The folks over at RED Giant have been putting together great plugins for After Effects for sometime now. Their Trapcode Suite is a must-have for most motion graphic artists. I personally use Trapcode Particular all the time. They also have a subscription service called Universe, which has some great plugins for After Effects.
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Created by one of the champions of After Effects, Andrew Kramer, Video Copilot has been a great resource for top end AE plugins. The Optical Flares plugin is used in Hollywood all the time, and Element 3D is the fastest way to create 3D text in After Effects. Plus, they have a whole host of 3D and stock motion packs to get you going quickly.
Now that you have the knowledge and a few starting points to begin your journey with After Effects plugins you should begin to add them to your workflow. Again, while After Effects is an extremely powerful software all on its own, plugins allow you to unlock that power to a level beyond what you thought capable.
You are by no means required to utilize plugins in your workflow, but as someone who wants to be a Motion Designer for a living you really should be taking advantage of everything plugins have to offer. By expanding your capabilities allows you to work more efficiently and take your MoGraph game to the next level!
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While the primary focus of products from Greyscalegorilla is for 3D lighting and materials, along with incredible plugins, the focus of the blog is a bit more general. There are hundreds upon hundreds of incredible tutorials on the site with many involving other cool programs like Cinema 4D and Nuke/Octane. 2ff7e9595c
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