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Are you part of the Adobe After Effects team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects and motion graphics software developed by Adobe Inc. Widely utilized in the post-production processes of filmmaking, video games, and television production, it enables users to create stunning animations, composite footage, and design intricate visual effects. With its comprehensive suite of tools, After Effects allows for the creation of cinematic title sequences, dynamic transitions, and immersive visual experiences, making it an essential tool for professionals in the visual media industry. Key Features and Functionality: - Motion Graphics and Animation: Animate still images and illustrations to produce striking motion graphics. Add motion to text for cinematic title sequences and simple credit rolls. Work faster with presets or turn your unique vision into reality with powerful animation tools. - 3D Animation: Design dynamic 3D animations by bringing dimension into your videos within a true 3D workspace. Achieve realistic lighting and shading, or combine 2D and 3D elements to create any scene imaginable. - Visual Effects: Create jaw-dropping effects with a wide selection of built-in effects or customize your own. Simulate natural phenomena like storms, add futuristic elements like lasers, or integrate fantastical objects seamlessly into your footage. - AI-Powered Tools: Utilize the AI-powered Roto Brush to easily select and separate any object from the background, even with complex elements like wind-swept hair or transparent materials. - Content-Aware Fill: Remove unwanted elements from your footage, such as accidental boom mics or background distractions. Content-Aware Fill intelligently fills in the gaps, leaving you with clean, polished visuals. - Motion Tracking: Track the movement of any object within your clip to replace screens, add text to moving subjects, or integrate graphics that follow the action seamlessly. Primary Value and User Solutions: Adobe After Effects addresses the needs of video professionals and content creators by providing a robust platform for crafting high-quality visual effects and animations. It streamlines the post-production workflow, allowing for the efficient creation of complex visual narratives. By offering advanced tools for motion graphics, 3D animation, and visual effects, After Effects empowers users to bring their creative visions to life, enhancing the storytelling potential of their projects. 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DT Da T. Senior Visual Designer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/5/2025 "Intuitive and compatible with other adobe products" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? I like how granular animations can be if needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? I wish I could export gifs with transparency. I have to rely on other softwares to create these Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? I can quickly design logo reveals, and create UI animations for the product I work for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Richard S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Richard S.") RS Richard S. UX and Interaction Designer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/6/2025 "Steep learning curve but a fabulous piece of software" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? The creative possibilities are endless especially if you're willing to dive into the code driven animations. Amazing for doing mockups of products, animations etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? You need a hefty processor to get good performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? I have used After Effects for animated promotional videos as well as animation mockups of UX prototypes. After Effects animations thanks to motion blur and excellent animation controls allows for the most professional animation results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic Review from User Profile ![Jorge R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jorge R.") JR Jorge R. Visual Effects Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/16/2024 "After Effects needs tu upgrade" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? After Effects offers a wide range of advanced features, including animation, tracking, 3D compositing, and special effects.integrates seamlessly with other Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. This facilitates workflow and project transfer between applications. Customer Support: Adobe offers customer support through various channels, including live chat, community forums, and an extensive knowledge base. The user community is also very active and provides many educational resources. For video editing and visual effects professionals, After Effects can be a daily tool due to its extensive functionality. Once learned, the After Effects interface is very powerful and allows detailed control over projects. There are many tutorials and courses available to learn the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? Integration outside of the Adobe ecosystem may not be as smooth and may require additional plugins or manual steps. Sometimes, customer support can be slow to respond, especially for more technical or specific issues. For casual users or simpler projects, the frequency of use may be lower due to the software's complexity and the potential to use simpler tools or IA asisted ones I think for mores robust VFX experienced users compositing inside afer effects can be esay repmplaced by NUKE a more advanced and more firendly VFX worflows for compositing such as the habiliti of read modere fast other high pergormance files such as EXR HDRIs ....also comping NORMLAS or other render passes are very difficulto to do because in first place the tool by it self can read properly causing th eworkflow implementation with other more avenced tools ar not easy or even possible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to quickly compose layers is easy using this tool, animating motion graphics with this tool is also easy and fast,The familiarity with which you find learning the software is easy since you are used to other programs in the Adobe family such as Photoshop that allow you to quickly understand it´s workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![George S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "George S.") GS George S. Owner Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/4/2024 "Longtime User, More Fun Than Work!" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? I started using After Effects just over 20 years ago, when I was living in LA. The view out of my window was an illustration of what their older splash screen used to be. The orange and white broadcast tower above the Hollywood sign! I loved following tutorials to re-create some of the wild effects I'd seen in TV and films for decades. Nowadays, there are few video projects we work on where After Effects is no implimented in some way from lower third animations, logo stings, to beauty retouching and full animated videos. Over the years that have added features and absorbed 3rd party apps directly into the UI, which makes the product so much more rounded and works as a full effects and animation tool we couldn't be without! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? I guess the UI hasn't been updated in quite sometime. With the many AI tools out there, I wish some could get added. The object removal feature rarely works for real-world projects, so a lot of work should be focused on that. And Adobe's customomer service has gotten progressively worse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? Animated elements are a mainstay for any project we produce. I rely on After Effects to create these elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Thank You page ![Ryan S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ryan S.") RS Ryan S. Multimedia Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/9/2025 "Love playing in Effects" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? It is easy to use and has some great effects. Learning different types of ways to create gives you so many possibilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? There is none that I can think of right now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? n/a Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Shane O.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shane O.") SO Shane O. Senior 3D Lighting & Motion Graphics Artist at Amazon Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/3/2024 "Integrates well with other software" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? I like how After Effects integrates with softwares like Cinema 4D & Redshift, as well as Action VFX and a myraid of other plugins that make compositing workflows easier. In relation to Action VFX I really like their standard passes and masks that make compositing in After Effects much more seemless than you get from other stock FX companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? I think there are a lot of tools and features that could be better adopted by Adobe itself so less plugins and extras are needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? After Effects creates an easy system for adding those final touches to motion graphics pieces & making engauging video content at a very affordable price-point compared to other softwares. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/18/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Alice S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alice S.") AS Alice S. Motion Designer Media Production Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/3/2023 "Perfect for Motion Designers" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? I am a Motion Designer and I only use Adobe After Effects to animate my videos. It's a great software! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? I wish Adobe After Effects could have a better path tool. For example if I want to use the stroke option the width can't be personalized on some parts of the draw. I also think the connection between AE and Photoshop is not perfect. Sometimes some effects are missing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? I can do animations really quickly on After Effects, instead of Premiere for example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/6/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Saurabh R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Saurabh R.") SR Saurabh R. Product Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/18/2024 "Powerful Compositing Software" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? i personally like their lots of animation feature and ease of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? software is really good but its hang sometime in low configuration pc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? i am using it for motion graphic animation and character animation, their puppet tool is really helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Eliezer M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Eliezer M.") EM Eliezer M. Senior Motion Graphic Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/20/2024 "The best toolset for design, animation" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? The ease with which all programs are integrated, that is a capability that no other alternative has yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? It is a bit expensive, compared to the alternatives that exist today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? Everything I do on a visual and audiovisual level I do in the Adobe suite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![imran o.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "imran o.") IO imran o. Director Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/18/2024 "A versatile motion design tool" 5/5 What do you like best about Adobe After Effects? After Effects is one of the few pecies of sotware that i use on a regular basis. setup is easy and straightforward. what really love about the software is it's flexibility. With After Effects, you can start with something simple, and then, with a bit of creativity and experimentation, you can push it to some pretty wild places. Plus, the integration with other Adobe tools is super handy. It just slots perfectly into the workflow, especially if you're already using Photoshop or Illustrator for your assets. Also I have to give a shout out to the comunity and support ,There's this massive community of users out there, always sharing tips, tricks, and templates. No matter how long you've been at it, there's always something new to learn, some cool technique someone's come up with. Keeps things fresh, you know? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe After Effects? The Learning Curve can be frstrating . It's a powerful tool, no doubt, but getting to grips with it can be daunting for newbies. The interface and sheer number of features can be overwhelming, and it takes a good chunk of time to feel really comfortable with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe After Effects solving and how is that benefiting you? After Effects is a lifesaver for creating top-notch animations and effects quickly. t's great for blending different elements smoothly and really amps up the professional look of my projects. Plus, jumping between Adobe tools without a hitch? Big time-saver. And with all the plugins available, I can pull off some pretty slick effects without needing to code. It's my go-to for making my work stand out without missing those tight deadlines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Adobe After Effects? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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