Wave World + Caustics | Effects of After Effects

In this quick tutorial, I explain how to use the Wave World & Caustics effects in Adobe After Effects.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:07 Wave World
07:20 Caustics
19:28 Dialing in the waves
23:40 Animating the producer
31:10 Ground settings
36:31 Thanks for watching!

[@JonathanStray]

I wrote this effect more than 20 years ago, thanks so much for taking the time to explain it. One note: the purpose of the "smoothing" parameter is to blur out the steps between pixel values where the water height is changing slowly. Otherwise you can see exactly where the pixel value of the wave map changes, as with the concentric rings at 10:46. This is probably far less of an issue if you're working in 16 or 32 bpc (though I don't know if Wave World and Caustics were ever updated past 8bpc!)

[@Moonshine.express]

Huge respect

[@tubelator]

Hey Jonathan Great to read! I'm making a 2023 TV channel branding that is using this plugin to create realistic glass effects! love it! Only thing I have is there is some flickering on the edges of the text. guess some reflections are acting up. Great effect!

[@fxguidetips]

Great effect Jonathan! Thanks Jake for this awesome tutorial!

[@mattw8020]

How you demystify the enigma that is AE is borderline therapeutic. It's like I can feel a drop in my cortisol levels where the direction I wanna take a project doesn't seem all too impossible after watching one of your videos. Thanks, Jake, for these masterclass tutorials.

[@zohaibmalik819]

Awesome, these seem really realistic simulations. Thanks for sharing these really cool effects. These are long-awaited in my list and at last here. Love your tutorials and this whole series. Can't wait to see more. 🥰😇👍

[@nipungrover7058]

This is perhaps the most detailed AE tutorial I've seen in a while. I mean thanks, this effect is just overwhelming and I couldn't have understood it myself. It'll take a while for me to get comfortable but I know the potential now.

[@ryanmancini.official]

I literally was in tears before I watched this video... Thank God you explain so clearly and thoroughly. THANK YOU!

[@maximumblackness]

Another Great Tutorial. I learned a lot! Thanks Jake!!!

[@shanemcknight1583]

Well done! This is a huge help in producing cartoon fx that I currently do.

[@substate000]

bravo. Well done. Some great material for new creative directions.... very well explained. A fun new tool in the arsenal. Thanks

[@kaustik185]

my proudest binge ever. never stop. just continue with red giant stuff once you're through :P

[@jreber]

Terrific walkthrough. Thank you!

[@sushansirisena5401]

AE has so many unknown powerful effects! Amazing! Thank You

[@0the0ambient0]

Excellent tutorial. I've never really understood caustics before. Thank you!

[@danielallison4152]

Thank you so much man this was really helpful. I found a way to incorporate some things you said into my project and I'm satisfied with where it is.

[@ubon21]

this is pure magic, thank you for the tutorial

[@motionshmotion1013]

I watched few tutors about this effect before and understood nothing. Thanks for such clear tutorial!

[@CreativeDojo]

This is so good!

[@matelu75]

Thank you very much, you´re always saving my life.

[@thekadirsahin1683]

I had no idea i can do this. Thanks again!

[@CamiloMonsalve]

Amazing! Thank you 😁 👍

[@paigevisuals5281]

This is SO helpful!!!!!!!! thank you.

[@marisenazzaro3107]

HI Jake, Thank you for a great tutorial. How do you parent a few layers to wave world? I want to have a few images coming in at the same time. Please let me know. Thanks again!

[@ABBabaei]

How dude you are a genius thanks for sharing it 😍🙌

[@Bafprod]

you use it with a top shot comp, but it could be interesting to know if we can use it with isometric 3D for example

[@grbtza]

Great tutorial, as always! Is there a way to use Wave World + Caustics with a different angle? Like, suppose I was looking at a swimming pool from the margin, the water surface would be something like 45 degrees from my eyes, not a perfect 90 degrees as the example...

[@Cazarts]

your stuff is so great - encyclopaedic channels like yours is always my fave - thank you so much!

[@marecdigital4891]

Thank you!

[@LBTClub]

Good thanks for sharing

[@briantriesart]

Just perfect.

[@StoutPika]

I've never knew this existed in after effects

[@tundedaniel9097]

Hi jake, please do you know of any website i can get a motion design brief just to build my portfolio. Thanks for all your tutorials. It has been helpful to a beginners in the industry.

[@liam.motion]

This is awesome! Jake thanks so much for sharing, super helpful.

[@MintFX0]

11:11 a little contradictory to the sign in the water haha, if the depth is high I’m sure there is no danger in diving

[@NOCProduction]

Cool, I'll have to try this out. Not sure how I missed this effect, but I've been using Radio Waves for wave effects this whole time, lol.

[@chrispysaid]

I feel like After Effects has about 20 different, SLIIIIGHTLY nuanced ways to accomplish the same thing

[@JohnJimenez-ki9no]

Is there a way to make the ring less perfectly circular, add a little irregularity to the edges?

[@verygoodfreelancer]

omg 36 min wave world caustics tutorial

[@bepositivebehealthy3629]

thanks for your video. but that effect id not change the position while displacement. that effect shows only in center.

[@ultravioletidea]

That was fantastic! Must I now take a vow that I won’t abuse my new-found power?

[@JakeInMotion]

Please, abuse away.

[@radio-future]

What kind of hardware are you using? And what would you recommend for editing faster

[@Nelladelle]

Is there a way to make the waves move according to a song?

[@mj_nooker]

Hi, Jake! Thanks for explaining! Could you please explain briefly how did you made the cells of Pool Floor? I've tried Turbulent noise with block type and tint it blacks to blue, but it not like yours :) Then I've tried to done with Mosaic, but it still not like your cells :) Your cells have a little thin white border each. Hmmmmm! :) Updated: I added the Grid over the turbulent noise and tint, but my turbulent noise type "block" looks like little cells inside big cells of checker table. Hmmmm!

[@ReallyLuckyDog]

Hi Jake. I at 1:03. I see the same thing only my Wireframe Preview is black grid lines on white while your movie has white lines on black. How do I change mine to look like yours? Thank you very much. Rick.

[@toratoft8525]

Hey quick question.. what if you just used the wave world and put the mode to multiply, would it still make the effect on what ever there is under? I’m asking cuz I’m trying to make use with this to a packaging animation and could be really cool..

[@crazybunnigaming93]

Did I miss where you can slow down the water movement?

[@bertoness77]

Mix this with mir......awesome

[@chrispysaid]

Jake, did you make After Effects?? I swear, Adobe should be paying you to do this

[@cinthyaxo9189]

finally one without a virus

[@shingimel]

wow!

[@harethayman7271]

Hmmmmm so that is what “ Conor Whelan “ used in his personal water reflection scene Thanks very much

[@moh1t]

wow I thought this was one of those joke AE effects no one uses but this is excellent

[@sthJuniorPK]

I just did an FX shot YESTERDAY where this would have been useful. 😩

[@nipungrover7058]

Hi Jake, a quick question. Why did you use null object 24:09 instead of animating the position property of producer 1?

[@JakeInMotion]

Because animating with the producer won't allow you to use a motion path, so you're limited to linear movement. Using a null object would also allow you to separate the position dimensions if you prefer to animate x and y positions independently.

[@nipungrover7058]

@@JakeInMotion Oh that didn't hit my mind. Thanks again, I just want to say I'm in love with your videos, looking forward to learn all effects from you.

[@JonatanCastro-secondary]

Could this be exported to a lottie animation?

[@JakeInMotion]

No.

[@danielcrompton7818]

Hi, I’m 14 and trying to het into After Effects. I wouldn’t call myself an intermediate user because I don’t know of all the tools, effects etc. to help me. How do you know about all these tools (apart from researching YT Tutorials like this one)? Let’s say I want to create some kind of particle diamond shimmer effect, then how do I go about starting? I’m using it as an example to illustrate that I know what I want, but not about the effects needed to make it. Okay, I can look up tutorials, but a professional wouldn’t do that, also I don’t know how to describe what I want! Thanks for reading

[@NOCProduction]

"I can look up tutorials, but a professional wouldn’t do that", I would say it quite the opposite. Professionals also have to continue on learning and developing their craft as time progresses. Continue looking at tutorials, get a mentor or join a community to help any questions you might have, and create a projects that will that pushes your skills and knowledge to the limit. I'm a programmer and it true what they say, "When you become a programmer Google becomes your best friend".

[@masonthompson3284]

Hey! Professionals most definitely look at tutorials, don’t feel like it’s taboo! I’m also pretty sure Jake mentioned at the beginning of this series that he is effectively making the AE manual visually. So you could definitely read up on AE’s Manual to get a base understanding of things - but the key (whether it’s from Jake/any other creator or from Adobe itself) is to get out there and try stuff out. Treat these tuts as tools in your utility belt and find out creative ways of combining them to get what you’re after! Best of luck 🤞🏾 Edit: also shouts to Jake for introducing us to the tools! Making me love after effects all over again

[@rynabuns]

Don't be fooled by professionals/grown ups - they look stuff up all the time! That's true for pretty much every industry. It's something to be encouraged, not disparaged

[@21stcenturyscots]

Hello!

[@JakeInMotion]

Hi!

[@bigx6670]

Childs yawn at 6:03.

[@JakeInMotion]

You win. Daughter had just woken up from a nap.

[@EdgarSV94]

1K like

[@houseofmotion6081]

👍👍👍

[@ndongalex]

I hope everyone one else becos successful because I’m not