What is the ACES workflow? ACES. It’s a simple term, with plenty of difficult-to-grasp concepts behind it. Nevertheless, let’s take a step forward with an entry-level explanation of what ACES is: ACES, or Academy Color Encoding System is considered to be the ‘industry standard’ for colour. Think of standardised traffic laws but for colours instead! ACES […]
Quality gunshots are often difficult to find and record. We are always on the lookout for sounds that can enhance a project’s authenticity. Therefore, we added 60 FREE gun shot sound effects to SoundsCrate! These gun SFX were created by professional sound designers. Moreover, they cover a wide range of firearms and firing situations. These […]
Download 4K Spark VFX assets here. ProductionCrate has updated its VFX asset library, with over 250 spark effects now available to download and use in any personal or commercial project. The addition of sparks in explosions, bullet impacts and crashing cars undeniably intensifies the visual spectacle of an action sequence. Blazing trails of burning hot […]
Download Crate’s Face Relighter for Pro users here Windows Compatible Only When compositing VFX into live-action footage, one thing is absolutely essential to get right – lighting. This is the most powerful and crucial aspect of blending visual effects into video. When done correctly, replicating the real-world behaviour of light helps convince your viewers that what […]
Practical lights have always made visual effects far more believable. We use them all the time. As fantastic as they are, we’ve never been able to use them like this before. Our latest After Effects Script will let you measure color and luminance values in your shots. Whether it’s the sun, scene lights or effects […]
No disaster movie is complete without an apocalyptic meteor effect. This Davesplanation breaks down the steps we went through to create our very own asteroid impact using VFX! This was built using a variety of software and ProductionCrate assets, including: 3D Photoscanned Meteor Model – A high-quality photorealistic asteroid that had been digitally scanned from […]
Download the 4K particle shockwave VFX assets here. We’ve expanded our collection of particle shockwave effects, all ready to download and import to your video. These stylish assets feature sudden radial bursts of wispy smoke, being a perfect addition to your visual effects and motion graphics. To maximise the detail, the particle shockwaves are available […]
Download 4K Blood Explosion VFX Assets here. These new Bloody Explosion Effects are pretty intense. They’re almost comically excessive and extravagant. Blood mist and splatter, soft body dynamics and realistic jiggle, dust elements and ground-splashes all add to the absurdity that makes these effects unique. We love action-comedy. Some scenes are so over the top that […]
Download HD Magic Spell Beam VFX assets here. ProductionCrate has launched a brand new collection of magical assets, inspired by the VFX from the Harry Potter franchise! These incredible effects can be used in most editing software, with our top recommendations being After Effects, Hitfilm and Premiere Pro. Using a screen blending mode is the […]
Download HD Helicopter VFX assets here Our brand new helicopter assets have landed in the FootageCrate library, giving you the power to create your own stunning action movie VFX! Over 30 exciting elements are available for you, with some of them being free to download. We’ve made sure the selection covers all of the intense […]