After Effects Portal March 2026

Written by Rich Young

March 31, 2026

Adobe followed up the big news of new 26.0 versions in January with recent beta announcements that improve on...

After Effects Guru Meditation: Adding effects for an overall look

Written by Chris Zwar

March 16, 2026

When I first started working in the industry, the concept of color grading video was relatively new. I loved...

After Effects Portal February 2026

Written by Rich Young

February 28, 2026

The big news of new 26.0 versions in January still dominates, but recent beta announcements shows that the AE...

After Effects: How to animate flashing neon light patterns

Written by Chris Zwar

February 22, 2026

We all have to-do lists, and sometimes working through them takes longer than we expect.  Roughly 15 years ago,...

After Effects News January 2026

Written by Rich Young

February 4, 2026

The big news in January of course was that Adobe announced new 26.0 versions for Creative Cloud video apps....

ZWARCHIVES – After Effects tutorials from the past 10 years

Written by Chris Zwar

February 2, 2026

Here's a collection of After Effects articles and tutorials that I've written over the past 10 years

After Effects Guru Meditation: 2GB / 30000 pixel layer limits error

Written by Chris Zwar

January 26, 2026

There was a poster on the wall at my high school which said “To err is human, but to...

Adobe announces 2026 video updates at Sundance

Written by Rich Young

January 20, 2026

Adobe announced new 26.0 versions for Creative Cloud video apps in the run-up to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival....

After Effects News December 2025

Written by Rich Young

December 31, 2025

The current release of Adobe After Effects remains November 2025 (25.6), which includes new features and workflow improvements. Previous...

After Effects News November 2025

Written by Rich Young

November 30, 2025

After Effects 25.6.0 is live. The current release of Adobe After Effects is November 2025 (25.6), which includes new...