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Whitelist and prioritize all emails from Bluefx.net , Michael Turner and Szilard Gyorfi. This is important! Not only will you receive updates about new articles on the blog, you’ll also receive notifications about new free after effects templates as well as special offers for the premium templates. But if our emails aren’t getting through to you,

Four Videos that Every Business Must Have
Mikey Borup explains what videos you should have for your business. It is particularly important to have your videos on youtube to get your videos seen. But what type of videos should be on your channel? If you need a quick template that will help you create your Promo video download this free template:

Say Hello To Our New After Effects Teacher
Today I am proud to announce that Jeff Sengstack is joining the BlueFx team Jeff is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, with his help we have made new After Effects courses for you. We have been working on a set of After Effects courses, that teach the fundamental skills to edit after effects templates, to

After Effects Template Purchasing Tips
After Effects templates are great tools, to create stunning videos in less time. But, not all templates are created equal. What should you check when choosing your next template? I want to give you some suggestions on what to look for: After Effects Version Compatibility: After Effects is backwards compatible and that if you make a

After Effects Render Setup For Youtube -Part1
Do you know what the best After Effects render settings for Youtube are? Let me show you an EASY setup that will not only make your videos look always sharp, but also the audio will never go out of sync once it’s uploaded to Youtube. On top of this, the file size will be 9

After Effects CC Render Setup For Youtube – Part2
In Part 1 we discussed how to render effectively in After Effects and export MP4 video files ready to send or upload to Youtube, and those settings apply to all After Effects versions up to CS6. In this tutorial we’re going to take a look at: How to render using After Effects CC In fact, you won’t

9 Tips For Editing Video in After Effects
Adobe After Effects is not built to edit video… (it was built for motion graphics and animation) But, you can still use it to edit short videos there is a workaround… Hello and welcome to this tutorial. My name is Remus Hosu from bluefx.net. In this tutorial we are going to cover 9 useful tips for

Three Funny Videos About Film Editing
There’s nothing better than an industry in-joke, especially at the end of a long day in the edit suite, and these three videos should give you plenty of chuckles as anyone working in the world of editing. The Assistant Editor Song Written by Assistant Editor Mark Adams, the ‘Assistant Editor Song’ perfectly captures the

How to build a demo reel that gets clients [9 quick tips]
What is a demo reel? A Demo reel is a short video presentation of your best video work. Its purpose is to make a client contact and hire you for a project. As a video professional, your demo reel is your “sales person”, who will constantly bring you new clients. If it is done right.

How To Animate A “Dull” Logo In After Effects [VIDEO TUTORIAL]
Have your clients ever sent you logo files that just look dull and don’t even have a transparent background? In this tutorial video, Antonio Cerri will show you How to animate a logo in After Effects with no headache… Well okay..there will be a headache. But at least you’ll know the best way to do it.

After Effects Logo Animation Template [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Looking for a Free After Effects logo animation template? You are in the right place. Using The Bluefx Logo animation template you can get your after effects logo animation done in 3 minutes. Take a look at the video: Download The Free Template The template will work with any logo, you can see how easy it is

Animate Text In After Effects Using Free Presets & Adobe Bridge
Animating text in After Effects is hard work. But, did you know that you can use text animation presets, that eliminate all the keyframing work? You just drag and drop these presets onto your text layer and After Effects automatically animates your text, it even adds the necessary keyframes. Yes After Effects comes with free