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A screen showing video editing software, with a montage featuring three people in vibrant outfits walking through a rocky landscape. The timeline below displays various video clips organized for editing.
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Premiere drops the “Pro” and picks up some serious AI

Adobe has released the Creative Cloud 26.0 updates for its video apps, headlined by a big shift in Premiere. The “Pro” label is gone, and in its place comes a more capable editor. The new release centres on automated masking, improved tracking, and a creative pipeline that’s tighter than ever.
Bela Beier
22.01.2026
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A digitally altered image of a person wearing a playful fox mask and stylish attire, posed with one hand raised, showcasing a vibrant background. A smaller inset image displays a clearer view of the character, emphasizing a fun and artistic theme.
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RealFX Part 1: Perfectly formed scripts

The landscape of plug-in providers for After Effects (and other host applications) has thinned out noticeably in recent times. Whereas in the 2000s and 2010s we used to receive press releases about new and interesting plug-ins several times a week, nowadays we are lucky to receive one announcement per month. But we found a few beauties!
Andreas Zerr
31.10.2025
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3D animation software interface displaying orange gear and sphere on grid with vibrant abstract background and control panels
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The Rise and Fall of Cyborg

When we think of compositing systems of the late nineties and early two thousands, Discreet and Quantel come to mind. But for a brief time, there was a real contender to those two powerhouses: 5D Cyborg!
Christoph Zapletal
03.02.2025
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3D modeling software interface showing titanium alloy smartwatch components with transformation controls and layer properties panel
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New After Effects Stuff!

Adobe has rolled out major updates to After Effects, enhancing 3D workflows for motion designers and VFX professionals. The new features focus on embedding 3D animations, improving shadows, and offering more depth mapping options.
Bela Beier
11.09.2024
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Magic Nodes 2 plugin interface for Adobe After Effects showing node-based workflow and color correction options.
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Magic Nodes 2: New functions

The "Magic Nodes" extension for "Adobe After Effects" has has been around for a while. This enables compositing in a Nodes network with the Adobe programme. A look at the changes and improvements in version 2.
Jörn-Erik Burkert
27.08.2024
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Robot illustration with text promoting AI potential in Adobe Creative Cloud, digital design interface visible in background.
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Update to the MAX

As always, numerous innovative, experimental technologies were experimental technologies were presented by Adobe researchers and engineers. Surprisingly, the focus was on artificial intelligence.
Nils Calles
31.10.2023
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A screenshot of a video editing software interface displaying a timeline filled with clips and audio tracks. Various video thumbnails are visible on the left side, with blue indicators on the timeline representing different segments.
19 min

What about Roundtrips? Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve

Professionals experienced in teamwork will probably already be familiar with the following. But what about everyone else who, after initial successes, approaches projects that involve real money and real customers? Mistakes in the workflow and the need to fix them can push your real hourly wage well below the minimum promised by your government, not to mention the loss of your first important client.
Uli Plank
09.09.2023
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A stage featuring animated characters as a band: a guitarist with a notable hairstyle, a singer with a microphone, a drummer, and a bassist, set against a backdrop of artwork depicting musical elements.
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The Puppet Groove

The animated film "The Puppet Groove", which looks like a music video, shows a rocking puppet band on stage. In the background, the singer narrates their success story in an animated film sequence. But whether the musicians really have everything under control is only revealed at the end.
Bela Beier
08.04.2023
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Adobe After Effects logo over animated lakeside campsite with tent, campfire, RV, trees, and mountains.
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Adobe releases After Effects 22.5!

Speakers of Korean and Hebrew, prick up your ears: The latest version of the compositing software now recognises the Unicode area correctly! But also: Now you can finally animate left-hand fonts without errors!
Patrick Poti
04.07.2022
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Man with red hair and beard wearing backwards cap sitting in home office with microphone visible.
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Create VJ loops with Cinema 4D!

Insider tips from the content creator pope for musicians: Will Harvey, aka Revilo, teaches you how to create stylish VJ loops with C4D and After Effects. Not only does it look good, it sounds good too!
Patrick Poti
24.06.2022
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Adobe Substance 3D Sampler tutorial cover with 360 camera outdoors and green lighting environment graphics.
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Substance 3D Sampler 3.3 released!

From Adobe: Version 3.3 of the 3D tool for surfaces. You can expect: new functions for working with materials and ambient lighting. Also: Tutorial for "Getting started with Lighting Environments" available!
Patrick Poti
30.05.2022
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Disassembled handheld gaming consoles arranged on a work mat. The image displays circuit boards, buttons, and tools alongside empty game cartridges. A magnifying glass is also visible on the mat.
24 min

Loveletter

Who doesn't know it: the portable games console that saw the light of day at the end of the 1980s and gave us endless hours of fun and games for many years. We are, of course, talking about the Gameboy. A time when the potential of computer-generated graphics was in its infancy. But what if a creative team back then had had access to today's production pipelines and technologies?
Raphael Rau
21.10.2021
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Video editing software interface showing timeline, audio waveform, German subtitles, and interview video with two people.
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Premiere listens – and types!

New functions and tools are added with every Creative Cloud update. In the last major update for Premiere, there was an entire subsection - transcribing. But how exactly does it work? (Including self-test and prize draw)
Bela Beier
30.08.2021
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