Get ProductionCrate’s three new free After Effects plugins
Online asset library ProductionCrate has released three new free After Effects plugins: Crate’s Unmult, Crate’s Chromatic Aberration and Crate’s Long Shadow.
The plugins, targeted at motion graphics and visual effects work, are part of ProductionCrate’s new LaForge Suite collection of plugins for After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Three handy free plugins to streamline common After Effects tasks
The three free plugins streamline common tasks in motion design and VFX work.
For visual effects, Crate’s Unmult removes black backgrounds from stock FX assets like fire or smoke footage, while preserving their alpha channel.
For motion design, Crate’s Long Shadow creates stylized long shadow effects on any image, with controls for shadow color, length and angle.
And for general-purpose CG work, Crate’s Chromatic Aberration is a one-click solution for adding chromatic aberration effects to video footage, graphics or rendered animation.
It has controls for the intensity, scale, center and direction of the aberration, making it possible to fine-tune the look it creates.
The free plugins are part of the LaForge Suite, ProductionCrate’s new collection of 25 utility plugins for After Effects and Premiere Pro, which also includes glow and image stylization effects like pixelation, CRT monitor and hologram looks.
More free After Effects plugins and stock VFX and motion graphics assets
ProductionCrate also has a number of other free After Effects plugins, including free light wrap tool Crate’s Light Wrap and volumetric lighting tool Crate’s God Rays.
The site also provides a library of over 10,000 stock VFX and motion graphics elements, over 500 of which can be downloaded for free.
Licensing and system requirements
Crate’s Unmult, Crate’s Chromatic Aberration and Crate’s Long Shadow are compatible with After Effects CC 2021+, running on Windows 10+ or macOS 12.0+.
To download them, you need to register for an account on the ProductionCrate website, install its free Portal app, then use that to install the full LaForge Suite of plugins.
The free plugins are fully functional, and are licensed for commercial use. The remaining plugins in the LaForge Suite are watermarked for free users.
To use the remaining plugins without watermarks requires a Pro subscription, priced at $39/month or $299/year, or an Enterprise subscription, priced on enquiry.
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