3D Flip — effect skill for transitions

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The frame flips over like a card; its back side is the next shot.

What it does

Built on 3D Transitions by HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0. The write-up and recipes below are varg's.

A rotates 180° in perspective around the centre axis and B is revealed on the reverse.

When: Before/after, two sides of a story, playful reveals.

Watch out: Long flips; and flipping footage that contains text (it mirrors mid-way).

Timing: 0.4–1.0 s (CapCut Flip 1.0 s, Flip II 0.47 s), ease-in-out

Also called: Flip, Flip II, Cutout Flip, Paper Flip, card flip, Flip & Zoom

In FFmpeg

Approximate with a horizontal squeeze (A narrows to a line, B opens from it): Same size/fps/pixel format on both inputs (see the Normalize card). offset = duration(A) - T = 5.0 - 0.5 = 4.5.

ffmpeg -i a.mp4 -i b.mp4 -filter_complex \
"[0:v]fps=30,settb=AVTB,format=yuv420p[a];[1:v]fps=30,settb=AVTB,format=yuv420p[b];\
[a][b]xfade=transition=squeezeh:duration=0.5:offset=4.5[v];\
[0:a][1:a]acrossfade=d=0.5[au]" \
  -map "[v]" -map "[au]" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a aac out.mp4

In HyperFrames

Block transitions-3d; manual: perspective on the root, tween #s1 rotationY: 0→90 (power2.in, 0.3 s), then #s2 rotationY: -90→0 (power2.out, 0.3 s).

In Remotion

import {TransitionSeries, linearTiming, springTiming} from '@remotion/transitions';
import {flip} from '@remotion/transitions/flip';

<TransitionSeries>
  <TransitionSeries.Sequence durationInFrames={90}><ShotA /></TransitionSeries.Sequence>
  <TransitionSeries.Transition presentation={flip({direction: 'from-left', perspective: 1000})} timing={linearTiming({durationInFrames: 20})} />
  <TransitionSeries.Sequence durationInFrames={90}><ShotB /></TransitionSeries.Sequence>
</TransitionSeries>

Total = 90 + 90 - 20 frames: the transition overlaps the two shots.

In CapCut

Transitions tab → 3D → Flip, Flip II, Cutout Flip, Paper Flip, Flip & Zoom. Desktop: drag the tile onto the cut between two clips and set Duration in the right panel ("Apply to all" reuses it on every cut). Mobile: tap the small white square between clips, pick the transition, drag the duration slider, tap ✓. Tab labels and placement change between versions and regions.

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Example output

https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/catalog/blocks/transitions-3d.mp4 — Preview of the 3D Transitions component that builds this take (credit: 3D Transitions · hyperframes, https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/blocks/transitions-3d)

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