Retro backgrounds

In this tutorial we’ll create retro-style backgrounds in After Effects using a setup that’s easy to reuse and tweak. Instead of building everything from scratch each time, we’ll focus on a flexible base that lets you generate different looks quickly while keeping things consistent.

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