Saber Plug-in Finished!

After several night shifts, Andrew Kramer has released the free After Effects plug-in Saber for creating lightsabres, neon lights and more.

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The plug-in can be downloaded for Windows and Mac.

Features include realistic glow falloff, layerable effects, advanced core settings, 25 presets, dynamic text and mask outlines.

In this half-hour tutorial, Andrew Kramer explains how the Saber plug-in works and how you can use it in Adobe After Effects:

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