Free Steam VFX 4k Steam Video Overlays

Free Steam Stock Footage

Steam and Vapor Effects for Video Editors and VFX Artists

Updated:June 16, 2024

Want to add some unique visuals and dynamic effects to your video project? Our free steam stock footage is an excellent option to get started! With transparent steam videos, you can create realistic steam effects in your videos. Whether it’s for a commercial project or just for fun, steam stock footage has a wide range of uses. The best part is that it’s totally free and available in high-resolution formats, so you get the highest-quality footage without spending any money!

Download Free Steam Video Overlays

Our free selection includes a variety of free 4K steam stock videos and transparent steam overlays, which you can use for any of your projects. Our high-quality content will enable you to create seamless special effects easily.

In addition to these free steam VFX, our full collection of free effects downloads are presented in 4k ProRes, 4k EXR, and 8k RAW R3D file formats.

Types of Steam Stock Footage

Our video library includes a range of steam stock footage, from steam swirls and billows to fog clouds and smoke. Our steam stock footage library also features a wide range of fog effects that you can use to create beautiful backgrounds for your projects.

Steam Jet Overlays

Our Steam Jet Overlays collection consists of stunning video clips with steam shooting from a hot pipe, steam boilers, and more. Our Steam Jet Overlays will instantly give your videos a dramatic and exciting look.

Steam Overlays

Our Steam Overlays collection consists of breathtaking video clips with steam wafting across the screen from any number of sources. Our Steam Overlays will quickly add an eerie and mysterious feeling to your videos. These clips also work well in kitchen scenes, and anywhere steam might naturally occur.,

All our free Steam Stock Footage is available for immediate download in 4K Ultra HD quality. Start creating amazing visuals today.

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Related Atmosphere Stock Videos

In addition to our steam effects footage, we have a variety of related abstract backgrounds and overlays that pair well together.

FOG AND SMOKE ATMOSPHERE OVERLAYS

Our Fog and Smoke Overlays collection contains stunning video clips with fog, smoke, steam, clouds, haze, and more. Our Fog and Smoke Overlays will add an atmospheric touch to your videos.

Drinks Stock Footage

Our collection of 4k drinks stock footage is perfect for commercials and adverts. It features a number of liquids, from coffee to beer and tea. It also includes a number of slow steam elements that are perfect for a shot of a mug of hot cocoa on the countertop.

What is Steam Stock Footage?

Steam stock footage is video stock footage of steam or vapors most commonly used for visual effects or film and video editing. Some of the most common use cases include: realistic steam or smoke animations for adding atmosphere or accentuating movement, steam or vapor trails for enhancing sci-fi spacecraft, engines, or machinery, steam overlays for old trains, factories, or industrial scenes, stylized steam or smoke effects for transitions, reveals, or titles.

Drag-and-Drop Simplicity

All of our steam VFX video overlays are offered in 4k ProRes, 4k EXR, and up to 8k R3D. In general, that means that you can simply drag and drop the video into your project; most of the ProRes and EXR files will have alpha transparency built right in. Others will have a black background, and you can choose a screen blending mode to remove the black and get started working.

What’s more, with such high-quality files, you can easily adjust the contrast and color grade of the high-quality files to match the background plate of your own videos.

 

100% Compatible

Our transparent steam videos were captured on RED digital cinema cameras in a controlled studio environment, making them compatible with virtually all modern video editing and graphics software, such as:

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Nuke
  • Davinci Resolve / Fusion
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Vegas Pro 15+
  • and many more.

 

How to Add Steam Effects in After Effects

If you’re looking to create some steam VFX in After Effects, our transparent steam video overlays are a perfect fit. Just drag and drop them into your composition, and layer them over your background plate. If the background is black, choose “screen” blend mode; otherwise, the built-in alpha transparency will already be active.

Now simply scale and rotate the steam to fit your scene, and you’re all done! If necessary, you can adjust the opacity of the layer to decrease the intensity of the effect.

 

How to Add Steam in Premiere Pro

Adding a transparent steam overlay in Premiere Pro is just as easy as After Effects. All you need to do is drag and drop the transparent steam video onto your timeline, set the blend mode to screen (if the background is black), adjust the scale, rotation, and opacity if needed, and voila, you’re all set!

 

100% Royalty-Free License

All stock footage from FX Elements can be used in any project, commercial or non-commercial, without extra charges because they come with a royalty-free license.

 

Don’t Wait, Download and Get Started Today!

Our library of steam stock videos in 4K resolution can enhance your project and help it to stand out from others, giving it unique atmospheric effects. With our collection of steam stock footage, you’ll be able to create stunning visuals and effects in no time! So don’t wait. Download our free 4K steam video clips today and start creating breathtaking visuals for your project today!

To download footage from additional free video fx categories, please refer to our other free VFX downloads pages.

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