Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In this After Effects tutorial, I'm diving into the legendary slitscan effect. While Doug Trumbull used a massive mechnical righ and long-exposure photography to create the "Ultimate Trip", I'll show you how to build the same look much more easily using *Essential Graphics*, the *Offset effect* and *3D layers*.
In this video, you'll learn:
- How to use the Offset effect with a simple expression for continuous motion.
- How to use Essential Graphics to control the speed and images
- 3D layers to create two infinite plains.
*▶️ Watch my VFX History episode here for the full story on Doug Trumbull and the evolution of Slitscan:*
youtu.be/Lhbhl9KVF6U
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*⬇️ Download the project:*
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/1360c4c1ce
*🎁 Bonus: Free step-by-step PDF:*
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/49d6a65b31
*Expression used:*
X = effect("Speed")("Slider")*time+effect("Nudge")("Slider");
Y = value[1];
[X,Y]
*📌 Links:*
Unrolled artwork: seriss.com/people/erco/2001
@creationeffects AfterGlow: creationeffects.com/free/free-preset-afterglow
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*🔖Chapters*
0:00 The Ultimate trip
1:02 Getting the artwork
3:28 3D Layers
4:32 Finishing touches
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The Evening of Departure by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: twinmusicom.org
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I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AfterEffects #VFX #2001ASpaceOdyssey #Slitscan #MotionGraphics #DougTrumbull #Filmmaking
#AdobeCommunityExperts
In this After Effects tutorial, I'm diving into the legendary slitscan effect. While Doug Trumbull used a massive mechnical righ and long-exposure photography to create the "Ultimate Trip", I'll show you how to build the same look much more easily using *Essential Graphics*, the *Offset effect* and *3D layers*.
In this video, you'll learn:
- How to use the Offset effect with a simple expression for continuous motion.
- How to use Essential Graphics to control the speed and images
- 3D layers to create two infinite plains.
*▶️ Watch my VFX History episode here for the full story on Doug Trumbull and the evolution of Slitscan:*
youtu.be/Lhbhl9KVF6U
------------------------------------------------------------
*⬇️ Download the project:*
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/1360c4c1ce
*🎁 Bonus: Free step-by-step PDF:*
- Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/49d6a65b31
*Expression used:*
X = effect("Speed")("Slider")*time+effect("Nudge")("Slider");
Y = value[1];
[X,Y]
*📌 Links:*
Unrolled artwork: seriss.com/people/erco/2001
@creationeffects AfterGlow: creationeffects.com/free/free-preset-afterglow
------------------------------------------------------------
*🔖Chapters*
0:00 The Ultimate trip
1:02 Getting the artwork
3:28 3D Layers
4:32 Finishing touches
------------------------------------------------------------
The Evening of Departure by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Artist: twinmusicom.org
------------------------------------------------------------
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AfterEffects #VFX #2001ASpaceOdyssey #Slitscan #MotionGraphics #DougTrumbull #Filmmaking
#AdobeCommunityExperts
