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How to Make Animated Paper Textures in After Effects 📄 (Quick Tutorial)
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The Echo Trail can be applied to any 2D or 3D layers, including shapes, solids, text, images, footage, or precomps. When applying to footage or precomps, you have the option to have each echo pause, or freeze, when they're made. Or, you can have have the echoes play normally, or even on a "progressive delay", which results in wavy movements along the echo trail. When first formed, each echo inherits the transform properties of the Leader layer. The echo trail can be customized with easy controls that allow you to create dynamic trails with a variety of creative 3D movements.
The Echo Trail effect can also be used to create the popular Freeze Frame effect, where still images (or paused frames) from the video float or move into the frame and sync up with the footage.
This free effect has many creative uses, and will be a great tool for music video editors or any motion designer using After Effects! Enjoy!
The Echo Trail can be applied to any 2D or 3D layers, including shapes, solids, text, images, footage, or precomps. When applying to footage or precomps, you have to option to have each echo pause, or freeze, when they're made. Or, you can have have the echoes play normally, or on a "progressive delay", which results in wavy movements along the echo trail. When first formed each echo inherits the transform properties of the Leader layer. The echo trail can be customized with easy controls that allow you to create dynamic trails with a variety of creative 3D movements.
The Echo Trail effect can also be used to create the popular Freeze Frame effect, where still images (or paused frames) from the video float or move into the frame and sync up with the footage.
This free effect has many creative uses, and will be a great tool for music video editors or any motion designer using After Effects! Enjoy!
For the "Black Hole" tutorial, go to youtu.be/R1nN0M3idJU?si=ph1a_Ase6HVrTVJH.
For the "Terra" (Earth) tutorial, go to youtu.be/6mT6aAwax88?si=xSHGjuNYOrcxGABb.
For the "Solaris" (sun) tutorial, go to youtu.be/EaCbG2M5I60?si=o907aCdVWdKKH8MI.
Designed for ease of use, the "Space Effects" template for After Effects offers a comprehensive collection of customizable 4K space scenes, including all eight planets, 3D stars, a galaxy, black hole, sun, earth, moon, comet, shooting star, nebula, space fly-through, and a complete solar system. Each 3D scene comes with an intuitive Control Layer, allowing you to adjust elements through simple sliders and tailor the look to your needs without advanced After Effects skills.
The template includes various celestial objects, custom lens flares, 360° star backgrounds, and 28 pre-animated comps – perfect for quick integration into your projects. Special features like custom storm warping on Jupiter, prominences on the sun, and customizable comet trails are found throughout the template. With detailed instructions and in-depth tutorials, "Space Effects" ensures you can achieve professional-quality results efficiently, saving time and effort while expanding your creative possibilities.
Watch the Space Effects tutorial at youtu.be/Rh34g-Cqz8Q.
"Space Effects" is a versatile After Effects template designed to help users create high-quality 4K space animations. This collection includes customizable 3D scenes featuring celestial objects like the earth, moon, sun, black hole, nebula, galaxy, stars, comet, and a complete solar system. Each comp comes with a Control Layer offering intuitive slider controls for easy customization, ensuring stunning results without requiring expert knowledge in After Effects.
Bundling the "Black Hole," "Solaris," and "Terra" templates from Creation Effects, "Space Effects" also offers 15 custom lens flares, star and nebula backgrounds, and a 360° star field for dynamic views. With 28 pre-animated comps and comprehensive video tutorials, this template provides all the tools needed for high-quality space animations.
To download the free "AfterGlow" preset, or the free "Layer Bender" template, go to https://CreationEffects.com, then head to the "Freebies" page.
The "Black Hole" template allows you to easily and quickly create high-quality black hole animations in Adobe After Effects. Designed with customization in mind, this template includes a 3D black hole, complete with a curved 3D accretion disc, orbiting cloud matter, and warping of the stars behind the black hole. Simply customize their look with the easy-to-use controls, then animate your camera and render. The 360° star background gives you the freedom to create elaborate camera movements, and view the black hole from different angles. Also included are the comps for all seven animations from the main promo video, including an effect that imitates stars and matter being sucked down a 3D funnel.
It's notoriously difficult to create a black hole in After Effects, but this finished effect will save you days of work, and the video tutorial walks you through everything you need to know. Modeled after scientifically accurate simulations from NASA, this template is a no-brainer for anyone needing black hole animations – AE professionals and novices alike.
Black Hole allows you to quickly create your own custom black hole in space. Using the customization controls, you can easily adjust the black hole's appearance and behavior. Then all you need to do is animate your camera to move through space, and render. The black hole's accretion disc is true 3D, so you can orbit your camera around to view it at different angles, and the 360° star background ensures you always see stars behind it. The included 3D black hole model is made entirely in After Effects, so it's compatible with the classic 3D renderer, and every element can be customized. If needed, the disc can be hidden, so that only the gravity warping of the background is seen. An additional comp features stars and nebulae being sucked down a 3D funnel shape. Lastly, the comps for all the black hole animations in this promo video are included!
"3D Shapes" is an After Effects template (project file), so it can be imported into your existing project. Then you can just copy and paste the 3D object that you want into your comp. Customization controls allow you to change the dimensions, add a stroke, or manipulate the shape in three dimensions. All shapes can be controlled with the 3D Transform Gizmo. Most of the shapes are built with multiple Shape layers. The cylinder and sphere are built with the CC Cylinder and CC Sphere effects. These are 2D effects, but they are modified to work more like true 3D objects. So you can control them with the 3D Gizmo, they can cast a shadow, and they react realistically to your 3D light and camera.
In addition to the sphere and cylinder, this template also includes 9 other geometric shapes – a cube, cuboid, two four-sided pyramids, tetrahedron, parallelepiped, polygonal prism, cone, and dodecahedron. The shapes are compatible with After Effects v17 and up.
This download is an After Effects project file, and can be imported into your existing project. The shapes are built from 3D Shape layers in After Effects. You can manipulate each shape in 3D space using the 3D Transform Gizmo, and you can customize each shape using easy controls. Included are 11 basic geometric shapes: a Cylinder, Sphere, Dodecahedron, Polygonal Prism, Cuboid, Parallelepiped, Cube, a stretchable Pyramid, a 4-Sided Pyramid, Tetrahedron, and Cone. The Cylinder and Sphere shapes are made with the CC Cylinder and CC Sphere effects that are built into After Effects. These are 2D effects, but they have been modified to work like true 3D objects. You can use the 3D Gizmo to move them around, their rotation is compatible with the camera layer, their lighting is linked to your 3D light layer, and they can cast a 3D shadow.
The 3D Shapes is a great tool and time-saver for any motion designers using After Effects!
Terra has all the features and effects needed to create beautiful, high-quality animations of the earth, moon, and sun - whether your an After Effects beginner or seasoned professional.
Included are the comps for all nine animations from the main demo video, which you can watch at youtu.be/14s5ulLbTBw?si=N8ANPJTjmDIz-bUA. Or, start fresh with the default settings, and use slider controls to customize the look of your earth. The flexible controls allow you to customize the elements separately – the land in daylight, land at night, water, clouds, lighting, and atmosphere. When you're happy with your world, simply animate your camera movement, and it's ready to render. The lighting automatically updates as you change the 3D position of your sun, and the 360° star background gives you the freedom to create elaborate camera movements. Additionally, this template includes a custom, orbiting moon, and 15 custom lens flares to choose from for your sun. Terra has all the features and customization options needed to quickly bring you from concept to captivating earth animation, with minimal experience in After Effects needed!
Also check out "Solaris", for creating realistic sun animations: youtube.com/watch?v=EX2B3FRWwTo
Designed with customization in mind, Terra allows you to easily tailor every aspect of the scene to suit your needs. Included are the comps for all nine animations from this demo video. Or, start fresh with the default settings, and use the controls to customize the look of your earth. The flexible controls allow you to adjust the elements separately – the land in daylight, land at night, water, clouds, lighting, and atmosphere. When you're happy with your world, simply animate your camera movement, and it's ready to render. The lighting automatically updates as you change the 3D position of your sun, and the 360° star background gives you the freedom to create elaborate camera movements. Additionally, this template includes a custom, orbiting moon, and 15 custom lens flares to choose from for your sun. Terra has all the features and customization options needed to quickly bring you from concept to captivating earth animation, with minimal experience in After Effects needed!
Watch the Terra tutorial for After Effects: youtu.be/6mT6aAwax88?si=sLu9321gx0kf3_QM
Also check out Solaris, for creating realistic sun animations: youtu.be/EX2B3FRWwTo?si=KmH3s6FBPA_C2Jd8
Layer Bender works with the Classic 3D renderer, so it's compatible with all your projects. Also, it can do some things you can't do with the standard "Curvature" feature in the Cinema 4D renderer – like adding multiple bends, controlling where the bend starts and ends, curling a layer into a spiral, and changing the direction of the bend. It can be used to curve footage, images, text, shape layers, solid layers, or a precomp layer. Easily create sharp curves at any part of the layer, or gradual curves along the entire width of the layer. You can choose how many segments your layer has, to create smoother curves. Compatible with AE v.17 (2020) and up.
This free tool, and the other free presets from Creation Effects, will be very useful for any motion designer or After Effects user.
This tool was developed for "Infinite Horizon" – a unique AE template for creating trippy, perspective-bending scenes from your landscape footage. Learn more at creationeffects.com/infinite-horizon.
Learn how to make "Endless Fractal Effects" in this After Effects tutorial: youtu.be/dqVIPuG7mDw
The Endless Fractal Effect is an After Effects template with a modified version of the Fractal effect that is built into After Effects. This version has more user-friendly controls, and allows you to make continuous zooms on fractal designs, which isn't possible with the old Fractal effect.
The Endless Fractal Effect also allows you to create animations that would be impossible with the standard built-in controls. Now you can create infinite zooms on spirals and intricate patterns in the Mandelbrot and Julia sets.
This infinite fractal zoom effect and dozens of other trippy fx are also part of the "Creation Trippy Effects" bundle: creationeffects.com/creation-trippy-effects.
Watch the Trippy effects demo video here: youtu.be/vX1HD8Qp9xw?si=9cKyZ5X_JlyOf8jR
Or get the popular "Flocks" bundle with a variety of bird species at creationeffects.com/flocks.
Learn how to create a "Murmuration Effect" in this After Effects tutorial: youtu.be/4JToEkhx78E
The flock of starlings in this AE template will automatically dive, swoop, and undulate with random synchronized movements that realistically imitate a murmuration. Composite your animation over your footage to get a convincing murmuration that you can customize. You have complete control over the random behaviors with easy controls. You can also add a flight path to the random movements by drawing a 3D motion path with the pen tool, allowing you to have complete control over where the flock flies. You can remove birds from the flock, or add more. It's easy to use, and the video tutorials gives in-depth instruction on customizing the effect.
This template includes three bird model options, so you can choose your preferred level of detail depending on your flock size, distance from the camera, and speed of your machine. The 1-segment birds are a single layer, and can be used for large populations of birds flying in the distance. The 4-segment and 8-segment bird models are constructed from multiple 3D layers, and feature wings that bend for a more realistic-looking flight. This template is not for animating birds that are landed.
Watch the demo video for the Flocks template here: youtu.be/cYgXCVu3pV8?si=vth8uvccTY2ZBimA
AfterGlow is a huge improvement over the standard, built-in Glow effect that comes with After Effects. Once installed, you can apply the AfterGlow preset to your layers just like you would the old glow. And you can customize it with the same familiar controls. This glow preset will let you adjust the ratio of the gradient, and create more realistic glows that are intense and brighter at the edge, and have a longer, gradual falloff. Separate controls allow you add a huge, faint glow around the whole layer. Use the glow on shapes, text, or footage. You can also add glow streaks, and rotate them with the controls.
Download this free preset and more, or browse the huge library of unique, custom effects for After Effects users, at CreationEffects.com!
Watch the demo video for AfterGlow here: youtu.be/Zm8rDt5QIrQ
Place the .ffx file in your Presets folder, then access the effect anytime in After Effects, and apply it to your layer just like you would with the old Glow effect. With AfterGlow, you can get an exponential glow that is much more intense at the edge, and has an increasingly gradual falloff. The result is a brighter, more realistic glow with a large faint glow surrounding the entire layer. Since it uses the normal built-in Glow effect (but improves it), the customization controls are the same and will be familiar to you. The glow works on the alpha channel of a layer, as well as on your footage. You can adjust the "Factor" controls to customize the ratio of the light falloff, giving you more control. Adjust the large faint glow separately, and easily create "glow streaks", and rotate them with the controls.
This and many more free presets for After Effects are available on the Creation Effects website.
Learn how to create this Glow Effect in the AfterGlow tutorial video by going to youtu.be/wHvecGrCwdg
Solaris is an After Effects template for creating realistic, custom stars or suns. It gives you the all the control of a custom animation, but with the realism of authentic footage. It's perfect for creating scientific animations for documentaries, or stunning cinematic shots for sci-fi projects.
Solaris uses NASA footage of solar flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections, and the sun's surface, to create a realistic sun that you can customize with easy controls. The sun is three-dimensional, allowing you to animate your camera and incorporate other 3D elements into your scene. Included are 12 finished sun animations ("presets") that are ready to render. Solaris also includes a variety of bonus effects such as lens flares, heat haze, sound effects, star backgrounds, and several heat-themed title effects. All of the effects are easy to customize, and the in-depth tutorial takes you through the steps to easily build a custom sun from scratch. No matter your experience level, Solaris will let your ideas shine!
Watch the Solaris demo video: youtu.be/EX2B3FRWwTo?si=gsVGtWw_N3hpjCeW
Template Features:
Presets – 12 finished sun animations, as seen in the demo video above, including an eclipse, closeups of the sun's surface, and realistic suns modeled after actual sun footage.
Real Footage – Choose from five 8K surface textures, and 25 solar elements, such as solar flares, prominences, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These elements are derived from NASA footage. Position them anywhere on the sun, in three dimensions.
Custom Elements – Combine the footage elements with optional surface textures, prominences and CMEs that are made in After Effects. These can be customized, allowing for more control over their movement and appearance.
Title Effects – 10 heat-themed animated titles, from the Creation Title Effects template.
Lens Flares – 6 custom lens flare effects, from the Creation Lens Flares template.
Heat Haze – Intense heat distortion that you can customize with easy controls.
Sounds Effects – 19 audio clips of rumbling, crackling, sizzling, blowing, and flaring whooshes.
Easy Customization – Customize your sun with easy controls on the Control Layer. The video tutorial below, and written instructions found throughout the template, explain how it works and how to customize it.
HD / 4K – Includes comps in both 1920x1080 and 3840x2160. Comps can be modified for any resolution.
Solaris gives you the all the control of a custom animation, but with the realism of authentic footage. It's perfect for creating scientific animations for documentaries, or stunning cinematic shots for sci-fi projects.
Solaris uses NASA footage of solar flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections, and the sun's surface, to create a realistic sun that you can customize with easy controls. The sun is three-dimensional, allowing you to animate your camera and incorporate other 3D elements into your scene. Included are 12 finished sun animations ("presets") that are ready to render. Solaris also includes a variety of bonus effects such as lens flares, heat haze, sound effects, star backgrounds, and several heat-themed title effects. All of the effects are easy to customize, and the in-depth tutorial takes you through the steps to easily build a custom sun from scratch. If you're ready to turn up the heat on your After Effects game, check out Solaris at https://www.CreationEffects.com
Learn how to make this Solaris Effect in the After Effects tutorial here: youtu.be/EaCbG2M5I60
Template Features:
Presets – 12 finished sun animations, as seen in the demo video above, including an eclipse, closeups of the sun's surface, and realistic suns modeled after actual sun footage.
Real Footage – Choose from five 8K surface textures, and 25 solar elements, such as solar flares, prominences, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These elements are derived from NASA footage. Position them anywhere on the sun, in three dimensions.
Custom Elements – Combine the footage elements with optional surface textures, prominences and CMEs that are made in After Effects. These can be customized, allowing for more control over their movement and appearance.
Title Effects – 10 heat-themed animated titles, from the Creation Title Effects template.
Lens Flares – 6 custom lens flare effects, from the Creation Lens Flares template.
Heat Haze – Intense heat distortion that you can customize with easy controls.
Sounds Effects – 19 audio clips of rumbling, crackling, sizzling, blowing, and flaring whooshes.
Easy Customization – Customize your sun with easy controls on the Control Layer. The video tutorial below, and written instructions found throughout the template, explain how it works and how to customize it.
HD / 4K – Includes comps in both 1920x1080 and 3840x2160. Comps can be modified for any resolution.
This tutorial shows how to install it, as well as some cool things you can do with it. The dust is compatible with 3D cameras in After Effects. Using a clip from Avatar, I'll show how you can motion-track your footage and composite the dust, so that it looks like its part of the scene. You can even add a texture to the particles for extra realism and detail. Simply apply the animation preset to a Solid layer, then use the customization controls to get the right look for your floating particles.
Also seen in this video:
"Landscaper" - Create custom landscape animations: creationeffects.com/landscaper
or watch the "Landscaper" demo video here: youtu.be/or4NYvvOhIc
"Custom 3D Book" - Make your own storybook animation in After Effects: creationeffects.com/custom-3d-book
"Schools" - Create fish and underwater scenes in After Effects: creationeffects.com/schools
In this tutorial, we'll use Fractal Noise for the glitter and CC Particle Systems II for the particles. No plugins required.
For a similar how-to-create After Effects tutorial, check out this "Dust Reveal" tutorial: youtu.be/rcLD9W6dIzQ
For "Creation Title Effects" - a collection of 200 animated titles for After Effects, go to creationeffects.com/creation-title-effects.
To make 3D landscapes like the ones in this video, check out the "Landscaper" template at creationeffects.com/landscaper.
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For a huge variety of authentic VHS video and audio effects that you can customize in Adobe After Effects, watch the demo video for Creation VHS Effects: youtu.be/NtLuS_jz_4Q?si=K-7N26_VI7sw0pyj.
Creation VHS Effects has been one of the best selling After Effects templates at CreationEffects.com for a decade. It still offers the most realistic VHS effects out there, with a variety of finished presets to choose from. Easily turn down the damage with a single control.
Creation VHS Effects is a collection of authentic-looking effects for turning footage into a damaged VHS tape or analog TV signal in Adobe After Effects. Included are 11 retro VHS-look presets, ranging from subtle VHS looks to totally unwatchable garbage! Just drop in your footage and it's ready to export.
Or... build your own unique VHS look using over 100 customizable effects, comprised of analog video glitches, TV static, transition effects, sound effects, and audio filters. Adjust the intensity of the damage, and customize the effects with slider controls. Embrace the 80s/90s nostalgia trend, and start ruining your beautiful HD footage!
Template Features:
11 VHS-Look Presets – These finished comps cover a variety of old TV and VHS looks, ranging from subtle to totally unwatchable. Just drop in your footage, and they're ready to export. Each preset uses multiple effects. Customize each effect individually, or adjust the strength of all the effects together with a single Intensity control to change the amount of damage.
42 VHS Effects & TV Glitches – These effects are modeled after real VHS artifacts, with a focus on authenticity over style. Most effects can be added to your footage with a simple copy-and-paste. Customize the effects with easy-to-use slider controls.
20 Stock Footage Clips – Includes a variety of looping TV static and VCR tracking clips for compositing with your footage.
24 Audio Effects – Includes VHS hum, static, and signal interference, as well as audio filters for messing up the pitch and frequency of the audio in your footage.
17 Transition Effects – Short glitches with audio, for using on the cuts in your video.
creationeffects.com/landscaper
We will also use a free Animation Preset to quickly spread the grass layers out. The preset is called GridScape, and you can download it here:
creationeffects.com/freebies
A more advanced version of this wind effect, and many other custom nature effects, are available as a package called "Landscaper". Landscaper is an After Effects template that lets you create custom 3D landscape animations. It comes with 30 finished landscapes, and has tons of great features, like easy water, time lapses, atmospheric haze, automatic lighting for any time of day, and 1,000 landscape elements to build your scene with. You can watch the demo video for Landscaper at:
creationeffects.com/landscaper
The "GridScape" preset that is used in this tutorial was created for the "ShapeShift" template. ShapeShift lets users create trippy-looking transition effects in Adobe After Effects, with mesmerizing, shifting 3D shapes. Watch the demo video for ShapeShift at:
creationeffects.com/shapeshift
This tutorial shows how to install the preset and how to apply the effects to your layers to create your grid. Place the .ffx files into your Presets folder and you'll always be able to access the effect in Adobe After Effects. GridScape can space multiple layers out evenly or randomly (or a combination of both), on all three axes. Customize the grid spacing, and control the Position, Scale, and Rotation of all the layers together using easy controls on separate Control Layer. Set the number of layers you want in each row (X axis), column (Y axis), or layer (Z axis). GridScape can be used on Solid layers, Shape layers, Precomp layers, Footage, or Images.
To watch the demo video for GridScape go to youtu.be/6ymUWIkBFk8
To watch the demo video for ShapeShift, go to youtu.be/WRqAI9KlI0A?si=m93AP8Sx0bHg3Lkg.
I mentioned in the video I would put the expressions for the CC Sphere effect in the description, so you can make grids with 3D spheres. You can find the two expressions, which go on the "Light Height" and "Light Direction" properties, at the link below (scroll down to Rick Gerard's post).
community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/interacting-3d-elements-cc-sphere-and-3d-rotate-around-circle-animation-preset/m-p/4431086
Place the .ffx files into your Presets folder and you'll always able to access the effect in After Effects. You can space multiple layers out evenly, or randomly (or a combination of both), on all three axes. Customize the grid spacing, and control the Position, Scale, and Rotation of all the layers together using easy controls on separate Control Layer. Set the number of layers you want in each row (X axis), column (Y axis), or layer (Z axis). GridScape can be used on Solid layers, Shape layers, Precomp layers, Footage, or Images.
Watch this After Effects tutorial to learn how to create your own grid using this preset: youtu.be/22y26TpVHXs
ShapeShift is a unique tool that can be used to create create trippy-looking transition effects, or to just add a dazzling 3D effect to any footage. It includes 14 presets with unique 3D designs, so editors in a hurry can simply drop in their footage and quickly render out the effects. Or, users can create their own custom effects by building new 3D designs using the included tools. ShapeShift also includes 27 drag-and-drop sound effects to enhance your effects.
ShapeShift uses a technique called "camera projection mapping" to project your footage onto the sides of a complex 3D shape that sits in the middle of your scene. As you orbit the camera around the shape to face any of its sides, it creates the illusion of your footage transforming in three dimensions with shifting shapes. It's a great way to get your viewers attention and set your content apart! ShapeShift is compatible with After Effects v.18 (2021), and is available for download at www.CreationEffects.com
Watch the ShapeShift demo video here: youtu.be/WRqAI9KlI0A
Template Features:
14 Presets – Finished comps with pre-designed shapes in the middle of the scene. Simply use the the controls to orbit your camera around the shapes and create your effect.
Create Your Own Designs – ShapeShift includes a library of 3D shapes that can be used to create your own custom transition effects. The customizations controls make it easy to quickly spread out or arrange a large number of 3D shapes or 2D planes into unique patterns.
27 Sounds Effects – Included are a variety of creaking, cranking, scraping, rolling, swooshing, and other sound effects that you can drag and drop to your comp.
Easy Customization – Customize your scene with easy controls on the Control Layer. There are no pre-rendered elements (100% made in After Effects. The video tutorial below, and written instructions found throughout the template, explain how it works and how to customize it.
HD / 4K – Includes two versions of the template, optimized for 1920x1080 and for 3840x2160. Comps can be modified for any resolution.
ShapeShift is a unique tool that can be used to create create trippy-looking transition effects, or to just add a dazzling 3D effect to any footage. It includes 14 presets with unique 3D designs, so editors in a hurry can simply drop in their footage and quickly render out the effects. Or, users can create their own custom effects by building new 3D designs using the included tools. ShapeShift also includes 27 drag-and-drop sound effects to enhance your effects.
ShapeShift uses a technique called "camera projection mapping" to project your footage onto the sides of a complex 3D shape that sits in the middle of your scene. As you orbit the camera around the shape to face any of its sides, it creates the illusion of your footage transforming in three dimensions with shifting shapes. It's a great way to get your viewers attention and set your content apart! ShapeShift is compatible with After Effects v.18 (2021), and is available for download at www.CreationEffects.com.
Learn how to make shape-shifting effects with the ShapeShift After Effects tutorial video here: youtu.be/698n104tn78
Template Features:
14 Presets – Finished comps with pre-designed shapes in the middle of the scene. Simply use the the controls to orbit your camera around the shapes and create your effect.
Create Your Own Designs – ShapeShift includes a library of 3D shapes that can be used to create your own custom transition effects. The customizations controls make it easy to quickly spread out or arrange a large number of 3D shapes or 2D planes into unique patterns.
27 Sounds Effects – Included are a variety of creaking, cranking, scraping, rolling, swooshing, and other sound effects that you can drag and drop to your comp.
Easy Customization – Customize your scene with easy controls on the Control Layer. There are no pre-rendered elements (100% made in After Effects. The video tutorial below, and written instructions found throughout the template, explain how it works and how to customize it.
HD / 4K – Includes two versions of the template, optimized for 1920x1080 and for 3840x2160. Comps can be modified for any resolution.
Additional Links:
Building An Example Lens Flare (Tutorial): youtu.be/k7L147Ppg44
Creation Lens Flares Playlist (Includes Old Tutorials): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaVCVp3y_emzscCZdiVe69oGLAHChnRRP
Landscaper (After Effects Template): creationeffects.com/landscaper
Creation Trippy Effects (After Effects Template): creationeffects.com/creation-trippy-effects
Creation Lens Flares is a popular After Effects template that allows you to create high-quality lens flares for use in footage, motion graphics, and graphic design/photos. It gives you total control and flexibility over the look and movement and your lens flare. Use any of the 50 included customizable lens flares, or create your own unique lens flare designs. Lens flares can be customized with easy controls. Composite the lens flares over your footage or motion graphics to add style and interest, or to get that blockbuster movie look.
Here are some of the ways the lens flares from this template can be used:
• Add lights to footage, or make existing lights appear brighter
• As a design element for motion graphics
• Add a sense of realism to animations
• Export as still images for use in photos and graphic designs
• Highlight text, logos, and products
• Create stylistic transitions for editing
• Give footage that raw filmic look using the included light leaks
• Get that blockbuster movie feel with anamorphic streaks
Also seen in this video:
Create 3D ocean animations with "Ocean":
creationeffects.com/ocean
Create 3D landscapes in After Effects with "Landscaper":
creationeffects.com/landscaper
For free tutorials, free After Effects presets, and templates, visit creationeffects.com
0:00 Intro
0:40 Water Texture
8:08 Horizon Glow
10:47 Planet Curvature
11:39 Star Background
12:53 Reflection in Water
19:53 Fog
24:08 Particles
25:31 Camera FOV
26:32 Similar Effects
The Murmuration Effect can be used to create custom, 3D starling murmurations with thousands of birds, which can be composited onto your footage. The synchronized flocking behavior is all automatic. The birds will swoop, dive, and undulate randomly, and you can combine the random movements with a 3D motion path that you create, to have more control over your murmuration. The murmurations can be composited over footage with realistic results. A "Control Layer" with over 50 neatly-organized controls allow you to customize the starlings' appearance, flight behavior (like automatic wing-flapping), and flock characteristics (like randomness and 3D spread). Or to save time, just keep the default settings and render.
This tutorial is an excerpt from the "Flocks" tutorial. Flocks includes 12 species of birds that are easy to animate in both small or large flocks.
This template includes three bird model options, so you can choose your preferred level of detail depending on your flock size, distance from the camera, and speed of your machine. The 1-segment birds are a single layer, and can be used for large populations of birds flying in the distance. The 4-segment and 8-segment bird models are constructed from multiple 3D layers, and feature wings that bend for a more realistic-looking flight. This template is not for animating birds that are landed. Music & backgrounds from the video are not included. This effect works in any resolution. Compatible with AE 2020 (v.17.x) and up.
Watch the Demo video for the "Murmuration Effect" here: youtu.be/gAwY7VDv5vo
This tutorial shows how to install and customize the heat haze.
The effect is very flexible - add a quick heat shimmer to your sunsets, create watery distortion for underwater scenes, or animate controlled, intense heat distortion on a jet engine. Adjust the detail, movement, and intensity of the heat haze with easy controls. Adjust the blurring and warping separately. Limit the heat haze to a specific area with a mask, and smoothly fade out the intensity of the heat haze.
Find more free presets and free FX at creationeffects.com
Also, check out these templates, which use the heat haze effect...
LANDSCAPER: creationeffects.com/landscaper
or checkout the Landscaper Demo video here: Xyoutu.be/or4NYvvOhIc
SCHOOLS: creationeffects.com/schools
FIRE & SMOKE: creationeffects.com/fire-and-smoke
The fabric effect gives your footage the look of a stylized stop-motion animation that resembles pieces of patterned cloth that are intricately sewn together. The effect is very customizable, so you can customize the stitching, swap out the fabric textures, and add an outline to help define the contours of your footage. This effect and the other stylized art effects in the Creation Art Effects template will allow you to unleash your creativity and easily create eye-catching animated art, in almost any artistic medium you can think of!
Also included are some bonus trippy effects. The "Disorienter" preset breaks up your footage into fragments that independently move and spin, creating a stylized dizzy look. The psychedelic preset "The Trees Are Talking" imitates the look of being high with a stylized warping effect.
These effects in this template are just a small part of a much larger package of psychedelic effects for After Effects called "Creation Trippy Effects", available at creationeffects.com/creation-trippy-effects.
If you need 3D water scenes with more customization options, you can check out these popular After Effects templates from Creation Effects:
"Ocean" - Create realistic 3D bodies of water, made from real water footage. Ocean allows you to create custom, 3D bodies of water in Adobe After Effects. Choose from over 60 video water textures (or use your own), and convert them into oceans, lakes, ponds, rivers, and pools. Insert your titles, logo, or other 3D elements into your scene, and customize the water with convenient controls.
creationeffects.com/ocean
"Landscaper" - Create epic 3D landscapes with lakes, beaches, and rivers
creationeffects.com/landscaper
"Pixel Pusher" - Using the techniques explained in this video, customize a wide variety of water, land, and abstract particle animations.
creationeffects.com/pixel-pusher
0:00 Intro & Alternative Water FX
3:14 Creating the Texture
5:33 CC Ball Action
8:56 Cropping the Layer
9:46 Camera Position / Layer Scale
11:57 Expression Controls
15:39 Fade Out & Background
17:13 DOF Blurring
19:00 Increasing Quality
21:54 More Cool FX
To make stunning custom landscapes in After Effects, check out the Landscaper demo video at youtube.com/watch?v=or4NYvvOhIc.
Or Go to the landscaper webpage at creationeffects.com/landscaper.
This video explains how the rainbow is made, and how to customize it with the easy controls. Once installed, you'll always be able to access the rainbow effect in After Effects.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Create a new folder named "Creation Effects", inside the following folder:
MAC: Applications/Adobe After Effects/Presets
WINDOWS: My Documents\Adobe\After Effects\Presets
Place the downloaded Rainbow.ffx file inside the new folder. Access the preset in the "Animation Presets" folder, in the "Effects & Presets" panel in After Effects. Apply the rainbow preset to a Solid layer of any dimensions.
0:00 Intro
1:07 Installation
3:09 How It's Made
6:04 Landscaper
This flying bats effect will let you animate one bat or an entire colony with hundreds, or even thousands of bats. The bats flap their wings automatically and use pre-programmed flocking behavior. Just tell them where to go with a few Position keyframes in After Effects. Use the effect to add flying bats to your halloween animations, or to simulate realistic bat colonies in the distance, for compositing onto your footage. A Control Layer with over 50 controls allow you to customize attributes like the bats' appearance, their flight behavior (like automatic wing-flapping), and colony characteristics (like randomness and 3D spread). Or, save time and stick with the default settings, and just create their 3D flight path. The 3D bat models are created from 2D images arranged in 3D space (see rotating bat clip in video), and look very convincing when moving quickly or when seen from a distance.
These bats are also included in the popular "Flocks" template from Creation Effects. For only $20 more, Flocks features an additional 11 species of birds that you can realistically animate and add to your videos. Learn more about "Flocks" here: creationeffects.com/flocks
or watch the Flock Demo video here: youtu.be/cYgXCVu3pV8
Download After Effects from the Adobe Website: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lrG3e/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Faftereffects.html
With a library of 1,000 landscape elements, you can create virtually any kind of landscape – from winter wonderlands to tropical beaches, and arid deserts to epic fantasy worlds! Animate your camera to bring the 3D scene to life, and enhance your scene with custom effects like waterfalls, fog, rainbows, haze, 3D titles, and more. Also included are 30 finished landscapes. Easily customize them, or drop a 3D title into the scene, and they're ready to render.
The framework is all set up so that you, the landscaper, can focus on creativity. Simply draw a mask to create a lake. Just turn the clock to set the lighting and time of day. Or... keyframe the clock and create a time lapse. Designed for ease of use and total customization, Landscaper is an all-in-one package that turns imagination to animation, with striking results!
Landscaper is built entirely in After Effects and is designed for easy customization using slider controls. Landscapes are composed of 2D images, called "elements", arranged in 3D space. 3D modelers/animators would probably refer to this as 2D animation, but After Effects users would refer to this as a 3D scene. Technically, it's 2.5D.
As you start your new landscape, it will have several default features - a ground plane, optional water, a sky, stars, sun and moon. After choosing your image for the ground and sky, you can start filling your landscape with elements and positioning them in 3D space. Lighting effects and atmospheric haze are built in to the elements, so their brightness and colors are affected by their distance from the camera, and by whatever time of day you set the clock to. Once you have built up your scene, add some finishing touches from the Effects folder, such as 3D titles, fog, wind, heat haze, insects, birds, falling leaves, auroras, and floating pollen. Add subtle camera movements to create parallax and show off your 3D creation.
Template Features:
Element Library - 1,000 high-resolution images of various landscape elements, ranging from individual flowers to large mountains. Elements have transparent backgrounds and built-in lighting effects, and are ready to copy-and-paste into your landscape. The images are easily searchable by category, by keyword, or by similarity. Search directly in After Effects, or browse the Element Library online.
Finished Landscapes - Landscaper includes 30 finished landscapes covering a variety of environments, and using a variety of effects. These are the landscapes from the demo video above. They're great for learning new techniques, or, just render them out with your own title and use them in your project.
Effects Library - 24 custom effects that you can copy and paste to your landscape, including a variety of weather effects, clouds, atmospheric haze, floating pollen, shooting stars, rainbows, 3D titles, and "3D warp" - a way to make 2D elements look 3D.
Total Customization - Everything is customizable using convenient slider controls, with the exception of several pre-rendered elements (see list of effects below). A Control Layer at the top of every landscape comp allows you to easily customize the fundamental features of every landscape - the ground, water, sky, atmospheric haze, sun, moon, and lighting.
Realistic 3D Ground - Your landscape uses Camera Projection Mapping to get the most realistic 3D ground that can be achieved in After Effects. Everything is set up, so all you need to do is choose one of the 68 included ground images (or add your own).
Easy Water - It couldn't be any easier to add 3D puddles, rivers, lakes, or oceans. Simply draw a mask with the Pen tool on your ground layer in the shape of your body of water. Your water will appear, and your background elements will be realistically reflected in the water. Customize the reflections and ripples with slider controls. Add the included "Beach" effect to create custom beach scenes.
Auto-Sky - The Auto-Sky feature allows you to change the lighting and mood of the scene with a single "Clock" control. Set the clock to midnight to darken your scene and bring out the stars. Set it to 7pm to see warm colors and a sunset. All of the colors can be adjusted with easy controls.
Time Lapses - With Auto-Sky activated, simply keyframe the clock control to animate a time lapse. The effects in your scene will automatically speed up, including the water ripples, elements blowing in the wind, and the clouds.
HD or 4K - HD (1920x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) comps are included for all landscapes. Change the comps to any resolution by following the instructions in the tutorial.
Watch the "Landscaper" Tutorial to learn how to create landscapes in Adobe After Effects: youtu.be/4JhynSFusWw
This effect works by tinting your 3D layers according to their distance from the camera, making far-away elements blend in with your sky or your scene's background. It's great for imitating low visibility in your landscapes and underwater scenes. Installation instructions are below.
The haze effect is used in the following AE templates from Creation Effects:
Landscaper – Make 3D landscapes in After Effects:
creationeffects.com/landscaper
Schools – Make 3D schools of fish and underwater scenes:
creationeffects.com/schools
Ocean – Make oceans and other bodies of water in 3D:
creationeffects.com/ocean
When you install the Haze preset, you'll be able to access the effect any time from the "Effects & Presets" panel in After Effects. To install the preset, download the free product from CreationEffects.com, then unzip the Zip file. On your computer, go to your "Presets" folder, found in the following location...
On a Mac: Applications/Adobe After Effects/Presets
On a PC: Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects\Support Files\Presets
CreateRestart After Effects
Create a new folder in the Presets folder, and name it "Creation Effects". Drop the two .ffx files from the zip file into the folder. Restart After Effects, and then access the presets in the "Animation Presets" folder, in the "Effects & Presets" panel. To use the effect, you must create a control layer. Go to Layer / New / Null Object. Name the layer "Haze Control Layer". Apply the preset "Haze (Control Layer)" to the layer by double-clicking the preset while the layer is selected. Next, select all of the 3D layers in your scene, and apply the preset "Haze (3D Layer)".
0:00 Intro
0:30 What it Does
2:03 How to Install
3:01 How to Apply
4:49 How to Customize
The Typewriter Effect template for After Effects has everything you need to create a realistic, vintage typewriter animation with your custom text. It's perfect for video intros or displaying your company name and logo!
With a couple typewriters to choose from, you have complete and easy control over the movement of the typewriter body, carriage, paper, or text. You can choose your paper, font, font size, type speed, and more. And with the latest update, the key strikes and carriage shifts are automatic, so you can simply enter a line of text, and the animation is ready to render. And by popular demand, multiple lines of text are now easier than ever!
Template Features:
- Choose between two typewriters.
- High resolution images allow you to zoom close in, or all the way out to reveal the entire typewriter.
- 10 high-resolution paper textures
- 40 typewriter sound effects
- Choose your typing speed, font, and font size
- Supports multiple lines of text
Watch the Typewrite Effect Demo video here: youtu.be/Sq49-QjpM-k
00:00 - Intro
01:38 - Choosing the right version
02:52 - Overview & quickest way to customize
04:55 - Difference between typewriters
06:00 - Changing resolution
07:14 - Comp breakdown
10:41 - Control Layer
14:41 - Moving text after typing
16:43 - Changing text properties
19:57 - Multiple lines of text
27:42 - Customizing "Typewriter 2"
29:45 - Advanced Controls
32:16 - Variable-speed typing
Landscape is an effects package for Adobe After Effects (available at https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lrG3e/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Faftereffects.html ) with a library of 1,000 landscape elements, allowing users to create 3D landscapes from any part of the world. Create beaches, deserts, forests, grasslands, winter scenes, fantasy landscapes, and more. Easily place 3D titles in your scene, and animate your camera to bring the scene to life. Enhance your landscape with custom effects like waterfalls, fog, rainbows, haze, 3D titles, and more. Included are 30 finished landscapes, ready for you to edit, or render and use in your projects.
Everything is all set up so that you, the landscaper, can focus on the fun stuff and creativity. Simply draw a mask to create a lake. Just turn the clock to set the time of day and change the lighting. Or... keyframe the clock and create a time lapse! Designed for ease of use and total customization, Landscaper is an all-in-one package that turns imagination to animation, with striking results!
Landscaper Template Features:
Element Library - 1,000 high-resolution images of various landscape elements, ranging from individual flowers to large mountains. Elements have transparent backgrounds and built-in lighting effects, and are ready to copy-and-paste into your landscape. The images are easily searchable by category, by keyword, or by similarity. Search directly in After Effects, or browse the Element Library online.
Finished Landscapes - Landscaper includes 30 finished landscapes covering a variety of environments, and using a variety of effects. These are the landscapes from the demo video above. They're great for learning new techniques, or, just render them out with your own title and use them in your project.
Effects Library - 24 custom effects that you can copy and paste to your landscape, including a variety of weather effects, clouds, atmospheric haze, floating pollen, shooting stars, rainbows, 3D titles, and "3D warp" - a way to make 2D elements look 3D.
Total Customization - Everything is customizable using convenient slider controls, with the exception of several pre-rendered elements (see list of effects below). A Control Layer at the top of every landscape comp allows you to easily customize the fundamental features of every landscape - the ground, water, sky, atmospheric haze, sun, moon, and lighting.
Realistic 3D Ground - Your landscape uses Camera Projection Mapping to get the most realistic 3D ground that can be achieved in After Effects. Everything is set up, so all you need to do is choose one of the 68 included ground images (or add your own).
Easy Water - It couldn't be any easier to add 3D puddles, rivers, lakes, or oceans. Simply draw a mask with the Pen tool on your ground layer in the shape of your body of water. Your water will appear, and your background elements will be realistically reflected in the water. Customize the reflections and ripples with slider controls. Add the included "Beach" effect to create custom beach scenes.
Auto-Sky - The Auto-Sky feature allows you to change the lighting and mood of the scene with a single "Clock" control. Set the clock to midnight to darken your scene and bring out the stars. Set it to 7pm to see warm colors and a sunset. All of the colors can be adjusted with easy controls.
Time Lapses - With Auto-Sky activated, simply keyframe the clock control to animate a time lapse. The effects in your scene will automatically speed up, including the water ripples, elements blowing in the wind, and the clouds.
HD or 4K - HD (1920x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) comps are included for all landscapes. Change the comps to any resolution by following the instructions in the tutorial.
Detailed Instructions - In addition to the video tutorials, detailed written instructions are found throughout the template.
Watch the "Landscaper" Demo video here: youtu.be/or4NYvvOhIc
Landscaper link: creationeffects.com/landscaper
Landscaper Effects Tutorial, part 1: youtu.be/UtaqBPwpHag
Landscaper Main Tutorial: youtu.be/4JhynSFusWw
The "Landscaper" template lets your create 3D landscape animations in Adobe After Effects. It includes 24 effects which can be added to your landscapes. This two-part tutorial explains how each effect is made, how to apply them to your landscape, and how to customize them. This video (part 1) covers the following effects, in alphabetical order: 3D Warp, Auroras, Beach, Cast Shadows, Clouds, Crop Below Water, Falling Leaves, Flocks, Fog, Haze, Heat Haze. This video is for those who want to learn more about a specific effect - you don’t have to watch this video to use the template.
Landscaper Template complete description:
The Landscaper template allows you to create stunning 3D landscapes in Adobe After Effects. With a library of 1,000 landscape elements, you can create virtually any kind of landscape – from winter wonderlands to tropical beaches, and arid deserts to epic fantasy worlds! Easily place 3D titles in your scene, and animate your camera to bring the scene to life. Enhance your landscape with custom effects like waterfalls, fog, rainbows, haze, 3D titles, and more. Included are 30 finished landscapes, ready for you to edit, or render and use in your projects.
Everything is all set up so that you, the landscaper, can focus on the fun stuff and creativity. Simply draw a mask to create a lake. Just turn the clock to set the time of day and change the lighting. Or... keyframe the clock and create a time lapse! Designed for ease of use and total customization, Landscaper is an all-in-one package that turns imagination to animation, with striking results!
Template Features:
Element Library - 1,000 high-resolution images of various landscape elements, ranging from individual flowers to large mountains. Elements have transparent backgrounds and built-in lighting effects, and are ready to copy-and-paste into your landscape. The images are easily searchable by category, by keyword, or by similarity. Search directly in After Effects, or browse the Element Library online.
Finished Landscapes - Landscaper includes 30 finished landscapes covering a variety of environments, and using a variety of effects. These are the landscapes from the demo video above. They're great for learning new techniques, or, just render them out with your own title and use them in your project.
Effects Library - 24 custom effects that you can copy and paste to your landscape, including a variety of weather effects, clouds, atmospheric haze, floating pollen, shooting stars, rainbows, 3D titles, and "3D warp" - a way to make 2D elements look 3D.
Total Customization - Everything is customizable using convenient slider controls, with the exception of several pre-rendered elements (see list of effects below). A Control Layer at the top of every landscape comp allows you to easily customize the fundamental features of every landscape - the ground, water, sky, atmospheric haze, sun, moon, and lighting.
Realistic 3D Ground - Your landscape uses Camera Projection Mapping to get the most realistic 3D ground that can be achieved in After Effects. Everything is set up, so all you need to do is choose one of the 68 included ground images (or add your own).
Easy Water - It couldn't be any easier to add 3D puddles, rivers, lakes, or oceans. Simply draw a mask with the Pen tool on your ground layer in the shape of your body of water. Your water will appear, and your background elements will be realistically reflected in the water. Customize the reflections and ripples with slider controls. Add the included "Beach" effect to create custom beach scenes.
Auto-Sky - The Auto-Sky feature allows you to change the lighting and mood of the scene with a single "Clock" control. Set the clock to midnight to darken your scene and bring out the stars. Set it to 7pm to see warm colors and a sunset. All of the colors can be adjusted with easy controls.
Time Lapses - With Auto-Sky activated, simply keyframe the clock control to animate a time lapse. The effects in your scene will automatically speed up, including the water ripples, elements blowing in the wind, and the clouds.
HD or 4K - HD (1920x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) comps are included for all landscapes. Change the comps to any resolution by following the instructions in the tutorial.
Detailed Instructions - In addition to the video tutorials, detailed written instructions are found throughout the template.
00:00 - Intro
01:33 - Lightning
06:00 - Moon Shadow
08:30 - Pollen
11:14 - Rainbow
13:45 - Reflections
17:30 - Scene Lightness
19:38 - Shooting Star
23:49 - Snow
24:55 - Sun Rays
28:34 - Swarms
29:48 - Title Effects
35:45 - Waterfalls
44:10 - Wind
Landscaper link: creationeffects.com/landscaper
Landscaper Effects Tutorial, part 2: youtu.be/cJQMs2P5XnA
Landscaper Main Tutorial: youtu.be/4JhynSFusWw
The "Landscaper" template lets your create 3D landscape animations in Adobe After Effects. It includes 24 effects which can be added to your landscapes. This two-part tutorial explains how each effect is made, how to apply them to your landscape, and how to customize them. This video (part 1) covers the following effects, in alphabetical order: 3D Warp, Auroras, Beach, Cast Shadows, Clouds, Crop Below Water, Falling Leaves, Flocks, Fog, Haze, Heat Haze. This video is for those who want to learn more about a specific effect - you don’t have to watch this video to use the template.
Landscaper Template complete description:
The Landscaper template allows you to create stunning 3D landscapes in Adobe After Effects. With a library of 1,000 landscape elements, you can create virtually any kind of landscape – from winter wonderlands to tropical beaches, and arid deserts to epic fantasy worlds! Easily place 3D titles in your scene, and animate your camera to bring the scene to life. Enhance your landscape with custom effects like waterfalls, fog, rainbows, haze, 3D titles, and more. Included are 30 finished landscapes, ready for you to edit, or render and use in your projects.
Everything is all set up so that you, the landscaper, can focus on the fun stuff and creativity. Simply draw a mask to create a lake. Just turn the clock to set the time of day and change the lighting. Or... keyframe the clock and create a time lapse! Designed for ease of use and total customization, Landscaper is an all-in-one package that turns imagination to animation, with striking results!
Template Features:
Element Library - 1,000 high-resolution images of various landscape elements, ranging from individual flowers to large mountains. Elements have transparent backgrounds and built-in lighting effects, and are ready to copy-and-paste into your landscape. The images are easily searchable by category, by keyword, or by similarity. Search directly in After Effects, or browse the Element Library online.
Finished Landscapes - Landscaper includes 30 finished landscapes covering a variety of environments, and using a variety of effects. These are the landscapes from the demo video above. They're great for learning new techniques, or, just render them out with your own title and use them in your project.
Effects Library - 24 custom effects that you can copy and paste to your landscape, including a variety of weather effects, clouds, atmospheric haze, floating pollen, shooting stars, rainbows, 3D titles, and "3D warp" - a way to make 2D elements look 3D.
Total Customization - Everything is customizable using convenient slider controls, with the exception of several pre-rendered elements (see list of effects below). A Control Layer at the top of every landscape comp allows you to easily customize the fundamental features of every landscape - the ground, water, sky, atmospheric haze, sun, moon, and lighting.
Realistic 3D Ground - Your landscape uses Camera Projection Mapping to get the most realistic 3D ground that can be achieved in After Effects. Everything is set up, so all you need to do is choose one of the 68 included ground images (or add your own).
Easy Water - It couldn't be any easier to add 3D puddles, rivers, lakes, or oceans. Simply draw a mask with the Pen tool on your ground layer in the shape of your body of water. Your water will appear, and your background elements will be realistically reflected in the water. Customize the reflections and ripples with slider controls. Add the included "Beach" effect to create custom beach scenes.
Auto-Sky - The Auto-Sky feature allows you to change the lighting and mood of the scene with a single "Clock" control. Set the clock to midnight to darken your scene and bring out the stars. Set it to 7pm to see warm colors and a sunset. All of the colors can be adjusted with easy controls.
Time Lapses - With Auto-Sky activated, simply keyframe the clock control to animate a time lapse. The effects in your scene will automatically speed up, including the water ripples, elements blowing in the wind, and the clouds.
HD or 4K - HD (1920x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) comps are included for all landscapes. Change the comps to any resolution by following the instructions in the tutorial.
Detailed Instructions - In addition to the video tutorials, detailed written instructions are found throughout the template.
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - 3D Warp
16:30 - Auroras
17:38 - Beach
25:40 - Cast Shadows
28:54 - Clouds
32:20 - Crop Below Water
33:35 - Falling Leaves
34:45 - Flocks
36:05 - Fog
42:30 - Haze
43:28 - Heat Haze
Template Description:
The Landscaper template allows you to create stunning 3D landscapes in Adobe After Effects. With a library of 1,000 landscape elements, you can create virtually any kind of landscape – from winter wonderlands to tropical beaches, and arid deserts to epic fantasy worlds! Easily place 3D titles in your scene, and animate your camera to bring the scene to life. Enhance your landscape with custom effects like rainbows, fog, waterfalls, insects, birds, atmospheric haze, 3D titles, and more. Included are 30 finished landscapes, ready for you to edit, or render as-is and use in your projects.
Everything is all set up so that you, the landscaper, can focus on the fun stuff and creativity. Simply draw a mask to create a lake. Just turn the clock to set the time of day and change the lighting. Or... keyframe the clock and create a time lapse! Designed for ease of use and total customization, Landscaper is an all-in-one package that turns imagination to animation, with striking results!
Template Features:
Element Library - 1,000 high-resolution images of various landscape elements, ranging from individual flowers to large mountains. Elements have transparent backgrounds and built-in lighting effects, and are ready to copy-and-paste into your landscape. The images are easily searchable by category, by keyword, or by similarity. Search directly in After Effects, or browse the Element Library online.
Finished Landscapes - Landscaper includes 30 finished landscapes covering a variety of environments, and using a variety of effects. These are the landscapes from the demo video above. They're great for learning new techniques, or, just render them out with your own title and use them in your project.
Effects Library - 24 custom effects that you can copy and paste to your landscape, including a variety of weather effects, clouds, atmospheric haze, floating pollen, shooting stars, rainbows, 3D titles, and "3D warp" - a way to make 2D elements look 3D.
Total Customization - Everything is customizable using convenient slider controls, with the exception of several pre-rendered elements (see list of effects below). A Control Layer at the top of every landscape comp allows you to easily customize the fundamental features of every landscape - the ground, water, sky, atmospheric haze, sun, moon, and lighting.
Realistic 3D Ground - Your landscape uses Camera Projection Mapping to get the most realistic 3D ground that can be achieved in After Effects. Everything is set up, so all you need to do is choose one of the 68 included ground images (or add your own).
Easy Water - It couldn't be any easier to add 3D puddles, rivers, lakes, or oceans. Simply draw a mask with the Pen tool on your ground layer in the shape of your body of water. Your water will appear, and your background elements will be realistically reflected in the water. Customize the reflections and ripples with slider controls. Add the included "Beach" effect to create custom beach scenes.
Auto-Sky - The Auto-Sky feature allows you to change the lighting and mood of the scene with a single "Clock" control. Set the clock to midnight to darken your scene and bring out the stars. Set it to 7pm to see warm colors and a sunset. All of the colors can be adjusted with easy controls.
Time Lapses - With Auto-Sky activated, simply keyframe the clock control to animate a time lapse. The effects in your scene will automatically speed up, including the water ripples, elements blowing in the wind, and the clouds.
HD or 4K - HD (1920x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) comps are included for all landscapes. Change the comps to any resolution by following the instructions in the tutorial.
Detailed Instructions - In addition to the video tutorials, detailed written instructions are found throughout the template.
00:00 - Intro
04:35 - Template Overview
11:55 - "Effects" folder
17:40 - Ground, Sky, & Stars Precomps
19:27 - Element Library
25:17 - Adding Elements to Landscape
29:33 - Scene Controls
32:53 - Projection Mapping Explained
37:55 - Ground Controls
40:13 - Haze Controls
43:52 - Water Controls
53:00 - Sky Controls
54:02 - Sun Controls
57:21 - Moon Controls
57:55 - Auto-Sky Controls
1:02:56 - Tips & Techniques
1:05:37 - Using Your Own Images
Learn how to create landscapes in Adobe After Effects in this "Landscaper" tutorial: youtu.be/4JhynSFusWw
Template Description:
With Landscaper, you can create virtually any type of landscape, from deserts to beaches to jungles to winters wonderlands. It includes 1,000 landscape elements to build your scene with. These are high-resolution images with transparent backgrounds, that you can position in 3D space. The ground plane, sky, water, and atmospheric haze are all set up, and easy to customize. To create a body of water, simply draw it on the ground plane with your Pen tool. To see your scene at different times of day, simply turn the Clock control. The lighting will change automatically, and the sun, moon, and stars will orbit or appear accordingly. To create an automatic time lapse effect, you can keyframe the Clock control. Choose from a variety of custom effects to enhance your landscape, like waterfalls, wind, birds, insects, auroras, falling leaves, floating pollen, fog, and 3D titles. Landscaper is an all-in-one package for creating easy, high-quality 3D landscapes, waterscapes, and even other-worldscapes.
The Freeze Scan, aka Time Warp Scan, is a popular filter for phones, but you can now apply and customize it in After Effects. It will scan your footage from one side to another, freezing pixels as it scans. This effect is just one of 100 effects in the Creation Trippy Effects package, which has tons of trippy or psychedelic effects for your footage, and custom, hypnotic animations.
Creation Trippy Effects is a huge collection of mesmerizing and psychedelic effects for Adobe After Effects. Create custom hypnotic animations, or add trippy looks to your footage. With easy-to-use controls, every effect can be customized to create an endless variety of looks.
Creation Trippy Effects is a complete package for professionals and casual YouTubers alike. It features custom titles, trippy design elements for motion design, transition effects for editing, 36 trippy animations, and 28 effects for your HD or 4K footage. Whether you need to imitate what it looks like to be drunk, high, or dizzy, or you just want to create something to blow some minds, this template has you covered.
Watch the Trippy Effects Demo video here: youtu.be/vX1HD8Qp9xw
Create endless 3D tunnel animations, and customize them with easy-to-use slider controls. Create custom camera movements as you fly through the infinite tunnel, which is made with After Effects shapes and Repeater effects. This effect is just one of 100 custom trippy effects included in the "Creation Trippy Effects" template from Creation Effects. The template includes hypnotic or mesmerizing animations, as well as psychedelic looks for your footage.
Creation Trippy Effects is a complete package for professionals and casual YouTubers alike. It features custom titles, trippy design elements for motion design, transition effects for editing, 36 trippy animations, and 28 effects for your HD or 4K footage. Whether you need to imitate what it looks like to be drunk, high, or dizzy, or you just want to create something to blow some minds, this template has you covered.
Watch the Trippy Effects Demo video here: youtu.be/vX1HD8Qp9xw
To learn how to loop zooming fractal animation, see this After Effects tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=uI5mbXnuzq4.
For more fractal animation examples made with this template, check out the demo: youtu.be/ORZv6L2ieaA?si=KAWD0oS67jSbIDth
The Endless Fractal Effect uses the built-in Fractal effect that comes with After Effects. This modified version has more intuitive controls that let you create custom, intricate fractal designs and patterns that morph and change shape, and allows you to continuously zoom in on specific areas. You can play with both the Mandelbrot and Julia sets. Animate the colors, the shape of the fractals, and new fractal generation as you zoom in.
Creation Trippy Effects is an After Effects template featuring 28 trippy looks for your footage, 35 hypnotic and mesmerizing animations, 20 custom titles, transition effects for editing, and design elements for motion graphics. Every effect can be customized with easy-to-use controls. The effects can be used to imitate the look of being drunk, high, dizzy or disoriented, simply by dropping in your footage. Or, create a variety of trippy animations such as endless fractals that zoom in forever, endless tunnels, kaleidoscopes, hypnotic swirls, and much more. Melt faces, light your footage on fire, spray glitter and rainbows, spin, twirl, and freeze-scan your footage, and play with a hundred other effects that are designed to make you say "whoah...".
Bot HD and 4K versions included. Compatible with After Effects 2020 (v.17) and later.
Watch how to make psychedelic effects in this After Effects tutorial: youtu.be/X_R-NgIk_Hc
Template Features:
Custom Animations – 39 comps with mesmerizing animations. Use slider controls to transform animations into something totally new.
Trippy Looks for Footage – 20 comps for sending your footage to the moon. Each look can be customized with slider controls, allowing you to create vastly different effects from the original. Imitate what someone might see when they’re drunk or high, or just give your footage a variety of creative, bedazzling looks.
Effects for Transparent-Background Footage – In addition to the 20 looks for normal footage, you’ll find 8 unique looks designed for footage with an alpha channel. Customize effects such as echo trails, flashing strokes, or set your footage on fire.
Design Elements – 7 custom effects that can be used in your motion design, such as sparkles and rainbow spray.
Title Effects – 20 fun, flashy, or colorful text styles. Easily customize the text and have an instant trippy-themed title for your project.
Transition Effects – 12 trippy, custom transition effects for editing.
HD and 4K – Comps for both HD (1920×1080) and 4K (4096×2160) resolutions are included.
Detailed Instructions – Creation Trippy Effects has a thorough video tutorial, and detailed written instructions are found throughout the template.
Creation Trippy Effects is an After Effects template featuring 28 trippy looks for your footage, 35 hypnotic and mesmerizing animations, 20 custom titles, transition effects for editing, and design elements for motion graphics. Every effect can be customized with easy-to-use controls. The effects can be used to imitate the look of being drunk, high, dizzy or disoriented, simply by dropping in your footage. Or, create a variety of trippy animations such as endless fractals that zoom in forever, endless tunnels, kaleidoscopes, hypnotic swirls, and much more. Melt your footage, light your footage on fire, spray glitter and rainbows, spin, twirl, and freeze-scan your footage, and play with a hundred other effects that are designed to make you say "whoah...".
Both HD and 4K versions included. Compatible with After Effects 2020 (v.17) and later.
Check out the "Trippy" Demo video here: youtu.be/vX1HD8Qp9xw
Template Features:
Custom Animations – 39 comps with mesmerizing animations. Use slider controls to transform animations into something totally new.
Trippy Looks for Footage – 20 comps for sending your footage to the moon. Each look can be customized with slider controls, allowing you to create vastly different effects from the original. Imitate what someone might see when they’re drunk or high, or just give your footage a variety of creative, bedazzling looks.
Effects for Transparent-Background Footage – In addition to the 20 looks for normal footage, you’ll find 8 unique looks designed for footage with an alpha channel. Customize effects such as echo trails, flashing strokes, or set your footage on fire.
Design Elements – 7 custom effects that can be used in your motion design, such as sparkles and rainbow spray.
Title Effects – 20 fun, flashy, or colorful text styles. Easily customize the text and have an instant trippy-themed title for your project.
Transition Effects – 12 trippy, custom transition effects for editing.
HD and 4K – Comps for both HD (1920×1080) and 4K (4096×2160) resolutions are included.
Detailed Instructions – Creation Trippy Effects has a thorough video tutorial, and detailed written instructions are found throughout the template.
You can watch the second tutorial on adding content to your pages, at youtu.be/sxmpWC-WBMA.
Template Description:
The "Custom 3D Book" templates are three individual products - a custom storybook, a custom bible, and a custom wedding album. This tutorial will show you how to customize any of them to make your own unique book animation. Put your own video, text, photos, or graphics on the cover and individual pages of the book. You have complete control over when and how the pages turn. Everything is customizable using convenient slider controls.
Choose from multiple 3D scenes or environments to put your book in. Also, choose from multiple camera motions to open your animation. Each book template includes a collection of images, artwork, and design elements to help you fill the pages of your book. Each template also includes a number of pre-designed pages, which you can use as a template for your own pages. Just edit the text, and drop in your own image or video.
Easily add as many pages to the book as you need. Customize the thickness of the book, allowing for a heavy novel, or a thin magazine.You can animate the 3D book to open and and close from the front cover or back cover, making it suitable for languages that read from right-to-left. If need, you can easily change the resolution or dimensions of the cover and pages.
Automatic edge-curving of the pages realistically simulates the look of pages bending as you open the book and turn pages. The bend is customized using slider controls, and adjusts itself automatically depending on the location of your 3d camera, so the perspective always looks right.
Pages shift automatically when opening the cover, just like a real book. Move, scale, and rotate the book using slider controls. Or, create unique tracking shots and flyovers using the 3D camera.
This template allows anyone, even After Effects beginners, to create their own fairy tale themed story-book animation, bible verse reveal animation, or personalized wedding or photo album animation. Realistic books are notoriously difficult to create in After Effects. With this effect, the shifting and bending of the paper is all pre-programmed and automatic when you turn a page, so you can focus on content - without worrying about the physics!
This template will work in CS5 and all later versions of After Effects. No plugins are needed. Music, fonts, and footage placeholders featured in the demo video are not included. The floral border designs and “Once Upon a Time” title are included. Go to CreationEffects.com for more info.
Video Contents:
00:00 - Intro
04:38 - STEP 1: Choosing a scene
07:07 - STEP 2: Choosing a camera motion
08:45 - STEP 3: Editing page content
11:52 - STEP 4: Animating your pages
12:04 - Making it run faster
16:20 - How to turn pages
22:14 - How to add or delete pages
29:28 - Changing book dimensions/resolution
32:42 - Animating the camera
36:00 - Right-to-Left books
37:39 - Converting to 4K
39:01 - How to export
40:22 - Troubleshooting
With the 3D Flag template, just drop in an image or video to convert it to a fabric flag waving in the wind, with true 3D ripples and a 3D flagpole. The flag’s movement in the wind is customizable using convenient slider controls. You can go with the default settings and save time, or animate complex flag movements. Easily adjust the speed and shape of the flag's ripples to simulate different flag sizes or wind speeds. Your flag can be any shape, and easily add text, logos, photos, or video to your flag. Choose from multiple country flags, flagpoles, fabric textures, and sound effects - it’s all included!
Watch the 3D Flag Demo video here: youtu.be/rx05ceOZFgU
Template Features:
Real 3D – After Effects can’t normally curve layers in 3D. Even though this effect is made entirely in After Effects, it will curve and oscillate your flag in three dimensions. This means you'll be able to animate 3D camera movements and the flag won't look flat. The 3D ripples, combined with 2D ripples and various other warping effects, are what creates the most realistic flag simulations possible without expensive third-party plugins.
Easy Customization – Your flag can be customized with easy-to-use slider controls. Everything from gravity and wind speed, to the shape of the ripples, to the color of the flagpole can be adjusted or animated with keyframes. The video tutorial gives an in-depth explanation of the customization options.
Choose your resolution – The 3D Flag template includes three flag resolutions to choose from, up to 4K (4000x2000 pixels).
3D Flagpole – A basic, custom 3D flagpole is included, with a metal sphere at the top, and ropes that shake in the wind.
2D Flagpoles – Nine PNG images of different flagpoles with transparent backgrounds - great for animations that don't have extremely high or low camera angles.
Country Flags – 25 common country flags to choose from, or use your own image. It can be any shape. Easily put text, images, or videos on your flag in After Effects.
Fabric Textures – Choose from seven different fabric textures, or import your own texture image.
Sound Effects – Includes five different sound effects of flags and flagpoles in the wind.
Included in the template are multiple country flag images, fabric textures, sound effects, and flagpoles to choose from (including a custom 3D flagpole). Creating your flag animation is as easy as dropping your flag image into a comp. It can be any shape, and you can easily add text, images, or videos to your flag. You can go with the default settings, and immediately have a flag on a flagpole, blowing in the wind. Add a background, and it's ready to render. View the flag from any angle by adjusting your camera layer.
Customizing the flag movement is easy using convenient slider controls. You can customize everything from the size and shape of the flag's ripples, to the wind speed and gravity, to the color of the flagpole. The flag has true 3D ripples, which is impossible to create in After Effects using conventional methods, and typically requires 3D plugins. With this inexpensive effect, all you need is After Effects! And with a separate video tutorial, anyone will be able to quickly and easily create their custom 3D flag.
Learn how to make a 3D Flag animation in this After Effects tutorial: youtu.be/0GfwCyVnxHw
Template Features:
Real 3D – After Effects can’t normally curve layers in 3D. Even though this effect is made entirely in After Effects, it will curve and oscillate your flag in three dimensions. This means you'll be able to animate 3D camera movements and the flag won't look flat. The 3D ripples, combined with 2D ripples and various other warping effects, are what creates the most realistic flag simulations possible without expensive third-party plugins.
Easy Customization – Your flag can be customized with easy-to-use slider controls. Everything from gravity and wind speed, to the shape of the ripples, to the color of the flagpole can be adjusted or animated with keyframes. The video tutorial gives an in-depth explanation of the customization options.
Choose your resolution – The 3D Flag template includes three flag resolutions to choose from, up to 4K (4000x2000 pixels).
3D Flagpole – A basic, custom 3D flagpole is included, with a metal sphere at the top, and ropes that shake in the wind.
2D Flagpoles – Nine PNG images of different flagpoles with transparent backgrounds - great for animations that don't have extremely high or low camera angles.
Country Flags – 25 common country flags to choose from, or use your own image. It can be any shape. Easily put text, images, or videos on your flag in After Effects.
Fabric Textures – Choose from seven different fabric textures, or import your own texture image.
Sound Effects – Includes five different sound effects of flags and flagpoles in the wind.


