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 […]
Download free space HDRI images for your 3D VFX project here. ProductionCrate has released an incredible bundle of 100 space and atmosphere HDRIs for you to use in your 3D digital art and VFX. 10 of these are available to download for free today, and only require you to sign up for a free ProductionCrate […]
The Airhorn I don’t know when this sound effect took off, but it’s here to stay. From exuberant twitch streamers to trending TikToker’s, the airhorn sound effect will continue to annoy us for eternity. The Dun Dun DunFirst used in the 1970’s for Young Frankenstein, the dramatic sound effect made it’s way into the memesphere in […]
Download the free photorealistic 3D castle kit for your 3D projects here. For a limited time, you can access an incredible 3D castle kit to use in your projects with no price at all. With over 60+ unique modular 3D assets, this pack provides an unlimited degree of freedom to create the perfect medieval empire. […]
Comedy is hard It is one of the least forgiving genres. Setting up a joke and missing the mark is painful. The best way to avoid falling flat is to warm your viewers up and make them ready to laugh! A great way to do this is by utilizing comedy music in your edits. Your […]
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 […]
Ocean scenes for films, games and illustration are a challenging task. You may think you’ll only need a blue background, but there are many subtle features that make an ocean realistic. ProductionCrate’s mission is to empower our community with unlimited creative freedom, with over 10,000 professional VFX, sound effects, and 3D models. The diverse range […]
Download the free Heat Radiation plugin for After Effects here. ProductionCrate is releasing a free plugin for Adobe After Effects – Heat Radiation. We’ve lost count of the number of times that we have added any fire-based effect to our VFX. Maintaining realistic colours is always a challenge for artists, as different fire VFX assets […]
We have 5 New Storm cloud effects available for download. These overlay style effects are built with compositing in mind. Instead of containing an alpha channel (transparency) as most of our VFX assets do, these storm clouds come with a black background. Black backgrounds make it easier to adjust color and luminosity channels to fit […]
Adrian Jensen recently created this Pro VFX Course teaching you his techniques for rotoscoping in Adobe After Effects and Mocha AE. Here are some highlights from his course, Pro Users can view the entire roto-series here. If you’re rotoscoping to place video effects behind your subject or to integrate Motion Graphics into your project then […]