Footage retailer Pond5 has released a collection of Adobe After
Effects project templates. The offering launches with 140 motion graphics
templates priced starting at $10. As any other template product, these can be
customized (with text, graphics, video and audio) and fulfill a range of needs,
such as advertisements, show intros, credit sequences and others.
With a collection that includes more than 500,000 royalty-free stock video and audio (music and sound effects) clips, After Effects projects
were a natural addition, said Pond5 co-founder and chief executive Tom Bennett.
The new offering “expands [creators’] options, increases their productivity and
saves them time and money,” he added.
The company seeks to grow the template line by issuing a call to After
Effects artists to upload and sell work. Pond5 contributor terms, which the
company describes as artist-friendly, include a 50/50 split and the ability to
set their own prices for content. The New York-based stock media business was
launched in 2006 and, judging by a comparison of site traffic statistics, has
built a following among buyers.