by MotionCodes·VFX
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Bleed earns its spot for keeping the effect keyframe-free while staying loopable at any duration, so the dripping runs without manual animation.
Bleed is an After Effects plugin from MotionCodes that adds a bleeding effect to type and objects. It creates bloody bleeding effects for text or images and comes with many controls for shaping the result.
The effect is generated without creating keyframes, and it can loop at any duration. Customizable settings let you change your results, with control over the density and pressure of the dripping, the coloring, and more. Bleed also includes controllable SFX, and the sound effect changes based on the speed of the blood dripping.
It supports After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and the CC 2019, CC 2018, and CC 2017 releases. The current version is 1.6.0, released on October 31, 2024, which fixed the sound effects and some bugs. Bleed is listed as free here; check the developer's page for current licensing.
Bleed is best for after Effects artists who want a keyframe-free, loopable bleeding effect on text or objects, with control over dripping density, pressure, coloring, and built-in sound.
Bleed is completely free to download and use.
Bleed supports a wide range of After Effects versions, including 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and the CC 2019, CC 2018, and CC 2017 releases. If you run any of these, the plugin should install and operate as listed. For the current version and any release notes tied to your build, check the developer's page, since MotionCodes updates the tool periodically and the most recent version noted here is 1.6.0 from October 2024.
Bleed does not create any keyframes when you build the effect. The bleeding animation runs without keyframes, and it can loop at any duration you set. Alongside this, the plugin exposes customizable settings so you can change your results, including control over the density and pressure of the dripping and the coloring. That gives you control over the look without keyframes to manage by hand, and much more can be adjusted through those settings.
Bleed includes controllable SFX as part of the plugin. The sound effect is adjustable and changes based on the speed of the blood dripping, so the audio follows the motion of the effect. Version 1.6.0, released on October 31, 2024, lists a fix for the sound effects among its changes. For the current behavior of the audio and any related details, refer to the developer's page and the release notes there.
Bleed is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current terms and any usage conditions, check the developer's page on aescripts. The most recent version noted here is 1.6.0 from October 31, 2024, which fixed the sound effects and addressed some bugs, following earlier releases that date back to the initial version in August 2023.
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