What It Does
Fog creates atmospheric effects directly in After Effects and Premiere Pro without requiring a 3D comp or depth maps. Apply it to an adjustment layer above your footage to add fog, god rays, and diffusion that reacts to scene depth and camera movement.
While noise generators can create fog shapes, they don’t handle the optical properties that make fog look real. Fog simulates the full behavior: diffusion (reduced clarity at distance), scattering (different fog colors in light vs. shadow), dispersion (color shifts based on viewing angle to light sources), mist (reduced saturation in obscured areas), and variable density across the frame.
In a 3D comp, the plugin responds to After Effects camera changes. For 2D footage, it fakes depth using procedural methods or accepts depth maps if you have them.
Key Features
Procedural god rays. Add volumetric light beams without complex setup. The plugin generates them based on your light position and fog settings.
Multi-core rendering. Uses all CPU cores for fast processing, which matters when working with high-resolution footage or long sequences.
Scene relighting. Change the mood of flat footage by adding atmospheric haze that separates foreground and background elements. Useful for color grading when the original lighting doesn’t match your vision.
Animation parameters. Control fog movement and density changes over time. The plugin includes parameters for animating fog shape, thickness, and distribution without keyframing multiple layers.
Camera integration. In 3D comps, fog automatically adjusts perspective and density based on camera position and movement. Makes it easier to match fog to tracked footage.
Depth map support. Can use external depth maps for precise control over which areas get fog, but doesn’t require them for most use cases.
Cross-app compatibility. Works identically in After Effects and Premiere Pro, so you can apply fog during editing or compositing depending on your workflow.
Who It’s For
Useful for VFX artists adding atmospheric elements to composites, colorists who need to relight scenes in post, and motion designers working with photo animation. If you regularly add depth cues to 2D footage or need to match real-world fog in tracked shots, this handles both.
Not a replacement for 3D fog simulations in Cinema 4D or Blender, but faster when you need convincing atmospheric effects without leaving your editing timeline.
Pricing
Single user license costs $49.95. Also available as floating server license or render-only license for studios. Trial version available on the aescripts website.
Compatible with After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2017 and later on macOS 10.12+ or Windows 7+.