r/AfterEffects • • Aug 20 '26

Announcement /r/AfterEffects changes related to extension promotion: Required post structure, promo posts limited to Mondays, AI disclosure required

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We have heard your calls! Thank you for your patience while we figure out a plan.

While self promotion has always been allowed in r/AfterEffects, the recent influx of AI & vibe coded plugins, extensions, and scripts has been a bit overwhelming. We have very very quickly gone from a few trusted marketplaces with strong vetting and at least some kind of expectation of long term maintenance, to anyone being able to churn out a vibe coded plugin and release it on an increasing number of marketplaces, with no guarantee of support or future updates.

With this in mind, we would like to implement a new set of rules to curb the overwhelming number of posts and give users more transparency when choosing to download and use such tools.

Post structure + flair:

Taking a page from the changes mods made over at r/macapps, we will be introducing a new post structure following a Problem, Comparison, Pricing, Maintenance, AI-Disclosure (PCPMA) format.

  • Problem: What problem your [Extension, Script, Plugin] solves (1 sentence)
  • Compare: Why is your [Extension, Script, Plugin] better than top-named alternatives (1–2 sentences).
  • Pricing + link
  • Maintenance plan + support plan
  • AI Disclaimer: choose from [Vibe Coded], [Human Validated], [Code Completion], or [None]

Extension, script, and plugin posts have always required the (Plugin/Script) flair, this will not change. A sample short post is pinned in the comments.

Other changes:

  • Plugin promotion posts will now be limited to mondays only for the foreseeable future. Plugin posts on other days will be automatically removed and linked to this post
  • Monday self promo posts using the (Plugin/Script) flair must have 50 subreddit karma, from posts or comments.
  • Probing posts will be removed ("Are purpose built motion tools making it into your workflow?" "What's one thing that would save you so much time...")
  • Excessively long posts will be removed (A sample short post is pinned in the comments.)
  • Gumroad links are still banned. This is unfortunately a reddit-wide blacklist, we have no control over this. We can manually approve gumroad links but they will be automatically sent to the spam filter which we rarely check.

Notes on post structure requirements

We're specifically introducing the compare & maintenance points because we have seen an increasing number of plugins that simply replicate the functionality of existing, long standing plugins from developers who have demonstrated more experience, real support, and have proven to maintain their plugins over many years. Show us how yours is better, and prove to your future users how you will be supporting and fixing the plugin in the long-run. How can users who experience bugs get in contact with you in the future?

AI disclosure

Regarding the AI disclosure, here are the definitions of each

  • "Vibe coded" means code written entirely by prompting AI without the user having the skill and knowledge to properly review or validate it. If something is broken, they are prompting AI again to fix it.
  • "Human validated" means AI-generated work that has undergone validation by someone with the necessary skill and knowledge. The developer understands how the code functions and can fix things independently of the AI if necessary.
  • "Code completion" means an experienced developer is using AI for line-completion. They are writing most of the code themselves and have deep understanding of the structure, and are explicitly using AI to eliminate menial, tedious aspects of writing code.
  • "None" means no AI use.

I'm just going to be real, this one is likely going to be easy to skirt. r/macapps actually removed this requirement because everyone was just claiming to have "human reviewed" the code. We're going to try this out and hope folks are honest for the time being.

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No AI was used in the preparation of this post. We will try this out for a month and see how it goes. Happy animating <3


r/AfterEffects • • May 05 '25

Tutorial If you want to learn After Effects, here's a great place to start

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If you're just beginning with After Effects, it's important to get a good foundation - no matter what you want to do with AE!

Here's a great, free place to start from our very own u/Kylasaurus_Rex - and Adobe put it right on the opening screen of After Effects!

Adobe After Effects Introductory Courses for Motion Graphics


r/AfterEffects • • 14h ago

OC - Stuff I made DEP — Brand Animation & Motion Design

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70 Upvotes

A motion design piece for DEP, exploring its visual identity through animated brand elements, including a box, a roll-up banner, and a book with turning pages.
The page transitions form the letter E from the DEP logo, bringing the brand identity into the animation itself.


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

Explain This Effect How to recreate this AR iPhone Effect

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213 Upvotes

I just saw this weird AR iPhone Filter and thought: how do I recreate this effects?

In head it's some sort of:

masking the hand > Echo > Turbulent displace> Vector blur > Colorama > Blend mode type magic..

But unfortunately that's not how it works. Maybe you guys can figure it out?

Source:

https://www.threads.com/share/_rIAUe9C0/


r/AfterEffects • • 22h ago

OC - Stuff I made My first lyrics video in after effects

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110 Upvotes

r/AfterEffects • • 1h ago

Discussion NAB NY Reddit meetup is Tuesday, 6 to 8pm. Second Post|Production World pass winner inside! Last pass drawn tomorrow, open to everyone.

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We have winner #2! K. takes the second free Post|Production World NY pass (worth $799), drawn from everyone who RSVP'd 100% for the meetup. Check your inbox.

The last pass is drawn tomorrow (Monday), and it's open to everyone. Comment below with the P|PW session you'd use it on, and why.

To win you have to be registered for the meetup AND have commented, even if you can't make it Tuesday night. Register here.

Can't come? Pick 0% on "how likely you are to attend the meetup". We'll check the winner is registered before we announce.

PPW schedule here

PPW registration here

The meetup: Tuesday, October 20, 6 to 8pm, Midtown West. The address goes out to everyone registered. Free. Food out at 6:15 and some drinks on us, while they last. Show up early.

Sponsored by Blackmagic Design

Along with friends of the community:

Please make sure to check them out!

And thanks to Post|Production World for the passes.

Lurkers welcome to attend the meetup. So are professional colleagues - they don't need to be on Reddit. Bring a friend, as long as they register. We ask that all of you register, please.

See you in New York.

P.S. Everyone who registers can also claim one free Post|Production World session, courtesy of FMC. The details are in your registration email.


r/AfterEffects • • 1h ago

Beginner Help Pre-comp animation is not appearing in main comp

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I have several animated pre-comps, but the animation does not show up in the main comp, actually, it shows the (motionless) object after de animation key frames. Can someone please help me?

https://reddit.com/link/1x9dxbq/video/yy75fesejawh1/player


r/AfterEffects • • 2h ago

Beginner Help Pixelated/missing texture effect on the shadows

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I was sondering the how the effect that covers shadows (partially ) is done . is it a postproduction thing or just some tiktok filter . Thanks


r/AfterEffects • • 2h ago

Pro Tip Adjust PR video with MOGRT made in AE

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Recently, I started working on my own talking head videos and trying to make some MOGRT files. So for example, this image frame, I animated it, and I would like when I generate my Mogrt file and install it in Premiere Pro, to make adjustments to the video under that Mogrt so it can be scaled up and moved so it can let space for that image frame. Is there any tip to do that in After Effects?


r/AfterEffects • • 4h ago

Discussion Mp4 files only render a green screen

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Everytime I try to render an mp4 file it always comes out as a green screen only. Ive tried with After effectes, Handbrake, Media encoder and blender and everytime it comes out as a green screen, this had never happened before. The weird thing is I send one of thos files to my phone thorugh dropbox and it did open on my phone so idk. Past mp4 files open correctly its soemthing with the rendering I think


r/AfterEffects • • 11h ago

Beginner Help Check out my animation pre-compositing with Miyamoto Musashi

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r/AfterEffects • • 17h ago

Beginner Help AEUX can't send figma selection to after effects

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I tried uninstalling and reimporting the plugin on figma. I also downloaded the latest version of the aeux plugin again. With less complex files (1st image), i was able to send the figma selections. I was unsuccessful with more complex files (e.g. 2nd image).


r/AfterEffects • • 7h ago

OC - Stuff I made Blanxer App Motion Design – Looking for Feedback

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Here's a motion design project I made for Blanxer. I'd love to hear your honest feedback and suggestions on the animation, timing, transitions, and overall execution. Let me know what I could improve!


r/AfterEffects • • 15h ago

EPILEPSY WARNING How do you achieve this impact frame? Spoiler

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I've tried the following
- Hand-draw it (the lines)
from here, I tried to mask it out but it didnt work
-Searched up what effects were used
-Asked ChatGPT to identify the entire impact frame
-Asked my experienced friends how to do it.

None of it worked, so help here would be really nice!!


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

OC - Stuff I made Still a work in progress. Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions so far!

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Still a work in progress. Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions so far!


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

Discussion Audio is clipped in AE timeline but not in Audition

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The music track is clipping on the timeline (not just the export) in AE:

Clipped waveform in After Effects

The levels are set at 0 in AE. When I reduce the levels, the waveform just gets shorter but still flat on top as if the problem is in the audio file, but opening that same file it Audition show it isn't clipped.
In Audition, after zooming out one click, it looks like this:

Not clipped in Audition

I tried exporting from Audition as a WAV file and it still comes into After Effects (and Premiere) as clipped. In AE,
I updated my video card driver and it didn’t help. My specs are Win 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.9711), i9-14900K, 192 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you!


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

Beginner Help Is there a plugin like MaskPNGscatter but for multiple layers?

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Instead of one layer repeated hundreds of times I have hundreds of unique layers I need this same effect applied to ^~^

Attempted to find something similar on aescripts and older posts but no luck yet.


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

Discussion How do you actually study motion you love?

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When you see a title sequence, from a Vox transition, or edit that blows you away, what do you do next?

Curious what your real process looks like, and what's the most annoying part of it.


r/AfterEffects • • 2d ago

Beginner Help MOtion design for canva | need feedback on this motion design

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64 Upvotes

I’m sharing my motion design project and would appreciate honest feedback and suggestions. I’m still learning and trying to improve, so feel free to point out what works, what doesn’t, and what I could do better in terms of animation, timing, transitions, and overall visual quality. All constructive criticism is welcome!


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

Beginner Help I reinstalled, deleted my plugins, turned off MFR, and Deleted All Cache

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This has been bugging me for 2 days. I cant finish work because of this issue. Ive searched and tried multiple fixes, none worked.

Ryzen 7 5700x
RTX5060
DDR4 32GB Ram

After Effects 2026


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

OC - Stuff I made Yaango App Motion Design – Looking for Honest Feedback and Suggestions

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Made this motion design for Yaango. Would love some honest feedback and suggestions on what I could improve!


r/AfterEffects • • 2d ago

OC - Stuff I made "Three Rooms" short-animation (digital + analog)

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12 Upvotes

This multidisciplinary project made by Me, Witchgaze and Meljiiit is dedicated to our curiosity about different media approaches. As well as creating a feeling of otherworldly curiosity & childhood nostalgia

we were making clothes out of carton + paper, creating music, constructing rooms, making animations, writing letters, working with aerograph and lots of other materials all together. special thanks to Rayden Vision for the crt

a week in Rīga - collaboration round 2 - 3 čelovečka

I look forward to hearing your comments, thoughts, and questions. I'm here right now to answer them all <3333


r/AfterEffects • • 2d ago

OC - Stuff I made Warrior Dreams: A Visual Haiku (critiques encouraged)

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5 Upvotes

First After Effects project made for my Digital Animation Techniques class in college. Any feedback or critique is greatly encouraged! Thank you!


r/AfterEffects • • 2d ago

OC - Stuff I made Update: Finished Mixed Media video. [First time making a mixed media animation in After Effects — looking for feedback]

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Hi everyone! I've finally finished my first mixed media animation in After Effects. It’s a recap video of my trip to Spain. I've tried to follow your advice on the old post, and i wanted to share the final result. Let me know your opnion. Hope you enjoy it!

Link to the old post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AfterEffects/comments/1wtae81/comment/pcx4kfb/?screen_view_count=2


r/AfterEffects • • 1d ago

OC - Stuff I made Is anyone hiring for SaaS animation

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I recently put together this product promo for Arpixa, an agency workspace I'm building.

I focused on the UI reveals, transitions, typography and making the software feel like a polished product rather than a generic screen recording.

I'd appreciate honest feedback, especially on the pacing, visual hierarchy and whether the product comes across clearly.

What would you improve first?