Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual page 540

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User Guide
Original (top left), and with effect applied (bottom left and right)
Card Wipe effect
This effect simulates a group of cards displaying a picture and then flipping to display another picture. Card Wipe
provides control over the number of rows and columns of cards, the flip direction, and the transition direction
(including the ability to use a gradient to determine flip order). You can also control randomness and jitter to make
the effect appear more realistic. By varying the rows and columns, you can also create venetian blind and Chinese
lantern effects.
The Card Wipe effect shares many controls with the Card Dance effect.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Original (top left), and with effect applied (bottom left and right)
See also
"About randomness and random seeds" on page 352
"Common Lighting controls and Material controls" on page 483
Basic controls
The width of the area that actively changes from the original to the new image.
Transition Width
The layer that appears in segments on the backs of the cards. You can use any layer in the composition;
Back Layer
its Video switch can even be turned off. If the layer has effects or masks, precompose the layer first.