r/AfterEffects • u/CommissionNo7116 • 1d ago
OC - Stuff I made I turned this small DIY pool into a big river for a short film
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r/AfterEffects • u/caseyls • Aug 20 '26
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We have heard your calls! Thank you for your patience while we figure out a plan.
While self promotion has always been allowed in r/AfterEffects, the recent influx of AI & vibe coded plugins, extensions, and scripts has been a bit overwhelming. We have very very quickly gone from a few trusted marketplaces with strong vetting and at least some kind of expectation of long term maintenance, to anyone being able to churn out a vibe coded plugin and release it on an increasing number of marketplaces, with no guarantee of support or future updates.
With this in mind, we would like to implement a new set of rules to curb the overwhelming number of posts and give users more transparency when choosing to download and use such tools.
Taking a page from the changes mods made over at r/macapps, we will be introducing a new post structure following a Problem, Comparison, Pricing, Maintenance, AI-Disclosure (PCPMA) format.
Extension, script, and plugin posts have always required the (Plugin/Script) flair, this will not change. A sample short post is pinned in the comments.
We're specifically introducing the compare & maintenance points because we have seen an increasing number of plugins that simply replicate the functionality of existing, long standing plugins from developers who have demonstrated more experience, real support, and have proven to maintain their plugins over many years. Show us how yours is better, and prove to your future users how you will be supporting and fixing the plugin in the long-run. How can users who experience bugs get in contact with you in the future?
Regarding the AI disclosure, here are the definitions of each
I'm just going to be real, this one is likely going to be easy to skirt. r/macapps actually removed this requirement because everyone was just claiming to have "human reviewed" the code. We're going to try this out and hope folks are honest for the time being.
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No AI was used in the preparation of this post. We will try this out for a month and see how it goes. Happy animating <3
r/AfterEffects • u/TheGreatSzalam • May 05 '25
If you're just beginning with After Effects, it's important to get a good foundation - no matter what you want to do with AE!
Here's a great, free place to start from our very own u/Kylasaurus_Rex - and Adobe put it right on the opening screen of After Effects!
Adobe After Effects Introductory Courses for Motion Graphics
r/AfterEffects • u/CommissionNo7116 • 1d ago
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r/AfterEffects • u/lemonlixks • 1d ago
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r/AfterEffects • u/ashmemfx • 1h ago
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Not the best footage for tracking, but after effects did a good job nonetheless.
r/AfterEffects • u/HairyError4903 • 8h ago
It is making it glow if i move up
r/AfterEffects • u/warm_fox- • 8h ago
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I'm referencing this scene from Memories (1995), which made a strong impression on me. I'm trying to recreate a similar effect for a project and would appreciate some technical advice.
My current plan is to shoot two takes from the same locked-off camera position using a wide-angle lens. In the first take, a female actor performs a controlled fall to the floor. In the second, another actor mimics catching something. I'd then use rotoscoping in After Effects to composite the shots so that the female actor appears to pass through him.
r/AfterEffects • u/yodelehihoo11 • 1d ago
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I came across this guy’s video on IG, and I’m wondering if his work is actually original. It looks like he might just be using a pre-made animation template and making a few changes to the project file, then presenting the result as if he created the whole thing from scratch.
I’m not trying to jump to conclusions, but to me it feels fake. Based on his ig post here Instagram: he just started after effects around May this year lmao
r/AfterEffects • u/Soft_Fix_5230 • 12h ago
I am new in after effect and I made alot of searches about how to make a smooth animation and i tried them but it didnt work and I know the idea of the graph but i cant make a smooth animation
r/AfterEffects • u/Ph03nx1337 • 13h ago
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This isn’t my first project, but it’s one of the most difficult ones so far. I’ll be doing more.
r/AfterEffects • u/Guswebb98 • 7h ago
This has not happened this frequent until this morning when I try to start working for the day, I use BOTH Premiere Pro and After Effects a lot, and very rare do I get a crash. But this morning, I've gotten well over 10+ crashes happening when just booting up either software, and its making me nearly have a panic attack because I can't work.
I've tried restarting my computer, resetting preferences (that didnt work), manually deleting third party stuff I use, and right now I'm clearing up space on my external SSD which I use to edit on to see if that will work. If it crashes again, then I might just crash out myself.
Forgot to mention 😄
I'm on a mac studio with the M2 Max chip
32GB memory
MacOS Sonoma 14.6
and editing is mostly done on a Samsung T5 external ssd
r/AfterEffects • u/Kybermire • 1d ago
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r/AfterEffects • u/tetsuo97 • 1d ago
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I have a plugin called RXXR that can produce a similar effect, but this feels like something different. Would love to hear everyones input.
r/AfterEffects • u/LowConsideration1510 • 1d ago
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credit : protobacillus on ig
r/AfterEffects • u/YellowFlashZzZ • 3h ago
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Credit-vision
r/AfterEffects • u/Decayed_Arrow • 1d ago
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I have this shot where this Bionicle figure turns and walks away, and I need to isolate him so I can change the background and foreground. I tried to key out the blue first but as you can see the blue screen wasn't well lit. And also there's lots of blue reflections on the edges of the plastic figure which get cut making the cutout of the figure look messy. I tried rotoscoping everything and I got about halfway through but then it started getting glitchy and adding or removing random things out of nowhere. Not to mention its a painful process because there's so many little holes in the figure where the background comes through and I have to paint them out frame by frame, and half the time I'm switching between different roto tools because they just don't want to be removed. And I'm probably gonna need 2 different layers because I want to overlay a real fire on the right arm, which will have to pass under the body once the figure turns. I'm just looking for any advice on either keying or rotoscoping, whatever people think I should do in this situation.
r/AfterEffects • u/Independent-Snow1199 • 1d ago
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I learned after effects for about 3 weeks before giving up after experiencing burnout and discouraging myself from going because I kept seeing posts about ai taking over and it made everything feel pointless.
Today I came across the first proper project I made without a tutorial. I kinda wanna start learning again and would love for some feedback from you guys!
r/AfterEffects • u/YourLordShaggy • 1d ago
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Just a little 5 second shot I created a while back.
The planet/moons are from ProductionCrate, and I made the stars myself in PS. Graded in DaVinci Resolve.
I am by no means a skilled AE user (yet) but I feel like this looks pretty good.
r/AfterEffects • u/andybyrongraphics • 1d ago
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r/AfterEffects • u/Salty_Rip4725 • 1d ago
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I want to try moving the torso, the shield and the head but don't know how to make it look natural. Any ideas?
r/AfterEffects • u/arriction • 1d ago
I made this for a trial
r/AfterEffects • u/Funny_Loss6978 • 1d ago
i keep getting this error over and over again no matter what i do. ill be editing a video no effects and 3 minutes into it i get this message. I don't know what to do
r/AfterEffects • u/meshcase • 1d ago
I can't believe how after effects doesn't have this feature yet, despite how important it is, i know i can do linear wipe or other techniques but it all comes down to hiding and showing an already still image of a brush that i make in another software. Is there any plugin that i don't know of that adds the ability to use custom brushes in after effects?
r/AfterEffects • u/ThatDevilCrowley • 2d ago
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Its called Blackstar Lullaby. There's still a lot to figure out, but it's finally starting to look like the thing I've had in my head.
Pulled one of the shots apart a bit here. Thought the screens and all the little layers might be interesting to see.