Video Production and Editing – Envato https://envato.com Design & creative inspiration Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:03:39 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 https://assets.wordpress.envato-static.com/uploads/2016/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Video Production and Editing – Envato https://envato.com 32 32 10 Best WordPress Themes for 2019 https://envato.com/blog/10-best-wordpress-themes-2019/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 02:58:24 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=82924 If you’ve just started up your own business, run your own blog or have needed to create your own website for any other reason, chances are you’ve heard of WordPress websites. Of all the open source Content Management Systems available today, WordPress is by far one of the most popular. It’s free to install and […]

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If you’ve just started up your own business, run your own blog or have needed to create your own website for any other reason, chances are you’ve heard of WordPress websites. Of all the open source Content Management Systems available today, WordPress is by far one of the most popular. It’s free to install and use, with the option to utilise extra paid features. Thousands upon thousands of WordPress plugins and website templates are available, so we’ve decided to narrow down our top 10 best WordPress themes of 2019 to make choosing your design elements a little bit easier. All items featured today are available with a subscription to Envato Elements.

10. Bagja – Responsive Multi Concept & One Page Portfo by ridianur

A sleek, theme with a modern design, number 10 on the list is the perfect way for a creative design professional, freelance photographer or artist to show off their products or portfolio. It’s fully customizable with a plethora of home page layout options so that you can showcase your portfolio in precisely the way you wish.

9. NatureCircle – Organic WooCommerce WordPress Theme by roadthemes

This theme brings to mind all things natural, organic and healthy for the mind, body and soul. Showcase your organic juices, fruits, vegetables, skincare or clothing with the beautiful, fresh look this theme provides. 

8. Farvis – Multipurpose WordPress Theme by Templines

A highly versatile, rectangular, clean cut design makes this theme perfect for any new (or well established) business wanting to showcase their services. This modern, stylish and highly customizable theme will make creating and maintaining your website an easy feat.

7. Portfolio, Creative, Theme – Architecture by BrighThemes

With a strong focus on image display, this theme is an absolute must-have for any architecture or property management firm. Tech companies could also put this theme to good use due to the modern design and bold features. Two complete website layouts and 13 special elements allow for a super easy initial setup and further adjustments.

6. EDUCA | Multiconcept Education & Courses PSD Template by Leonard_Design

Designed specifically with educational institutions in mind, this theme works best when set up to showcase course material, teacher profiles and learning tools. The clean design allows students to easily navigate the entire website to avoid wasting time and becoming frustrated before they even reach the course information. Use this theme to help your company stand out in the education space.

5. Fashionist – WooCommerce WordPress Theme by KL-Webmedia

We’re midway through our top 10 best Envato Elements WordPress themes of 2019 and our number five entry should be on your radar if you need a website to make a splash within the fashion industry. The minimalistic design of this template allows products and designer items to take centre stage and really shine. With room for product descriptions, other text and blog posts, your website will contain everything your clients could want and more.

4. MT Photography by modeltheme

Our number four theme just screams “photography portfolio”. With capabilities to show full screen images, an amazing square collage home screen with a sizable, pop-up cover photo and minimalistic navigational menus it’s every photographers dream. It also includes features such as a blog, an About Me section and a Contact page. Start your photography career off the right way with this amazing template.

3. Magazine and Blog PSD Template by Middltone

Fantastic readability and usability partners with an attractive home page design to give users the ultimate theme for a magazine, blog or creative work in any other written format. A highly organised and easily customisable template allows users to spend their time on the important things – writing their next viral article, for example.

2. Clean Shop PSD Template by Middltone

If you aim to sell products, our number two theme has got you covered. Specially designed to cater to online businesses and their client base, it covers all aspects of the art of selling. There’s room for product images and descriptions, reviews, blogs, promotions, an online checkout and more.

1. ZUM – Personal Blog WordPress Theme by iDoodle

Number one on our list of Envato Elements top 10 best WordPress themes for 2019 is a luxurious theme catered towards all styles of blogs and magazines. Highly customisable and easily updated and maintained, you will love using this theme to showcase your work – and your readers will love how easy it is to navigate your site. It’s a super stylish way to make sure your work gets the attention it truly deserves.

That was our list of our top 10 best WordPress themes for 2019. Did you connect with any of them? Which one would you use to showcase your products? If you know of any friends who are looking to update their website or create a new one, make sure you share this list with them.

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]]> 10 Best Logo Reveal Templates for 2019 https://envato.com/blog/logo-reveal-templates-2019/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:32:11 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=82782 When creating a video, one of the most important elements is communicating your brand’s identity. And the most effective way to do that is by inserting your logo. But how it animates onto the screen can say as much about your brand as the content that follows.  Logo reveal templates make it incredibly easy to […]

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When creating a video, one of the most important elements is communicating your brand’s identity. And the most effective way to do that is by inserting your logo. But how it animates onto the screen can say as much about your brand as the content that follows. 

Logo reveal templates make it incredibly easy to create branded animations for your videos. 

Here are the 10 Best Logo Reveals for 2019. 

All items featured are available with a subscription to Envato Elements. 

Laboratory Logo by St_Denis

Consider your logo the result of a misguided invention? This could be the logo reveal for you. Set in a science lab your logo is revealed as an experiment gone wrong. After it cracks through the glass in a haze of smoke, it floats to the forefront accompanied by your brand name. It’s creative and fun. 

Swiss Logo – Gold Sliver by PixFlow

Swiss Logo by PixFlow treats the logo and background as one rubbery object. It pans around slowly showcasing the rubbery texture of the background, then eventually revealing the light-filled logo. It’s beautifully animated and very effective. 

Cinematic Light Logo by shoeeb

This luscious logo reveal makes a work of art of light hitting the different curved angles of your logo. With a few different color options – all of them quite shiny – this beautifully glitzy logo reveal is perfect for a fashion video or to open an exclusive event. 

Epic Logo – Apple Motion by bank508

Epic Logo by bank508 lives up to its namesake. Showing the graphite-colored ground cracking as the camera sweeps its way towards the logo that explodes onto screen, this is a great template to introduce an action film, sports video or video game stream. 

Rainbow Particles Logo Reveal by sachinjoshi

Rainbow Particles Logo Reveal by sachinjoshi is vivid and cinematic. From the get-go, it presents an atmosphere of exploding color within a shiny black setting that screams class. It’s seriously eye-catching. 

Simple Shapes Logo by Fanimation

Incredibly vibrant and colorful, this modern logo reveal is a short burst of excitement. Perfect to open a video, you’ll easily set a friendly and energetic tone right from its opening seconds with this one by Fanimation

Gold 3D Logo Opener by Essron

This template offers more of a logo opener and it’s stunning. Featuring your logo in 3D and colored in decadent gold, floating around the screen as any titles you’d like to include appear, this item is a very glitzy way to open a video project. 

Elegant Flame Logo by Visual_A

Elegant Flame Logo by Visual_A is exactly what the title suggests. Showing flames on-screen that flicker out to reveal your logo, it’s a great introduction for something epic. The ultra high definition brings out the details of the animation and means it can be used in the most professional of productions. And small details like the amber floating around the screen emphasize the high quality of this template. 

Architect Logo Reveal (3 versions) by piktufa

Architect Logo Reveal combines a minimalistic concept with cinematic execution. It presents your logo gradually being sketched out on a grid, then transitions into 3D, showing your logo pivoting into the center of the screen. It’s stunning. 

Get Real Logo Bundle by sonorafilms

Looking for a fresh, bright logo reveal pack that combines earthy textures and footage? Then get Real Logo Bundle is for you. This great value bundle provides a selection of unique eye-catching logo reveals covering fire, earth, sand, paint, ink, paper, candy and forest style themes. Perfect for grabbing attention and exciting the eye. 

That wraps up our list of the 10 Best Logo Reveals for 2019. Head over to Envato Elements to browse over a million digital assets, and don’t forget to subscribe to the Envato YouTube channel if you found the video helpful!

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]]> What Is Fast Typography? Plus, 12 Terrific Templates That’ll Take Your Video to the Next Level https://envato.com/blog/fast-typography-plus-12-terrific-templates-can-use-next-video/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:42:44 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=55820 Breaking down one of the biggest video trends of the year.

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One of the biggest Motion Design trends of this year is Fast Typography. A great example of which is Apple’s “Don’t Blink” video that dropped in late 2016, following their ‘Big Launch’ event announcing the iPhone 7, AirPods and updates to the Apple Watch, among other things.

The look and feel fit Apple’s sleek, minimal style, but also managed to cram a lot of information into two minutes in an engaging, digestible way.

Check out the top fast typography templates for 2019 in this video:

Trend Origins

The functionality behind this type of animation and design draws on the learnings of Evelyn Wood, an American educator and businessperson who popularized the term “speed reading”, as well as building the systems that encouraged it.

More and more today, however, software platforms have been offering different approaches to speed reading. You can find quite a few of these platforms and apps, with Spritz and Spreeder being some of the most popular. They usually apply a variation of a method called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP). The basic concept is to display your text word by word, or by in small groups of words, one after the other. This way you can speed up the reading process by increasing the average rate of words-per-minute displayed on the screen.

Practical Advantages

In an era where we’re constantly overwhelmed by the amount of information being thrown at us, the popularity of templates that help deliver messages in fast, visually engaging ways has risen.

Video has thus experienced aggressive growth as an ideal medium to deliver this type of content. Which is why it’s no surprise that the world’s appetite for fast typography templates has grown.

And so today we’ll be taking a look at 12 terrific fast typography templates you can use to display information in your next video.

Stomp – Typographic Intro by Mnemonick

Recommended by shape_aep

If you literally want to recreate Apple’s “Don’t Blink”, then you need Stomp by Mnemonick.

This template makes your words the star of the show and shows you what’s possible using simple typography, and adding a lot of character.

Buy Stomp – Typographic Intro by Mnemonick on VideoHive

Buy Stomp by Vincent-Vega on AudioJungle

 

Rhythmic Typography by blinque

Similar to Stomp, in that it’s also clearly inspired by Apple’s “Don’t Blink” commercial, Rhythmic Typography shows what’s possible with some simple black and white typography, and some clever animation.

The way the text can slide from side to side becoming different words each time is genius. Even the way words can light up and fade out, almost like an elevator, shows off the power of indicating concepts rather than showing them.

Buy Rhythmic Typography by blinque on VideoHive

Buy Clap Stomp Commercial by RedOctopus on AudioJungle

Rhythmic Opener by levmotion

Recommended by BLAQMATRIX

Rhythmic Opener by Levmotion is fresh and eye catching. The little jolt of movement it adds really makes you look at the words on the screen. And that type of effect is also very in vogue right now.

The template also applies a sort of magnifying tile effect on top of the background image, as the project shakes. Pop a great audio track underneath and marry the jolts up with the accents of the beat, and you’ll see how easy it is to make an engaging video out of nothing more than typography and some still images.

Buy Rhythmic Opener by levmotion on VideoHive

Buy Energetic Stomps Claps by Music_Today80 on AudioJungle

Urban Opener // Dynamic Open by makcinema

Recommended by shape_aep

If you liked that last template, but aren’t trying to literally shake your audience into paying attention, then consider the smooth stylings of Urban Opener // Dynamic Opener by makcinema.

This template incorporates a similar square ripple effect to the last one, but it’s a bit more subtle. In a similar vein, the animation of the typography is more on the smooth side, easing into place a little slower.

Pair it with a chilled out urban beat, and you’ll get your money’s worth.

Buy Urban Opener // Dynamic Opener by makcinema on VideoHive

Buy Summer Hip-Hop Energetic Upbeat by COSMONKEY on AudioJungle

Dynamic Stomp Typography Open by Vdeesign

Recommended by RedOctopus

Simple and clever, this template plays with size and scale. It’s all about energy with each image drawing the eye by appearing, growing bigger or smaller, and then being replaced by another image in quick succession.

The words appear one by one. Some sit in the middle of the screen, some take up the whole screen. It’s all about variation, keeping you engaged by keeping you on your toes. You can never be too sure where to look.

Buy Dynamic Stomp Typography Open by Vdeesign on VideoHive

Buy Stomp and Claps by RedOctopus on AudioJungle

Fast Typographic Promo by Yourfriend

Recommended by romlam

This next template is very fresh, yet very accessible and I think it achieves this by being very colorful and playful in its animation. Although it’s definitely fast with a real drive to it, it’s not aggressive. In fact, there’s an element of softness to the way things animate. From the less jolty way each word lands on screen, to the way each individual letter eases into position, even the way the images drop down with a soft, blurred effect before touching the base of the frame.

It’s fresh, stylish and fun.

Buy Fast Typographic Promo on VideoHive

Buy Percussion by Audio_Wave on AudioJungle

Quick Promo by Qwadro

Recommended by romlam

This template by Qwadro is all about showing you a lot without making it feel that way.

Full of wipes and slides with ease, what really amplifies the smoothness of this template by romlam is that the background moves in sync, but in contrary motion to the text. The effect? It feels like a bigger movement than it is, and draws the eye without anything huge actually going on.

Buy Quick Promo by Qwadro on VideoHive

Buy Hip Hop Shakedown by SunChannelMusic on AudioJungle

Don’t Wink – Typographic Intro by MbrEffects

Recommended by MbrEffects

Who likes gradients? Don’t Wink – Typographic Intro by MbrEffects puts fresh white text up against beautiful, bright gradients. Sometimes they’re solid, sometimes they’re not. You can have your text in a box, or out of a box. The choice is yours. The animations are simple but pleasant. And this template overall is versatile enough that you can use it for pretty much any video.

Buy Don’t Wink – Typographic Intro by MbrEffects on VideoHive

Buy Typography Dynamic Stomp by RedOctopus on AudioJungle

Fashion Promo by Fixik

Extremely stylish and slick, Fashion Promo by Fixit is a great choice for (would you believe it) a fashion brand. It feels modern and is best suited that kind of broad, one word at a time style of commercial. It’s fast and slick, but not alienating.

Buy Fashion Promo by Fixik on VideoHive

Buy Energetic Stomps Claps by Music_Today80 on AudioJungle

Stomp Box by rgba_design

Recommended by rgba_design

Use the whole canvas I say!

This template makes use of the full width and height of your screen, creating what feels like a fully responsive template. It could just be the images they’ve used in the demo reel, but its has a very slick, sophisticated feel to it. The glassy effect that goes over the images mid-cube transition are one example.

It’s a template that works best when being used to deliver a very concise message. It’s fast paced, restrained and very chic.

Buy Stomp Box by rgba_design on VideoHive

Buy Stomp and Clap by soundEGO on AudioJungle

Fast Typo Opener by LLMotion

Recommended by rgba_design

This one’s great if you want a visually exciting template. The images and footage you add to this template really play a big part in creating the vibe this demo is selling. But the shapes made in and around the text are also just as effective.

It’s fast, playful and exciting.

Buy Fast Typo Opener by LLMotion on VideoHive

Buy Energetic Drums by INTROPOLIS on AudioJungle

Typography Opener by Motion-Bear

Recommended by Nick_Chvalun

And finally…

If you’re looking for something polished with a capital ‘P’, then this next one’s for you.

Relying on a mix of restraint, high color contrast, and text that literally feels like it’s dancing, Typography Opener by Motion-Bear feels ultra modern, ultra professional, and incredibly chic.

It’s something I could see a brand like Uber or Microsoft using. Or see on the TV screens at Apple’s Genius Bar and not blink. #dontblink

Buy Typography Opener by Motion-Bear on VideoHive

Buy Energetic Stomps Claps Percussion by D-Music on AudioJungle

And that’s our list of twelve terrific fast typography templates that you can buy right now on VideoHive!

Thanks to the Envato Community for helping us put this list together. You can check out the rest of their suggestions for great fast typography templates on the Envato Forums.

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]]> Best 15 Awards Ceremony Broadcast Packages & Titles https://envato.com/blog/best-15-award-ceremony-broadcast-packages-titles/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:00:56 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=65924 With the 2019 Academy Awards around the corner, the time is ripe for awards season content. Whether you're shooting a video from the red carpet, interviewing Oscar nominees, or reviewing nominated movies, here are some fantastic broadcast packages and titles you can use for your project.

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Award ceremonies, as the name implies, are special events to celebrate stand-out work and achievements. With the 2019 awards season in full swing and the Oscar nominations already in, it’s a great time to be putting together your own video awards show.

A good award ceremony clip is not very different to a movie trailer. It allows you to give your audience just a taste of the excitement that is soon to follow, drum up interest, and make everyone count down to when they need to prepare their cocktail dresses and tuxedos.

These eye-catching, easy-to-customise After Effects templates can help prepare your attendees for a memorable evening.

1. Awards Titles 4K by FishMotion

Just watch the mesmerising stream of gold particles in this eye-catching award show template. It’ll grab your audience’s attention instantly. It’s easy to customise for your own project: just type your title and description text, press the render button, and then sit back and enjoy the show!

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2. Ultimate Awards Package by SUPER-8

Ultimate Awards Package is created specifically for customers who need practical, usable elements for a broadcast, or perhaps an in-house awards presentation. The package captures the splendor and magic of a Hollywood-style awards ceremony with over 20 of the most requested broadcast graphic elements. It’s sure to make your event shine as bright as if you’d hired a big-budget production agency for your visuals!

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3. Cinema Awards Package by MotionPhysix

Cinema Awards Package is a Hollywood-style awards ceremony presentation template, perfect for awards shows, corporate presentations and any special event presentation of your choosing.

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4. Awards Show by ThomasKovar

This best-selling template was created back in 2014 but was freshly updated last year. It’s built with looping, modular elements so that you can easily customise it and make it longer or shorter without ruining the effect. 

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5. Awards by rgba_design

Awards After Effects template is an elegant and versatile project featuring a royal blue color scheme (+ 5 additional color schemes). It’s perfect for awards shows, spectacular ceremonies, elegant opening trailers, stylish fashion shows, anniversary celebrations, special events, wedding stories, and fashion/photography slideshow. Quite a few usage scenarios there!

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6. Awards Show by StrokeVorkz

A complete package for all Award Shows. It features a unique design, and it’s simple to edit and really easy to use. All essential elements are available, allowing you to highlight any segment from your program.

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7. Music Awards by UnitedMedia

Although all eyes are on the Oscars this season, of course there are plenty of other types of awards out there. So if you need a music theme, check out this wonderful new template. It comes with a range of elegant effects made with notes, microphones and other musical illustrations, all combined with text and photos of musicians.

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8. Golden Cube - Awards Pack by Chuckwalla

Perfect for an opulent awards ceremony, this template really shines. Original design and a package offering full flexibility make this one stand out. As the title says, you can have your winners displayed across the faces of a spinning cube, seemingly made of solid gold, much like their performances!

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9. As Gold As It Gets - Awards Broadcast Package by xFxDesigns

Continuing the trend of shimmering, glittery goodness, this template may be one of the most realistic renditions of the gold effect out there. With a smooth glittering stars effect to complement the shiny text and soft transitions, the viewer is easily transposed into a state of dreamy enjoyment.

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10. Awards Show by _miko

Awards Show is an exclusive and professional pack for After Effects, with a modular structure. This project can be used to create videos for your events, weddings, parties, shows, or awards ceremonies. Bonus points for its ease of editing.

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11. Awards Ceremony by Shura

This template has been trending recently and gets five-star reviews, and it’s easy to see why. It makes an instant impression with its flashy titles, but look beyond that and you’ll see the huge range of effects on offer here, from lower thirds to sliders. You can use this to put together your whole awards ceremony package.

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12. Awards Ceremony by Slava-Tverdokhlebov

An excellent template featuring velvety smooth transitions, with perfect integration of photographic and typography placeholders. It’s complete with all the necessary elements for a striking ceremony presentation: opener, bumper, best actor sequence, two/four screens, video frame, and many more.

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13. Awards Show by Metrica

Awards Show has racked up plenty of five-star ratings and rave reviews, mostly for its author’s stellar customer support. One After Effects beginner writes: “Whenever I asked questions he respond to me so fast and so quickly even when he was not in the office where he could control easily. I am deeply appreciated for his assistance and sharing such a masterpiece.”

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14. Awards Package by Dimka4D

A well-organized and easy-to-customize template, featuring all the necessary elements such as opener, slideshow, bumper, closing credits, lower third, overlays, and background. It’s ready to render in both HD and Full HD resolutions, without requiring additional plugins for the pre-rendered version. The native version, which is easier to customise, also needs Trapcode Particular and Optical Flares plugins.

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15. Awards by Livingimagine

This new template, launched in 2018, blends awesome effects with elegant Art Deco-inspired design elements to create a blockbuster broadcast package. You’ll find titles, credits, bumpers, lower thirds, and a whole range of different screen layouts to display all the awards you need.

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This is just a small list from our huge selection of incredible After Effects templates you could use to promote your event. Stay tuned for our next list! You can also dive into the forums to see which other templates our community suggests.

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]]> Try a Free Course on the Art of Voice Recording https://envato.com/blog/voice-recording/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:40:47 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=75877 Our new course offers over an hour of great tips on professional voice recording. Best of all, it's completely free.

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Find out how to get the perfect, professional sound in our free course, The Art of Voice Recording.

What You’ll Learn

Producing a good voice-over isn’t difficult, and the equipment you need is inexpensive. The quality of your voice-overs, however, will only be as good as your ability to control the sound and your techniques for capturing the audio.

In this course, you will learn about basic audio recording techniques, equipment options, acoustic treatment, and how to properly use the gear.

Audio recording

You’ll get over an hour of video, in which audio and video expert Dave Bode takes you through the whole process for recording the best possible audio, whether you have a simple setup or a well-equipped studio.

Voice recording studio

You’ll learn how to control the sound so that you get the exact results you need, without too much noise or distractions.

Voice recording chart

In addition to the technical aspect of this course, you will also learn about how to prepare for the read and how to work with clients to make sure expectations are met.

Learn the Art of Voice Recording Today!

This free course really does give you everything you need to know to make a professional voice recording for a video, interview, podcast, or any other purpose.

So get started right now, either by watching the video above or by clicking through to watch The Art of Voice Recording over on YouTube.

Chart showing audio levels

Create Your Own Podcast

Podcasting is taking the world by storm, so if you’re planning on creating your very own podcast, we’ve got the perfect music to give it the professional edge. Check out the top 10 tracks to accompany your podcast!

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]]> Learn How to Color Grade Video in Our Latest Free Course https://envato.com/blog/learn-how-to-color-grade-video/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 14:32:03 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=75505 Color grading is the secret sauce that filmmakers use to get that magic “cinematic” look. In our free YouTube course, How to Color Grade Video, we give you the recipe. 

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What You’ll Learn

Color grading might seem a big, intimidating, costly process—and it definitely can be—but it doesn’t have to be that way anymore. Just a little bit of grading can go a long way to creating a compelling look in projects of all sizes, without breaking the budget!

In this 1.2-hour YouTube course, you will learn some of the secrets of color grading. You’ll start by learning how to shoot your initial footage in a way that will set you up for successful color grading.

Color grading video in the camera

You’ll also learn how color enhances and shapes perception. You will learn how to push colors away from the accurate and neutral into something that has more pop and punch, while maintaining continuity throughout your project.

Creating continuity with color grading

You will learn how to create some specific looks and how to use vignettes, grain, and more! You’ll even learn how to use color grading to communicate certain moods and messages to your viewers and enhance the storytelling.

Use color grading for storytelling

Learn Color Grading Today!

With the New Year just around the corner, it’s a great time to learn a new skill. If you work with any kind of video, color grading is an essential skill to learn. It will help you create better video that wows your audience and communicates your messages more effectively.

So scroll back up to watch the full video, or click through to watch How to Color Grade Video on YouTube.

Color grading example

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]]> Trend Predictions 2019: From Graphic Design to Web Design https://envato.com/blog/trend-predictions-2019/ Tue, 25 Dec 2018 21:00:05 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=75288 Here are the top 2019 trends to expect in web design, audio, video, graphics design, and more—all picked by the Envato team.

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2019 trends

Out with the old, in with the new. 

Well, not quite yet—there’s still a week or two left before the fireworks go off and we all start making those beautiful, optimistic resolutions that shine as bright as a Roman candle before fizzling in the February gloom. But still, it’s a good time to look back on 2018 and peer forward into 2019 to spot some trends coming our way. So we asked our experts across the company what trends they expect to see in the coming year

Here’s what to watch out for in 2019:

Design & Illustration

Pantone recently set some new design trends in motion with its selection of Living Coral as the Pantone Color of the Year 2019. But design, of course, is about much more than colour. Over on Envato Tuts+, designer Grace Fussell took us through some other trends to watch out for in 2019, from nautical stripes to chiselled serif typefaces. Here are a couple more design trends you can expect to see next year.

#1: Brand Customisation

"A strong trend I expect to see more of over the next year is brand customisation and personalisation. Think custom cut fonts and illustration styles all to yourself that set brands apart and elevate them above the norm."
Steven Scott
Steven Scott
Envato Designer

For example, why not use one of these unique fonts, or take them as inspiration for designing your own?

Old Emma font
Ginusto font
Holiday font

#2: Abstract, Colourful Patterns

"Perhaps influenced by the resurgence of 80s style, abstract and colourful patterns will be popping up in design. Think Memphis Group patterns and colour schemes."
Sharon Milne
Sharon Milne
Tuts+ Design & Illustration Editor

Learn more about the Memphis style and how to use abstract colour in your designs:

Memphis Business Card Template

#3: Depth and Layers

"I see that people are playing with dimension and layering again. Different to the super flat style a while back."
Kate McInnes
Quality Media Specialist
Paper Cutout illustration
Chinese New Year illustration

Web Design

WordPress just shook up the web design world with its launch of Gutenberg, a completely new way for people to create posts and pages on WordPress sites. Here are some of the broader changes that our experts expect as a result of that change, along with some other exciting new trends and technologies now coming to the fore.

#4: The Rise of the Page Builders

"I think we’ll see even more minimal/clean SVG types and performance-focused themes which utilise Gutenberg. Modern development techniques like WP Rig and Mythic will definitely help in theme development, which is getting more and more complicated nowadays."
Kailoon Chan
Senior Reviewer, ThemeForest

Kailoon also thinks themes could now provide a fully fledged page builder based on Gutenberg, including header/footer customisation. It’s going to be a year for content-creation tools as well, he says, with users flocking to plugins like Elementor and WP Page Builder, which provide pre-designed templates, elements, add-ons, etc.

Zoa theme

#5: New Features, New Layout Boundaries

"Competition in the design application space has never been fiercer! Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, Invision Studio and others are all upping their game and smashing out features to make UI and UX design better."
Ian Yates
Tuts+ Web Design Editor

Why not start off 2019 by getting up to speed with those new and improved apps?

In terms of actual design for the web, expect layout boundaries to be pushed further. It’s taking time to shake off old habits, but CSS Grid and Flexbox now enjoy enough browser support for designers to use them with confidence.

#6: Voice Assistants

"The use of voice assistants will continue to increase in 2019. They will remain a predominantly non-visual medium, so finding the right balance between visual cues and providing context and direction with words in the user interface will be crucial."
Lauren Macnab
Digital Content Strategist
Wp Speech - Vocal Command for WordPress

Video

In the video world, too, a big player made a major move in 2018. This time it was Adobe, with its launch of a brand new editing app called Adobe Rush. See what our experts see on the horizon in 2019.

#7: Rush, Particle Animation, and More

"Adobe has a new NLE on the scene, Rush, which works with Premiere templates: a boon for video makers who don’t need a full-fledged production suite. Particle animation, enabled by ever-more-powerful graphics cards, will trickle down to all kinds of video projects and programs. Instagram-esque presets and quick-changing picture styles will remain popular, too."
Jackson Couse
Jackson Couse
Tuts+ Video Editor
Particle Animation video

#8: A Plethora of New Templates

"Adobe’s development of the Essential Graphics panel and Motion Graphics Template format has forever altered the video industry. Users of the once graphics-stunted Premiere Pro have been given a brand new arsenal, allowing Premiere editors to add robust, professional animated graphics into their video projects with just a few clicks."
Tyson Frantz
Senior VideoHive Reviewer

What that means is that  After Effects template authors now have an entirely new audience in which to create content, and Premiere editors have a burgeoning ecosystem of gorgeous graphics to choose from.

As more and more video editors flock to the graphics template market, 2019 could very well signal the largest period of growth for the Premiere template category.

After Effects templates

How many templates can you handle?

This is just a tiny sample of the 50,000+ After Effects templates on VideoHive.

The newer Premiere Pro category has more than 1,500 items, with more being added all the time.

Audio

What will people be listening to in 2019? We can’t predict the chart-topping albums, the breakout acts or the celebrity feuds coming our way next year, but we do know a thing or two about stock audio. Here’s what to expect.

#9: Upbeat, Energetic Audio

"2019 is looking like another exciting year ahead, where upbeat and energetic vibes will dominate stock audio demand. Regardless of styles, from epic to inspirational, tracks that convey confidence and healthy energy will always be go-to winners, especially those with subtle but memorable leads, making room for great stories and narratives to happen."
Adrien Gardiner
Audio Content Specialist

Here are a few excellent examples that made waves throughout 2018:

Code

The launch of WordPress Gutenberg will affect more than just web design. There’s a whole ecosystem of plugins and extensions that can now take advantage of WordPress’s new capabilities. Read on to find out how that will play out in 2019.

#10: An Explosion of Block Plugins

"In 2019, I predict we’ll see an explosion of Block Plugins for the new WordPress Editor (Gutenberg). We should see phase two of the Gutenberg project moving on from the editor to improve other areas of WordPress (like widgets and menus). I also predict that page builders like Elementor will continue to improve at an amazing pace and the eco-system around them (templates, add-ons, etc.) will continue to grow as well!"
Aaron Rutley
Aaron Rutley
Product Manager
JetGuten
CPElementia
KingBlocks
UltraBlocks

Photography

Expect 2019 to usher in a new aesthetic in photography. Some of the most popular trends have now run their course, and we could be all set for a year in which the photos we use more accurately reflect the real world around us.

#11: Ditch the Special Effects

"For 2019, the current demand for authenticity is expected to maintain its growth. The heavy vignetting, retro filtering, desaturation and added lens flares/effects will start looking old (and not in the way it was intended). This is a great opportunity to embrace diversity and inclusion, while producing natural-looking, credible images that customers can actually relate to."
Gaby Jalbert
Photo Content Specialist

Another photography trend to watch out for is drone photography, as the technology keeps evolving and becoming more accessible every year. Drone shots are now widely used in movies and advertisements, as well as on YouTube and social media. This fresh perspective on life should retain a strong presence for years to come.

Winding road

A Quick Look Back at 2018

In 2018, Envato announced a new addition to the family: Placeit. If you haven’t tried it yet, you really should. The site lets you create logos, mockups, flyers, T-shirt designs and a whole lot more—all from your internet browser.

Placeit website

We also covered a lot of ground in other areas this year. A few highlights from the blog and elsewhere:

Plenty more cool stuff also happened, of course, and you can read about it all in our Year End Review.

Over to You...

As the inimitable Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

Our experts are immersed in their respective fields every day and have drawn on a wealth of experience to tell us what to look out for in 2019, but they could be sideswiped by a major product launch or an unexpected cultural shift.

What do you think? Will these predictions will come true, or do you have your own ideas about what’s coming in 2019? Jump over to the Envato forums and have your say.

Want more? Read the Envato Year End Review:

In the course of 2018, we processed a lot of data about what people are searching for and buying. In our Year End Review, we crunch those numbers to reveal some interesting insights about what happened this year and what to expect in 2019.

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]]> Learn Advanced Audio Processing for Video in Our Free YouTube Course https://envato.com/blog/audio-processing-for-video/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:17:29 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=74550 Learn advanced techniques in audio processing for video in this free video course.

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]]> Professional video production isn’t just about the footage you shoot; the quality of the audio is just as important. But audio processing for video can be a tricky process. Luckily for you, we’ve just published a comprehensive 3.5-hour course, which you can watch completely free on YouTube: Advanced Audio Processing for Video.

What You’ll Learn

This course teaches you everything you need to know about audio processing for video. You’ll learn how to edit, process, mix, and master audio for your video projects.

You’ll learn how to use essential audio plugins like EQs, compressors, gates, expanders, and de-essers.

Audio processing for video: equalization

You’ll learn how to clean up dialog tracks by fixing noise, reverb, and mouth clicks.

Audio processing for video: noise reduction

Finally, you will learn how to use some mastering plugins like compressors and limiters to keep your audio levels and tone in check.

Audio processing for video: compression effect

By the end of this course, you will have the skills you need to be able to tackle the audio portion of your projects like a pro!

Learn Audio Processing for Video Today!

With this detailed video, you’ll be all set to go from audio novice to processing pro. Just make some time in your schedule and watch the video above—or click through to watch Advanced Audio Processing for Video on YouTube.

Advanced Audio Processing for Video

And as a bonus, did you know that an Envato Elements subscription now includes audio? Take a look at the selection of over 7,000 high-quality royalty-free music tracks and 75,000 useful sound effects to find one you can use in your next project. Or read more of our audio articles.

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]]> Top 10 Wedding After Effects Slideshow Templates https://envato.com/blog/top-10-wedding-after-effects-slideshow-templates/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:56:13 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=73570 Slideshow videos are a great way to show off beautiful moments from a special event. Here’s our list of the best wedding After Effects slideshow templates.

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Slideshow videos are a great way to show off beautiful photography and footage from special events. And what event is more special than a wedding? Wedding slideshows are fantastic, shareable pieces of content that can allow a bride and groom to share their sentimental day with friends, family and, potentially, people that couldn’t make the day itself. And After Effects slideshow templates make them easy to put together. Here’s our list of the best wedding After Effects slideshow templates our subscription service, Envato Elements, has to offer.

10. Romantic Slideshow by Media_stock

  • 3840×2160 RESOLUTION
  • Color control
  • Classy Look
  • Petal animation

9. Royal Wedding 4 by Miseld

  • Full HD resolution
  • 1920 x 1080
  • Dynamic transitions
  • Very traditional looking

8. Collage Photo by Vidnoa Design

  • Full HD resolution
  • 1920 x 1080
  • Easily customized
  • Non traditional scrap book looking design
  • Different and cute

7. Vintage Frame by Bank 508

  • After Effects Template
  • No Plug-ins Required
  • Full HD
  • 12 images or video placeholder
  • Classic design

6. Photo Cloud by Motion Revolver

  • Easy to edit template
  • No AE experience necessary
  • 4K resolution
  • Great for little or lots of images
  • Lets the images shine

5. Slideshow by Super-8

  • Individual projects for 25, 55 & 100 photos
  • Fully narrated video tutorial series
  • Drag & drop photos or videos
  • Clean and elegant design
  • Fun and different way to show off wedding photos

4. Shiny slideshow by Royal FX

  • Modular Structure (Ease change duration)
  • No Plugins Required
  • 1920×1080 Full HD Resolution
  • Classy Design and smooth transitions

3. Happy Life Moments by Nullifer

  • Full Resolution
  • SHORT version 1:26 (17 placeholders)
  • LONG version 2:41 (32 placeholders)
  • Free font
  • Create your own reveals
  • Realistic animations of brushes and reveals

2. Sunshine Slideshow by Royal FX

  • Smooth animation
  • Easy customization.
  • No plugins required
  • 3 versions (15, 30 & 45 placeholders)
  • Unique stylish design

1. Ink Fantasy by Media Stock

  • Full HD resolution
  • No plug-ins required
  • Easy to understand video tutorial included
  • Elegant and moody, very visually appealing
  • Great transitions with the ink spots

Recommended

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]]> Free Course on Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro https://envato.com/blog/video-editing-in-adobe-premiere-pro/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 04:11:57 +0000 https://envato.com/?p=73487 Learn video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro from start to finish in our free YouTube course.

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]]> OK, so you’ve just shot some awesome video footage. How do you edit that raw video into a polished end product?

Video editing can be a complex and time-consuming process, but the free video course below will make it so much smoother and simpler. So get started with Introduction to Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro.

What You’ll Learn

This is a comprehensive, three-hour video that takes you through the entire process of editing video in Adobe Premiere Pro, from beginning to end.

You’ll start by getting a quick tour of the software and learning how to organize your files outside Premiere, import your assets, and set up your project.

Importing in Adobe Premiere Pro

Then you’ll move on to editing essentials like creating a sequence, making cuts, editing in the timeline, and so on.

Making Cuts in Adobe Premiere Pro

When you’ve mastered all that, you’ll move on to more advanced topics like adding audio transitions, video effects, titles, and more. And you’ll see how to export your video from Adobe Premiere Pro with all the right settings.

Adding Titles in Adobe Premiere Pro

So, as you can see, the course takes you through gradually from basic concepts through to more complex video editing techniques, with full instructions every step of the way. Whether you’re new to Adobe Premiere Pro or just want to use it more effectively, there’s so much in this course that you can learn.

Get Started With Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro!

This course is over three hours long, so you’ll need to set aside some time to watch it. Or you could bookmark it and watch it in smaller chunks over a few days or weeks—the video is broken up into smaller lessons of about 10 to 15 minutes each.

The time commitment will be well worth it because, by the end, you’ll be confident in all the essential techniques of video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. When you’re ready, click here to get started.

Looking to save time? Easy! Envato Elements provides hundreds of Premiere Pro video templates for you to adapt to your project. Check out 10 of the best in the video below.

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