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Adobe After Effects

Create professional motion graphics and visual effects.

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Adobe After Effects overview

The new, more connected Adobe After Effects can make the impossible possible. Get powerful new features like a Live 3D Pipeline that brings CINEMA 4D scenes in as layers - without intermediate rendering. Share work directly from within the application and get access to new features the moment they're released. Your entire creative world, together in one place.

Adobe After Effects is part of Creative Cloud. That means you have access to all the latest updates and future releases the moment they're available. Sharpen your skills and master new tools with a rich library of training videos. And Creative Cloud is integrated with Behance, so you can share your projects and get immediate feedback from creatives around the world.

What’s new in version 24.2

Updated on Feb 07 2024

  • After Effects no longer crashes when you use Mask Feather Tool to adjust a feather beyond the bounds of a mask.
  • Ampersands "&" in the effect names are now correctly displayed in the Effects submenus.
  • Expression errors no longer cause "{PrepAndWrite() called on non-diskcacheable stuff}" error.
  • Preview no longer fails when collapsing transformations on a nested composition that has a layer with Puppet pins.
  • The Rotation value no longer resets to 0 after one rotation while holding the Shift key.
  • For image-based lighting, replacing footage now correctly updates Environment Light rendering.
  • For image-based lighting, Environment Light no longer renders too bright through intensity range.
  • When applying a preset, the Position of a layer will now be combined or separated automatically according to what the preset was saved with.
  • Error message when failing to read Project XMP data is correctly formatted.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using sampleImage()in a layer expression.
  • High-quality shadow settings no longer cause TDRs on systems with AMD Radeon PRO cards.
  • The tiling size is calculated correctly even when the shadow Smoothness value under Advanced 3D Renderer Options is set to greater than 1.
  • Adaptive Resolution will activate when needed and as expected when you change settings values in the Advanced 3D Renderer Options dialog.
  • 3D placeholder models no longer cast shadows.
  • Replacing the source of a 3D model updates the name and bounding box as expected.
  • After Effects no longer crashes when you modify Color settings in the Interpret Footage dialog box.
  • In Cineware, when you revert to Cinema 4D, the composition viewer updates to use the C4D camera as expected.
  • After Effects no longer freezes when you remove a Cinema 4D layer.
  • Updating Cineware to 5.1.10 allows projects with Cinema 4D files to open as expected when saving them to After Effects 23.x and 22.x.
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Information

License

Demo

Size

5.7 MB

Downloads

102045

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 12.0 or later
  • 16GB RAM minimum (32GB recommended)
  • 15GB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • Additional disk space for disk cache (64GB+)
  • 1440x900 or greater display resolution
  • Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.
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crackclick07
crackclick07
Dec 26 2020
17.5.1
0.0
Dec 26 2020
0.0
Version: 17.5.1
It is a great software of adobe series
raokashif9887
raokashif9887
Jul 1 2020
17.1.1
0.0
Jul 1 2020
0.0
Version: 17.1.1
Adobe After Effects is the best because users are able to animate objects such as shapes and masks using expressions for waypoints. After Effects 2020 crack at empirecrack automatically reads and writes the values ​​for the x and y coordinates of the waypoints on the shapes and masks.
Shooters
Shooters
Feb 17 2014
12.2.1
1.5
Feb 17 2014
1.5
Version: 12.2.1
I have yet to find one users not hating the new license scheme. After Effects is not bad at all but I just refuse to register because of the awful license money cow. Guess Adobe is only aiming at pro consumers now.
Cowicide
Cowicide
Jun 18 2013
12.0
0.0
Jun 18 2013
0.0
Version: 12.0
As with most longtime Adobe customers, I am sickened by Adobe's greed with their Creative Cloud subscription model. This petition against has over 30,000 sigs so far... https://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model It's time to boycott Adobe products until Adobe comes to its senses, fires the CEO and brings back perpetual licenses.
Islandmacman
Islandmacman
Nov 13 2006
7.0
4.5
Nov 13 2006
4.5
Version: 7.0
This is a difficult to master program and not the kind you can jump in and learn in 2 minutes, so tough. Read some online tutorials, buy a book... Even with some of the interface changes, it's still a great app. It's gotten faster than 6.5, and openGL works better.
Guest
Guest
Jun 26 2005
6.5.1
4.0
Jun 26 2005
4.0
Version: 6.5.1
(+) Impressive software. Works fine in Tiger. (-) Not easy to master. BTW don't judge it because you don't know how to use it ;-)
Guest
Guest
May 1 2005
6.5.1
4.0
May 1 2005
4.0
Version: 6.5.1
I experienced the same problem with AfterEffects 6.5.1, running on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) with german localization with austrian keyboard layout. When i'm turning to the german keyboard layout it works fine.
Guest
Guest
Apr 14 2005
6.5.1
4.0
Apr 14 2005
4.0
Version: 6.5.1
Its right that you can achieve good results in AE (if you use this app for years), but like many other users here already said, there are many disappointments. Hybrid (Mac PC) Network Rendering is terrible. The need to translate your whole footage into TGAs, only to achieve accurate results (for the same colour and brightness), thats really terrible. Not so optimized to dual machines. Absolutelly not user-friendly (its ok for those who worked ten years with AE or so). In other words, if you plan to do a big job, dont do it in AE. Adobe is losing my faith and sooner or later, I only will use Photoshop from Adobe.
Guest
Guest
Apr 4 2005
6.5.1
4.0
Apr 4 2005
4.0
Version: 6.5.1
No motiondesigner can do without AE. Apple have a lot of work to do before Motion can compete. If you just do production of very basic stuff Motion will do, but advanced animation, forget it.
Guest
Guest
Apr 2 2005
6.5.1
4.0
Apr 2 2005
4.0
Version: 6.5.1
While Motion is a nice app it´s no where NEAR After effects in feauters. And I pretty sure won´t replace After effects in many years. Things that in my opinion makes afx superior to motion : 3d space. (a total must have) Painting options. Script controll. Integration to Photoshop and Illustrator. Network rendering. Quality of the renders. To say that After effects is a product that´s over, is as stupid as saying that Photoshop is over.. The only thing I can see that motion have an advantage in is the speed necessary for very quick broadcast graphics.
Guest
Guest
Dec 12 2004
6.5
4.0
Dec 12 2004
4.0
Version: 6.5
I wonder how I could have worked all the last years with AAE. So much wasted time it's absolutely incredible. Anway. What's wrong about AAE? Well, the QuickTime engine isn't used to it's full extend. No automated workflow supported (on the Mac and PC as well). You have to wait till it's ready to kick out the next job. One week with Motion means I get timely home after 6 - 8 hours. One week with AAE means I have to wait till the rendered file is exported and only now I can start the next job. A boring and time wasting approach. When I was working on Adobe After Effects I had to work 12 - 16 peer day, because a job goes only out the customer when it's done. Need I say more? And since Encore DVD 1.5 is a crashing piece of software it was easy to give up the Adobe Video Collection and switch completely to the Mac with Mac OS X 10.3 and PowerMac G5s. And the PCs were double CPU machines with many Gigs of RAM, too and the fastest available graphic cards. It's time for Adobe to rethink their Video Collection. Release 0.75 beta would be a better description. One thing is clear, after worrying years about After Effects on the Mac (and the PC), the direction is so clear, goodbye PC and goodbye AAE and Adobe Video Collection. We have switched just 50% of all workplaces with new G5s and Apple's Production Suite. And if even diehard win xp users didn't worry about using Motion and Apple's Production Suite, so it couldn't be any clearer!! The time of Adobe's Video Collection and After Effects is over that's sure!!!
Guest
Guest
Nov 20 2004
6.5
4.0
Nov 20 2004
4.0
Version: 6.5
I have used AE since version 1.0 and aside from the creative things hat can be accomplished it has been nothing but a headache... Let me explain... How many users out there can relate. Time is money right? How many projects have you been under the gun (especially television production) and with the evolving level of production quality and creativity that goes into a project the process shouldn't be hampered by the slow redraw response (:10 to 1:00+ a frame (HD)) and lengthly render times especially on duel motherboards and 64 bit processors. For instance, last month I completed a job in a week. You might say wow what's this moron complaining about? Well in the world of After Effects a job that takes a week isn't a week in normal job hours. A one week project could (and has many times) consisted of 120+ hours to get a graphic and effects intense product to full completion. I personally am sick of it and now have switched to Motion. Motion is heads above the headaches and painstaking snail development os AE. Even with it's numerous bugs and being version 1.0 I can save 80 hours on a one week project. The lousy response by Adobe in upgrading their programming and (NO) integration with Apple / PC 64 bit / duel processors (which have been out for how long?) and enormous RAM hog architecture is pitiful by the so called standard program for motion design. Let me give you an example... I timed a HD :22 second long HD project I did between 3 different computers and here are the render times... Del Xeon duel 2.8 with 2 GIGs of RAM 3 hours 31 mins (home built CPU) Intel P4 3.0 with single 2 GIGs of RAM 4 hours 10 mins here's the kicker.... Apple Duel 2.0 with 4 Gigs of RAM 3 hours 47 mins Now I haven't tried motion on an HD project (yet) but I have used it quite extensively and what used to take me hours in AE is done in minutes with Motion. Need I say more... Goodbye Adobe.... And by the way if you can send me the hair I lost the past ten or so years from the stress caused by your poor product I'd appreciate it.
Guest
Guest
Aug 25 2004
6.5
4.0
Aug 25 2004
4.0
Version: 6.5
After Effects has done a tremendous job over the years. But Adobe After Effects is a product that time is clearly over. I could do more keying with Motion 1.0 (it arrived last monday, so just only three days) than with After Effects 6.5 in three weeks. Basically I think actions speak louder than words. Motion is years ahead of After Effects. So make no mistake and don't stick to legacies like After Effects. Motion - at least on a ATI Radeon 9800 PM SE or any G5 - is THE WAY TO GO. I'm thrilled to see when and with what Adobe with try to strike back. Could be very difficult to accomplish a new way for Adobe. Anything they have done 100% new has taken them two to three years, so it's better to jump ship instead of waiting for them to awake.
Guest
Guest
May 1 2004
6.5
4.0
May 1 2004
4.0
Version: 6.5
Very good software. I hope Adobe will keep Mac version on the run. Too bad Premiere is just for Windows >:-(
Guest
Guest
Apr 19 2004
6.5
4.0
Apr 19 2004
4.0
Version: 6.5
More to the point: pressure from Apple's competing products keeps Adobe on the ball. Motion looks to be an amazing piece of software in its own right.... for $300. The better it gets, the better products like AE get. In the absence of competition, the more products like AE stagnate and longer time there is between upgrades.
Guest
Guest
Aug 29 2000
0.0
Aug 29 2000
0.0
Version: null
Pretty incredible software! It is not really easy to use, as the learning curve can be pretty steep, but the results you can get from After Effects are what keep Adobe in the lead.
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
May 14 2021
18.2
4.0
May 14 2021
4.0
Version: 18.2
fahadrzaa123
fahadrzaa123
Jan 24 2021
5.0
Jan 24 2021
5.0
Version: null
WetNet
WetNet
Oct 21 2017
0.5
Oct 21 2017
0.5
Version: null
Igor-Freiberger
Igor-Freiberger
Jun 16 2015
4.5
Jun 16 2015
4.5
Version: null
Thomas1977
Thomas1977
Aug 16 2014
1.0
Aug 16 2014
1.0
Version: null
Shooters
Shooters
Feb 17 2014
1.5
Feb 17 2014
1.5
Version: null
Peteintas
Peteintas
Feb 14 2014
1.0
Feb 14 2014
1.0
Version: null
interad
interad
Oct 23 2013
0.5
Oct 23 2013
0.5
Version: null
Leo-Telles
Leo-Telles
Apr 11 2011
5.0
Apr 11 2011
5.0
Version: null
Islandmacman
Islandmacman
Nov 13 2006
4.5
Nov 13 2006
4.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jun 26 2005
4.0
Jun 26 2005
4.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Aug 29 2000
3.8
Aug 29 2000
3.8
Version: null
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