Creating an opener from scratch can be difficult and time-consuming, especially if you’re unfamiliar with After Effects or on a tight deadline. Thankfully, many free, pre-built templates and presets are available to help you create a professional intro or opener in a snap.

We share some of the best free opener templates for After Effects in this collection. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, these free AE templates are an excellent resource for creating engaging openers for your videos.

The free video templates come in various styles, themes, and designs, ranging from simple and minimalistic to complex and intricate, so choose the one that best suits your project’s aesthetic.

If you would like to learn some new skills in After Effects, you might like to take a look at our collection of tutorials.

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Slideshows present images one after another, while galleries show multiple photos simultaneously in a grid layout. Both can be customized with effects, styles, and color schemes to match the overall look and feel of the video. They help keep viewers engaged and are visually effective methods of displaying multiple images.

But creating from scratch can be time-consuming, especially if you’re working towards a tight deadline or don’t have much experience with After Effects.

That’s where pre-built templates come in. In this collection, we share some of the best free slideshow templates for After Effects that you can use to create professional slideshows and galleries quickly and easily. Whether you’re a seasoned motion graphic designer or a beginner just starting out, these video templates are an excellent resource for your next project.

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Luckily, there are free, pre-designed templates available that you can use to create professional titles quickly and easily. These free AE templates can save you a lot of time and effort, while allowing you to customize the sequences to suit your specific needs and particular aesthetic.

In this video collection, we share ten of the best free titles templates for After Effects. Whether a professional motion graphic designer or a novice just starting, these free templates are an excellent resource for creating stunning titles for your next video or presentation.

From bold and dynamic to elegant and minimalist, there’s a title sequences template to suit every project.

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If you’re looking to add professionalism to your branded videos and marketing campaigns, consider using an animated logo reveal. An animated logo can be a great way to stand out from the competition by capturing the attention of your audience as they scroll through their newsfeed.

Luckily, you don’t have to be a motion design or After Effects expert to create a stunning animated logo. Simply use one of the premade logo reveal templates, like the ones we feature below.

You can use these free logo reveal After Effects templates for yourself as well as in your client projects. The logo reveal templates in this collection feature various suitable styles for businesses, both big and small, and they are all easy to customize.

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We have a comprehensive collection of downloadable templates suitable for video production professionals who want a cost-effective and time-efficient lower thirds template for their After Effects projects. All of the AE templates are fully editable, so even if you choose the one that doesn’t best fit your project’s aesthetic, you will be able to edit it to suit your needs in no time.

Add style to your videos with one of these lower thirds template packs. Whether you want to make sure your viewers memorize key takeaways or want to build brand recognition, these free lower-third templates for After Effects can be used in various projects.

If you would like to learn some new skills in After Effects, you might like to take a look at our collection of tutorials.

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These font or type AE templates come with pre-built animations, placeholders for text, and customizable settings, allowing you to create and customize your unique typography animations quickly.

With a range of available templates, you can choose the one that best suits your project’s style and customize it to fit your specific needs.

Luckily, several animated typefaces are available online for free that you can use in your video projects. From hi-tech animated typefaces to playful and retro-style typefaces, there is an animated typeface for every type of video.

In this small collection, we have gathered the best-animated typefaces from around the web that you can download and start using in your projects.

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That’s where animated icons come in. By adding motion to your icons, you can create a more dynamic and engaging video, and help to convey complex ideas and concepts in a more intuitive way.

After Effects, with its vast array of animation options, is the perfect application for creating animated icons. But creating custom animations from scratch can be time-consuming and difficult, especially if you don’t have much experience with After Effects.

Fortunately, there are many pre-made templates available that you can use to create your own animated icons quickly and easily.

In this article, we have a collection of the best free animated icon templates for After Effects. Whether you’re a seasoned motion graphic designer or an After Effects beginner, these free AE templates are a great resource for creating stunning animated icons.

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But licensing for photos isn’t always simple. Commercial offerings can be both restrictive and difficult to understand. And even free photo websites have their risks. Not to mention the potential for a corporate takeover, such as when Getty Images acquired Unsplash.

This can lead to a bit of nervousness on the part of web designers and site owners. We want to be certain that the photos we add today won’t cause copyright issues down the road. Nobody wants to receive one of those threatening letters demanding a king’s ransom for unauthorized use of an image.

An alternative solution is just getting underway. The WordPress Photo Directory aims to provide an image resource for the open web. It’s a place where users will download photographs that can be used for any purpose. And there’s also an opportunity to submit your work as well.

Today, we’ll take an early look at the directory and discuss its game-changing potential.

An Open-Source Approach to Stock Photography

Announced during the 2021 State of the Word, the WordPress Photo Directory is an effort by the platform to double down on its recent plunge into open-source media.

Earlier in the year, WordPress launched a successor to Creative Commons Search. Named Openverse, the search engine crawls several sites that offer images under various flavors of the Creative Commons license.

The difference here is that everything in the WordPress Photo Directory utilizes the most liberal of these licenses – CC0. This means images can be used for any purpose, modified, and freely redistributed.

The directory is also dependent upon community submissions. If you have an attractive, high-quality photo that meets the guidelines, you can contribute to the project.

To be clear, you don’t need to be a professional photographer or have access to expensive equipment. Everyone (including yours truly) is welcome to submit their work.

The Potential to Make an Impact

The WordPress Photo Directory has the potential to be beneficial in several ways. For one, it offers content creators a worry-free option for adding photography to their website. And one can envision a future integration within WordPress itself, making the process of finding and adding images incredibly easy.

Likewise, theme authors can bundle images without having to deal with potential copyright issues. This has long been a sticking point, with theme demos often displaying images that weren’t included with the final product. That led to a disconnect with users. Since CC0 licensing allows for redistribution, this longstanding gap might finally be closed.

The directory may also be seen as another perk to attract new users to WordPress. Several content management systems (CMS) offer integrated photo libraries – something WordPress has lacked. While it’s not likely to be the most important deciding factor, every little bit helps.

Lastly, there’s also something to be said for users that contribute photos. It’s a simple way to pitch in that doesn’t require technical expertise. The more an individual can contribute, the more likely they are to become invested in the project over the long term.

How Great of a Resource Will It Be? That Depends on What We Make It.

Will the WordPress Photo Directory become a serious threat to stock photography services? That seems unlikely for now. But that’s not necessarily the point of the service, either.

The early listings are attractive. Some may even be considered “pro” level. However, it’s unrealistic to expect that professionals will forgo the chance to make a living elsewhere and contribute their best work to an open-source project.

It’s also unlikely that we’ll see the same sort of depth as in other stock photo repositories. Some categories and concepts are likely to be lacking. Again, this is OK.

For many bloggers and website owners, what’s available in the WordPress Photo Directory will serve their needs. And if community participation is high, there will be plenty of high-quality photos to choose from.

And perhaps that’s the most exciting aspect of this project. We have an opportunity to make it a worthwhile resource. Like WordPress itself has shown, great things happen when people come together. This directory could prove to be another shining example.

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