Never has the motion graphics world and video editing been more ‘hyped up and exciting’ at that. Due to the lightning-pace development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), software programs such as Adobe After Effects have gained new heights in terms of creativity, speed, and efficiency. After Effects has been the standard software of choice of animators, VFX artists as well as editors over the years. However, as AI-conducted plugins are about to become a serious part of the working and remote hiring process, everything is about to shift drastically- time costs are being cut down, an abundance of routine work is eliminated, and a new world of creativity is created.
In this article, we will explore some AI-based Adobe after effects plug-ins that are quite astonishing. These plugins can help you increase the efficiency and the speed of your workflow whether you are a novice or an expert eager to discover new innovative tools.
The reason why AI is transforming After Effects
Now we have an idea about the plugins, but it is still good to know how AI is dominating in changing the motion graphics landscape. Hand keyframe, complicated mask, rotoscope and hours of compositing in the newest diversions often rotate with the old fashioned workflows in After Effects. AI-based plug-in transforms all that through:
- Automation of routine work: It is possible in a few seconds to recognize objects, follow them and remove the background with the help of AI.
- Stimulating creativity: AI act as effective tools to stimulate creativity by creating animations, effects, or variations that could not have occurred to you.
- Conservation of time and expenditures: The reduced workflows help you to complete projects at a faster rate without their quality.
And now we are going to take a look at the plugins that will blow your mind.
1. Runway Gen-2 Integrations (Third Party Workflows)
Runway, one of the most popular AI video creation tools, has workflow and plugin capable of integrating with After Effects. One thing you can do is create an AI-made visual element such as texture, video background, or even an AI-made stock footage and then simply add it directly to your After Effects project.
What is so great about it:
The Runway AI can create the elements in a couple of minutes instead of spending hours in attempts to find the ideal shot or create a special effect.
2. Lockdown by Chris Vranos (using tracking AI assistance)
Although Lockdown is not entirely AI on the surface, it has recently implemented the latest tracking advancements based on machine learning. It enables you to track and touch-up objects on moving footage that are even on complex surfaces such as skin or fabric.
The mind-blowing part is that....
Tracking and rotoscoping were at one time very labor-intensive. Using AI in tracking, Lockdown can apply graphics or retouch to moving surfaces with crazy accuracy rather than wasting hours doing it manually.
3. Videocontent-Aware Fill ( Native AE Feature enhanced with AI ).
Adobe released Content-Aware Fill in After Effects, and it uses A.I. in the hood. This option will allow you to eliminate something you do not want in your videos. Simply make a mask, and After Effects takes a look at the pixels around the gap, to be smart and fill in the gap, everywhere frame-by-frame.
Why it is mind-blowing:
Before, the deletion of an object in video was a serious job of cloning and painting. Today, AI takes the bulk of the work. Choosing to eliminate a boom mic or some undesired pedestrian or even a car is almost magical using Content-Aware Fill.
4. Auto-Animate and AI Preset Libraries
Newer machines-learning powered plugins and scripts will automatically make motion presets. There are programs such as Motion Bro or AE Juice that begin to include AI-powered pro tips to enable you to make your work look dynamic through meaningful transitions, or add animations to text or create kinetic typography with a single click.
The reason this is mind-blowing:
You no longer have to spend hours adjusting keyframes because you can use a preset that was created with the assistance of an AI tool and instantly have smooth and professional animation. It is an enormous rescue to social media videos, commercials, and fast turnaround work.
5. Rotobot and Artificial intelligence Rotoscope Tools
Plugins such as Rotobot make use of AI to perform an activity as time-consuming as the process of rotoscoping. AI has the capability to identify and separate things in the background, in an intricate scene with a few easy inputs.
The reason it is mind-blowing:
Rotoscoping used many hours (or even days, sometimes) on a few seconds of a motion picture. With AI tools, what used to be a week-long task can now be done in minutes—without compromising accuracy.
6. Artificial Intelligence Assistants in Color Grading
Color grading is artworks, but AI is simplifying it. Stuff such as Colourlab Ai or LUT generator machine learning can look at your footage and determine a cinematic look to apply to it corresponding to a desired look or particular reference image.
The reason it is mind-blowing is:
Rather than having to guess which LUT is most suitable, AI can noticeably utilize a look, depending on the content, lighting, and a tone of a scene. This helps to complete the grading at very high rates but still provides you with uniform results.
*7. The Motion Designer AI Voices and Audio *
The voxeo suite of AI voice and audio tools are designed to support the motion designer and the motion design market. The tools are feature-rich, highly flexible, and very simple to operate. Customers include motion designers, motion designer studios, animation companies, games design companies, and the motion design industry in general.
And although strictly speaking audio is not in the scope of a visual plug in, once can still use many AI powered apps such as Adobe Podcast Enhancer or a voiceover generation tool powered by AI, in your After Effects workflow. Easily create good quality voiceovers or edit the dialogue and then match it with motion graphics.
The reason why it is mind-blowing:
There is no need to record a voice actor every time you need a draft and waste half a day removing background noise. AI provides you with audio that is ready made to suit your images.
The Future of artificial intelligence in after effects
The above described standards in plugins are only a start. The AI used to make these tools is also getting into After Effects itself, with Adobe Firefly slowly making its way into the app to offer such functions as generative fills, style transfers, and smart motion design.
With AI gaining even further popularity, there will be even more revolutionary plug-ins that will automate the workflows, ensure creativity and define what can be expressed in the field of motion graphics.
Final Thoughts
AI in adobe After Effects is not mere ripples in the water, it is a true game-changer. Whether it is seamlessly clearing unwanted items in the scene with Content-Aware Fill, create resources using Runway or tracing intricate surfaces with Lockdown, these are AI-driven tools revolutionizing the workflow of creators.
As a motion designer, these are the best times to investigate such plugins and see how you can go further with your creativity in line with what AI can achieve. Video editing automation is now a possibility and it comes in the form of AI.
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