After Effects

What comes later

After Effects is Adobe's motion graphics and visual effects software, industry-standard for compositing, animation, and post-production work.

Editors use it to create title sequences, animate logos, add special effects, and enhance footage: I'll clean that up in After Effects.

The name refers to effects applied after filming—post-production work that transforms raw footage into polished visuals.

Related

keyframes · compositing · rendering · frame rate · layers · VFX · plugins · timeline · masks · alpha channel · expressions · rotoscope · tracking · green screen · screen replacement · footage · export · workflow

Categories
Opposites
software workflow position

After Effectscamera

Image capturing device

raw footage · Final Cut Pro · Premiere Pro · Photoshop

motion vs static graphics

After EffectsPhotoshop

Professional graphics manipulation program

InDesign

temporal relationship to cause

After Effectsinstant results

Outcomes delivered without delay

instantaneous reaction · preconditions · triggers · root causes

Family

after, effect, effects, affecting, affected, affective, effective, effectively, effectiveness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G