How to achieve this dithering animation?

[Gonçalo39043168oh3t]

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to recreate this animation for some weeks now, but I'm struggling to get that pixel look and smooth transition from a shape layer to pixelation. I've been using CC Ball Action + Mosaic, and then using a circular mask to transition between flat shape layer, and the other one with the effects. But it doesn't really do the trick, and I wonder if there's other ways?

Reference:

https://64.media.tumblr.com/18cecc26949079e73742e712d48732ba/f20f48c921f7b8ec-d7/s540x810/125c203af5...

[Mylenium]

Particle Playground, Card Dance. The original is likely created through some JavaScript code, though. The issue is capturing the quantized motion rather than just quantizing the pixels.

Mylenium

[Gonçalo39043168oh3t]

For sure, the original one doesn't seem that it was created on AE. Thank you for your help, will definitely try those!