Monthly Archiv: March, 2020

10 Best Adobe After Effects Titles Templates in 2021

In 2020, we’re all competing for one asset that’s in short supply: an audience’s attention! If you publish your videos online, there are so many choices for what to watch. If you don’t start your video with excitement, they might click away on the next video listed in the sidebar.

The solution is to get the viewer’s attention quickly. When you use an Adobe After Effects title pack, you’re sure to make a splash in your opener.

But don’t think that you have to create everything on your own. The best Adobe After Effects title template options provide pre-built designs to make a title that starts your video strong.

This article will show you 10 of the best title packs for Adobe After Effects. Each of these templates has a different approach to set the tone for your next video. Let’s look at 10 of the best Adobe After Effects title packs that you can use for an intro.

You might also like our collection of Free Title Templates for After Effects

The Dark Side Titles

It’s important to match your After Effects title to the overall mood of the video. If you’re introducing a dramatic and serious video, this After Effects title pack might be the perfect one for you.

The stock option includes stunning aurora borealis footage that runs no risk of being forgotten. With the help of this template, you can simply update the text and design a title that signals that your video is meant to make an impact.

Download The Dark Side Titles

Titles Collection

What’s better than an After Effects title template? Well, try out title packs that include multiple animations in one package. That’s exactly what this asset offers. Flexibility means that one download gives you several animations to produce a title that complements your video.

It doesn’t take any expertise in Adobe After Effects to start using these titles. When you don’t have footage of your own to use, this option can help bridge the gap thanks to its use of simple overlays on photos.

Download Titles Collection

15 Clean and Minimal Titles!

The enthusiasm of this title pack says it all. It’s another introductory option that helps your video stand out from the crowd. Many of the intro animations focus on animating a logo, so when brand matters, this might be the perfect template for you.

The pre-built layers include logo placeholders that you can replace with only a few clicks. This title is one of the easiest to customize and can simply be placed on stock footage or photos to export a memorable intro.

Download Clean and Minimal Titles

Broadcast Titles Pack

When you use After Effects templates, you can create a studio quality broadcast on a limited budget. This After Effects title pack gives you one crucial asset you’ll need for a professional broadcast package.

Imagine using this template to design a special purpose broadcast on your YouTube channel. Previewing this template, it’s easy to picture using this titles pack as a way to introduce a live broadcast with teaser footage and a branded title animation.

Download Broadcast Titles Pack

Text Titles V4

It’s always amazing how impactful a typographic video can be. With this After Effects title template, this proves that point that text is more than enough for an engaging intro.

As always, the strength of this title pack template is that it’s easy to adapt. That means that it’s easy to render the intro you have in mind by simply typing over the placeholders. You’ll need no extra plugins to produce an animated text title.

Download Text Titles V4

Minimal Titles

Minimalism is the art of using fewer elements. This After Effects title pack captures that spirit thanks to its simplicity. Each of the effects in this title pack are similar, but it includes many options to design minimal titles.

Use the simple shapes and pre-rendered animations for a simple and focused title. The preview shows the smooth and sleek transitions that help to bring focus to your video in the first 15 seconds.

Download Minimal Titles

Minimal Intro Titles Pack lV

The best After Effects titles work seamlessly with your existing footage. Maybe you have a great shot or a series of stock photos that create a great start for your video. You could even chain together several of these title animations to build a standalone teaser video.

Start with an Adobe Effects title template like this one and you can animate a title with next to no work.

Download Minimal Intro Titles Pack lV

Wedding Titles

Maybe you’re a wedding photographer who wants to give clients a bit of extra value. That often comes in the form of a slideshow or montage of images packaged as a video. Update a template like this with the name of your clients plus the date.

This wedding themed After Effects title template sets the stage for a video that celebrates your clients’ big day. It includes the text and graphics that fit the occasion perfectly.

Download Wedding Titles

Epic Fire Titles

There is really a title pack for every occasion. This template proves it with its hellacious, fiery animations that fit the mood of a dramatic video. Even though the template looks like a pre-rendered fire animation, it’s easy to customize it with the text of your choice.

Just open the template, add your text specifics, and set fire to the intro! You’ll see the fiery animations update to follow the shape of your text.

Download Epic Fire Titles

16 Minimal Titles

This is another minimalist option for those who love to embrace the “less is more” mentality. This After Effects titles template gives you 16 unique options to choose from for a title that starts your video on a high note.

The variety of animations in this package is truly impressive as each template brings a totally different style to the table to animate a title.

Download Minimal Titles

Start Using Adobe After Effects Title Templates Today

Using a title is practically a must. You have to start the video on a strong note so that you stand out and grab your viewer’s attention. But, you don’t always have time to build one totally on your own. That’s the benefit of Adobe After Effects title templates as you saw in this article.

Start downloading unlimited title packs when you subscribe to Envato Elements. This single service gives you unlimited access for downloads to create Adobe After Effects projects. Use a template for a fully featured video project with less work than ever.

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PHP Corona Virus Database

Package:
PHP Corona Virus Database
Summary:
An API to lookup information about Corona Virus
Groups:
Biology, PHP 5, Statistics, Web services
Author:
Max Base
Description:
This package provides an API to lookup information about Corona Virus...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11584-PHP-An-API-to-lookup-information-about-Corona-Virus.html#2020-03-26-00:18:36

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

Web designers have the ability to work from just about anywhere. Still, just because something is technically possible doesn’t mean it’s easy.

If you suddenly find yourself working remotely on a full-time basis, it can be a big adjustment. The situation is quite different from putting in a few extra hours from home here and there. And it’s miles away from reporting to a physical office each day.

To put it nicely: your entire work life has been thrown off-balance. In order to gain some level of comfort, you’ll need to adjust. But how?

Here’s some advice for those of you who have been unexpectedly forced into working from home.

First, Understand That This Will Be Different

The first part of this requires a bit of acceptance. Your routine has been tossed out the window, and you’re dealing with an unprecedented worldwide crisis. So, no – it’s not normal and it’s not what you’re used to. The sooner you can accept that fact, the better chance you’ll have to succeed.

Therefore, forget about creating an exact replica of life back in the office. Things like your work hours, available hardware and software, along with your overall environment are likely going to be much different. In addition, you won’t be stopping by your colleague’s desk to talk – as much as you might miss that in-person interaction.

Understanding this will help you create your own “new normal”. It’s perhaps the biggest hurdle in adapting to an unexpected change such as this.

A man walking through a maze.

Create Your Ground Rules

If you’ve never worked from home before, you may wonder how you can possibly get things done. It might seem like there’s just too much freedom, too many chances to become distracted.

Those dangers are real. And they can indeed wreak havoc on your ability to do your job. To avoid such chaos, it’s important to insert some discipline into the process.

Start by creating some ground rules for how you’re going to operate. Sit down with a piece of paper (or a Word document) and think about:

  • Where your “work space” will be;
  • The hours you plan to work;
  • When you’ll take lunch and breaks;
  • Rules for interruptions (kids, phone calls, etc.);
  • Any extra equipment or apps you’ll need;
  • Any specific tasks you might not be able to do from home;

This is all likely to be very different from what you’re used to – but that’s O.K. The point is building some structure that you can realistically adhere to.

With that in mind, try to avoid rules that are going to be too difficult. For example, if you have a young child at home with you, don’t expect them to just let you work all day. They’re going to want to spend time with you, and it’s great if you’re able to make that time for them.

When it comes to productivity, don’t count on completing tasks with the same efficiency. This is especially so early on, as you’re still trying to gain a foothold on your new routine. That will hopefully will improve with time.

A sign that reads "Please stay on the path".

Look for the Positives

With such a sudden change in work environments, you might want to dwell on the negatives. That’s a natural reaction to a predicament that no one asked for.

Yet, there are a whole lot of positive aspects of working from home. Things that you may enjoy more than sitting in an office or being out on the road.

Being close to family, especially your children, is a huge bonus. Parenting and working are difficult, but also very rewarding. Cherish that extra time spent together.

Your work environment itself may also be an improvement. At least, in the sense that you have more freedom regarding how things are set up. If you want to use a certain app, go for it. There’s no IT administrator there to tell you “no”.

Then there are those little perks like grabbing a cup a coffee whenever you like, listening to music and sneaking outside if the weather is nice. And, perhaps best of all: no boss breathing over your shoulder.

The bottom line is that different doesn’t have to be a negative. You may as well make the most out of opportunity and approach it with a smile.

A box of crayons.

Don’t Forget to Turn Off

Working from home also lends itself to working too much. Because your office might literally be just steps from where you sleep, there’s a temptation to do just “one more” thing. Of course, one thing may turn into another couple of hours spent at your desk.

Compounding the issue is that, depending on where you live, you might be discouraged from going to stores or restaurants during the crisis. That makes it really hard to get away.

So, you can’t leave the house you’ve been working in all day. Not exactly a great recipe for busting that stress.

It’s still vital that you turn off your computer and your phone. Find other things to do outside of work. Whether it’s doing some yard work, playing video games with your kids or exercising. Look for activities that will help to get your mind off the workday.

Headphones sitting on a keyboard.

Go Easy on Yourself

Lastly, don’t be hard on yourself if you’re unable to handle all of this with unfailing optimism and grace. None of this is easy.

And you’re also not alone. There are a whole lot of other people (both inside and outside the web design industry) who are in the same turbulent boat.

Plus, there’s a great deal of uncertainty surrounding us. And no easy answers to our questions and concerns. We’re all just trying our best to move forward, day-by-day.

So, if you’re working at home, give yourself (and your colleagues) some time to adjust. Eventually, it will start to feel right.

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PHP Doctrine Person Table Skeleton (New)

Package:
PHP Doctrine Person Table Skeleton
Summary:
Provides a skeleton of tables for person entities
Groups:
Databases, Libraries, PHP 7, Traits, User Management
Author:
Michael Cummings
Description:
This package provides a skeleton of tables for person related entities for use in Doctrine based applications...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11568-PHP-Provides-a-skeleton-of-tables-for-person-entities.html

WordPress 5.4 RC4

The fourth release candidate for WordPress 5.4 is live!

WordPress 5.4 is currently scheduled to land on March 31 2020, and we need your help to get there—if you haven’t tried 5.4 yet, now is the time!

You can test the WordPress 5.4 release candidate in two ways:

For details about what to expect in WordPress 5.4, please see the first release candidate post.

RC4 commits the new About page and updates the editor packages.

Plugin and Theme Developers

Please test your plugins and themes against WordPress 5.4 and update the Tested up to version in the readme to 5.4. The priority in testing is compatibility. If you find issues, please be sure to post to the support forums so we can figure them out before the final release.

The WordPress 5.4 Field Guide is also out! It’s your source for details on all the major changes.

How to Help

Do you speak a language besides English? Help us translate WordPress into more than 100 languages!

If you think you’ve found a bug, you can post to the Alpha/Beta area in the support forums. We’d love to hear from you! If you’re comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, file one on WordPress Trac, where you can also find a list of known bugs.

PHP PDF Table using FPDF

Package:
PHP PDF Table using FPDF
Summary:
Generate PDF documents with tables displaying data
Groups:
PHP 5, Printing
Author:
Stefan Kientzler
Description:
This class can generate PDF documents with tables displaying data

It is an extension of the FPDF that takes arrays with data to display on the rows of a table and then it can generate a PDF document that displays the table on a page...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11553-PHP-Generate-PDF-documents-with-tables-displaying-data.html#2020-03-24-09:16:17

Community News: Latest PECL Releases (03.24.2020)

Latest PECL Releases:

  • xdebug 2.9.4
    Mon, Mar 23, 2020 - xdebug 2.9.4

    = Fixed bugs:

    • Fixed issue #1763: Crash while setting opcode overrides in ZTS mode.
    • Fixed issue #1766: Using the DBGp detach command disables remote debugging for the whole process.
  • skywalking 3.2.8
    Fix the mistake of field entryOperationName in sw6 header.
  • hprose 1.8.0
    Fixed utf8 encoding detection.
  • zip 1.18.2
    - Fixed Bug #79296 ZipArchive::open fails on empty file with libzip 1.6.0.
  • yaf 3.1.3
    - Fixed issue #466 (segfault if getRequest without name) - Fixed bug (unexpected path too long error) - Fixed valgrind warning about access to uninitilized value while memcmp
  • redis 5.2.1
    phpredis 5.2.1

    This is a bugfix release that fixes redis->zAdd arginfo as well as a segfault when closing persistent connections.

    • Fix arginfo for Redis::zadd [a8e2b021] (Pavlo Yatsukhnenko)

    • Fix segfault on closing persistent stream [b7f9df75] (Pavlo Yatsukhnenko)

    • Sponsors ~ Audiomack.com - https://audiomack.com ~ Till Kruss - https://github.com/tillkruss

  • xlswriter 1.3.4
    - FEAT header support custom format. - FEAT putcsv custom delimiter. - FEAT ead skip cells,rows,empty value. - FIX read data method, the offset of the array index and the row of the cell. - FIX insertDate leaked.
  • zip 1.18.1
    - Implement #77960 add compression / encryption in ZipArchive::addGlob and ZipArchive::addPattern options parameter which now accepts: comp_method, comp_flags, enc_method and enc_password
  • yac 2.0.4
    - Fixed PHP-7.4 windows build
  • rpminfo 0.4.1
    - fix build with RPM 4.12 (Fedora 21-22 only) - add type hinting in reflection - return NULL instead of FALSE on failure
  • gRPC 1.28.0RC2
    - gRPC Core 1.28.0 update - Fixed 1.28.0RC1 Windows build issue

8 Fantastic Examples of CSS & JS Weather Widgets

Weather is a huge part of our daily lives. As such, there is always a need for websites and mobile apps to report on it. Users will want to check out anything from the current conditions outside their house to the forecast for their favorite vacation spot.

A compelling UI can make weather both easier to understand and even a bit more entertaining. Designers achieve this through a combination of color, animation and playful icons. Sometimes, an unexpected surprise or two can also have a positive impact.

Let’s take a look at some examples of weather UIs that are the design equivalent of a sunny day.

Weather Beyond Borders

Card-based UIs seem to be a natural fit for weather data. Everything you need is all in one neat and tidy space. But this snippet breaks away from tradition. It animates various weather scenarios that go beyond that little card. Rain, snow and sun rays burst outside of the card’s confines.

See the Pen Animated Weather Cards by Steve Gardner

Simply Beautiful

What makes this weather UI work is its simplicity. The use of familiar, rounded shapes along with a high color-contrast make for easy reading. Plus, the included hover effects are sure to grab a viewer’s attention.

See the Pen Simple Weather App Design by Colin Espinas

Abstract Icons

Here’s a group of CSS3 icons that look boldly different than your typical weather imagery. They’re a bit on the abstract side, with simple animations that add personality. While they’re a bit larger in this example, the styles lend themselves to small icons as well. They offer a way to stand out without taking too much space.

See the Pen Animated Weather Icons(pure CSS) by Akhil Sai Ram

SVG Movement

This collection of animated SVG icons are razor-sharp. The animated movements are intuitive and noticeable – but not over the top. Even better is that they’re vector and can scale to any size. They would make a great addition to any weather app.

See the Pen some weather icon svgs by Nat

Your Local Weather on Demand

Location-based services are great for bringing relevant information to your site’s visitors. This snippet is a prime example, as it detects your location and shows the current weather. The Google Map in the background is also a nice touch.

See the Pen Show the Local Weather by Den McHenry

Gentle Waves

This snippet combines several aspects of the other examples on this list. It’s location-based, features a card-like container and makes use of simple animation. The result is a weather widget that’s quite minimal, yet noticeable. It’s proof that you don’t need to overwhelm users with too much design to keep them informed.

See the Pen Weather card by The Coding Aviator

Now and Beyond

Here’s an attractive widget that grabs your location and shows you what to expect through midnight the next day. Right from the start you’ll find the current temperature and other relevant data. Scroll down further and see what things will look like in three-hour increments. The included video background really completes the look.

See the Pen Fluency – CIT261 by Bermon Painter

Here’s Mario With Today’s Weather

While this delightful weather UI isn’t accurate, it sure is fun to watch. The star of the show needs no introduction, and the angry sun in the sky brings back great (or terrifying) memories. Besides, you could always hook this up to an API to get a real forecast.

See the Pen Super Mario Weather by ErreC

Dress Your Website for the Weather

Displaying weather on your website isn’t necessarily difficult in a technical sense. But designing a UI that grabs attention (while remaining unobtrusive) is a real challenge.

The examples here (with the possible exception of Mario) offer a clean, unique way to display important information. The use of animation is particularly nice, as it adds context to various types of weather. Plus, it’s just more fun than a static image.

Looking for more weather UI snippets? Pack your umbrella and head on over to our CodePen collection!

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