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Get to know the tools and features you can use to design impressive video effects and eye-catching motion graphics.
- What's new
- 2D animation
- 3D animation
- Visual effects
Animate anything you can envision with new tools designed to simplify your workflow and produce stunning results.
Choose from a variety of 3D tools.
An expanded range of 3D tools means you can trigger embedded animations, cast ultrarealistic shadows on 2D objects and isolate effects in 3D space.
Save time with new presets.
After Effects has over 30 new animation presets, number-counting tools — and slick interface improvements. So now you can knock out any project fast.
Refreshed, modern design.
Customise your user interface with a fresh, new design that features two dark modes, a light mode and cleaner fonts for better visibility and accessibility.
Find what you need, fast.
Access your go-to animation settings in one convenient place with the context-sensitive Properties panel.
Extract objects with AI.
Easily select and separate any object from the background, even wind-swept hair and transparent elements, with the AI-powered Roto Brush.
Create dynamic motion graphics with powerful tools for every type of 2D animation project.
Design dynamic titles and text.
Create animated titles, lower thirds or any other kind of text from scratch or start with a customisable preset.
Animate with precision.
Get precise control over your animations with powerful keyframe tools. Change an object’s position, scale, opacity and more over time.
Make your logo move.
Add motion and transitions to icons, graphics and logos or composite and animate new shapes. Choose from hundreds of presets and filters to get just the right look.
Achieve natural-looking motion.
Bring characters or shapes to life and simulate realistic movement with the Puppet tool, Graph Editor, Wiggle Expression and Motion Blur.
Apply animations to new layers.
Avoid repeat work with parent layers, which apply their animation properties to any linked layers.
Automate different actions.
Use expressions to streamline repetitive tasks, enable animations to respond to specific variables or connect animations to external data sources for data-driven visualisations.
Add eye-catching motion to your 3D models or create a multidimensional scene by combining 2D and 3D elements.
Mix 2D and 3D seamlessly.
Animate 3D objects right alongside 2D graphics in a true 3D workspace with tools designed specifically for 3D.
Import 3D models directly.
Bring 3D models from Cinema 4D or Adobe Substance 3D into After Effects — no pre-rendering required.
Make 3D models look photorealistic.
Cast shadows from 3D objects onto 2D elements and blend your effects with 3D depth data.
Change perspectives with cameras.
Animate your 3D models using camera layers, which let you move through and around a 3D scene as if you were filming it.
Add realistic light and shadows.
Use any image as a light source with Image Based Lighting to create a natural-looking environment for your 3D animations.
Speed up high-quality exports.
Produce high-quality, photorealistic 3D motion graphics faster than ever with the GPU-accelerated Advanced 3D Renderer.
Make every project shine with unforgettable effects — plus plug-ins from over 400 partners — for endless creative possibilities.
Combine clips with compositing.
Bring different clips into a single scene to create totally new worlds. Add giant flamingos, a speeding train or anything else you can imagine.
Track elements as they move.
Follow the movement of any object in your clip. Replace the screens on mobile phones, attach text to a moving subject or surround a marching band with musical notes.
Swap the background.
Place a character in a totally new environment. With powerful keying tools, you can replace backgrounds, apply visual effects or add new elements to your scene.
Change the atmosphere.
Make it rain, add some snow or finesse the lighting of a scene with simple presets you can adjust to create realistic effects.
Show off your true colours.
Correct colours with tools for brightness, contrast and white balance and then get creative with colour grading tools like colour balance and LUTs.
Remove what you don’t want.
Erase anything from an accidental boom mic to people in the background. Content-Aware Fill will fill in the gaps in every video frame so you’re left with clean, polished footage.