Progressive blur is the detail that sells it - a hard-edged duo transition reads as a cut, the blur reads as one continuous motion. Small change, different feeling.
Playing around with SaaS motion using Claude + After Effects + Higgsfield.
Just started experimenting with smooth movements, little bounces, and some morphing techniques.
Still figuring things out, but this workflow is pretty interesting. If this keeps working, making a full explainer video might not take a whole week anymore. 😄