If you're a YouTube video creator looking for viewers, graphics and
overlays can help your videos stand out and communicate your style. In
this article we cover ten top Adobe After Effects motion graphics
templates for your YouTube channel, and you'll learn how to make a quick and useful logo animation video.
Motion Graphics for YouTube
Four basic graphic elements are useful for most YouTube channels:
Intros focus the viewer's attention with a memorable animated introduction, which can be as simple and paired-back as a logo animation.
Social buttons, with logos for services like Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram, help your viewers jump to your social media accounts.
Lower thirds are overlays on top of a video to add captions or commentary.
Outros at the end of a video give a call-to-action, such as asking your viewer to subscribe with an interactive button.
All of the templates on this page include these essential motion graphics.
How to Use a YouTube Template
In the
screencast below, learn how to get started with a
YouTube promo pack shared in this article by adding
your own logo and graphics. Here's how to make a simple logo animation from an After Effects template:
3 Top YouTube Templates From Envato Elements
Envato Elements is
the all-you-can-download service for creatives: Instead of learning animation and motion graphics yourself, you can use
pre-built graphics packs and YouTube templates from talented artists. Because all of the downloads are included with a
subscription, you can change up your style as often as you want until you one that fits your channel.
There are many
templates on Elements designed specifically to help you grow your YouTube channel,
from intro sequences to subscribe buttons to promo templates. Here are three of our favorites:
1. YouTube Kit
Adding well-designed assets like
an opener, subscribe button, and titles can be just enough to
catch a potential subscriber's eye. YouTube Kit contains everything you need.
2. YouTube Promo
Use this cool YouTube promo pack to promote yourself and your channel in
a professional way. It's fully customizable in After Effects, so you can
easily add text and all the elements you need.
3. Classic YouTube Promo
This YouTube pack is a classic promo that will give your videos
a polished look. It's really easy to customize in
After Effects; just drag and drop your footage and change text, then
impress your audience.
Top After Effects Templates from Envato Market (Pay-as-You-Go)
If a subscription isn't your thing, try Envato Market for pay-as-you-go options. Here are our top selections from Market.
1. YouTube Promotion Pack
The YouTube Promotion Pack is perfect to use if you're getting started with a new channel: You can animate your
logo, create an opener, and even create a listing of other videos.
2. Ultimate Youtube Pack
The strongest element of this pack is the outro animation, shown in the
screenshot above. An attractive outro can help you attract subscribers
or send them to your social media. However, there's plenty more included
with this pack for general YouTube graphics.
3. YouTube Promo Kit
This promo kit is another general set of channel elements, but I
particularly love the logo animations and transitions. If you have a
great looking logo, I can't recommend this pack enough to animate it
into your video.
4. YouTube Elite Promo Kit
The Elite Promo Kit is yet another pack that includes
everything a channel owner would need. Logo animations, lower thirds,
typography, and more—this pack is a great way to get started with
channel graphics. A one stop-shop for everything a YouTube channel needs
to stand out.
5. YouTuber Kit | Modern
For channel owners who are just getting started with graphic overlays on
YouTube, here's a great pack with a combination of video holders,
openers, social icons, and more. This pack includes modern styles for
the icons and typefaces.
6. YouTube Broadcast
This set of intros and overlays is professional and minimalist, with simple type styles, perfect for channels with clean and minimalistic graphics.
7. YouTube Pack v3
Packs are a great way to get everything you need with one purchase. The
3rd version of this popular series of packs has social icons, fancy
transitions, and more.
8. Creative YouTube Pack
This pack helps you create impressive and stylized animations using your
standard video clips. You can animate clips flying into and off the
screen, creating an engaging motion graphic using your own footage.
9. YouTube Broadcast Package
The elements in this pack remind me of more traditional broadcast
elements, with overlays and shapes that split the screen. Included handy
templates for cross-promoting other videos on your channel.
10. YouTube Essentials
The strength of this pack is the high-quality typography and animated
text overlays. Solid title animations, too. Drop in your own channel
name and logo and this pack is powerful.
11. YouTube Subscribe Buttons Pack
A subscribe button animation comes on screen to encourage followers to
start following your channel. Many YouTubers add annotations over the
animation to make the subscribe button clickable.
12. YouTube Promotion Pack 2
Like many of these promo packs, Promotion Pack 2 is an all-in-one collection with a sampler of openers, video holders, titles, logos, and more. Good for a channel owner just getting started on YouTube, who needs the basic graphics to improve their production quality.
13. YouTube Channel Pack
This
is another good general pack with a variety of elements like intro
animations, lower thirds, and subscribe buttons. A good selection for
the budget-conscious, with a wide variety of elements.
More Awesome Video Resources From Envato
Envato Video Marketing Guide
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Free Video Assets From Mixkit
Check out Mixkit for free stock videos, free stock music, and free templates for Adobe Premiere Pro.
Make Motion Graphics Video Online With PlaceIt
PlaceIt is
an online video maker with professionally-designed motion graphics
templates; you can make videos quickly, right in your browser.
Envato Elements: Unlimited Downloads
Envato Elements offers millions of stock items: photos, music, video clips, fonts, graphics templates of all sorts, video project templates for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and Motion, and creative courses from Envato Tuts+, all with a single subscription.
The YouTube promo packs I've
shown you are your shortcut to a professional channel. Instead of
spending countless hours learning animation and teaching yourself an
entirely new app, you can purchase a pack and drop in your own graphics.
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