If you’re reading this, there’s a chance you’ve stumbled upon our puddle map collection and wondered, “What on Earth are these for?”. You’re not alone! If you’ve had some experience with 3D design, you may be familiar with “glossy maps” or “reflection maps”. These are textures which can tell rendering software how “shiny” an object […]
Many artists try to avoid the deep end of the pool with their projects. Setting yourself up with an overly demanding goal will always push you to your limits, a goal such as turning your scene into a war-ravaged battleground! But now, you can dive into the deep end will full confidence! We’re happy to […]
New Magical Sound FX are now available for download! We have been needing fantasy/magical sound effects for so long, and we are happy to share the new collection with you. Our content has depended heavily on the SciFi category for supernatural sound design, which work well for some content, but not everything. The new Magic […]
Episode 41 Harry Potter Wand Effects Tutorial Chris, Adrian, and the reformed Professor Unicorn prepare to battle his old apprentice; Ellen, The Hidden One! Enemies become allies, a student confronts her former mentor, and the fate of all the magic in the world is at stake in the finale to Season 3 of Saturday […]
Download your HD realistic planet textures here! Planets are the unchallenged champions of establishing shots, with the power to transport a viewer to the other side of the universe in an instant. This is why some of the most iconic imagery in cinema history has featured these planetary spacescapes. Think of almost every opening scene […]
Finally, one-click aspect-ratio bars for Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects. Download Windows Version Here or Download Mac Version Here AutoCinemabar is the free alternative to using aspect ratio templates to give your video the cinematic edge you need! Stumbling through hundreds of different pre-made templates has always been the least exciting part of an editors […]
The wonderful and wonderfully weird monthly show is back! Adrian hosts this episode of the Monthly Crate Update and shares with us all the wonderful news from last month. The After Effects TypeCrate Script helps you use the TypeKit bundles. We also have a new animated font, the Meltdown Typekit! TypeKits and Script: https://bit.ly/2KAPqPk […]
Download the MotionCrate Script and give your stock VFX assets some life. This is the BEST script for creating realistic fire in After Effects. Unarchive the .ZIP and install the MotionCrate Script into your After Effects>Scripts folder. Launch the script in AE by going to File>Scripts and selecting MotionCrate Here’s what you will see – The script […]
SciFi Sound FX are some of the most versatile elements you can use in your sound design. If you’re trying to spice up your title animation, give life to your spacecraft or add energy to your transitions then these assets are perfect for you. 40 of these Sound FX are Pro, 10 are free. Blasters, […]
Inspired by Deadpool 2, we wanted to challenge ourselves with getting this effect to look as realistic as possible. We failed at our first attempt; trying to build the effect purely in post. After going back to the drawing-board we realized the best technique would be to have 2 identical guns, but one sawed in […]