Good to know (05_AAEFR_24)
Although After Effects sometimes looks a lot like a video editing application, it is designed for assembling short-form motion graphics rather than editing long-form videos. Now the animated text, flicker and flare have been added to the video clip, the composition is exported as a video, ready for additional work in a video editor. We assembled our full movie trailer using Vegas Pro, with the exported clip featuring at the end of the 27 second long sequence:
…and here’s the finalised, exported trailer:
As mentioned in the explainer, there are lots of websites offering free and paid After Effects templates and plug-ins. We regularly use these two resources:
Videohive.net offers thousands of After Effects assets from slideshow builders and photo-animators to transition packs and logo stings:
aescripts.com provides a carefully created range of After Effects tools and plugins from easy text animation generators to AI integrations:
