Adobe has released the May 2022 (Version 22.4) .
The one new feature is a separated Dimensions Preference, so you can use this checkbox and separate x & y positions in the timeline by default.
The April 2022 release (version 22.3) had many more features, including Frame.io integration, native silicon support, extended viewer, scene edit detection, binning indicators for 3D layers, coach marks, and constrained shapes.
Enchanted Media posted links to 3 videos on making confetti in after effects with built in plug ins and Trapcode.
I\ain Anderson of Pro Video Coalition on Apple Motion being every editors secret weapon.
It is an interesting article, and it is true it is such an inexpensive program, that everyone should use it. I have personally used it extensively while doing an edit job on Final Cut and found it essential for using Final Cut Pro with some features that are much easier to use than After Effects with more power, but others I thought far inferior, harder and with huge bugs. And I was not at all impressed by it’s Motion Blur which After Effects does so much better.
Much like Final Cut I find it i a powerful program but with huge caveats. And while I do have it, I don’t find it as useful as other similar programs.
i just signed up for creative cloud’s frame.io from within Premiere. I didn’t know what level of service it is, but Frame had posted a page about it.
It allows:
So I can use it for any client that doesn’t have their own solution for review. Very cool!
They should offer a discount if you upgrade though.
Red Giant has updated Universe to version 6.
VFX Suite 3
Magic Bullet Suite 16.
And a new tool Real Lens Flares.
In past Red Giant has also released in depth videos showing off how to use the new features, but unfortunately it looks like they haven’t done that this year. Hopefully this isn’t how things will always be with the now Maxon owned company, bug I have the feeling it is. I guess will just have to play around.
The video for Real Lens Flares looks good, but will have to see if it is better than optical flares from Video Copilot.
Adobe has released After Effects April 2022 (Version 22.3).
This brings native Apple Silicon M1 Support to the production version of After Effects. Still not sure about M1 Ultra Support as of yet.
It also includes Frame.io integration with the free account you now get with you adobe account.
3D Extended Viewer for 3D previews.
Scene Edit detection for which I have been using Magnum 3 from AE Scripts. Love that this is built in now.
Binning indicators for 3D layers to see how layers are composited.
And constrained shapes, where you can create perfect squares and circles by holding down the shift key when you double click the rectangle or ellipse tool.
And in the Beta, Separated Dimensions Preference.
So you can have x, y as separate lines.
I have been trying these out in the beta since release, but I still think there are some issues with too many twirl downs for settings especially in exports. I am of the school of less button clicks is always better than more. Also I find Import and Export much less important on a daily basis than the Edit modes, of which you can only show 3 at all times, in the huge bay, which has so much wasted space. Oh well it is in release now, and at least you can show the 3 edit spaces (originally they hid them under the menu only).
The Frame.io for all is now integrated into Premiere and After Effects, with 100GB of space, which is great, though I don’t like that they are also raising the creative cloud rate by $2 a month, but it is still cheaper than a frame subscription.
And Auto Color, formerly known as Auto Tone in the public beta is much improved over the useless feature in previous versions. The AI makes for a great starting point.
And After Effects has moved it’s M1 Compatibility to the full version.
And built in AI powered scene detection is also huge. I use a script for it, so will certainly give this a try.
This is a huge one honestly. Looking forward to when I can take a look later today.
NT Productions has this video on After Effects Scripting for Beginners.
After Effects Scripting is so powerful, and I can use it, though I am better at finding existing scripts and adapting than writing my own, except very simple things.
