Adobe After Effects CC 2018 (v13.8.1) — Feature Overview
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The 13.8.1 update introduced critical technical enhancements following the major 13.8.0 release: Native Codec Support: Introduced native import and export for the QuickTime Animation codec and native import for
- Compositing & Layer-based Workflow: Powerful layer system with blending modes, parenting, and masks for complex compositing.
- Animation Tools: Keyframe animation, advanced interpolation (graph editor), expressions (JavaScript-based) for procedural animation and automation.
- 3D Space & Cameras: Native 3D layers, cameras, and lights; basic 3D compositing of 2D layers in 3D space.
- Advanced Effects Library: Hundreds of built-in effects (color correction, blur, distortion, keying, noise removal, glow, stylize).
- Integration with Adobe Ecosystem: Dynamic Link with Premiere Pro, workflows with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Character Animator.
- Motion Tracking & Stabilization: Point tracking, 3D camera tracking, and Warp Stabilizer for smoothing shaky footage.
- Keying & Rotoscoping: Keylight for chroma keying; rotoscoping via manual masks and support for third-party rotoscoping tools/plugins.
- Expressions & Scripting: Expressions for procedural control and ExtendScript for automation and pipeline integration.
- Precompositions & Nested Workflows: Precomps let you nest compositions for cleaner projects and reusable elements.
- Rendering Options: Render via Adobe Media Encoder for format flexibility; legacy Render Queue also available.
- GPU-accelerated Performance: Certain effects and previews leverage GPU acceleration to speed up rendering and playback.
- Shape Layers & Vector Support: Create and animate vector-based shapes; responsive to scaling without quality loss.
- Text Animation Presets: Rich presets and per-character/per-word text animation options.
- Time Remapping & Time Effects: Time Stretch, Timewarp, and frame sampling/ blending for slow-motion and time effects.
- Camera Lens Blur & Depth of Field: Simulate realistic camera optics; depth-of-field rendering for 3D scenes.
- Lumetri Color: Color grading and correction tools (introduced across CC apps) for basic color workflows.
- Template & Preset Support: Use and customize motion templates (.mogrt via Premiere/AE) and animation presets.
- Extensive Plugin Ecosystem: Compatible with third-party plugins (Trapcode, Red Giant, Boris FX, Video Copilot) to extend capabilities.