After Effects
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After Effects
The full version of After Effects, plus the Adobe Express Premium plan.
Creative Cloud All Apps
Save 48% for the first year on the full version of After Effects, plus the Adobe Express Premium plan and more than 20 apps.
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After Effects
for desktop
Best for
Individuals
Individuals
7-day free trial
Try the full version of After Effects for desktop
Price
R503,70/mo incl. VAT
R657,80/mo incl. VAT
Cloud storage
100 GB
100 GB
Frame.io for Creative Cloud
Real-time video review and approval tools
Adobe Express Premium plan
Thousands of free templates on web and mobile
20+ desktop and mobile apps
Including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition, Illustrator and more. See what's included
20,000+ fonts
1 million+ free photos, drawings, video clips, audio clips and templates
Tutorials
Save 65%
Creative Cloud All Apps
The full version of After Effects, plus the Adobe Express Premium plan and more than 20 apps at a special price.
After Effects
for desktop
Best for
Students and teachers
7-day free trial
Try the full version of After Effects for desktop
Price
R438,15/mo incl. VAT
Cloud storage
100 GB
1,000 monthly
Frame.io for Creative Cloud
Real-time video review and approval tools
Adobe Express Premium plan
1000s of free templates on web and mobile
20+ desktop and mobile apps
Including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition, Illustrator and more. See what's included
20,000+ fonts
1 million+ free photos, drawings, video clips, audio clips and templates
Tutorials
Save 30%
After Effects for teams
The full version of After Effects and Adobe Express Premium plan, plus exclusive business features.
Creative Cloud All Apps for teams
Get up to 5 licences for your team and save 30% on the full version of aftereffects plus the Adobe Express Premium plan and more than 20 apps, plus exclusive business features.
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After Effects
for desktop
Best for
Teams
Teams
7-day free trial
Try the full version of After Effects for desktop
Price
R788,90/moper license incl. VAT
R1 293,75/moper license incl. VAT
Cloud storage
1 TB
1 TB
Frame.io for Creative Cloud
Real-time video review and approval tools
Adobe Express Premium plan
1000s of free templates on web and mobile
20+ desktop and mobile apps
Including InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Lightroom and more. See what's included
20,000+ fonts
1 million+ free photos, drawings, video clips, audio clips and templates
Tutorials
Admin dashboard to manage licences
1:1 sessions with product experts and advanced tech support
Questions? We have answers.
You can purchase After Effects on its own at R503,70/mo incl. VAT for the annual paid monthly plan. However, many people use After Effects with other Creative Cloud apps like Premiere Pro and Photoshop. You can get these apps and more as part of the Annual, paid monthly Creative Cloud All Apps plan, which costs R657,80/mo incl. VAT for individuals, R438,15/mo incl. VAT for the first year for students who meet the eligibility requirement and R1 864,15/mo R1 293,75/moper license incl. VAT per licence for teams.
You can download a seven-day free trial of After Effects. The free trial is the official, full version of the app. It includes all the features and updates in the latest version of After Effects and After Effects (Beta). Your trial will automatically convert to a paid Creative Cloud membership after seven days, unless you cancel before then. For a quick, easy and free online video editor, try Adobe Express.
After Effects is available only through a Creative Cloud subscription that you pay for either monthly or annually. You can subscribe to After Effects alone or get 20+ apps, including Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro, with the Creative Cloud All Apps plan.
Keyframes are a foundational tool for adding motion in After Effects. A keyframe defines a specific point in time where a certain aspect of an object has a particular property or value. For example, you can set a keyframe to rotate an object by 90 degrees, change colour or grow in size at a specific timestamp in your video. By setting keyframes at different points in time of your animation, you create the motion or animation, over the length of your clip.
A precomposition is a way to group multiple layers together into a single composition. This helps you to stay organised and simplify the main composition. When you create a precompostion in After Effects, you are turning a group of layers into a single layer within a larger composition.
Premiere Pro works best for video editing, while After Effects is designed for motion graphics and visual effects. Many creators use both in tandem because they address different aspects of video projects and work together seamlessly. One common workflow is to start in Premiere Pro and use After Effects to add visual effects and motion graphics to video projects.
When you purchase a product from Adobe, a licence represents your right to use the product and any included services. For example, an After Effects for teams licence gives one person the ability to install the app on two or more computers, activate and remain signed in to the app on up to two computers and use the app on one computer at a time.
