# Spiral effect

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [October 23, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985 "2022-10-23T21:50:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985/1 "2022-10-23T21:50:59Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to get my head around how to do a spiral effect. Here is the example I have been given.

> **[Classic Round Clock with infinity time. Round Clock Time running...](https://www.istockphoto.com/video/3d-rendering-clock-spinning-back-isolated-from-the-white-background-gm1215458622-354016561?phrase=spiral%2Bclock)**
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> Classic Round Clock with infinity time. Round Clock Time running backwards. 3D Rendering Clock Spinning Back isolated from the white background.

I want to head into this direction as to match other shot styles in the project

> **[Digitally generated animation, seamlessly loopable. Perfectly usable...](https://www.istockphoto.com/video/spiral-clock-the-flow-of-time-dark-blue-turquoise-gm1282571334-380264322?phrase=spiral%20clock)**
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> Digitally generated animation, seamlessly loopable. Perfectly usable for all kind of topics related to time and history.

I cant spend a lot of time making this as the budget wont handle it.

Any ideas on how to make these type of effects in Flame.

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**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985/2 "2022-10-23T22:40:00Z")

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I think there may be an AE plugin. I seem to recall there was a photoshop one a few years back that was pretty popular. It’s called the Droste effect.

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**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985/3 "2022-10-23T23:51:04Z")

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Blur set to Twirl or Substance Materialize or Sapphire Distort.

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**Author:** ![leowoo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/leowoo/32/1371_2.png) [@leowoo](https://forum.logik.tv/u/leowoo)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985/4 "2022-10-24T00:01:50Z")

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Replica node in action could do something similar to this.

 ![Screen Shot 2022-10-24 at 1.00.18 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/2/2fa99551bf413e8e947b213d552723391e0870a8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Sinan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/sinan/32/155_2.png) [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985/5 "2022-10-24T07:48:31Z")

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Make a clock face as a linear graphic, then use map convert cartesian-\>polar coordinates and play with parameters…

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**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spiral-effect/6985/6 "2022-10-25T13:32:10Z")

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Thanks everyone. Some very good ideas here