Along with a host of other announcements made as part of the kick-off to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where Adobe is a major brand and sponsor, the company’s popular digital effects app almost quietly got a pretty major update as well.While AI-powered tools and features were mostly the highlights of the Premiere update, these After Effects updates are more specific and tailored towards working motion designers and graphic artists.Let’s take a look at the latest After Effects updates, which feature motion design and compositing features that can help your projects reach new heights, and possibly new dimensions too.Adobe After Effects 2026 UpdateSo, the big news for Adobe After Effects users with this 2026 update is that there are several new features available for those looking for new tools to try out with animation and 3D design. After Effects is also getting some enhanced vector workflows, access to over 1,300 free Substance 3D materials, and upgraded motion typography with variable fonts.Here are some breakdowns for what’s new:Enhanced vector workflows in After Effects: Users can now import SVG files, a common file type used by graphic designers in Adobe Illustrator, as native shape layers and start animating with full vector fidelity. When you convert Illustrator layers to shape layers, gradients and transparency are preserved and remain editable, so you can keyframe color transitions and animate gradient motion. The new gradient scale and rotation properties give you more creative control for fills and strokes.Create Native 3D Parametric Meshes: Users can build and...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 23 January