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August 19, 2025
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Turbulent Displace - Evolution slows down earlier than expected

  • August 19, 2025
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layer Name: Displace Adj.

Effect Name: Turbulent Displace

This effect makes the edges randomly warp and move.

 

At 2 minutes & 36 seconds, the effect restarts and the effect is much slower.

I want the effect to continue warping the edges at the same speed for 5 minutes (ideally 10 minutes) then reloop back to the start.

 

I have tried a variety of Evolution Expressions but have been unsuccessful.

  • If I configure the Evolution to loop back to the start at 2 minutes & 30 seconds, the effect works as expected and doesn't slow down.
    • (time - inPoint) * 210 % 31500
  • If I configure the evolution to loop back to the start at 3 minutes, the effect slows down at 2 minutes & 36 seconds, but it does loop back to the start as expected.
    • (time - inPoint) * 210 % 37800

 

What am I missing that is causing the effect to slow down at 2 minutes and 36 seconds? Thanks!

 

1 reply

Dan Ebberts
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 19, 2025

At around 2 minutes and 36 seconds, (time - inPoint) * 210 will exceed the maximum value of 32,767. If your modulo division doesn't reset the value until 37,800, you're going to have a stretch where the calculated value is too high.