Alternatives to Adobe After Effects

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Alternatives to Adobe After Effects

14 September 2020 Ashley S. Miller Specialist of Customer Service Dept.

Summary
Those who like making videos are familiar with Adobe After Effects. Of course, this software is not perfect. It is not cheap; it is complicated for some users to control. Any other alternative to Adobe After Effects. Tell you in this essay.

Content

Part 1: About Adobe After Effects

Part 2: Alternatives to Adobe After Effects

1. Renee Video Editor Pro
2. Blender
3. Hitfilm

Part 3: Conclusion

Part 1: About Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects (“AE” for short) is the video and graphics processing software published by Adobe. This software can not only help you efficently create various dynamic figures and visual effects in high precision, but also add effects to your movies, videos, DVDs and Macromedia Flash works with 2D and 3D combination. Currently, the latest official version of Adobe is: Adobe After Effects 2019.

Although the software is very multifunctional and professional, it is very complicated for some users to control and it costs a lot. If you merely want to slightly edit the video, this software is not for you.

Part 2: Alternatives to Adobe After Effects

Some people are familiar with Adobe After Effects which is mainly used for video special effects. But this software is complicated to use and expensive. Any other alternatives to Adobe After Effects? Next, we will introduce three applications whose functions are similar with Adobe After Effects as alternative.

1. Renee Video Editor Pro

Renee Video Editor Pro is the popular video editing software. User can quickly add special effects and output the video. Next, we will show you how to add special effects with the software.

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Cut Videos & AudiosUsers are free to cut videos and audios clips with setting start and end time.

Multiple Edit ToolsMerge, crop, rotate, cut and transform video easily. Change and add background music, subtitles and remove watermark from video.

Format ConversionSupport to convert videos and audios into different formats.

Screen Recording Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.

Multiple Edit ToolsCut Videos & Audios Users are free to cut videos and audios clips with setting start and end time.

Multiple Edit ToolsMerge, crop, rotate, cut and transform video easily. Change and add background music, subtitles and remove watermark from video.

Format ConversionSupport to convert videos and audios into different formats.

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① Open Renee Video Editor Pro and click on [Video Toolbox].

select video toolbox in Renee Video Editor

② Click on [Add Files] to select the target video file.

select the video file in renee video editor pro

③ Click on [Effect].

④ Select filters, zoom in/out video or add audio effects.

⑤ If you need filters, click the first button and select the filters.

add special effects into mp4 video in renee video editor pro

⑥ If you want to zoom in/out the video screen, click the second button and adjust the progress bar and the zoom area.

select the area to zoom in and out the video

⑦ If you want some audio effects, click the third button and adjust the volume of the video.

⑧ Finally, click on [OK] to confirm and return to the main interface.

save effect settings in video editor pro

⑨ Select the output format and the output folder. Then, click on [Start] to save the video.

select output format and folder in renee video editor pro

2. Blender

Video Blender software is the popular, free video software. You can not only edit video, but also create animations, interactive animations and use other functions in the software. It has very comprehensive video editing functions but easy to use, compared to Adobe After Effects. After opening the software, you can select the video and modify the colors, tint, white balance, etc.

3. Hitfilm

HitFilm Express is the free video editing software. It has the professional VFX tool and everything for fantastic contents, movies and video games. It is suitable for new beginners, students, game players and YouTubers. Over 410 effects and the preset patterns are included. Both of Windows and Mac OS support the software.

Part 3: Conclusion

From the above contents, we’ve learned that Adobe After Effects is not the only one software for making special effects. We can consider the other functional software and use them to quickly add effects into the video. For example, Renee Video Editor Pro can not only add various effects but also cut video and add subtitles. If you are not satisfied with Adobe After Effects, try the alternatives.

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