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AEJuice Liquid Elements

by AEJuice·Motion Graphics

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Why we like it

AEJuice describes Liquid Elements as its flagship product, used by the world's largest companies and more than 100k individual video editors. It earns its place in the toolfarm library for scale, 1200+ hand-drawn animations across 50+ categories, combined with a style engine that restyles and recolors every element in a single click.

What is AEJuice Liquid Elements?

AEJuice Liquid Elements is a frame-by-frame animation library of more than 1200 clips, every one hand drawn at 12 fps and made of 100% After Effects layers. Its 50+ categories cover explosions, smoke, fire, lightning, water splashes, swishes, hearts, skulls, and many more.

The library ships with a style engine built for Liquid Elements. Styles including regular, drop shadow, glow, pixelate, roughen edges, scatter, turbulence displacement, texture, animated texture, doodle, stroke, trim, and isometric can be applied to all elements in one click, and colors can be changed across every element the same way. AEJuice states the style engine gives more than 10,000 variations, and advanced After Effects users can build their own styles and control them with code.

Animations run through the Pack Manager, with fast preview, drag-and-drop import, and favorites. Ctrl + Tab opens or closes the panel and can be remapped in the settings, and Shift plus a letter jumps to a matching category. Beyond After Effects, elements export as .mogrt files for Premiere Pro and as .json files via Bodymovin for Lottie on Web, iOS, and Android.

Who is AEJuice Liquid Elements best for?

AEJuice Liquid Elements is best for video editors and motion designers adding frame-by-frame liquid animations, such as splashes, smoke, fire, lightning, and similar elements, to commercials, music videos, explainer videos, tutorials, events, and social ads.

How much does AEJuice Liquid Elements cost?

AEJuice Liquid Elements is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • 1200+ frame-by-frame animations across 50+ categories, hand drawn at 12 fps and made of 100% After Effects layers
  • Style engine with styles including regular, drop shadow, glow, pixelate, roughen edges, scatter, turbulence displacement, texture, animated texture, doodle, stroke, trim, and isometric, applied to all elements in one click
  • Editable colors that can be changed across all elements in one click
  • Pack Manager features including fast preview, drag-and-drop import, and favorites
  • Premiere Pro export as .mogrt files and Lottie export as .json files via Bodymovin for Web, iOS, and Android
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl + Tab to open or close the Pack Manager (customizable in the settings) and Shift plus a letter to jump to a category
  • More than 10,000 style variations, with the option for advanced users to create custom styles and control them with code

Tags

#AEJuice#Liquid Elements#frame-by-frame animation#After Effects#Premiere Pro#DaVinci Resolve#motion graphics#Pack Manager

Frequently asked questions

Does AEJuice Liquid Elements work with After Effects CS6?

AEJuice Liquid Elements lists support for After Effects going back to CS6, along with CC 12, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, CC 2020, 2021, and 2023 or higher. It is built from 100% After Effects layers and runs through the AEJuice Pack Manager panel. Some of the earliest versions are marked with an asterisk in the requirements, so it's worth checking the developer's page against your exact release before installing.

Can I use AEJuice Liquid Elements in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve?

AEJuice Liquid Elements works beyond After Effects. It supports Premiere Pro CC 2022 or higher through .mogrt files, and lists compatibility with DaVinci Resolve along with other editors such as Final Cut Pro X, Sony Vegas, Avid, Apple Motion, iMovie, OBS, Filmora 9, and Photoshop, using videos with a transparent or black background. It also exports Lottie .json files via Bodymovin for Web, iOS, and Android.

How do I open the Pack Manager in AEJuice Liquid Elements?

AEJuice Liquid Elements uses Ctrl + Tab to open or close the Pack Manager, and you can reassign that to any custom shortcut in the settings. Pressing Shift plus a letter jumps to a category starting with that letter, so Shift + L moves to Lightning and Shift + E to Explosions. There is also a 'Close plug-in after import' option in the settings, off by default, that closes the panel once you drop an element into your project.

Is AEJuice Liquid Elements free?

AEJuice Liquid Elements is listed as free in this catalog. Pricing and licensing can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current terms before downloading. One detail from the changelog: if you already own Liquid Elements V1, the V2 update is free. It's delivered through the AEJuice Pack Manager, which also handles fast preview, drag-and-drop import, and favorites.

What changed in AEJuice Liquid Elements V2?

AEJuice Liquid Elements V2 added more than 100 new elements and new categories including Arrows, Birds, Blood Splashes, Speedline Loops, Secondary Elements, and Tears, plus new elements in the existing Fire Loops and Skull Loops categories. It also introduced the ability to control the color of all elements with one click, an alpha footage style, and an option to remove unused elements. Owners of V1 received the update for free.

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