Over 335 Film Editing Tools + Assets: Free Templates / Presets / Plugins for Premiere Pro, Media Composer & Final Cut X
Free templates, presets, plugins and tools I use every day for my film editing jobs.
I’m always on the lookout for tools and assets that make my film editing and post production workflow easier, quicker and more efficient. Many of them can be expensive and very specific to certain tasks…others are free and just as effective.
I’ve shared many of these in the past… but now I have compiled an updated list of all free assets on this one page. Every filmmaker can now easily harness the power of the creative and generous people that provided all these tools and assets.
There are many other free plugins/presets/templates available on the interwebz…but I wanted to share only the ones I use on a daily basis. There are over 335 listed below…and I’ve tested or used every single one of them. The results you can achieve are only limited by your imagination.
Dig in and enjoy!
Vashi Visuals Pancake Timeline
Adobe Premiere Pro CC Template with 2 timelines for easier editing.
A collection of 106 free presets for Premiere Pro that I use every day.
4 Premiere Pro plugins (Feathered Crop, Vignette, Power Window, Temperature).
Film Dog Pro’s HD Letterbox Template Pack
70 Aspect Ratio presets for all video editing software. 1080 and 720 sized PNGs.
After Effects project that matches the 40mm Panavison Primo Anamorphic Lens.
23 Light Leaks and Lens Flares (1920×1080 ProRes).
16 Light Leaks (1920×1080 JPEG MOVs).
20 Light Leaks (1920×1080 h.264 .MOVs).
47 Light Leaks/Film Burns/Smoke/Ink (1920×1080 .MOVs).
3 Light Leaks (Organic/Crystal/Star Trek) 1920×1080.
5 Real Dust Particle Effects (1280×720 ProRes).
35mm Film Grain with dirt (1920×1080 .MOV).
One 35mm Grain and 3 Real Film Burns (1920×1080 .MOVs).
Real 35mm Film Grain (1280×720 h.264 .MOV).
VideoCopilot Presets
19 After Effects presets from Andrew Kramer.
Film Impact Transitions
4 Transitions for Premiere Pro.
Andy’s Swish Transitions
Swish Pan and Swish Dissolve.
CoreMelt Free
44 plugins for Premiere Pro/After Effects.
VFXBRO
2 camera shake presets for After Effects.
Juan Melara’s LUTs
4 Kodak and Fujifilm LUTs for Davinci Resolve.
Freesound.org
Audio samples with free Creative Commons licenses.
Archive.org
Library of video/audio/text files with Creative Commons licenses.
My edit systems run Adobe Premiere Pro CC/Adobe After Effects CC on MAC.
Most of the plugins and presets above will work on both MAC and PC. Some will also work in FCPX or FCP7. The quicktime video assets will work on all operating systems. The links will clarify the system requirements needed for each asset.
2018 UPDATES:
I have added several additional templates and tools to my blog that you can download and use for free below.
Deadpool Premiere Pro Project Template
You can download the same Premiere Pro template we used on Deadpool.
Deadpool Premiere Pro Presets
Download Jarle’s Deadpool Handheld Camera Presets and use these Deadpool Premiere Pro Presets on your projects for free.
Premiere Pro BLOCKBUSTER Project Template\
[Mission: Impossible – FALLOUT]
I have recreated Eddie Hamilton’s timeline within a custom Premiere Pro Project Template so that all filmmakers can utilize this high-end timeline workflow.
New Vintage Video Effects for Premiere Pro
16 presets that emulate the vignette and blur aspects of the Panavision C and E series anamorphic lenses from the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Until next time…