
Plexus plug-in from Rowbyte is one of those particle engines that became rapidly a trend in the motion graphic industry. Overall, I like that you don’t need to know Cinema4D, 3Dmax or Maya to use Element 3D it was built so anyone can use it.

I have seen a lot of motion graphic designers use Element 3D to make beautiful cinematic videos and it looks amazing and very professional. Video Copilot – Element 3D V2.2Īnother awesome plug-in by VideoCopilot is called Element 3D v2.2. It allows you to import 3D Objects in the actual plug-in and animate and texture them. Optical flare also include transparency so you can add any background behind or in front of the flare. One of the nice features that I like is that you can use optical flares in different positioning modes such as 2d,3D, track light, mask and luminance.

This plug-in come with a library of already-made lights/lens flare presets that you can apply and tweak in a few clicks. Optical flares allow you to create beautiful lighted background environments with lens flares. This one is probably the most well-known plug-in in the industry: Optical Flare by Video Copilot. I just chose the ones I really enjoy working with and think most motion graphic designers should use or know about. mov file with alpha channel and then re-import it in your master After Effects composition.Īlright, let’s start tackling each After Effects plug-ins from list below. I recommend to move your plug-in effects into a composition and render it as a Quicktime. Just be aware some plug-ins might slow down After effects plays because they are memory intensive.


