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After Effects is the address for great motion design
Updated April 22, 2021

After Effects is the address for great motion design

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe After Effects

As a consumer electronics company, we have multiple digital software applications that need various animations and motion designs to make the apps provide a better experience. We use After Effects primarily for demo videos and motion design. It helps us quickly mockup or define a high-quality animation to help explain or demo a concept or deliverable.
  • Precise control of the interface and media using the familiar Adobe style makes it super easy to get familiar with and start using.
  • Ability to create and make use of other Adobe products through direct integration is super useful
  • Good demand for high-quality motion design and the most precise tool is After Effects for animations in digital interfaces.
  • The interface is too cluttered and the timeline has every feature crammed into it, which can be overwhelming.
  • Requires a lot of the hardware resources like RAM and disk space; could quickly hog everything if you have an underpowered machine.
  • No symbols or components yet like Sketch or Figma, but translated for After Effects.
  • Quick turn around times for demos and animation deliverables.
  • Comes as a part of the package with Adobe CC.
  • Familiar UI owing to the family of Adobe products.
The family apps advantage puts Adobe After Effects at a higher preference for me, but I have heard that Final Cut Pro is also great if you deal with footage and animation.
Good set of tutorials and support forums. The support teams are also well informed.

Do you think Adobe After Effects delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe After Effects's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe After Effects live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Adobe After Effects go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe After Effects again?

Yes

Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Animate (formerly Flash)
As of now, Adobe After Effects is a great animation tool and there's nothing that has as much precision as this one in the market. Other tools like Principle, Flinto, Aperture, and Final Cut can do the job, but Adobe's offering takes the cake.