Adobe After Effects 2021

 

Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used 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 non-linear editor, audio editor, and media transcoder. In 2019, the program won an Academy Award for scientific and technical achievement.

What is Adobe After Effects and what is it used for?

Have you ever heard of After Effects? If not, then I'm sure you've heard of animation. If you've stared at a screen in the last 25 years there's a really good chance that you've seen work created with Adobe After Effects. The tool is one of the most powerful creative tools in history and in this in-depth article I'm going to explain everything you need to know to get started with Adobe After Effects.

In this article we're going to cover a ton of helpful information about this tool with the hope of giving you a very clear explanation of why you should consider learning After Effects. Maybe you're a student who wants to figure out what you're getting into. Or maybe, you're new to After Effects and want to know what it this tool can do. Whichever category you find yourself in, this article has been written for you.

Windows

	Minimum specifications	Recommended specifications
Processor	Intel or AMD Quad-Core Processor	(8-Core or above for Multi-Frame Rendering recommended)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) versions 1909 and later.	Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) versions 1909 and later
RAM	16 GB of RAM	32 GB recommended
GPU	2 GB of GPU VRAM Adobe strongly recommends updating to NVIDIA driver 472.12 or later when using After Effects. Drivers prior to this have a known issue which can lead to a crash.   Note: If you use a Windows 11 machine with NVIDIA GPUs, you must upgrade to version 472.12 to work.	4GB or more of GPU VRAM recommended
Hard disk space	15GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)	Additional disk space for disk cache (64GB+ recommended)
Monitor resolution	1920 x 1080	1920x1080 or greater display resolution
Internet	Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

Download Adobe After Effects Setup