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After Effects alternative - mainly for 2d motion design and animation (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by gapbetweenus@feddit.de to c/foss@beehaw.org

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If been, looking my self from time to time to find an alternative to after effects, recently got rid of my adobe subscription - but still could not replace that specific piece of software. Maybe someone has some good experience?

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[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Blender is nice but last time I checked it was not well optimised for 2d animation, motion graphics. But maybe it's time to give it another go - I think it's one of the best open source projects ever. The other one you mentioned lack in the motion design department. Gimp still gives me nightmares.

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Blender is constantly evolving, so it's worth checking on it at least periodically (maybe every 1 or 2 years). Over the years there have been a lot of changes to the interface, and there is a general roadmap towards making it work in a non-destructive node-based way for all workflows. Which is an immense undertaking, but the development is happening somewhat in parallel, meaning that at any moment you may find any part turn from not being well optimized, to becoming a killer feature.

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