After Effects scripts are a powerful way to automate and accomplish tasks that would have otherwise taken far longer. For example, many popular scripts automate the way that you animate, automatically adjusting keyframes in an instant to save you valuable time and get better results. If you haven’t tried any out yet, you can browse […]
Download Crate’s Free Hologram Script here This Script has been updated for AE CC2021 on 12-17-2021 Create a Free or a Pro account, then simply click the link above to download! This script was built with an older version of After Effects, but is completely compatible. If you have errors appearing, please go to File […]
How I Mix Audio For Horror Films Using Logic Pro X Featuring Excerpts From The New SoundsCrate Horror SFX Library. While I use Logic Pro X you can replicate these techniques in other audio-editing software. In this article, I’d like to highlight some of my favorite features and benefits of Logic Pro X as it […]
Download the magic smoke power VFX assets here Following the recent release of Spider-man: Far From Home, we want to show you how to create your very own Mysterio superpower effect! While many superpowers can seem difficult to edit, the ProductionCrate library offers thousands of VFX elements, sound effects, graphics, music and more, all available […]
Crate’s Midpoint Null Generator Script is Free and can be downloaded Here. Start with two null objects, these can be tracked in manually or using one of the various tracking features in After Effects. Make sure your AE Script is installed in the After Effects > Scripts Folder Within After Effects go to File > […]
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 […]
Story: The Great Unseen Equalizer in VFX There is an art to using VFX as an unseen tool. So much consideration goes into the curating of what you, the viewer, see at any given moment, that it is easy to forget about what you don’t see in a shot. But more often than not, what […]
8-Bit is back! You’ve probably noticed the growing popularity of this retro style. We’ve seen it in titles and openers, logo animations, indie games, VFX Shorts and many more. Let’s take a look at how to achieve this style. We’ll be using After Effects but if you’re a Hitfilm User you can find an awesome […]
In my day-to-day, I interact with many different types of artists, who have vastly different technological needs. They constantly ask “How can I best configure my personal computer for VFX like the one I have at work?” Here’s a quick guide to figuring out what kind of computer you really need to edit and render […]
Download the Crate’s Text Animator script for After Effects here All ProductionCrate members can now download the exciting Text Animation script for free! This exciting addition to the range of tools gives you the power to create fun animations for your text – with a single click. With 25 hand-made presets to choose from, you’ll […]