Adobe releases After Effects 26.0 with native Substance support

Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Download cool free After Effects plugin Crate's Black Hole

ProductionCrate's free After Effects plugin adds beautiful Interstellar-inspired black holes to your VFX and motion graphics projects.

Sunday, December 21st, 2025

Adobe adds new 3D features to After Effects 25.6 and the AE beta

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Adobe releases After Effects 25.4

Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, including better support for HDR metadata.

Thursday, August 14th, 2025

Adobe releases After Effects 25.3

Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, like the option to zoom in smoothly on compositions.

Sunday, June 15th, 2025

Adobe releases After Effects 25.2

Check out the new features in the compositing app, including High Performance Preview Playback and updates to 3D workflows.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

Richard Rosenman releases IK Studio for After Effects

New native After Effects plugin provides a fast, efficient way to create IK rigs for arms and legs for character animation.

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

After Effects' latest beta lets you preview HDR comps

Check out the latest beta features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including the option to preview HLG and PQ video.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

Adobe releases After Effects 25.1

Check out the changes to 3D workflows in the latest update to the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX work.

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

Get ProductionCrate's three new free After Effects plugins

Crate's Unmult, Crate's Chromatic Aberration and Crate's Long Shadow streamline common tasks in VFX, motion graphics and CG work.

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

Adobe releases After Effects 25.0

Compositing software gets 'more modern', legible interface design, and 'decluttered' 3D model import. See all of the changes here.

Monday, October 14th, 2024

Adobe releases After Effects 24.6

Check out the latest features in the compositing and motion graphics app, including new options for exporting files and managing fonts.

Saturday, August 24th, 2024

Adobe releases After Effects 24.5

Compositing and motion graphics app gets new 3D features including support for animated 3D models and a shadow catcher system.

Wednesday, June 19th, 2024