What is Adobe After Effects? | How to use After Effects | Adobe Inc.

Adobe After Effects software is a software created by Adobe Inc. for creating motion graphics and special effects. Users can use Adobe After Effects software on both Mac OS and Windows computers. After Effects is used extensively in film post-production and the TV industry for the creation of special effects, animation and video compositing.

Apart from this, After Effects software is also used as audio editor, linear editor and media codec. In 2019, Adobe After Effects won an Academy Award for its scientific and technological achievement. After Effects is a software from Adobe Software Creative Cloud.

After Effects Software History :

After Effects software was originally created by David Herbstman, David M. Cotter, David Simmons, Daniel Wilk, and Russell Belfer at the Science & Art Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Whose CEO is William J. O'Farrell.

The company launched the first version 1.0 of the software in January 1993, followed by the second version 1.1. Due to the company's financial condition, Aldus Corporation acquired CoSA in July 1993. A year later in 1993, Aldus Corporation was acquired by Adobe. After this Adobe Inc. brought the first version 3.0 of After Effects software.

After Effects Software Third-Party Integration :

There are many functions provided in the After Effects software, but its functionality can be extended by third-party integration such as using plug-ins, scripts, and extensions with the software to extend its functionality.

Plug-ins

Plug-ins used in After Effects are primarily written in the C or C++ coding language, which primarily serve to extend the functionality of After Effects. Particle system, physics engine, 3D effects are included through plug-ins. And the ability to split interoperability between After Effects and other applications allows working with more advanced features.

Script

A script is basically a series of codes. Coding in After Effects is primarily written in JavaScript and ExtendScript, because JavaScript and ExtendScript are faster than coding languages. Scripts differ from plug-ins in After Effects, where plug-ins increase efficiency by bridging the gap between the system, physics engine, 3D effects, and After Effects and other applications. It is used to automate tasks, facilitate and simplify complex After Effects formulas, so that the user takes less time to perform any task.

Extensions 

Extensions also extend the functionality of After Effects like plug-ins and scripts. Extensions accelerate functionality through modern web development techniques.

How to use After Effects :

After Effects is mainly used for animation, effects and compositing. let's understand these

Animation

Animation is also called motion graphics. In this, two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork, images and text are made to move rapidly and displayed sequentially to create an illusion. By doing this the images get motion. Which can be displayed in many ways.

Effects

Effects in After Effects are visual effects added at the cut point of images and text to create an illusion. With its use, illusion scenes like creating fire or water, showing objects melting etc. can be created in the video with motion graphics.

Compositing

After effects are also used in digital compositing. Through this, scenes taken from different sources are combined into single images. In film production, it is known by the names of "chroma key", "blue screen", "green screen". Also known.