Misc

List of miscellaneous info and problems.
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General
Recommended AE Version, Expression Engine, and Naming Conventions
Adobe After Effects Version
Videobolt uses and recommends Adobe After Effects 2022. If you are using an older or a newer version of Adobe After Effects, you may encounter issues with your template. Please update to Adobe After Effects 2022.
Expressions Engine
For Videobolt templates, you must use JavaScript as the expression language in Adobe After Effects. To set it up, go to the project settings in After Effects, navigate to the Expressions tab, and choose JavaScript instead of the Legacy ExtendScript engine. This ensures compatibility and optimal functionality within Videobolt's system.
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General Naming Convention
Use only English alphabet letters and don’t use special characters like “,./<>?;’:”|[]{}!@#$%^&*()+” at the end of names in:
  1. *.zip file
  2. *.aep file
  3. Asset Files
  4. Folders
  5. Compositions
  6. Placeholders
  7. Layers
    8. Composition
    Composition Standards: Key Parameters for Template Design
    Resolutions
    Videobolt supports following resolutions:
      Landscape (or Horizontal) - 16:9
  8. 3840x2160 (Ultra-HD 4K)
  9. 2560x1440 (2K)
  10. 1920x1080 (Full-HD)
      11. Portrait (or Vertical) - 9:16
  11. 1080x1920
      12. Post - 4:5
  12. 1080x1350
      13. Square - 1:1
  13. 1080x1080
    14. Framerate
    Videobolt supports following framerates:
    1. 24fps
    2. 25fps
    3. 30fps
    4. 60fps
      5. Settings
      Always use Square Pixels for Pixel Aspect Ratio and never drop frames.
      The only composition renderer we support is Classic 3D Renderer. Cinema 4D and others are not supported.
      Start Timecode must be 0:00:00:00 | 00000.
      If you are creating a Music Visualizer or a Lyric Template the duration must be exactly 2 hours.
      Plug Ins
      Videobolt Plugin Compatibility: Supported and Unsupported Plugins
      ✅ Supported 3rd Party Plug-ins:
      1. Trapcode Particular 17.2
      2. Trapcode Form 17.1
      3. Videocopilot Saber 1.0.4
      4. Videocopilot Color Vibrance 1.07
      5. Videocopilot Heat Distortion
      6. FL Depth Of Field
      7. ft-UVPass
        8. ⛔ Native and 3rd party plug-ins not supported:
        1. Grow Bounds
        2. VR Plug Ins
        3. Videocopilot Element 3D
        4. Videocopilot Optical Flares
        5. Startdust
          6. Template Names
          To enhance the marketability and appeal of your templates on Videobolt, it's crucial to invest thought and creativity into the naming process. Crafting original and descriptive names for templates is a challenging yet essential task, as it tends to become repetitive given the similar animation styles, techniques, and elements often used. Through our experience in maintaining Videobolt, we've established a set of best practices for naming templates that effectively boost sales and attract a wider audience. These practices are designed to guide you in selecting names that stand out and resonate with potential users.
          ✅ Good practice
          When naming your Adobe After Effects template for Videobolt, it's recommended to use a maximum of 24 characters, including spaces. This guideline is important because it ensures that the name of your template will be displayed correctly across various resolutions and devices. If the name is too long, it might get cut off or appear incomplete on some screens, potentially causing confusion or reducing the appeal of your template. Keeping the name within this character limit helps maintain its visibility and effectiveness in marketing and user searches.
          When naming your Adobe After Effects template for Videobolt, it's advisable to use specific words that reference fixed elements of the template — elements that the user cannot modify, such as stripes, galaxy, trail, smoke, etc. This practice is beneficial for several reasons:
            Reasons:
        6. Clarity: Using specific words related to unchangeable elements gives a clear and accurate description of what the template includes. This clarity helps potential users understand at a glance what the core visual elements of the template are.
        7. Differentiation: Since these elements are fixed and unique to your template, using them in the name helps differentiate your template from others. This uniqueness can make your template stand out in a crowded marketplace.
        8. Broad Appeal: While these specific terms describe unchangeable elements, they do not limit the potential applications of the template. Users can still apply the template to various projects and contexts, as the unchangeable elements are often stylistic rather than thematic.
        9. Searchability: When users search for templates, they often have certain visual features in mind. By including these specific elements in the name, you increase the chances that your template will appear in relevant search results, thereby improving its visibility.
          10. Overall, this naming strategy strikes a balance between providing descriptive specificity and maintaining a wide range of applicability for your template.
          ⛔ Bad practice
          When naming your Adobe After Effects templates for Videobolt, it's important to avoid using words that reference customizable elements of the template, such as Logo or specific colors like purple or green. Here's why:
          1. Avoiding Misconceptions: If you use words in the template name that refer to elements that users can change (like specific colors or the presence of a logo), potential users might mistakenly believe these elements are fixed. For instance, naming a template Green Energy Intro might lead users to think the color green is a permanent part of the template and can't be altered.
          2. Maintaining Flexibility Appeal: The strength of templates lies in their flexibility and adaptability. Users are often looking for templates they can tailor to fit their specific needs, including changing colors and other design elements. By not referencing customizable elements in the template name, you underscore the adaptability of your template.
          3. Broadening User Interest: When the template name doesn't specify changeable elements, it appeals to a broader audience. Users don't pre-emptively filter out the template based on a belief that it won't suit their specific color scheme or branding needs.
          4. Enhancing Marketability: Templates that seem more versatile and less restricted in their customization options are generally more appealing in the marketplace. This increased appeal can lead to better sales performance, as users feel more confident that they can modify the template to their liking.
            5. In summary, avoiding specific references to customizable elements in your template names helps to keep the perceived flexibility of your templates intact, making them more attractive to a wider range of users and potentially improving sales.
                ✅ Good
            1. Vortex Reveal
            2. Realistic Explosion
                ⛔ Bad
            1. Blue Vortex Logo Reveal
            2. Realistic Explosion Intro
            Avoid using words that describe the originally intended industry or specific sector, such as fashion, food, travel, HR, etc. This guideline is significant for a few reasons:
            1. Maximizing Template Versatility: The templates you create are often adaptable and can be customized to suit a variety of industries or purposes. By not limiting the name to a specific industry, you highlight the template's flexibility and broad applicability.
            2. Avoiding Narrow Perceptions: If a template is named with a specific industry in mind, potential users from other sectors might overlook it, thinking it's not suitable for their needs. For example, a template named Fashion Promo might be equally effective for a technology product launch, but tech companies might skip it based on the name alone.
            3. Encouraging Creative Use: Generic or industry-neutral names encourage users to think creatively about how they can adapt the template to their specific needs. This can lead to more diverse applications of your template, potentially reaching a wider audience.
            4. Broadening Market Appeal: By avoiding industry-specific names, the template maintains a wider appeal, attracting users from various fields. This inclusivity can lead to increased interest and sales, as more users find the template relevant to their projects.
              5. In essence, avoiding industry-specific words in template names helps ensure that the templates are perceived as versatile and suitable for a wide range of applications, thereby appealing to a broader audience and potentially increasing sales.
                  ✅ Good
              1. Luxurious Media Fan
              2. Colorful Business Promo
                  ⛔ Bad
              1. Fashion Opener
              2. Job Offer Promo
              It's advised not to use numerical sequences to differentiate them. Instead, you should use descriptive words that reflect a key visual or thematic element of each template. This approach is beneficial for several reasons:
              1. Enhancing Descriptiveness: Using descriptive words like rectangle, stripe, bubbles (3D), or circles (2D) provides a clearer idea of the template's visual style or key elements. This descriptiveness helps potential users to quickly grasp the core aesthetic of each template in the series.
              2. Avoiding Impersonality: Numerical sequences (e.g., Template 1, Template 2) can make the templates feel impersonal and generic. Descriptive names add character and appeal, making each template in the series distinct and memorable.
              3. Facilitating Better Searchability: Descriptive names can improve searchability and SEO. Users often search for templates based on visual elements or styles they have in mind. Descriptive names that align with these search terms are more likely to appear in search results.
              4. Preventing User Confusion: Numerical naming can lead to confusion, especially if users encounter the series out of sequence. Descriptive names provide immediate context, regardless of the order in which users come across the templates.
                5. In summary, using descriptive words instead of numbers to denote a series of templates makes each template more appealing, distinctive, and user-friendly. It helps potential customers understand and remember the templates better, potentially leading to increased interest and sales.
                    ✅ Good
                1. Marquee Slideshow Stripes
                2. Marquee Slideshow Rhomboid
                    ⛔ Bad
                1. Marquee Slideshow 1
                2. Marquee Slideshow 2
                Animation Examples
                Videobolt uses OpenAI ChatGPT in the background to generate SEO friendly descriptions for your templates. Instead of writing random descriptions you will be explaining briefly the animation of the template. Here are some examples:
                Animation Examples
                Templates:
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                Cinematic 3D Reveal - Original - Poster image
                The camera flies through glowing title letters and towards a blooming disk in the distance. As the camera gets closer we get a glimpse of the contours of this 3D metallic disk and see a reflection in the obsidian surface below. The camera flies upwards for a clear view revealing a metallic brand logo with reflective lights streaming across it. On a dramatic beat the scene changes to 2D with a highly contrasted logo standing on a flat background.
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                Electric Opener - Original - Poster image
                Weak electrical sparks flow over the contours of the brand logo in the dark, dimly reflecting on the concrete surface. The strength of the sparks increases turning turning into a ball of lightning that brings the brand logo into full light and color. The sparks dissipate and the logo rises to reveal the tagline.
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                Clean Outline 3d Logo 2 - Horizontal - Original - Poster image
                Two expanding curves in 3D space leave traces that form the shape of the brand logo. This shape is then filled with color and textured. It does a spin that lands flat on the background sending concentric circles outward from the center of the logo and revealing the tagline. The tagline is animated to show up wide and then narrow down into position.
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                In The Box Viz - New Default - Poster image
                Camera orbiting around text author and song name in a 3d room with walls filled with audio spectrum.
                Author Pages
                These links refer to various aspects of managing and reviewing your templates on the Videobolt platform:
                Submit a Template for Review:
                This is where you submit your Adobe After Effects templates for approval and sale on the Videobolt platform. The submission process involves uploading your template and filling out necessary details like the template name and description. Ensure that your template meets Videobolt's standards before submission.
                Submit a Template
                Templates Waiting for Review:
                This section displays the templates you've submitted that are currently awaiting review. If you notice an error in a submitted template, you have the option to delete it from this list and resubmit it after making the necessary corrections.
                Waiting for Review
                Soft and Hard Rejected Templates:
                If your template receives a soft rejection, it means that while the design is good, there are technical issues that need to be resolved. You can find such templates in this section. For updating a soft-rejected template, go to its page, click on Author Options, and then select Update to make the required changes. Hard rejections indicate templates that don't meet Videobolt's quality standards and are not eligible for resubmission in their current form.
                Rejected Templates
                Incomplete Template Submissions:
                Templates that you started submitting but did not complete the process are listed here. You can return to this section to finish submitting these templates. To finish a submission simply click Edit on the and then in the Editor click Submit for Review to complete the process.
                Incomplete Template Submissions
                Retired Templates:
                This area showcases the templates that you have retired from public view and sales on the Videobolt platform.
                Retired Templates
                Portfolio:
                Your portfolio contains all of your approved and publicly available templates on Videobolt. It's a showcase of your work and creativity.
                Portfolio
                User Reviews:
                Here, you can view all the reviews and feedback left by users on your templates. This feedback can be invaluable for understanding how your templates are received and what improvements could be made.
                User Reviews
                Author Earnings:
                This dashboard provides an overview of your earnings from template sales on Videobolt, giving you insights into your financial performance as an author on the platform.
                Author Earnings
                Template Earnings:
                Similar to the Author Earnings dashboard, this section breaks down your earnings by individual templates, allowing you to see which of your creations are performing the best in terms of sales.
                Template Earnings