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Add authentic and realistic camera shake to your footage and motion graphics with these 15 FREE presets.

Do you have footage shot on a tripod that you want to look handheld? You can easily add camera shake to your video with these free presets designed for After Effects. You can also apply the free camera shake presets and bring the footage into a Premiere Pro project.

Sometimes you may want to embellish your animated motions with a bit of physical realism. For example, you may have a layer quickly scale up from zero to 100 percent and you want to add a little overshoot and oscillation and have it finally settle in at 100 percent. Download Sapphire Plug-ins AE - A set of plugins that are compatible with After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro, providing a versatile and rich selection of visual effects.

Shake Screen free download - The Matrix Screen Saver, BSR Screen Recorder, Bandicam Screen Recorder, and many more programs. 80 real light leaks for beautiful light effects and transitions (Vol.1). Overlays can be downloaded directly after your purchase - you will receive your personal serial number via e-mail: Light Leaks Vol.2: 1.0: 7.8 GB: Any video editing system supporting Composite or Blend modes: 80 real light leaks for beautiful light effects and transitions.

These free presets are also great for motion graphics, adding a unique feel to titles, lower thirds, and animations.

Download 15 Free Camera Shake Presets

In this pack of free presets from PremiumBeat, you’ll get the following:

  • 24mmCamera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
    • Heavy Movement
    • Medium Movement
    • Light Movement
  • 35mm Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
    • Heavy Movement
    • Medium Movement
    • Light Movement
  • 50mm Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
    • Heavy Movement
    • Medium Movement
    • Light Movement
  • 85mm Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
    • Heavy Movement
    • Medium Movement
    • Light Movement
  • Zoom Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
    • Crazy Zoom
    • Light Slam Zoom
    • Light Slow Zoom

But wait, if you add up the 4K and HD presets, that’s more than 15! It’s actually a pack of 30 FREE camera shake presets!

To download these presets, just click on the button below. These camera shake presets are free to use in any personal or commercial projects. By downloading, you agree not to resell or redistribute these free assets.

DOWNLOAD 15 FREE CAMERA SHAKE PRESETS

Using the 15 Free Camera Shake Presets in After Effects and Premiere Pro

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Want to learn how to use these presets on your next project? This tutorial will walk you through everything you need to know.

1. Install the Camera Shake Presets

Install the presets in your Adobe After Effects presets folder by copy and pasting the PB Free Camera Shake Presets folder into the presets folder under Adobe After Effects CC.

2. Open your Premiere Pro project, Replace with AE Comp

Select footage in your Premiere Pro timeline, right-click, and select Replace with After Effects Composition.

3. Save the Project File

Save your project file accordingly, and verify your composition settings at 4K or 1080p.

4. Create Null Object, Apply Camera Shake

Create a new Null Object. Then apply the camera shake preset of your choice to the null object by dragging and dropping.

5. Pick Whip footage to the Null

Grab the Pick Whip tool from your footage layer and parent it to the Null object.

6. Add Motion Blur

Turn on motion blur on both the footage layer and the overall composition itself.

7. Scale or use Motion Tile to fill the canvas

Adjust your footage size by either scaling the footage layer,

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or applying the Motion Tile effect. Click Mirror Edge and change the Output Width and Output Height to fit your canvas.

8. Customize Free Camera Shake Presets by Adjusting Keyframes

You can further customize the free camera shake presets by adjusting the keyframes to change the timing and shake. You can simply delete a selection of keyframes, then extend and adjust the remaining keyframes by holding the Alt key and dragging your keyframes to the beginning of the clip.

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Build up your post production library with the the best free plugins and filters for AE!

Take your After Effects work to the next level with these free plugins and filters. From color presets to advanced lighting and 3D tracking, these free AE effects can enhance your projects and save you time. Let’s dig in…

3DCG – Normality & Atlas

Normalityis a free lighting and shading plugin for After Effects. No longer supported by the developer, but packed with a set of professional features. DOWNLOAD

Normality in Action (from 3DCG)

Atlas is a free tone-mapping/HDR plugin for After Effects – bring out loads of detail in your video footage. DOWNLOAD

Atlas in Action (from 3DCG)

Digital Anarchy’s Ugly Box

Make your talent uglier! Most editors try to smooth out skin and make talent better looking. Ugly Box is a free After Effects plugin does the exact opposite. Great for Halloween or zombie related content. From the makers of the popular skin smoothing software, Beauty Box. Although free, you will need to register your info to DOWNLOAD

Noise Industries Free AE Plugins

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When you install FXFactory by Noise Industries (free) you’ll have access to several free After Effects plugins. You can get more info and download each of these AE plugins here. Note: FXFactory is only supported by Mac/OSX. Let’s highlight a few of these AE effects:

Swish pans are a popular choice for transitions in television programs. Andy’s Swish Transitions brings this effect into AE and won’t cost you a dime:

Pan and Zoom is another FXFactory based After Effects plugin. This effect simplifies the process of creating a slideshow or giving your photos/videos the classic “Ken Burns” effects. Add motion to your images/video in After Effects without having to create keyframes: Mario kart 7 free download.

CoverFlux 2 is a neat After Effects plugin that allows you to quickly create a coverflow style slideshow – perfect for showcasing images or creating a highlight video. You may recognize the coverflow look from iTunes or Mac OSX Finder:

Create unique effects with the Random Text generator from Luca Visual FX. This free AE plugin is ideal for sci-fi or business projects that require a high tech feel:

Copy Image Plugin for AE

Copy Image is a simple utility plugin that allows you to copy the current composition as a flattened image. By using Copy Image you can paste a ‘screenshot’ of your AE comp in another application (like Photoshop) without having to export out a still image and reopening in another app. DOWNLOAD

VFX Bro: Camera Shake and Camera Shake Pro

Our friend Aaron at VFXBro.com has created several free After Effects plugins for manipulating your footage.

Real Camera Shake is a preset that can add realistic camera movement to your still video shots. This is ideal for footage that requires a handheld look but may not have been shot that way. Real Camera Shake Pro applies similar effect but to a virtual camera inside of After Effects. DOWNLOAD both here.

Real Camera Shake:

Real Camera Shake Pro:

Coremelt EQ Animator and Plugin Pack

Coremelt makes industry leading plugins for After Effects and video editing apps. Luckily, they give away two products FREE.

Camera Shake Effect Download

VeeYou is an After Effects plugin that reacts to audio in your project. Apply these EQ, VU, analog dials and waveform generators to an audio layer in AE. Watch as the visuals react to the sound. DOWNLOAD

CoremeltFREE is an effects bundle of 39 free plugins for After Effects (also works with FCP, FCPX and Premiere Pro). Included in the pack are color effects, dynamic transitions and filters. See the full list of effects here or DOWNLOAD here.

VideoCopilot Free AE Presets

Aside from being a fantastic online training resource, Andrew Kramer from VideoCopilot.net has made available 15 free After Effects presets. Among the presets are film grains, day for night color preset, a reflection plugin (great for logos) and a tool for better controlling the AE 3D camera. Big bonus: with each of these AE presets you can also view a video tutorial on how to use them. Head over to VideoCopilot to check them out and DOWNLOAD.

AEFlame: Free Fractal Plugin for AE

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Aescripts.com is a great resource for the latest After Effects tools. The following plugin, AE Flame, alows you to create beautiful fractal images in AE. DOWNLOAD

Cineblur’s Instagram Plugin

Premiumbeat blogger Brent Pierce created a set of AE color filters that mimic the looks popularized by Instagram. With one-click you can apply these looks to your video – great for experimenting with your footage. DOWNLOAD

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Digital Typewriter Text Preset

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If you’re working on a project with futuristic or Internet-related content this free After Effects plugin may come in handy. Typominal creates a ‘digital typewriter’ look, characteristic of Apple’s Terminal or MS-DOS. See our previous post on this AE plugin or go here to DOWNLOAD.