Halloween is nearly upon us. It is our favorite Holidays here at the Crates, which should come as no surprise. Nothing is more fun than creating skull animations, 3D pumpkins, terrifying music, silly ghosts and scary sound effects! Our spookily-spectacular assets will be your perfect tools for building the best Halloween ever. Whether you are […]
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 […]
Saving time is essential for any editor. Here are 5 tips when working in Premiere Pro’s Project Panel 1) Create a Bin (folder) structure and organize your footage before you start editing. The more complicated your project is, the more important this step is. Create folders to sort your footage (interviews, b-roll/cutaways, voice-over, music, […]
Download 4K Lightning VFX Assets here. This is one of our largest releases ever. Over 100 4K New super-power lightning effects are available for you to download. This massive pack offers variations for aerial strikes, ground hits, lightning with or without sparks and tons more. We categorise these into four main groups, those being ground, wall, […]
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 […]
There are a variety of ways to connect Premiere Pro and After Effects. Premiere is used primarily for editing video and audio in a clean timeline. After Effects is most often used for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. They are both available in the Adobe Suite and are essential tools for any video editors. 1. Replace with […]
So you’ve embarked on a video editing project at 60fps? Here’s a little thing you might want to know! For those who need an introduction, the “fps” refers to how quickly a video will switch between individual pictures to create the illusion of a movement, which begins at roughly 15 frames per second. So why […]
What do people mean when they say ‘cinematic’? You’ve seen the videos suggesting harsh color-grading, or the tutorials that tell you to just throw on some aspect-ratio bars. The truth is, there is no simple one-step solution. Quality footage shot with dynamic range will allow you to create the exact look you want. There are […]
Download the Mk2 Grenade 3D Model here. Every action movie needs a grenade, and our asset library is the perfect resource to help you out with it! Our recent launch of RenderCrate, a collection of production-ready 3D models, now features a wide collection of weapons. One of our favourite additions is the high-quality photorealistic grenade […]
Download Ocean VFX Matte-painting assets here We’re proud to see our matte-painting library help artists create stunning landscapes for their movies to take place in. Most of our set-extension resources come from GraphicsCrate, a collection of over 1000 professionally built images that can be stacked together to build whatever comes to the imagination. Combining these […]