These can be changed even after the glow has been created by using the sliders in the “Glow Controls” null layer. You can easily make further adjustments with user-friendly parameters.

This eliminates the artificial look that After Effect’s built-in glow generates and instead gives us an incredibly aesthetic result.Įach parameter has been fine-tuned to create the best result with one click. That leads us to our next question what makes Crate’s Glow any better? Our script has been carefully designed to follow the natural physical properties of light, allowing the final result to imitate the realistic gradient-based falloff that we see in the real world. So why did we make something that After Effects can already do? Those who have already used After Effects built-in glow effect already know the answer – it’s pretty ugly. Additionally, we’ve made this free to download for everyone! We’ve tested this tool to its limits, and are insanely proud of what this can do for VFX artists like you.

We have built out a powerful glow extension for After Effects, capable of producing the most stunning optical effects for your compositing projects with a single click.

Download the Free After Effects Glow Script hereīelieve it or not, there’s a lot that goes into a good glow effect! I’m overly passionate about this particular topic, and would happily spend hours fine-tuning each little pixel of my glow to make sure it makes my VFX absolutely perfect – and ProductionCrate wants to help you do the same.Įxcept it won’t take you hours… Instead, just a few seconds!

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