act like you know [Music] welcome to effect house today we'll show you how to use templates and the asset library to quickly create stunning AR effects even if you're a beginner first we'll introduce you to what templates are and how you can use them to make trendy effects next we'll explain how you can use templates with the asset library to create your own unique effects we'll show you how you can customize the visual scripting elements in templates to engage users finally we'll provide some template tips and tricks so you can be on your way to
creating awesome effects let's get started first things first what is a template and how does it work in effect house templates are pre-made effects that are available in one click they not only provide inspiration but also speed up the creation process templates are a great way to learn how to use new capabilities and make trendy effects once you open effect house you'll see some recommended templates on the home screen you can simply pick one and dive in to access all templates go to the templates tab where you can find all the templates we provide you
can also filter them by category there are lots of different kinds of templates and each one of them can be used differently some templates teach you how to make trendy effects on tick tock for example this randomizer 2D template shows you how to create a popular randomizer effect other templates can be used to get familiar with new features effectos has a lot of cool features you can use so we get it sometimes it's just hard to know where to start that's why we provide recommendations in our templates on how to use complex features like Advanced
AI physics AR features and more for example this Dynamic chain template shows how to use the dynamic chain component to incorporate swinging and swaying motions onto the provided hair and earring models which you can customize that brings us to our next point the best way to successfully use templates is to customize them so you can make your own unique effects customizing templates is easy you can simply swap out the 3D models 2D assets materials and modify the visual scripting logic and don't forget to save your work the asset library is also a treasure Trove of
resources that can help you customize templates to access the asset Library you can simply click on the asset Library button at the top of your workspace or go to the assets panel click on the add button and then select browse asset Library you can find anything from 3D models to materials screen effects and more here's an example showing you how to customize a template using resources from the asset Library first choose the template you want to customize for this example we'll go to the body category and select the segmentation template once that loads you'll see
an object with the name background change texture which indicates that you can customize the texture of this object pretty simple right next you can find suitable assets from the asset library to change the background animation here open the asset Library go to the 2D Tab and choose from any of the 2D assets available we'll choose confetti partyburst then you can import the assets by clicking on the import button to download the asset directly into the assets panel finally you can replace the original asset in the template with the one you just downloaded find the background
object in the hierarchy panel click on it go to the inspector panel click on the texture slot and then select the animation that you just imported if you want to go one step further you can change the textures color how the animation plays and more don't be afraid to lean in and get creative visual scripting interactions are another important part of templates that you can customize to make your effect uniquely engaging some templates have interactive visual scripting elements built into them which you can configure and change to Define how users can interact with your effect
let's walk through an example we'll go to templates face and then select the change hair color template when you take a look at the visual scripting panel you'll see some interactive logic flows already present let's examine the facial movement detection node the comment box around this node lets us know that you can modify the facial movement to change what triggers the hair color swap the facial movement is currently set to eye blink both and you can easily change the facial movement to something like mouth open now when we change the preview to show someone opening
their mouth you'll see the hair change color whenever the person opens their mouth it's really important to consider how users will play with your effect try to create a fun and engaging effect so more people will be inspired to use it finally here are a few tips and tricks to help you make the most out of these templates to make your effects Stand Out use unique assets and experiment with different feature combinations make your effect interactive by using visual scripting but keep it simple if your interactions are too complex people won't know how to use
your effect be sure to preview your effect on your device to ensure that looks and works great share your effect with the effect house Community to get feedback and improve your skills don't be afraid to make a short video promoting your effect as soon as it gets published that way you can get as many people as possible to see your hard work congratulations now you know how to create amazing AR effects we can't wait to see what you create happy effect making for more information about templates and the asset Library be sure to check out
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