Hey guys, what’s up.
My name is Serge, and welcome back to my channel.
Today, I want to talk about one of my most valuable tools
when it comes to making videos,
Envato Elements.
I’ve been using Envato Elements for a long time,
pretty much since the day I started this channel.
I’ve also been fortunate enough
to have Envato as a long time sponsor,
and they’re one of the main reasons
I’m able to make tutorial videos on my channel.
They pay me, so you don’t have to.
And, with Envato’s Black Friday sale coming up,
I thought now would be a perfect time
for a beginner guide to Envato Elements.
So, what is Envato Elements.
For those of you who don’t know,
Envato Elements is a subscription service
that gives you unlimited access to over 10 million professional,
royalty free digital assets.
We’ll take a look at what they have to offer in a couple minutes,
but first, let’s talk about pricing.
You have a couple options.
You can get a monthly subscription,
which will cost you $33 USD per month,
or a much better deal, is an annual subscription,
which comes in at just under $200 per year.
That’s half the price of the monthly option,
and you end up paying only $16.50 per month
if you sign up for the full year.
But, if you take advantage of Envato’s Black Friday sale,
you can get an additional 50 percent off,
with an annual subscription only costing you 8 dollars and 25 cents
per month for as long as you keep your subscription.
You’re not going to find a better deal anywhere.
Next, let’s look at licensing.
A subscription to Envato Elemets
comes with one simple commercial license,
designed for simplicity.
When you download an item from Envato Elements,
you license it to the project you plan on using it in.
Just type in a general name for your project,
and download a license for the item.
Now, as long as you publish your project
while you have an active subscription,
the license you get with it is good forever.
Even if you decide to cancel your subscription.
If you download an item you want to use across multiple projects,
like a video template,
all you need to do, is go to your downloads page,
and download an additional license for your next project.
As long as you have an active subscription,
you can do this as many times as you want.
If you decide Envato Elements isn’t for you,
and you cancel your subscription,
going forward, you can no longer use assets from Envato Elements,
but all the items you registered before cancelling
your subscription are still covered.
With that out of the way,
let’s take a look at what you get with a subscription to Envato Elements.
First, and my most used asset from Envato Elements is stock video.
A subscription to Envato Elements
includes over 3 million stock video clips,
and an additional 500 thousand motion graphics.
I use stock footage mostly for demo clips for my videos,
but these clips can also be awesome for B Roll for your project.
And you can get super specific with this too.
For example, say you’re making a vlog in Toronto Canada,
and you need to convey a passage of time.
A day to night timelapse would be perfect for this.
All you do is search for Toronto day to night timelapse,
and you get presented with a number of options.
Pick the one you like,
license it, and download it for your project.
With over 3 million clips, chances are,
you’ll find what you’re looking for.
Next up is Video Templates.
Envato Elements gives you access to a ton of custom titles,
transitions, effects and much more.
No matter what your NLE of choice is, they have you covered.
They have templates for After Effects,
Premiere Pro, Apple Motion, Final Cut Pro
and even DaVinci Resolve.
Just use the filters on the left hand side
to filter out what you need,
and hover over any of the template packs
to preview what comes with it.
And, just like with stock video,
you license it to your project,
download and install it,
and the one simple license got you covered.
Let’s talk about soundtracks for your project.
As many of you know already,
the right soundtrack can make or break your project.
With Envato Elements,
you not only get access to a huge library of royalty free music,
but you also get sound effects too.
On the left had side of your screen,
you get a bunch of filters you can use
to filter out the available library,
and you can preview the song or sound effect
right from the main music page.
The nice thing about Envato elements,
is no matter what assets you need,
the licensing steps are all the same.
Just license the music track to your project,
download it and you’re free to use it.
And, if you ever do get flagged on YouTube,
all you do is send them a copy of your license,
and it’s resolved.
I’ve been making videos for over 6 years,
and I only had to do this once.
Everything was resolved within the same day.
Besides having assets to help you make better videos,
Envato Elements also includes a ton more stuff
for other type of creators.
They have web templates to help you design a perfect website,
stock photos for YouTube thumbnails and website images,
custom fonts, presentation templates, graphics,
graphic templates and so much more.
And, if you sign up between this coming Friday and Monday,
you get everything for only 8 dollars and 25 cents per month.
With Envato Elements,
you can make professional videos and commercials,
without ever having to pick up a camera.
I strongly encourage you to sign up for their free 7 day trial,
and set yourself a reminder for Black Friday,
you won’t regret it.
Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you back here next week.