Optical Flares for After Effects

With the Optical Flares plug-in from Video Copilot, you can rely on a professional system for creating shiny lens flare effects. Whether 2D or 3D - fuel your After Effects projects with glistening photons and create realistic light sources that add flickering wavelengths to your worlds. Peter Leopold, motion designer and your experienced trainer in this tutorial series, will guide you through the features of Optical Flares until you can call yourself a light installer.

First, you'll learn where to get the plug-in and how to integrate it into After Effects. Then it's straight into light creation: you use the Navigator to create your own lens flares, which you can then set in motion in 2D and 3D environments. On top of this, you can add additional effects to bring out even more brilliance from your flashes of light. Finally, you will learn how to create texts in 3D space and generate a camera flight. The project file is included so that you can follow the corresponding tutorial.

As a bonus, you will receive an introductory eleven-minute video on the use of plug-ins in After Effects. Here you will learn in detail how to install third-party plug-ins to enhance the Adobe program with powerful functions.

The training has been optimized for After Effects CC. Please also note the compatibility information for the paid plug-in on the Video Copilot manufacturer's website so that you can integrate it smoothly into your user interface.