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welcome to filter grade after effects is
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one of the most powerful programs in the
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adobe creative cloud suite
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but it can be powered up even more with
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in this video we'll be talking about and
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showing off five of the best plugins you
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should download for after effects
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saber by video copilot this is one of
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the most well-known after effects
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plugins for anyone interested in making
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saber by video copilot was released back
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but is still one of the coolest looking
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plugins around it's best known for
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making star wars lightsaber effects
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but it can be used in a variety of ways
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they start out as energy beams that have
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advanced core settings and built-in
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distortion along with 50 presets and a
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this plugin is totally free and fairly
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easy to use since it's so popular
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there are a lot of tutorials for making
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great things with this tool so go wild
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stardust by super luminal stardust by
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superluminal is a modular particle
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system used to create awesome looking 3d
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particles with physics-based motion
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graphics and effects it includes a lot
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of built-in tools as well as a 3d model
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it may seem intimidating on the surface
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but learning it will allow you to create
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all the presets should help beginners
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become familiar with the plugin
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very few other plugins provide so many
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features it has a free trial that anyone
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normality by 3dcg normality is a plugin
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that assists editors with lighting
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it uses a familiar environment to make
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it as easy as possible to use this
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what makes it so significant is the fact
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that this is normally the territory of
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pretty expensive plugins
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this high quality free one will have you
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doing professional grade lights and
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shadows in no time at all
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reflection by video copilot coming in
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handy once again with the free plugins
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reflection plugins can often be very
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expensive but this one is totally free
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and it's powerful too as you can imagine
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this plugin deals with creating
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reflections which looks great for
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creating a semblance of 3d space with
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they also have a fantastic video
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tutorial on how to use this plugin
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so be sure to watch that if you download
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do it if you're a character animator
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working in after effects
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then duic is going to be the perfect
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plugin for you and it's completely free
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this incredibly robust plugin includes
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rigging tools more advanced than what is
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included in the base version of after
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it comes with a smart auto rig that
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turns some complex actions into just one
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automated animations and triggers are
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great inclusions as well they'll let you
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speed up your animation workflow
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it's pretty complex but boasts being
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easy to learn and easy to use
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all while keeping the interface low
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how do these five after effects plugins
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look to you are you using any of them
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and if not will you be downloading any
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of them for use in your after effects
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you think and be sure to like and
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