After Effects 2026 is here and yes, it’s a big one 👀
I break it all down in a new video, practical, fast, and focused on stuff you’ll actually use.
youtu.be/8iTujvsD-yU
I break it all down in a new video, practical, fast, and focused on stuff you’ll actually use.
youtu.be/8iTujvsD-yU
After Effects 2026 Just Leveled Up
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
After Effects 2026 is here and yes, it’s a big one 👀
I break it all down in a new video, practical, fast, and focused on stuff you’ll actually use.
youtu.be/8iTujvsD-yU
I break it all down in a new video, practical, fast, and focused on stuff you’ll actually use.
youtu.be/8iTujvsD-yU
Here's the export workflow I use in After Effects, including:
• Better export settings for different platforms
• Hidden options worth knowing
• GIFs and compressed video with alpha, no plugins
Free. Practical. Slightly opinionated.
youtu.be/DmVgmdJ8zYo
• Better export settings for different platforms
• Hidden options worth knowing
• GIFs and compressed video with alpha, no plugins
Free. Practical. Slightly opinionated.
youtu.be/DmVgmdJ8zYo
The Right Way to Export from After Effects in 2026
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Here's the export workflow I use in After Effects, including:
• Better export settings for different platforms
• Hidden options worth knowing
• GIFs and compressed video with alpha, no plugins
Free. Practical. Slightly opinionated.
youtu.be/DmVgmdJ8zYo
• Better export settings for different platforms
• Hidden options worth knowing
• GIFs and compressed video with alpha, no plugins
Free. Practical. Slightly opinionated.
youtu.be/DmVgmdJ8zYo
In this tutorial I break down a few obscure ways to bring footage to After Effects and show a free visual alternative that makes importing footage way less painful.
What’s your your biggest import horror story? 😅
youtu.be/bwPUECt2F6M
What’s your your biggest import horror story? 😅
youtu.be/bwPUECt2F6M
You’re Bringing Footage Into After Effects the Hard Way
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In this tutorial I break down a few obscure ways to bring footage to After Effects and show a free visual alternative that makes importing footage way less painful.
What’s your your biggest import horror story? 😅
youtu.be/bwPUECt2F6M
What’s your your biggest import horror story? 😅
youtu.be/bwPUECt2F6M
Tracking warped surfaces, but make it free.
No plugins. No tracking. Yes, it’s real.
In this quick tip I’m using EbSynth (with After Effects) to stick graphics to deforming and organic surfaces. Not magic, not perfect, but very handy to have in your toolbox.
youtu.be/E4qdPvkA-rw
No plugins. No tracking. Yes, it’s real.
In this quick tip I’m using EbSynth (with After Effects) to stick graphics to deforming and organic surfaces. Not magic, not perfect, but very handy to have in your toolbox.
youtu.be/E4qdPvkA-rw
A Surprising Free Alternative for Surface Tracking
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Tracking warped surfaces, but make it free.
No plugins. No tracking. Yes, it’s real.
In this quick tip I’m using EbSynth (with After Effects) to stick graphics to deforming and organic surfaces. Not magic, not perfect, but very handy to have in your toolbox.
youtu.be/E4qdPvkA-rw
No plugins. No tracking. Yes, it’s real.
In this quick tip I’m using EbSynth (with After Effects) to stick graphics to deforming and organic surfaces. Not magic, not perfect, but very handy to have in your toolbox.
youtu.be/E4qdPvkA-rw
Same image, different colours. If Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects do not agree, this quick tip will fix it. Match your colour settings, keep everything consistent and stay sane.
youtu.be/goQldZfBtsg
youtu.be/goQldZfBtsg
How to Match Colours Across Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Same image, different colours. If Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects do not agree, this quick tip will fix it. Match your colour settings, keep everything consistent and stay sane.
youtu.be/goQldZfBtsg
youtu.be/goQldZfBtsg
Atom is like a tiny AI assistant hiding in your AE timeline.
I am impressed by what it can do, but also a bit unsure about where all this is heading. Ignoring it will not make it disappear, so adjusting how we work feels like the smart move.
What you think?
youtu.be/ENaMIWvkqIg
I am impressed by what it can do, but also a bit unsure about where all this is heading. Ignoring it will not make it disappear, so adjusting how we work feels like the smart move.
What you think?
youtu.be/ENaMIWvkqIg
I Tried This New AE Tool and It Blew My Mind
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Atom is like a tiny AI assistant hiding in your AE timeline.
I am impressed by what it can do, but also a bit unsure about where all this is heading. Ignoring it will not make it disappear, so adjusting how we work feels like the smart move.
What you think?
youtu.be/ENaMIWvkqIg
I am impressed by what it can do, but also a bit unsure about where all this is heading. Ignoring it will not make it disappear, so adjusting how we work feels like the smart move.
What you think?
youtu.be/ENaMIWvkqIg
New Variable Font tools are live in After Effects Beta.
You can browse Adobe Fonts, adjust Weight, Width and Slant, and animate every axis with text animators.
Quick tutorial is up now.
Short, simple and packed with type tricks.
youtu.be/cV7SUsOesko
You can browse Adobe Fonts, adjust Weight, Width and Slant, and animate every axis with text animators.
Quick tutorial is up now.
Short, simple and packed with type tricks.
youtu.be/cV7SUsOesko
How to Use and Animate Variable Fonts in After Effects
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
New Variable Font tools are live in After Effects Beta.
You can browse Adobe Fonts, adjust Weight, Width and Slant, and animate every axis with text animators.
Quick tutorial is up now.
Short, simple and packed with type tricks.
youtu.be/cV7SUsOesko
You can browse Adobe Fonts, adjust Weight, Width and Slant, and animate every axis with text animators.
Quick tutorial is up now.
Short, simple and packed with type tricks.
youtu.be/cV7SUsOesko
Reposted by Eran Stern
🆕 Something big is coming to After Effects beta today: Variable Font Animation!
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🆕 Something big is coming to After Effects beta today: Variable Font Animation!
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
Boring titles? Not on my watch.
In this tutorial, I turn flat text into a work of typographic art, starting in Illustrator, testing a few AI animation tools, and finishing strong with 3D extrusion in After Effects.
Old fonts, new tricks.
youtu.be/sQ8C-vmYp6U
In this tutorial, I turn flat text into a work of typographic art, starting in Illustrator, testing a few AI animation tools, and finishing strong with 3D extrusion in After Effects.
Old fonts, new tricks.
youtu.be/sQ8C-vmYp6U
Stop Using Default Fonts! Unlock the Power of Glyphs
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Boring titles? Not on my watch.
In this tutorial, I turn flat text into a work of typographic art, starting in Illustrator, testing a few AI animation tools, and finishing strong with 3D extrusion in After Effects.
Old fonts, new tricks.
youtu.be/sQ8C-vmYp6U
In this tutorial, I turn flat text into a work of typographic art, starting in Illustrator, testing a few AI animation tools, and finishing strong with 3D extrusion in After Effects.
Old fonts, new tricks.
youtu.be/sQ8C-vmYp6U
The future of After Effects is here and it’s looking parametric!
I tested the latest AE beta with Substance materials, parametric shapes, and the new vector upgrades, all packed inside a huge 3D scene (featuring four familiar faces).
Watch here: youtu.be/ND4aKkPJCwA
I tested the latest AE beta with Substance materials, parametric shapes, and the new vector upgrades, all packed inside a huge 3D scene (featuring four familiar faces).
Watch here: youtu.be/ND4aKkPJCwA
The Future of After Effects Starts Now
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The future of After Effects is here and it’s looking parametric!
I tested the latest AE beta with Substance materials, parametric shapes, and the new vector upgrades, all packed inside a huge 3D scene (featuring four familiar faces).
Watch here: youtu.be/ND4aKkPJCwA
I tested the latest AE beta with Substance materials, parametric shapes, and the new vector upgrades, all packed inside a huge 3D scene (featuring four familiar faces).
Watch here: youtu.be/ND4aKkPJCwA
What if a face could be built from pure numbers?
In this After Effects tutorial, I’ll show you how to turn digits into a 3D human head using nothing but AE’s own tools, no plugins needed.
youtu.be/BuwRR_SVIPQ
youtu.be/BuwRR_SVIPQ
October 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
What if a face could be built from pure numbers?
In this After Effects tutorial, I’ll show you how to turn digits into a 3D human head using nothing but AE’s own tools, no plugins needed.
youtu.be/BuwRR_SVIPQ
youtu.be/BuwRR_SVIPQ
Ever dropped a 3D model in After Effects and thought: “Why does this look so flat?”
I’ll show you how to make it look cinematic:
✨ Match colors with IBL
✨ Fix non-reflective models
✨ Add DOF, motion blur & bokeh
youtu.be/Vt5mKUsIo34
✨ Match colors with IBL
✨ Fix non-reflective models
✨ Add DOF, motion blur & bokeh
youtu.be/Vt5mKUsIo34
September 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Ever dropped a 3D model in After Effects and thought: “Why does this look so flat?”
I’ll show you how to make it look cinematic:
✨ Match colors with IBL
✨ Fix non-reflective models
✨ Add DOF, motion blur & bokeh
youtu.be/Vt5mKUsIo34
✨ Match colors with IBL
✨ Fix non-reflective models
✨ Add DOF, motion blur & bokeh
youtu.be/Vt5mKUsIo34
New After Effects template: 3D Logo Ripple ✨
It’s a clean, extruded logo animation with a ripple effect you can fully customize.
👉 Grab it here: bit.ly/460Z1Ii
🎬 Watch the tutorial: youtu.be/bFg_5vPInhA
It’s a clean, extruded logo animation with a ripple effect you can fully customize.
👉 Grab it here: bit.ly/460Z1Ii
🎬 Watch the tutorial: youtu.be/bFg_5vPInhA
3D Logo Ripple
Create a mesmerizing 3D extruded ripple logo reveal right inside After Effects. This template is fully customizable, easy to use, and requires no plugins. Perfect for intros, branding, or any project ...
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New After Effects template: 3D Logo Ripple ✨
It’s a clean, extruded logo animation with a ripple effect you can fully customize.
👉 Grab it here: bit.ly/460Z1Ii
🎬 Watch the tutorial: youtu.be/bFg_5vPInhA
It’s a clean, extruded logo animation with a ripple effect you can fully customize.
👉 Grab it here: bit.ly/460Z1Ii
🎬 Watch the tutorial: youtu.be/bFg_5vPInhA
After Effects Beta now gives you daily fortune cookies… but for motion design. 🍪✨ Quick tips, hidden tricks, and shortcuts you’ll actually use. Example below 👇
August 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
After Effects Beta now gives you daily fortune cookies… but for motion design. 🍪✨ Quick tips, hidden tricks, and shortcuts you’ll actually use. Example below 👇
🎥 After Effects in 3D doesn’t have to break your brain. Watch me build a full scene, fix the flicker, and make it shine ✨
youtu.be/0jRNH9BLdRk
youtu.be/0jRNH9BLdRk
August 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🎥 After Effects in 3D doesn’t have to break your brain. Watch me build a full scene, fix the flicker, and make it shine ✨
youtu.be/0jRNH9BLdRk
youtu.be/0jRNH9BLdRk
Quick Offset layers, Smarter Dynamic Text from Photoshop, Effects Info Buttons, and duplicating shapes. All packed into a quick, caffeine-friendly tour of the August 2025 release.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxMa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxMa...
After Effects August 2025 – New Features You’ll Love
YouTube video by SternFX
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Quick Offset layers, Smarter Dynamic Text from Photoshop, Effects Info Buttons, and duplicating shapes. All packed into a quick, caffeine-friendly tour of the August 2025 release.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxMa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxMa...
Zooming in AE just got... smoother.
Learn how to master the new Smooth Zoom feature in After Effects from legacy shortcuts to silky trackpad gestures.
Spoiler: it works exactly how you wish it always did.
Watch now → youtu.be/TlQxzWRpOKA
🔍 Leave a magnifying glass emoji if you’re loving it!
Watch now → youtu.be/TlQxzWRpOKA
🔍 Leave a magnifying glass emoji if you’re loving it!
Unlock the SMOOTH ZOOM MAGIC in After Effects
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Zooming in AE just got... smoother.
Learn how to master the new Smooth Zoom feature in After Effects from legacy shortcuts to silky trackpad gestures.
Spoiler: it works exactly how you wish it always did.
Watch now → youtu.be/TlQxzWRpOKA
🔍 Leave a magnifying glass emoji if you’re loving it!
Watch now → youtu.be/TlQxzWRpOKA
🔍 Leave a magnifying glass emoji if you’re loving it!
It's all optional, you know...
Unlock the full potential of the humble Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key in After Effects. Whether you’ve been using After Effects for 6 months or 16 years, I promise there’s at least one trick in here you didn’t know.
youtu.be/JpLNk99EonQ
Unlock the full potential of the humble Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key in After Effects. Whether you’ve been using After Effects for 6 months or 16 years, I promise there’s at least one trick in here you didn’t know.
youtu.be/JpLNk99EonQ
Secret Uses of the Option/Alt Key in After Effects
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's all optional, you know...
Unlock the full potential of the humble Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key in After Effects. Whether you’ve been using After Effects for 6 months or 16 years, I promise there’s at least one trick in here you didn’t know.
youtu.be/JpLNk99EonQ
Unlock the full potential of the humble Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key in After Effects. Whether you’ve been using After Effects for 6 months or 16 years, I promise there’s at least one trick in here you didn’t know.
youtu.be/JpLNk99EonQ
✨ The AI Creative Summit is back! ✨
Join me July 29–30 for two days packed with workshops, certifications, and creative breakthroughs, all powered by AI.
👉 www.aicreativesummit.com 👈
Join me July 29–30 for two days packed with workshops, certifications, and creative breakthroughs, all powered by AI.
👉 www.aicreativesummit.com 👈
July 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
✨ The AI Creative Summit is back! ✨
Join me July 29–30 for two days packed with workshops, certifications, and creative breakthroughs, all powered by AI.
👉 www.aicreativesummit.com 👈
Join me July 29–30 for two days packed with workshops, certifications, and creative breakthroughs, all powered by AI.
👉 www.aicreativesummit.com 👈
Reposted by Eran Stern
🆕 Super excited about a feature that just went live in After Effects beta: Quick Offset. Stagger and retime layers and keyframes just by dragging!
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
June 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🆕 Super excited about a feature that just went live in After Effects beta: Quick Offset. Stagger and retime layers and keyframes just by dragging!
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
community.adobe.com/t5/after-eff...
Did you know you can use expressions to clone not just the text content—but the font, size, leading, tracking, and even alignment from another layer?
This is perfect for anyone building templates, title systems, or just sick of matching fonts manually.
youtu.be/okG7OhRhGtA
This is perfect for anyone building templates, title systems, or just sick of matching fonts manually.
youtu.be/okG7OhRhGtA
This Expression Makes All Your Text Sync Automatically
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
June 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Did you know you can use expressions to clone not just the text content—but the font, size, leading, tracking, and even alignment from another layer?
This is perfect for anyone building templates, title systems, or just sick of matching fonts manually.
youtu.be/okG7OhRhGtA
This is perfect for anyone building templates, title systems, or just sick of matching fonts manually.
youtu.be/okG7OhRhGtA
Think your machine can handle the heat?
Put it to the test with syntactic layers, parametric effects, and heavy-duty 3D comps – all designed to push After Effects (and your setup) to the limit.
Watch & Download: youtu.be/bCgnAoJLVHc
Put it to the test with syntactic layers, parametric effects, and heavy-duty 3D comps – all designed to push After Effects (and your setup) to the limit.
Watch & Download: youtu.be/bCgnAoJLVHc
The ULTIMATE FREE After Effects SPEED Test File
YouTube video by SternFX
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Think your machine can handle the heat?
Put it to the test with syntactic layers, parametric effects, and heavy-duty 3D comps – all designed to push After Effects (and your setup) to the limit.
Watch & Download: youtu.be/bCgnAoJLVHc
Put it to the test with syntactic layers, parametric effects, and heavy-duty 3D comps – all designed to push After Effects (and your setup) to the limit.
Watch & Download: youtu.be/bCgnAoJLVHc
AI for VFX? Yes, please.
Say goodbye to rotoscoping pain, blurry upscales, and midnight masking sessions. I tested a bunch of AI-powered After Effects plugins and they actually work. ✨ Faster workflows. Cleaner comps. More time for coffee @aescripts.com
youtu.be/dNwaFfxK33w
Say goodbye to rotoscoping pain, blurry upscales, and midnight masking sessions. I tested a bunch of AI-powered After Effects plugins and they actually work. ✨ Faster workflows. Cleaner comps. More time for coffee @aescripts.com
youtu.be/dNwaFfxK33w
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
AI for VFX? Yes, please.
Say goodbye to rotoscoping pain, blurry upscales, and midnight masking sessions. I tested a bunch of AI-powered After Effects plugins and they actually work. ✨ Faster workflows. Cleaner comps. More time for coffee @aescripts.com
youtu.be/dNwaFfxK33w
Say goodbye to rotoscoping pain, blurry upscales, and midnight masking sessions. I tested a bunch of AI-powered After Effects plugins and they actually work. ✨ Faster workflows. Cleaner comps. More time for coffee @aescripts.com
youtu.be/dNwaFfxK33w
Shadows in After Effects' Advanced 3D renderer just leveled up! In this tutorial you'll discover how to easily create realistic and moody shadows using Parallel and Spot lights.
youtu.be/buRjOsBebsE
youtu.be/buRjOsBebsE
May 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Shadows in After Effects' Advanced 3D renderer just leveled up! In this tutorial you'll discover how to easily create realistic and moody shadows using Parallel and Spot lights.
youtu.be/buRjOsBebsE
youtu.be/buRjOsBebsE
Ever wanted graffiti to animate itself? Me neither. But AI makes it possible anyway!
In this tutorial, I'll reveal how to effortlessly animate graffiti with AI magic, nail precise planar tracking and flawless rotoscoping and seamlessly composite everything together.
youtu.be/mWYD2VUMlcU
In this tutorial, I'll reveal how to effortlessly animate graffiti with AI magic, nail precise planar tracking and flawless rotoscoping and seamlessly composite everything together.
youtu.be/mWYD2VUMlcU
April 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ever wanted graffiti to animate itself? Me neither. But AI makes it possible anyway!
In this tutorial, I'll reveal how to effortlessly animate graffiti with AI magic, nail precise planar tracking and flawless rotoscoping and seamlessly composite everything together.
youtu.be/mWYD2VUMlcU
In this tutorial, I'll reveal how to effortlessly animate graffiti with AI magic, nail precise planar tracking and flawless rotoscoping and seamlessly composite everything together.
youtu.be/mWYD2VUMlcU