• Adobe After Effects

  Heat Wave effect

  Posted by Bxdigital on June 15, 2005 at 10:58 pm

  Hi,

  Im trying to create a hazzy heat wave effect in AE, I’ve read some pevious posts about using a fractal noise filter and displacement map.
  how exactly would i use to these filters to get the desired effect?

  Newbie

  Eric Kirk replied 14 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Michael Munkittrick

  June 16, 2005 at 2:04 am

  Begin by creating a slightly larger comp than your master composition and use the fractal noise set to a soft cloud-like structure. Then use a directional blur set to a low number to add an artificial length to that comp. Import it as a pre-comp into your comp that requires the motion and set the displacement map effect on your image using the lightness and luminance to control the displacement. To add a bit more realism you can use a feathered mask of the original video with the applied effect over your image so that the edges of the “haze” thins as it might in nature.

  There are also a few different particle effects that can be used to create a very effective heat haze, not to mention the numerous plugin solutions specifically designed to do just this effect.

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  Yoondo

  June 16, 2005 at 2:45 am

  You can use the mirage filter if you can find it.
  Much simpler.
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  Eric Kirk

  July 29, 2011 at 8:13 pm

  Hello,

  This is a bit old here. Does anyone know of a technique to create a heat wave look like out on a hot desert road?

  Appreciate it.

  Thanks,

  Eric

  Eric D. Kirk
  http://www.kirkproductions.com

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