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Also known as Efectos secundarios, Æ

digital motion graphics and compositing software

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Original author
Company of Science and Art
Developers
CoSA (1993) Aldus Corporation (1993–1994) Adobe (1994–present)
Initial release
January 1993 ; 33 years ago ( 1993-01 )
Stable release
2026 (26.0) / January 21, 2026 ; 4 months ago ( 2026-01-21 )
Written in
C/C++
Operating system
Windows 10 (x64 only) V20H2 or later macOS Monterey v12.0 or later
Type
Visual effects , Motion graphics , Compositing , Computer animation
License
Trialware , Proprietary , term
Website
adobe.com/aftereffects

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Described at

After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software. After Effects allows users to animate, alter, and composite media in 2d and 3d space with various built-in tools and third party plug-ins, as well as individual attention to variables like parallax and user-adjustable angle of observation. The latest version, CS5.5, is the twentieth generation in the product line.

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software version identifier
26.0
inception
1993-01-00
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Adobe After Effects
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237167
short name
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Adobe After Effects is a digital effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Inc.; it is used for animation and in the post-production process of film making, video games and television production. Among other things, After Effects can be used for keying, tracking, compositing, and animation. It also functions as a very basic non-linear editor, audio editor, and media transcoder. In 2019, the program won an Academy Award for scientific and technical achievement.

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