🔥After Effects Saber Outline Tutorial (EASY) | Free Plugin

Tony Brainz
Oct 23
2 min read

If you’re looking to add a glowing, futuristic vibe to your videos — whether it’s car wheels, logos, or text — this tutorial is for you. In this guide, I’ll show you how to create an animated saber outline effect in After Effects using the FREE Saber plugin by Video Copilot.

This effect gives your visuals a striking neon or light-saber-style glow that instantly grabs attention and adds cinematic energy to your edits. Perfect for car logo animations, wheel glows, or sleek title designs, this technique is simple yet powerful.

🎬 What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial

In the video, I’ll walk you through how to:

Install and use the Saber plugin
Create animated glowing outlines around shapes, text, or objects
Customize the glow intensity, color, and animation speed
Apply the saber outline to car logos and wheel shots for that perfect neon look
Blend the effect seamlessly into your footage

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced in After Effects, this method is easy to follow and can take your visual projects to the next level.

⚙️ What You’ll Need

Adobe After Effects (any recent version works)
FREE Saber Plug-In by Video Copilot
An image or logo (in this tutorial, I used a car tire image by mikebirdy)

💡 Pro Tip

Experiment with the Core Type and Glow settings inside the Saber plugin. Changing these can create entirely new styles — from smooth light trails to electric neon edges. You can even sync your saber animation to music beats for extra flair in music videos or motion graphics.

🎶 Credits

Tire Image: mikebirdy
Music: “Rainy Lofi” — by Lofidreams99

💾 Download the Saber Plugin

Grab your free copy of the Saber plugin here:👉 https://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2016/03/...

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🙌 Final Thoughts

The Saber plugin is one of the most powerful free tools for motion designers and video editors. It’s perfect for adding that cinematic glow and movement to your projects — and once you learn it, the creative possibilities are endless.

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