How to Recreate the viral glow effect that’s taking over Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts – but this time in After Effects.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a cinematic glow effect using only built‑in tools, no paid plugins needed.
What you’ll learn:
Clean, cinematic viral glow in After Effects
How to control intensity, color and softness for different shots
If you like the text and caption style in this video and want to use these exact looks in your own edits, grab my Viral Captions Pack (25 animated subtitle presets for Premiere Pro) here:
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Works on Mac & Windows
Premiere Pro 2022+
Designed for vertical videos (Shorts / Reels / TikTok)
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:08 – Ai Rotoscoping
01:11 - Viral Glow Effect
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🎒 PRESETS & DIGITAL PRODUCTS
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► Viral Captions Pack (Premiere Pro animated captions)
https://www.jermainegrantstore.com/products/viral-captions-pack-25-premiere-pro-animated-subtitle-presets
► All packs & presets for filmmakers
https://www.jermainegrantstore.com/
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