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Can AI Animate This Without Destroying It? youtu.be/GPvM75jgqAY?is=DSLx…
Adobe has introduced two new features in After Effects Beta:
Layers as Materials and the ability to apply materials directly to extruded text and shape layers, including separate materials for different surfaces.
Watch the tutorial here: youtu.be/llujRqLB1xE
After Effects has a new AI Assistant, and I’ve been testing it for the past couple of months. My new tutorial goes beyond the hype to explore its actual capabilities. You’ll find my full takeaway at the end.
youtu.be/SBRxqTsuiE8
Why does motion blur sometimes make an animation look more realistic, and other times make it look like your pixels have suffered a minor accident?
In this tutorial, I compare several ways to create and improve motion blur: youtu.be/VCAqnzFUTPg
What’s your approach to sound design? Do you use stock libraries, record your own sounds, or let AI make the noises?
Watch my workflow here:
youtu.be/7xccrT0XQLs
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AE news
After Effects Portal June 2026
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After Effects changed rotoscoping again.
The new Object Matte workflow combines one-click AI selection, real-time manual refinement, and fast propagation, all without requiring a live internet connection.
Take a deep look at the full toolset:
youtu.be/TEgPyT3O0DQ
After Effects 26.3 is here, and this update is much more than another decimal point.
Watch this to learn how to use the new features wisely.
youtu.be/ZlY2NsBlfaA
I’ve shaped this to be great. I think, I hope. I know!
🎙️ This Thursday's Community Livestream is all about Shape Layers, with @sternfx!
Eran will dive into powerful, often overlooked features like repeating systems, write-on techniques, boolean operations, and variable fonts, all designed to help you build complex animations with surprising ease.
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New tutorial just dropped
Tracking objects outside the frame.
2-point tracking.
Sign replacement.
Also featuring:
A questionable nutrition ad.
A concert billboard replacement.
And pixels doing their best.
youtu.be/qdvwm7B6aTI
I took a drone shot of a church on the coast of Iceland, shot by @luisawinters, and did the only reasonable thing: I surrounded it with giant 3D text, added a suspicious windmill, and tried to make the whole thing look like it was always meant to be there.
youtu.be/0GLVo-LxmoU
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P|PW Vegas wrapped, but he momentum didn’t✈️
This week: Maxon + FMC webinar as we head toward Post Production World Europe.
📅 April 29 | 5PM BST / Noon ET
Faster motion workflows. Real production techniques.
Join us live or watch the playback later: bit.ly/4t2X5XH
I find there’s something strangely calming about watching type melt into liquid motion.
So lets take a short kayaking break powered entirely by After Effects, with gently rippling water and stress levels drifting downstream.
youtu.be/nC0u4ohyl-M
Jake did it again
Introducing: Railcut
Track-based editing for After Effects. Cut, slip, slide, ripple edit, waveforms, thumbnails. No more round-tripping to Premiere.
jakeinmotion.com/railcut
Animating my YouTube mood.
Bold kinetic typography created with Text Animators and a few simple effects to fill the screen into a block-style pattern.
Simple setup, strong graphic impact.
Watch, Like, Subscribe
youtu.be/A3uHfb_aBG0
In this tutorial I’m sharing 10 hidden AE updates that many users completely miss, even though they can seriously improve your workflow.
Some are tiny.
Some are surprisingly powerful.
All of them are worth knowing.
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