One strip folded in half over and over, never crossing itself, tiling the plane into a shape that looks designed but is only folding.
Curve & Field Backgrounds
Strange Attractor
- attractor
- chaos
- fractal
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Strange Attractor Background – Chaotic Point Cloud Loop
About Strange Attractor
A two line iterated map is run tens of thousands of times and the points pile up into a fractal cloud that never quite crosses its own path.
Part of Curve & Field Backgrounds. New to this kind of graphic? Read How to Animate Spirograph and Math Curve Backgrounds.
- Category
- Curve & Field Backgrounds
- Length
- 15 seconds, up to 60 seconds
- Playback
- Seamless loop
- Controls
- 11 editable
- Format
- MP4 · WebM · PNG sequence
- Alpha
- WebM or PNG sequence
- Resolution
- 720p to 8K
- Aspect
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:5
- License
- Commercial use included
Frequently asked
What is the Strange Attractor animation?
A two line iterated map is run tens of thousands of times and the points pile up into a fractal cloud that never quite crosses its own path. It belongs to the Curve & Field Backgrounds category on velements, where you edit it in the browser and download it as a finished video file.
What can you customize in Strange Attractor?
Every control in the editor, grouped the same way there. Style: background, primary, secondary, accent and thickness. Layout: aspect ratio and count. Motion: duration, density, variation and speed. Each change appears in the live preview straight away, and editing is free.
How long is Strange Attractor?
Strange Attractor runs 15 seconds by default, and you can set any length up to 60 seconds before you export. It loops seamlessly, so you can repeat it on your timeline for as long as the shot needs.
Can you download Strange Attractor with a transparent background?
Yes. Set the background to Transparent, then export a PNG sequence for Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro or Figma: import the first frame as an image sequence and it drops onto a track above your footage with a straight alpha channel. Export WebM with a VP9 alpha channel for the web and for CapCut. MP4 has no alpha channel, so it keeps a solid color or image behind the animation.
Can you use Strange Attractor in commercial projects?
Yes. Each download comes with a perpetual commercial license in your name for client work, ads and products, and you may sell the edited clip on stock footage sites. Reselling the preset itself as an editable template is not allowed.
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