Animation makes any video project a lot more exciting, but you might be dreading the painstaking process of creating a custom animation. Luckily for you, the generous people of the internet have created countless templates for aspiring creators to use. In this blog, we’ll list ten of our favorites that can be used for your […]
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Best After Effects Plugins for Sci-Fi Effects
How do you make laser blasts, explosions, epic space backgrounds, and alien monsters? Well, when you have the power of After Effects plugins, a lot of the hard work has already been done for you! There is no need to reinvent the wheel when great tools already exist. These are some of the best sci-fi […]
Continue readingHow to Customize Your Workspace in After Effects
Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. Today we’re talking about custom workspaces in After Effects, so you can optimize your workflow and finish your projects faster. All Adobe programs offer some sort of customization, and After Effects is no different. These programs can be used for a wide variety of tasks so it needs to be […]
Continue readingHow to Make Transitions in After Effects
Hey everyone, welcome back to FilterGrade. Today we’re going to be talking about creating and exporting your own transitions in After Effects. Some transitions can’t really be exported because you need to use the footage itself to create an effect, but today we’ll be showing you the kind of transitions that can be exported, and […]
Continue readingHow to Get a Film Look in After Effects
In this guide, we’re using After Effects to turn modern footage into Super 8 style footage and VHS style footage. These two vintage styles look great and can be accomplished pretty easily with the features in After Effects. Today we’ll be using color grading, pre-compositions, creating chromatic aberration, and adding film grain. Let’s get into […]
Continue readingThe 15 Best Lower Thirds Templates for Documentaries
Lower third texts are essential for documentaries. Whether you need to display a name, place, date, time, or key information these elements are a must. Aside from the basics, these elements need to capture your viewer’s attention without distracting them. Creating lower thirds text can be time-consuming especially if you want them to be animated. […]
Continue readingNew Multi-Frame Rendering Public Beta for After Effects
In the March 2021 Adobe update, After Effects received a brand new feature called multi-frame rendering. In this video we’re going to cover what this means and why the update is a big deal. And if you go on to like this video, consider liking the video and subscribing to FilterGrade for more tutorials and […]
Continue reading10 of the BEST After Effects Templates for 2021
One of the best ways to enhance any video is by adding effects to create a whole new concept and idea with the raw footage / photos that you have. After Effects Templates are perfect for helping with this because you don’t have to make everything from scratch! You can add your own content and […]
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Adding text to your video projects is often a necessity, but sometimes they can take away the excitement and mode you are trying to portray if you don’t have the write font or motion for your text. Creating animated text is time-consuming, which is why having a go-to template will save you extra time. From […]
Continue reading8 Free Motion Graphics eBooks
There are a lot of great motion graphics video tutorials out there, but they can often be lacking in information as compared to what motion graphics eBooks can offer. We’ve gathered 8 of the absolute best eBooks on the subject that are totally free. Learn about visual design, animation, motion graphics, and much more. These […]
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