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After Effects

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What is After Effects?

Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems. It is widely used in the post-production process of film making, video games, and television production. After Effects allows users to create motion graphics, visual effects, animations, and composite footage. It is commonly used for tasks such as adding special effects to video, creating animated titles and lower thirds, and compositing different visual elements together.

What other technologies are related to After Effects?

After Effects Competitor Technologies

Final Cut Pro is a video editing software that includes motion graphics capabilities, directly competing with After Effects for certain tasks.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 23% (6.4k) of relevant job posts
DaVinci Resolve is a video editing, color correction, visual effects, and motion graphics software suite that competes with After Effects in the VFX and motion graphics space.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 36% (3.7k) of relevant job posts
Final Cut Pro (likely shortened) is a video editing software that includes motion graphics capabilities, directly competing with After Effects for certain tasks.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 35% (1.9k) of relevant job posts
Lightworks is a video editing software that can serve the role of After Effects in simpler projects.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 64% (470) of relevant job posts
Avid Media Composer is a video editing software, competing with After Effects in certain high-end post-production workflows, although it has less motion graphics focus.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 31% (807) of relevant job posts

After Effects Complementary Technologies

Premiere Pro is a video editing software often used in conjunction with After Effects for more complex visual effects and motion graphics workflows.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 52% (22.7k) of relevant job posts
Photoshop is used for creating and editing raster graphics that can be imported and used within After Effects projects.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 12% (70.3k) of relevant job posts
Illustrator is used for creating vector graphics that can be imported and animated within After Effects projects.
mentioned alongside After Effects in 14% (55.8k) of relevant job posts

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