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Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects is a digital effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Inc.; it is used for animation and in the post-production process of film making, video games and television production. Among other things, After Effects can be used for keying, tracking, compositing, and animation. It also functions as a very basic…

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Developers
CoSA (1993) · Aldus Corporation (1993–1994) · Adobe (1994–present)
License
Trialware, Proprietary, term
Operating system
Windows 10 (x64 only) V20H2 or later · macOS Monterey v12.0 or later
Original author
Company of Science and Art
Release
January 1993; 33 years ago (1993-01)
Stable release
2026 (26.0) / January 21, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-21)

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Adobe After Effects

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples22
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Adobe After Effects

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Developers · 3
Adobe After Effects → Adobe (1994–present), Aldus Corporation (1993–1994), CoSA (1993)
Operating system · 2
Adobe After Effects → macOS Monterey v12.0 or later, Windows 10 (x64 only) V20H2 or later
License · 1
Adobe After Effects → Trialware, Proprietary, term
Original author · 1
Adobe After Effects → Company of Science and Art
Release · 1
Adobe After Effects → January 1993; 33 years ago (1993-01)
Stable release · 1
Adobe After Effects → 2026 (26.0) / January 21, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-21)
Type · 1
Adobe After Effects → Visual effects, Motion graphics, Compositing, Computer animation
Website · 1
Adobe After Effects → adobe.com/aftereffects
Written in · 1
Adobe After Effects → C/C++
is a · 1
Adobe After Effects → digital effects

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effects scripts compositing animation adobe plug-ins extensions functionality also used integrations company 1993 written motion graphics digital developed third-party science

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Adobe After EffectsDevelopersCoSA (1993)1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsDevelopersAldus Corporation (1993–1994)1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsDevelopersAdobe (1994–present)1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsLicenseTrialware, Proprietary, term1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsOperating systemWindows 10 (x64 only) V20H2 or later1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsOperating systemmacOS Monterey v12.0 or later1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsOriginal authorCompany of Science and Art1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsReleaseJanuary 1993; 33 years ago (1993-01)1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsStable release2026 (26.0) / January 21, 2026; 7 months ago (2026-01-21)1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsTypeVisual effects, Motion graphics, Compositing, Computer animation1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsWebsiteadobe.com/aftereffects1.00infobox
Adobe After EffectsWritten inC/C++1.00infobox
Adobe After Effectsis adigital effects0.90text

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