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System requirements and installation

In the program you can:

  • Design a website or mobile application. Visualize the work of the site elements, animation when changing images;
  • Record the features of the interactive interface for further implementation in the form of code by the development team;
  • Set animation for elements, changing images, buttons, forms and other elements with which the user interacts;
  • Create animated infographics to create accents on the slides. Correctly placed accents help to deliver the information to the audience;
  • Adobe After Effects can be used to create video presentations, slide shows from your own photos or pictures.

The program can be installed on computers with Windows or macOS operating systems. Minimum requirements:

  • 15 GB of free hard disk space;
  • 16 GB of RAM;
  • Video card with 2GB of video memory;
  • Intel, AMD or Apple Silicon multi-core processor.

You will need an internet connection and confirmation of your subscription to Adobe services to complete the installation.

Help! Adobe ID is required to use the program. Apple Silicon M1 processors are not fully supported.
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Recommended RAM and video memory are double the minimum sizes. 64 GB of free hard disk space is required to use caching. Windows customers with graphic cards from NVIDIA need at least version 451.77, because earlier versions of drivers can cause problems with the program. Screen resolution must be at least 1920×1080 when using the program in Windows. MacOS users will be able to run the program on a device with a resolution of 1440×900 or higher.

Program interface
After launching the program, the user is prompted to open or create a project to work with. Layers are used to use effects, add files. Each of them has its own properties.

The program window is divided into parts:

  • The top left panel contains the tools. To use a tool, click on it or use preset keyboard shortcuts. The tools allow you to do various operations: select and drag objects, scale the image, etc. When you put the mouse cursor over a tool, its name and a hot key to activate it appear;
  • The left side of the screen contains a panel with information about the opened project. On this panel you can see data about frames, layouts and effects;
  • In the center is the composition window, where you can view the result. The user can use the mouse to move the file here. Here you can control the quality, size and other parameters of the picture;
  • The right side contains the effects. The contents of this area can change depending on which layer you are working with;
  • The Timeline is to the left and below the Preview window, it allows you to navigate to the moment you want to edit.

System Requirements for Mac and Windows

For Mac users, macOS versions 10.15, Big Sur (11), or Monterey (12) are required. Windows users should be on Microsoft Windows 10 (64 Bit).

Quad-Core Processor is necessary for both Mac and Windows systems.

VR System Requirements

Adobe After Effects supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets, each with its specific system requirements, like HDMI 1.3 Video Output for Oculus Rift and Intel i5-4590 or greater processor for HTC Vive.

Animation Bootcamp Software and Hardware Requirements

For Animation Bootcamp, Adobe After Effects CC (13.0 or Higher) and Adobe Animate CC (15.1 or Higher) are required.

The CPU should be 64-bit, and a minimum of 8GB of RAM is needed, although Adobe recommends 16GB for better performance.

Storage Recommendations for After Effects

A combination of SSD, NVMe, and traditional platter drives is recommended for optimal performance in After Effects, with NVMe drives particularly beneficial for cache/scratch files.

Audio Devices

While onboard audio has improved, USB DACs are recommended for higher quality and fewer driver conflicts with After Effects.

The workspace is divided into tabs. The user can move and resize the window elements. Elements can be grouped.

Features of application
Work in the program is done with the project, which contains the source files, composition settings. The “.aep” or “.aepx” formats are used for storing projects. The first stores information in a binary file, the second uses XML documents. You can create templates from your own projects.

Many processes can be automated in the program. There are scripts or modules for animation. Rendering is automated with aerender. Some image processing scripts can be taken from Adobe Photoshop.