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[[Category:Video Editors]]

'''Adobe After Effects''' (or '''AE''' for short) is a ~~program by~~ [[Adobe]] ~~for compositing video~~. While technically a video editor, it is more specialized for individual scenes, in ~~the line of~~ VFX.

'''Adobe After Effects''' (often just '''After Effects''' or '''AE''' for short) is a video compositor [[Adobe]] part of Adobe's Creative Cloud suite. While technically a video editor, it is more specialized for individual ''scenes'' (called compositions), rather than an entire video. It sees heavy use in professional VFX work.

It was created by CoSA in 1993 before being bought by Aldus in the same year, then bought by Adobe in 1994.

It is a very useful tool for tennis as it can create incredibly advanced scenes with relative ease (without cluttering the ~~main~~ program).

It is a very useful tool for [[tennis]] as it can create incredibly advanced scenes with relative ease, which can then be saved into another editor without cluttering up the timeline.

=Usage=

==3D Modes==

In modern versions of AE, there are two "modes" of 3D: "Classic 3D", and [[Cinema 4D]], which implements the C4D renderer into After Effects. Classic 3D is much faster and more than enough for most projects. Cinema 4D is needed for specific advanced tasks like extruded text and "bending" layers in 3D space. This is also the only view available when importing C4D files directly into the program. A license for C4D is ''not'' required for using C4D mode.

In older versions of AE, there was a third "raster" 3D mode. This worked well with older machines and had some special features, but was a lot slower and eventually removed. [citation needed]

==Dynamic Link==

See [[Adobe Premiere Pro#Dynamic Linking|here.]]

==Taking a Screenshot==

To screengrab the current preview frame, go to the top bar and select "Composition" -> "Save Frame As..." -> "File...". By default it saves as a [[Adobe Photoshop|photoshop]] file (*.PSD), however this can be changed to most formats.

=Notable Versions=

Version histories dating back to 6.5 can be found [https://www.videohelp.com/software/Adobe-After-Effects/version-history here.]

==After Effects 1.0==

==After Effects 6.5==

==After Effects CS 5.5==

This was the last version to support the old [[Pixel Bender]] plugins, however plugins for later versions can restore this functionality.

==~~Notable Versions~~==

==After Effects CS 6==

~~===After Effects 1~~.~~0===~~

The final version to be part of the perpetual Creative Suite line of products.

===After Effects 6.~~5===~~

=Effects=

After Effects comes with tons of different effects, including collaborative plugins with [[CycoreFX]], [[Cinema 4D]] and [[Boris Mocha]]. The full list can be seen [https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/effect-list.html here] and obsolete ones can be found [https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/obsolete-effects.html here].

==~~=After Effects CS 5.5===~~

=Sources=

~~This was the last version to support the old [[Pixel Bender]] plugins, however plugins on later versions can restore their functionality.~~

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 [[Category:Video Editors]]
-'''Adobe After Effects''' (or '''AE''' for short) is a program by [[Adobe]] for compositing video. While technically a video editor, it is more specialized for individual scenes, in the line of VFX.
+{{Stub}}
+'''Adobe After Effects''' (often just '''After Effects''' or '''AE''' for short) is a video compositor [[Adobe]] part of Adobe's Creative Cloud suite. While technically a video editor, it is more specialized for individual ''scenes'' (called compositions), rather than an entire video. It sees heavy use in professional VFX work.
 It was created by CoSA in 1993 before being bought by Aldus in the same year, then bought by Adobe in 1994.
-It is a very useful tool for tennis as it can create incredibly advanced scenes with relative ease (without cluttering the main program).
+It is a very useful tool for [[tennis]] as it can create incredibly advanced scenes with relative ease, which can then be saved into another editor without cluttering up the timeline.
+=Usage=
+==3D Modes==
+In modern versions of AE, there are two "modes" of 3D: "Classic 3D", and [[Cinema 4D]], which implements the C4D renderer into After Effects. Classic 3D is much faster and more than enough for most projects. Cinema 4D is needed for specific advanced tasks like extruded text and "bending" layers in 3D space. This is also the only view available when importing C4D files directly into the program. A license for C4D is ''not'' required for using C4D mode.
+In older versions of AE, there was a third "raster" 3D mode. This worked well with older machines and had some special features, but was a lot slower and eventually removed. [citation needed]
+==Dynamic Link==
+See [[Adobe Premiere Pro#Dynamic Linking|here.]]
+==Taking a Screenshot==
+To screengrab the current preview frame, go to the top bar and select "Composition" -> "Save Frame As..." -> "File...". By default it saves as a [[Adobe Photoshop|photoshop]] file (*.PSD), however this can be changed to most formats.
+=Notable Versions=
+Version histories dating back to 6.5 can be found [https://www.videohelp.com/software/Adobe-After-Effects/version-history here.]
+==After Effects 1.0==
+==After Effects 6.5==
+==After Effects CS 5.5==
+This was the last version to support the old [[Pixel Bender]] plugins, however plugins for later versions can restore this functionality.
-==Notable Versions==
+==After Effects CS 6==
-===After Effects 1.0===
+The final version to be part of the perpetual Creative Suite line of products.
-===After Effects 6.5===
+=Effects=
+After Effects comes with tons of different effects, including collaborative plugins with [[CycoreFX]], [[Cinema 4D]] and [[Boris Mocha]]. The full list can be seen [https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/effect-list.html here] and obsolete ones can be found [https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/obsolete-effects.html here].
-===After Effects CS 5.5===
+=Sources=
-This was the last version to support the old [[Pixel Bender]] plugins, however plugins on later versions can restore their functionality.