After Effects CC

What is After Effects CC?

Adobe After Effects is a motion graphics, compositing, keying and visual effects tool. It allows users to animate, edit, and compose media in 2D or 3D space.

Adobe After Effects is a visual effects, motion graphics, keying and compositing application, used in the post-production process of filmmaking and TV production. After Effects can be used for a wide range of different purposes, including keying, tracking, compositing, rotoscoping and animation.

After Effects allows users to animate, edit, and compose media in 2D or 3D and integrates with a wide range of other programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Lightwave 3D etc.



After Effects CC Awards


After Effects CC currently scores 86/100 in the Video Editing & 3D category. This is based on user satisfaction (81/100), press buzz (82/100), and other relevant information on After Effects CC gathered from around the web.

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After Effects CC Product Overview

  • Animate, edit and compose media in 2D or 3D.

  • Wide integration with both Adobe products and third party programs.

  • Basic non-linear editor, audio editor and media transcoder.


Languages Supported: English
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After Effects CC User Reviews

Average User Rating:
4.03/5 based on 303 user ratings.
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"Versatile Post-Production Tool for Film Makers & Content Creators"


What do you like about After Effects CC?

-It allows us to combine layers of videos & images into the same scene. It takes a different approach for creating movement by using code & user inputs to manipulate the media being used in a project.
-It has various offline features that don't require internet connectivity.
-After Effects can also be used to generate UI/UX mockup animation for apps.
-Adobe allows external developer tools to be used inside After Effects as plugins, these help us in partially automating certain workflows.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

-Advanced features require knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5 & CSS.
-After Effects supports external scripts but those scripts can only automate what's available in the software & don't provide any additional capabilities.
-AE extensions can be made more user friendly & appealing.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

After Effects allows our UI/UX team to create animated app workflows & walkthroughs. It also helps the media team in creating intriguing content for our websites & social media channels. The product receives regular updates from Adobe and in each update they incorporate the latest tech to make our media more appealing.

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"After Effect Still number one "


What do you like about After Effects CC?

After Effect CC is a professional software for production which is easily integrated with other adobe products as well as 3d programs such as cinema 4d. If you are designing a content which should be a top level animation including graphics this software will help you out.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

The Adobe Corporation took over After Effects in 1994 and since then it has had little competition. Recently the only competition has been DaVinci Resolve but it's limited. As with all Adobe applications they integrate into one another. If you are working on a project and must jump quickly to Adobe Photoshop, it allows you to do so. After Effects includes a free installation of Cinema 4D Lite. One of the major 3D programs on the market. Adobe products excels in the infinite quantity of templates, plug-ins, and support offered. Adobe After Effects excels in in it's UI which is similar to Adobe Premiere Pro's. The composition area allows you to see all the components at once for creation of your file as well as switching windows to focus on one main component. The software will allow you to enhance any sec of footage or stills that you need to with it's several tools. Artists can layer, mask, add lights, adjust cameras, add text, import stills, motion files, 3d renderings, and then publish it all into the final file.

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"Using After Effect"


What do you like about After Effects CC?

With After effect, you can do 2d animation and add Effect to the video footage you wish to edit.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

Navigating through the After effect is not an easy task at all. You must have done some formal training for you to be able to use the application well.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

i used it to create amazing text and video effect for my videos.

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"After Effects CC to creatively create the effects you want"


What do you like about After Effects CC?

It is a program that is very complete, since we can make almost any effect we want, from replacing a cell phone screen, a computer screen, a window or whatever, we can add or remove a background, you can stabilize a video or deform it in the way that best serves or needs us. You can visualize the process of our project, you can place a moving object or image slower or faster and without losing quality. In addition to this, you can choose what design or background we want to feel more visually satisfied, whether it is darker or lighter and does not affect our sight.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

After Effects has a problem and that is that there are times that it can be closed unexpectedly or inadvertently, either because it gets stuck or becomes saturated with information. That is why we must be careful not to saturate it and save our project from time to time. Thus avoiding losing important information that we cannot easily do again.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

My need to create some effects for me, my social networks and my friends, led me to read about this program until I decided to buy it and I do not regret it. It is the best software I have on my computer. I always use it when I'm idle, as a perfect hobby. It has helped me to carry out good and quite professional projects at the technical level.

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"The best video effect composer"


What do you like about After Effects CC?

The upsides of Adobe After Effects is that it's setting that is aligned to meet the needs of a video editor. I like the tools and features that allow one to animate text and other objects and incorporate them in a video. I also like the simplicity and clear layout that has everything laid out in an easily accessible manner. The software is also great since it provides users with beginner resources and tutorials to enhance their knowledge of its tools and features. Adobe After effects greatest upside is the ability to meet users' expectations. I highly recommend this software based on its ability to meet users' expectations.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

The greatest downside of AE is that it could easily have been incorporated as part of Adobe Premiere Pro. However, its independence subjects additional costs to the user. Other than the cost, the software is great in enhancing the post-production of videos. The compositing often strains one's computer processing since it uses a lot of RAM. As a result, large files take longer to render.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

We mainly use After Effects to create interactive videos for our marketing needs and for our client's videos. The main benefit of using the software is the ability to incorporate visual effects and motions effects that cannot be achieved in Adobe Premier.

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"A powerful industry standard tool"


What do you like about After Effects CC?

Everything about this program is exceptionally crafted and works extremely well. Features are updated often, new features are always being added, and the functionality never ceases to amaze even the best in the business. This is the software of choice for professionals in the film industry for a reason. There are alternatives that perform quite well, but nothing truly compares to the refined brilliance of After Effects, especially when coupled with other Adobe suite products. After Effects is easy enough for day-to-day motion graphics and titles, yet powerful enough for the most complex projects. There seems to be no end to what is possible to create - and having that tool set challenges me to grow as an artist. It also integrates beautifully with Premiere and Photoshop.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

In order to animate layered Illustrator files, I have to first go in and prep the file by un-grouping everything - which can be quite a process in some complex stock files. The workflow would be much smoother if Illustrator groups could import as pre-comps with layers inside of them like Photoshop files already do.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

If you have the money to invest in the product, that's fantastic, but I'd suggest looking into a complete Creative Cloud suite subscription, as there are so many other products in there that can be helpful that compliment After Effects flawlessly. That said, however, the cost can be quite high, as the service is subscription based.

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"After Effects is a great creator of flash animation!"


What do you like about After Effects CC?

After Effects is a professional video editing program, has professional functions in creating flash animation, either to the letters, or some object to give animated movement. In the Adobe AfterEffets Interfax we find a timeline plan that can be very useful, since we can make details for each layer of work and this makes the work more detailed. I like this program because I have been able to make videos with animation in movements, there are other editors that do not offer you the necessary tools as this professional program offers. I like the function of being able to export some fragments of other software from the same Adobe company, such as premiere and photoshop.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

One thing which I dislike is it required high end device to process and render the scene to make a video clip of it . otherwise its great tool to handle all the stuff under one software. Some times it takes too much to render the video. Compression of video is not here to achieve this we need to move our video from adobe after effect to adobe primer and lot of other things.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

Thanks to this program I have been able to create some video that my clients ask me and sometimes the only tool with which I can create it is AfterEffect for its quality of rendering and for the great effects of profecionalidad that this great Software offers!.

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"After Effects is the gold standard for motion graphics"

// Owner/Videographer at Pixel Puppy Productions

What do you like about After Effects CC?

After Effects Creative Cloud is hands down the best solution for creating motion graphics. There are plenty of templates and support documents to be found online, which makes it easy for new users to learn how to use After Effects.

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

There is nothing I dislike about After Effects Creative Cloud. I’ve been using it for a long time and can’t imagine trying to complete my work without it. It works seemlessly with all the other Adobe Creative Cloud Software available and is a great tool for anyone to have!

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

I have been using After Effects to create all my motion graphics, especially lower thirds for video production. It is a tremendous tool that does so much more than just simple graphics. It is robust and something anyone in video or post production services should have and use.

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"After Effects CC "

// Journalist at news7telugu

What do you like about After Effects CC?

After Effects CC very use fully .....................................................................

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

After Effects CC use very deflect ..some options not improve as onine effects video

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"Animations and special effects of a professional level."

// Senior Project Manager at IKEA Group

What do you like about After Effects CC?

It has a very complete interface and very useful commands for the post production of videos, where you can animate and also add special effects and very well achieved filters, it is very useful when you already use other adobe tools and you complement them, ideal for intros and animated texts

What do you dislike about After Effects CC?

It takes a lot of time to learn the commands and tools, you should have a basic knowledge of video animation concepts, transitions, timeline and visual effects, the window of composition cost me enough to handle it correctly.

What have you been using it for and what problems did After Effects CC solve?

It is perfect when you produce an animated video to present a product or furniture and you can add texts and special effects, in addition to adding or removing objects and improving some graphic aspects.

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