After Effects, a professional special effects synthesis software for high-end video special effects systems, affiliated to Adobe, the United States. It draws on the success of many excellent software and raises video special effects synthesis to a new level: the introduction of Photoshop's middle layer allows AE to control multi-layer synthetic images and create seamless synthesis effects; the introduction of keyframe and paths allows us to control advanced two-dimensional animations with ease; the efficient video processing system ensures the output of high-quality videos; the dazzling special stunt system allows AE to realize all the creativity of users; to learn After Effect, we must use some functions of the AE plug-in so that everyone can learn more targetedly and quickly master the essence of ae software!
1, Element3d
When it comes to the AE plug-in, element3d has to be mentioned. What is element3d for? Element 3D is a powerful AfterEffect plug-in that can support to render in real time, and can create various complex 3D effects. Element 3D allows special effects engineers to complete it directly in AE without considering the issue of camera and light and shadow migration.
2 and Motion
motion scripts are a tool to control graphic movement. Although this tool is simple, it has very powerful functions. It can control the shape, size, position, rotation, and scaling of the figure at will. Motion scripts are often used when making MG animation , because this script is small and powerful, and can almost meet the animation effects required for our modern animation . This plug-in has many functions, including common MG special effects such as bounce, rebound, reflective lines, and tailings. It also has the function of resetting the axis and the keyframes to slow in and out, which is very convenient! !
3, Pleuxs
Plexus is a particle engine for the AE platform. This plug-in allows users to create, operate and visualize data in a process manner. It not only renders particles, but also creates various interesting relationships between them based on various parameters. The workflow of Plexus plugin is very modular and allows users to create truly unlimited configurations and parameter sets. This is a highly targeted plug-in, used to make three-dimensional particles, lines and surfaces in AE, with a great effect.
4, Duik
duik is a dynamics and animation tool. It is a very practical AE script plug-in, including reverse kinematics, bone and puppet tools, adaptive manipulation and other functions. It supports the creation of a single click for localized control. You can use the copy method to operate 3D characters, making it easier and easier for users to create animations.
5, Beauty Box
AE beautiful picture Xiuxiu! It is obvious that this is a skin-braining plug-in used to grind the characters in the video, which is very effective. Of course, sometimes it will affect the background, which is not what we want, but we can solve this problem by masking or other means. In general, it is not an exaggeration to say that the fool-style skin-wearing plug-in is Meitu Xiuxiu in AE. Beauty Box Video Skin Template Plugin lets your actor or model make an incredible makeover in post-production. Include face detection and smoothing algorithms in the most advanced countries. This video plugin automatically recognizes skin tones and removes imperfections while leaving important facial details. Artists no longer need to manually create masks or frame-of-retouching. Whether used for a feature film, music video or corporate opening, Beauty Box Video is a powerful tool for any production requirement.
6, Newton plug-in (Newton plug-in)
Newton is interpreted as a 2D composition layer where rigid bodies interact in a real environment. AE Newton plugin provides many simulated controllers and other properties as the main body (type, density, friction, rebound force, speed, etc.), global properties (gravity, solution), and allows the creation of joints between mechanisms. Once the simulation is completed, the impact of the standard keyframe is recreated in the animation.
7, Cluster
Want to quickly create beautiful cluster animations with one click? This is almost unlikely, but this AE script called Cluster can save you a lot of time. Although it can only connect different points or elements, it can do a better job of connecting in a beautiful way and can make a lot of customizations for points, lines, etc. Cluster is an AE scripting tool that can easily connect objects with just a few clicks. All connections are parameterized, so changes can be made in real time. In the script, three basic connections are mainly included, namely linear, parent-child, and recursion recursion type. More complex changes can be made through the default three basic connections. In addition, three different styles of line types are also included, namely dash line dotted lines, fill line fill line and curve line curve.
This is a script that looks a bit similar to Plexus, but has its unique side, and is also used to create dot and line animations. Cluster can also establish connections between different layers, and also supports 3d. Its uniqueness is that it has more selectivity to control lines, such as dotted lines, solid lines, curves, and another feature is that its implementation principle is based on AE shape layer, so it can adjust the thickness and gradients of lines. Compared to Plexus, its functional area is narrower, but it is also refined.
8, Mercury script
After creating the mobile animation, the script can act on free-form liquid deformation of the graphics layer, solid layer, text layer, mask, etc., and generate liquid objects with customizable liquid thickness and movement in one click. At the same time, it can also modify the edge color, dynamic blur, smoothness, jitter and other attribute counts. The script is very convenient for creating fusion MG animations.
is not easy to make objects in AE 's effect, and this script comes in handy. Mercury has only one button. With a light press, a adjustment layer is added to the synthesis, and the layers below the adjustment layer have a blending effect. Mercury and particle effects can also be used together to create a water-simulated effect.
9, Ugly Box
It is the opposite of Beauty Box, and it can be called the picture-breaking show in AE. The main function is to change the color of the face and add wrinkles to make people look old.
Each of us hopes to use the software to make ourselves beautiful after the shooting is finished. Who would want to make ourselves ugly? In fact, this ugly plug-in, Ugly Box, is a free plug-in launched on Halloween. The plug-in used on Halloween, of course, the ugliest the better!
