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Motion graphics, visual effects, and animation with detailed guides for all 30+ After Effects tools.
The main viewport where you preview and interact with your compositions. Shows the current frame and allows real-time playback.
Control animation timing, keyframes, and layer properties. The heart of After Effects where you build your motion graphics.
Configure resolution, frame rate, duration, and background color for your composition. Essential setup before starting any project.
Group multiple layers into a single composition for organization and nested animations. Keeps your main timeline clean.
Use compositions inside other compositions to create complex animations and reusable elements. Essential for professional workflows.
Move layers in 2D or 3D space. The most fundamental transform property for animation.
Resize layers proportionally or independently on X/Y axes. Constrain proportions by holding Shift.
Rotate layers around their anchor point. Animate rotation for spinning effects and transitions.
Control layer transparency from 0% (invisible) to 100% (fully visible). Essential for fades and overlays.
Set the pivot point for rotation and scale. Move it to change how transforms behave on your layer.
Apply interpolation methods like Easy Ease, Hold, or convert keyframe types to control animation smoothness.
Fine-tune animation curves with the Graph Editor. Control speed and acceleration for professional motion.
Add realistic motion blur to fast-moving layers. Enable per-layer or globally in Composition Settings.
Speed up, slow down, or reverse time for video layers. Create dramatic slow-motion or fast-forward effects.
Write JavaScript-based code to automate animations and create dynamic relationships between properties.
Browse and apply hundreds of built-in effects and animation presets. Search by name or category.
Add a luminous glow to bright areas of your layer. Customize threshold, radius, and colors.
Apply Gaussian, Directional, or Radial blur to create depth of field, motion effects, or stylized looks.
Adjust colors with Lumetri Color, Curves, Levels, and Hue/Saturation. Grade your footage for cinematic looks.
Warp, bend, and distort layers with Turbulent Displace, Mesh Warp, and Corner Pin effects.
Draw custom shapes to reveal or hide parts of a layer. Create custom reveals and transitions.
Use one layer to control the transparency of another. Create complex reveals and text effects.
Use the transparency (alpha channel) of one layer to mask another. Perfect for text reveals.
Use the brightness values of one layer to mask another. White reveals, black hides.
Automatically isolate subjects from backgrounds using AI-powered rotoscoping. Save hours of manual masking.
Create point text or paragraph text layers. Animate text properties for dynamic typography.
Animate text character-by-character with Range Selector. Create typewriter effects, bouncing text, and more.
Enable 3D for individual characters to create 3D text animations and extrusions.
Convert 2D layers to 3D to position them in 3D space with X, Y, and Z axes.
Create and animate cameras to navigate 3D scenes. Add depth of field and cinematic camera moves.
Add Point, Spot, Parallel, or Ambient lights to illuminate 3D layers and create dramatic shadows.
Create invisible control layers to parent other layers to. Organize complex animations and camera rigs.
Track motion in footage and apply it to layers, effects, or 3D cameras. Attach graphics to moving objects.
Remove camera shake and stabilize shaky footage using the Warp Stabilizer effect.
Analyze footage to extract camera motion and create a 3D scene. Place 3D text and objects into real footage.
Queue up compositions for rendering with specific output settings. Render multiple compositions at once.
Export compositions in background while continuing to work in After Effects. Supports more formats than Render Queue.
Configure export settings: format (MOV, MP4, AVI), codec, resolution, frame rate, and quality.