After Effects Radio Waves Effect
After effects offers many effects in the effects palette. Figuring out what each effect does can be a daunting task so I will take the next few days and highlight a few little know effects. The Radio
Waves effect creates radiating waves from a stationary or animated effect point. You can use this effect to generate pond ripples, sound waves, or intricate geometric patterns. You can control the emitted waves' shape, width, color, speed, rotation, life span, fade rate, and other properties. Use the Reflection control to make the shapes bounce off the sides of the layer. You can also use Radio Waves to create realistic wave displacement maps that work well with the Caustics effect. You can add a stroke, and adjust the wave motion. If this looks like an effect you may want to try open you help file in After Effects to see all of the parameter settings.
