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Flying Bats Effect

Create 3D bat animations in After Effects, and composite them onto your shots!

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What is it?

The Flying Bats Effect allows users to create realistic 3D bat animations in After Effects. Animate a single bat, or add as many bats as you want to create an entire colony. Simply animate the 3D position of a single "leader bat" with two or more keyframes, and the other bats will follow - but with their own automatic zig-zagging, swooping, and other random bat-like flight behavior. The bats are ideal for halloween-themed animations, or even for creating realistic colonies flying in the distance, when composited over footage. A "Control Layer" with over 50 neatly-organized controls allow you to customize the bats' appearance, flight behavior (like automatic wing-flapping), and colony characteristics (like randomness and 3D spread). Or to save time, go with with the default settings. A link to an in-depth video tutorial is included.

 

3D models are constructed from 2D images in AE (see rotating bat in video). When the bats are in the distance or moving quickly, they appear to have mass and are very convincing. This template is not for animating bats that are landed. Music & backgrounds not included. This effect works in any resolution. Compatible with AE v.16.x and up.

Details


This effect is for animating flying bats, and can not be used for bats that are landed or hanging. Bats can be animated by creating a single 3D motion path (keyframe the Position of the leader bat). The wing-flapping and random flight movements are automatic, and can be customized with the controls.


  • Compatible with Adobe After Effects, v.16 and all later versions. Works on both Mac and PC. No plugins required.

  • You can watch the Flocks Tutorial for in-depth instructions on using this effect.

  • The bats in this template are constructed from 2D images arranged in 3D space. They appear to have mass and are very convincing when moving quickly, or when seen from a distance, but they are not true 3D models. The bats have a wingspan resolution/width of 1600 pixels.

  • This effect will work in 4K and any other resolution. The template has been "universalized" and will work in After Effects running in any language.

  • Music and backgrounds not included.


Flock of bats being animated in After Effects with the Flying Bats Effect template

Animate a colony of bats to fly in three dimensions in your scene in AE. The bats will follow a 3D motion path that you draw with your Pen tool, and combine it with random, bat-like movements.


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