How to Install After Effects Plugins & Presets on Mac & Windows
In this updated 2025 tutorial, I walk you through step-by-step installation for AEX ( plugin ) and FFX ( preset ) files. While most plugins…
Category: After Effects
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Don’t Let Your Vertical Videos Get Cut Off! Safe Zones for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok
If your text keeps getting cut off on Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts or Facebook, you’re not alone. In this video, I share my FFX…
Realistic Planetary Rings in After Effects – Sky Replacement Tutorial
Want to add a ring to your sci-fi scene? Or something else in orbit? This video covers the basics of sky replacement, but instead of…
Blender vs After Effects: Realistic planet in Blender
How to create a planet in Blender and how that compares to ones you can make in After Effects. This tutorial shows how to create…
Create Realistic Planetary Rings in After Effects | No Plugins Needed!
Tutorial showing how to take advantage of the Advanced 3D Renderer to add a ring to world. You’ll learn how to: • Build a procedural…
Realistic Planet with Day and Night – After Effects Tutorial
Making use of the Advanced 3D Renderer to import a 3D model of a planet and add city lights to the nightside. In this video…
Create Any Planet in After Effects
The Advanced 3D renderer in After Effects makes it really easy to import 3D objects … but unless you know 3D software, you’re stuck using…
3D Model Not Showing in After Effects? Fix It Fast with These Tips!
Imported a 3D model into After Effects, but all you see are gimbals and no model? 😩 Don’t panic—this is a common issue, and here’s…
Lock Layer Position with Expressions – Stop Accidental Moves!
Tired of accidentally dragging your layers in After Effects when all you wanted to do was adjust an effect? Here’s a quick and easy way…