Make Templates with Essential Graphics in Adobe After Effects

Create quick and easy templates in After Effects for use in Premiere. If you sell templates or make use of templates in your workflow, this is for you. We go through the full process from nothing to a working, dynamic template quickly, easily, with only the... essentials?

If you have any questions just let me know in the comments.

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[JavierMercedes]

Been a awhile since I've seen one of your videos, the master of teaching AE. So glad I'm back, you make great stuff. thanks for contributing such value to the community

[BrumaFilm]

L=thisComp.layer("Text Line");
X=L.sourceRectAtTime().width;

Control")("Slider");
[X, Y]+[P, P]

[fuoser]

40 seconds in and this handsome man says everything i wanted to hear....excellent!

[jackthoward]

Your tutorials are insanely helpful. Love that you move through everything really directly without heaps of fluff, and appreciate the way you drop in lots of additional tips and shortcuts as you go. Thanks heaps Evan.

[hcentrewalkthrough]

This was awesome! Thank you! That expression controlling the shape size relative to the font size is brilliant!

[jasonpushlife]

this is the tutorial I've been waiting for!!! especially from you!!!! finally!!! thank

[GBlaque]

So good! Totally what I was searching all over the internets for!

[PictorshopStudio]

I have taken my skill set to the highest level because of your easy to follow tutorial. It's like I don't want to miss your classroom and the lesson.

[rogergopaul]

Hi Evan, I was wondering how to use this technique for lower thirds that scale from the left? when i type in other characters, the matte and rectangle dont account for the text being left aligned. is there anything you would suggest?

[RGMGFitness]

Nice tutorial! Though, I'll have to come back to this a little later. So much to learn. You've got skills! Thanks for putting this together.

[abacadusale]

Sick intro, bro! BTW This is really helpful, Evan :D

[therealfrankwhite]

Will someone on an earlier version of Premiere (Premiere CC, etc) be able to use this template?

[Andriuha]

What a great tutotrial! Thank you for sharing this man, and those funny comments made watching this a complete joy, LOL :D Keep up the good work! :)

[artixto]

I used a video file in the lower third and export the template as essential graphics for premiere PRO, text is working fine but video file didn't come with alpha channels while it has alpha channel in after effects. Any idea what to do?

[itscrihfield]

Was looking for how to make our own titles for our family videos. Finished our first ones thank to you. You nailed it man, i appreciate the video!

[callumleakfilms]

Hi, do you know if after effects can use character functionality with text as you would do if you made the graphics in Premiere pro? I notice you cannot change text colour or text allignment etc.. I made some titles animated in after effects and the text allignment thing is bugging me a bit. Let me know what you think the best workflow is for this method.

Callum

[dustie]

Hi, I cant seem to find the essential graphics workspace in my After Effect. I am using After Effect 2015. is it only in the new version?

[wildshiftspictures]

Thanks for the tutorial!
Somehow I can't control the sliders in Premiere. They show up, but the values don't change like in the preview in Essential Graphics in After Effects. Are there any settings to take care of in order for the sliders to work properly?

[OhHiThereItsBen]

Thanks for this awesome video, super informative!

[DaveBattle]

Can you use blend modes with Essential Graphics? I've made a graphic in AE with blend modes but when I use it in Premiere via Essential graphics the blend modes don't transfer. Any idea?