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github.com/inlife/awesome-ae ↗🎬 Unlock the Full Potential of Adobe After Effects with our Curated Collection of Resources and Tools. 📹
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Official Resources
- Adobe After Effects
Official website.
- Adobe After Effects Help and Support
Official documentation and support.
Books
- "Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book"
A comprehensive guide to mastering After Effects.
- "After Effects Apprentice"
A hands-on course in motion graphics with After Effects.
- "After Effects Expressions"
Master expressions in After Effects.
- "Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects"
A classic book on motion graphics and animation.
- "The After Effects Illusionist"
Explore advanced visual effects techniques.
Content
- AEJuice
Free and premium motion presets, transitions, and effects packs installable directly via a panel inside After Effects.
- LottieFiles
Platform for creating, previewing, and sharing Lottie animations exported from After Effects.
- Mister Horse
Awesome High-quality presets, templates and tools to help you create stunning animated videos with ease.
- Mixkit
Free After Effects templates, transitions, and titles with no attribution or sign-up required.
- Motion Array
Subscription library of After Effects templates, motion graphics presets, stock footage, and plugins.
Scripts
- AEVIEWER
Free media browser for previewing and importing After Effects project files and assets without leaving the application.
- Animation Composer
Free panel for browsing and applying animation presets, transitions, titles, and sound effects with an integrated asset library.
- Auto Crop
Automatically crops compositions to fit their contents, analyzing the full duration of the animation.
- BeatEdit
Detects beats in audio tracks and generates markers or keyframes to sync animations to music.
- BG Renderer Max
Renders compositions in the background using the After Effects engine with multiprocessing, MP4/ProRes output, and notification integrations.
- Bodymovin
Exports After Effects animations to JSON format for playback on web and mobile using the Lottie library.
Plugins
- AfterCodecs
Output module plugin for rendering H.264, ProRes, HAP, and HEVC files directly from the After Effects render queue without Media Encoder.
- AutoFill 2
Automates animated stroke and fill effects with a multi-layered style builder for compositing, blending, and displacement.
- Continuum
Suite of 300+ GPU-accelerated effects and transitions including Particle Illusion, Primatte Studio keying, and integrated Mocha planar tracking.
- Deep Glow
GPU-accelerated glow plugin with physically accurate light falloff, HDR thresholding, and image-based glow.
- Digit Fiddler
Animates counters, currency, time, and custom numeric sequences from a single slider with padding and monospacing controls.
- Element 3D
A powerful 3D plugin for After Effects that allows you to import and animate 3D models.
Communities
- After Effects Facebook Group
Join the After Effects community on Facebook.
- After Effects Scripting Guide
A very useful resource with scripting documentation and
- Creative COW - After Effects Forum
Community forum for After Effects users.
- Nexrender Discord
Community of people specializing in scripting and video generation automation.
- Reddit - r/AfterEffects
The After Effects subreddit for community discussions and sharing.
- Twitter - #AfterEffects
Follow the latest After Effects discussions on Twitter.
Software
- Anubis
Render management panel for exporting MP4 from After Effects and Premiere with automatic file naming and folder organization.
- Cavalry
Standalone procedural 2D animation software with data-driven workflows, real-time rendering, and spreadsheet integration, free for individuals.
- DataClay Templater
Simplifies and accelerates the process of creating customized videos.
- nexrender
📹 Data-driven render automation for After Effects
Courses
- Coursera - Motion Graphics Courses
Explore motion graphics courses on Coursera.
- LinkedIn Learning - After Effects Courses
Various After Effects courses on LinkedIn Learning.
- Pluralsight - After Effects Courses
Professional After Effects training on Pluralsight.
- Skillshare - After Effects Classes
Creative classes and tutorials, including many on After Effects.
- Udemy - After Effects Courses
A wide selection of After Effects courses on Udemy.
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