Looping in After Effects has never been easier. There are tons of looping expressions and different ways you can get your footage or keyframes to loop. Remembering all the techniques can be tricky, so we decided to make the Crate’s Looper Script Download the 100% Free Crate’s Looper Script Here You must be […]
Ever wanted to know how to make bouncy text in After Effects, per-Character, as quickly as possible? It’s really easy! The Text Animator in After Effects is actually quite easy to customize, with tons of hidden features. This is a great introduction if it is your first time using it. First off, type in your […]
We’re always looking for ways to improve your workflow and speed up your process. Time is a valuable thing, especially with deadlines. One of our users had the fantastic idea of adding Navigation Arrows to our Video Previews on FootageCrate. These allow you to browse search results or bundles a lot faster and more efficiently […]
We have always loved the super-slow motion scenes of Quicksilver in the X-Men films. A lot of creators have attempted to create their own version of the effect, we thought it was past due for us to try the same. Check out our results and the tutorial below! We used a variety of practical effects, […]
We love our action scenes! The pacing of the edit, the looseness of the shooting and of course the music to drive the sequences make them some of the more fun projects to work on. SoundsCrate.com is a great place to find your action music. Our Action Category on SoundsCrate has been a consistently used […]
Sky Replacement requires both work and the right ingredients. Keying out the sky is the first step, a nice blue sky will provide you with an easy key, or enough contrast between the sky and the foreground elements will let you pull a luma-matte. Whatever technique you go with, you’ll still need to have the […]
Pro Users can download this awesome Hand Gestures Extension here for Mac and Windows (Mac is the .dmg installer, Windows is the .exe) This extension comes with 50 Animated Hand Gestures, compatible in AE CC If this is the first extension you have downloaded from ProductionCrate, a warning message may pop up. Your OS […]
Stylized, magical, dreamlike and unique, these new Water Swell Sound Effects are a must-have for your audio armory. We used them recently in our Water Bending VFX Tutorial There are over 20 in total, Pro Users can download the entire collection here These are wonderful for sound designing your motion graphics projects or adding some […]
What an awesome month! We announce the final winner of 2018 and the last trophy we are going to give out. Check out all the awesome content and the new 2019 contest below. Enter the Contest Here Find the Water Swell Sound FX Here See all of our New Years VFX Find the new Money […]
Download Crate’s Camera Shake script here (Available for Pro Members) There’s something unnatural about the well-known wiggle expression. It’s fair to say that this sort of shake is too perfect. If you watch over a hand-held video recording, you’ll be quick to notice the immense differences between handheld footage and the go-to wiggle expression. While the […]