a mistake along the way. When I put on the back it appears on the next page and not on the back

[@shahoudahmed]

Hi Manuel, thanks for the great tutorial! Can u show/tell me how to flip the cover of the book and the back of the book as well? Like, i want to create an animation where the book is closed at first, then the cover opens, then the pages flip (same as your tutorial i've figured that out), and then the book closes So can you help me with the first and last part?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It's the same principle. I would use the first page as front cover, the last page to close the book.

[@pramitrasaha02]

But how to add photos on both sides?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You add them to the comps for the front and back.

[@pauleasther]

Thanks Manuel, I just used this tutorial to make a Short. Looks great

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s awesome!

[@medamiralbouchi9475]

thank u man

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Your'e so welcome!

[@nafisehmazrouie]

I worked hard and made it But I couldn't get rendering, it gives error cinema 4d. Can anyone help me?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

What is the error exactly?

[@PeterTrippy]

Wao! Very detailed bro! Great stuff; thanks plenty!!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Awesome! You’re welcome!

[@devin1229]

This is great if you want to use solids, but if you're using images for pages then it doesn't work well since when the page turns, the "reverse" of the image is shown instead on the back instead of either a blank color or another image.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It does work. You need a comp for the front and back of each page.

[@sofiaa4357]

hmm I'm a newbie how can u rearrange each layer because my front and back comp would always be under solid I dont know how to make it a top layer. Even tho my front comp is at the top it is still under background

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Have you tried to adjust the z-positions of the comps? Lower z values are closer to the camera. -0,1 is above 0 for example.

[@gopalkrishna-w8v]

thanks man man have a question can we rander this file in media enco........ m facing the problem over there

[@ManueldoesMotion]

I am sure you can.

[@kkatsarov6913]

Great tutorial, thanks a lot! Just one question, how can i slow down the speed of the flipping pages and every new page will be static for 5 seconds?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You need to adjust the timing. Move the layers with the pages more to the right.

[@CatalinGulan]

Great Manuel! Thank much for sharing!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Glad u like it! You’re welcome!

[@junhiii9148]

thank u for this tutorial but i have a quick question. when i use draft 3d to look at the animation it looks fine but once i unclick draft 3d, my back pages disappear. Is there a way to fix that?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It could be a lot of reasons… Maybe the RAM of your computer is full. Do have a lot of other apps open at the same time? It also could help to empty the cache in the After Effects presets.

[@mg-4297]

i m really stuggling with adding images can you please tell me briefly. (i put a pic in page 1 section but nothing happen

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You need to add pictures to the page comps and turn them into 3D layers. You might have to flip them to get the view right.

[@NeOnxJ-vg6dv]

first timer noob here created a comp named flip_animation, created 2 new comp named back and front but when i drag the ' back/ front ' comp to the time line cant see the color or r the anchor point to adjust

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey! To see the anchor point of the comp you need to select the comp and if it's a 3D layer you see a red green and blue arrow. And a grey point in the centre. If you select the anchor point tool and drag the grey point in the centre you can move the anchor point. You can't change the colour of a comp. You need to go into the comp and change the colour of the solid inside the comp. Does that help?

[@Nako2087]

where is the comp

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Gumroad

[@hussamhm2658]

Gracias por la información importante

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You’re very welcome!

[@Lukebas10]

awesoome

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks!

[@xHTOoMCraft]

i Love your videos 😍 Thnx you r awesome man ❤

[@ManueldoesMotion]

So happy you like my stuff! You’re welcome!

[@OlleWtn]

The shadows are not appearing for me

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Are you in draft 3D mode maybe?

[@OlleWtn]

@@ManueldoesMotion nope, same settings as you I’m pretty sure

[@dimadima6502]

Amazing tutor! Thanks

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Glad u like it!

[@badboyringtones7515]

How to set a image in page layer ........!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Use a picture instead of a solid ........!

[@vishalvishnuvardhana7291]

Great tutorial and thank you.... you are the best ❤

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thank you! 😊 You’re welcome!

[@GeorgeStreicherMusic]

Thank you for this!!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're so welcome!

[@chandrakanthdbhanu521]

Reply please

[@Greybow864]

Good tutorial dude! But how to add cover thicness?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks! To add thickness you have to switch to the Cinema 4D renderer in the composition settings.

[@nuaveb]

Appreciate your teaching on this!!!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks! Glad u like it!

[@SunitaKashyap-yo1so]

Yes

[@jackhenry6175]

Great tutorial! When i copy the page 1 back and front, then replace them with page 2 front and back, my page 2 is invisible. Any reccomendations?

[@jackhenry6175]

Also is "-0,3" the same as "-0.3"

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Yeah I think you can use commas and points.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

In the effect, you have to choose if this is the front or back of a page. Maybe that's the issue?

[@filippobonaccorsi8342]

Great tutorial, I've learned a lot by it! I only have a problem. While turning pages I see both front and back of the same page arbitrarily switching from one to another... How do I solve this problem?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey that's awesome! It probably has to do with the z position of the pages. The page that should be visible needs to be closer to the camera. Meaning it needs to have a lower z-value. If your front page has a z-value of -1 and your back page has a z-value of 0. Only the front page should be visible.

[@perdeepsejwani7091]

great tutorial but i could not download project file

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Why not?

[@enapicka]

i cant do the curve pages😔

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Why? Did you switch to the Cinema 4D renderer?

[@enapicka]

@@ManueldoesMotion i dont have cinema 4d sadly

[@ManueldoesMotion]

@@enapicka You don’t need to. The renderer is integrated.

[@enapicka]

@@ManueldoesMotionoh, everything turns black when i press cinema 4d and some errors pop up idk why

[@TrainingHere]

Thank you, that's exactly I need! But how to enable motion blur for moving pages? Turning it on or Force Motion Blur do not work

[@ManueldoesMotion]

The Cinema 4D renderer comes with restrictions. Motion Blur doesn't work. I personally think Motion Blur doesn't look good anyway;)

[@TrainingHere]

@@ManueldoesMotion it looks good when it's natural, but forced - yes, not much )

[@Shadningz]

How can I add a front page so it opens from the cover?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

I would use the first page as the front page.

[@dongocnham]

Pro hay quá thật tuyệt vời

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks!!

[@goodymoves]

Thank you this is brilliant. I am wondering if I could create this and make it be my hero image/animation for my website?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Awesome! I think so. I would make a movie and upload it.

[@richochet]

One of my favourites thank you!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s awesome! You’re welcome!

[@expeditionloverz186]

hi, what version of after effects app are you using?..because the project that I downloaded can't be opened

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You need After Effects 23 to open it.

[@expeditionloverz186]

Okey...Thanks 👍

[@Ray_Media]

I use 2022 and it opened.

[@arpitchauhan3464]

how can i insert different picture on both side of the page? sir if you got my point please let me know as soon as possible.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

There are comps for the front and back of each page. You just need to add the pictures.

[@noavanschijndel]

Hey, great tutorial. I only have a question for rendering it. When I render the composition, the pages change and start to 'hang' down. And I don't know what I did wrong. This happens also when I disengage 'Draft 3D mode'. How have you rendered it out?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey, that's really weird... Have you tried to close and reopen After Effects? Or to empty the disc cache?

[@noavanschijndel]

@@ManueldoesMotion yeah, I did try both of those things. But still no effect. I eventually tried to remake it in After Effects 2022. And there it gave me no problems. Thanks for the fast reply

[@ManueldoesMotion]

@@noavanschijndel Oh wow that is really weird 😳

[@SiHargreaves]

@@ManueldoesMotion Ya same thing is happening to me actually, the pages start to act really weird and different than when in Draft 3D mode. Urgh dunno if i can be arsed to recreate it lol

[@ManueldoesMotion]

@@SiHargreaves Maybe you can save it as AE 22 file? Or you could try to copy all layers into a new comp?

[@evamanralarts6134]

any possibility to get a template of this? its way too complicated for my newbie brain

[@ManueldoesMotion]

There’s the project file on Gumroad.

[@parthshah1524]

thank you so much sirrr lovely work

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Welcome!

[@alejandropaez9913]

¡Gracias hermano por este tutorial, me sirvió muchísimo!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s awesome! You’re welcome!

[@jaysonfontela5761]

💖🔥

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks!

[@CopyrightAbhi]

Thank you so much you're awesome!!!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You’re welcome!

[@ranilaxmibianimators]

Excellent way of teaching sir. Thanks

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're welcome! Glad you like it!

[@SimonWitham]

Hi Manuel - A great video - cheers. I have done all the page movements with the light settings you suggested and made all the shadows 'on' for each layer, but I have only just added a background page - Is there a simple way to now get the shadows to show? - Thanks again - Best regards, Simon

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey thanks so much! You mean you want the shadows to appear on the background? It needs to be a 3D layer and you need to turn „receive shadows“ on.

[@SimonWitham]

Many thanks@@ManueldoesMotion

[@SimonWitham]

Hi Manuel - There is 'Accept Shadows' and that is on, but still no shadows on the background. I have made it a 3D layer. The shadows on the pages work fine!@@ManueldoesMotion

[@ManueldoesMotion]

@@SimonWitham It could be the position of the layer. It needs to be directly behind the book. If it is further back, shadows might not reach it.

[@Purimta]

👍👍👍...fw as always.. big thanks sir .. 🙂🙂🙂

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Glad u like it! You’re very welcome!

[@rafakucharski8694]

THX! Great tutorial!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Gald you like it!

[@itzzuzair9517]

Thanks so much with Ur videos i understand the process, and makes me understand other videos what doesn't have explanation.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s awesome! You’re very welcome!

[@شيرا-ش9ر]

How insert photo into book?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Add it to the composition of a page.

[@DISHOTS_PROD]

can't download the file

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Why?

[@acadvideoart]

Creative job and tutorial, thanks;)

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Glad u like it! You're very welcome!