Adobe Animate vs After Effects | Ultimate Comparison

Adobe company has created a range of programs that can fit any type of digital creation:
Graphic design, 2D animation, or 3D animation. You can find different pieces of software from Adobe Products that will allow you to create fantastic artwork. Two of the most prominent ones are Adobe Animate and After Effect for animation and compositing.
Although they are two different programs, they create similar results. In this post, we will review both of them, shedding light on their key differences. Enjoy the video!
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[@anipieog]

loved the efforts you put in this video. totally awesome

[@amirthalingam9771]

Very helpful explanation! thank you!

[@sarataib4037]

I adore these animation videos

[@anushkapawar8680]

Thank you this video! It was very helpful

[@user-cq7mv3wu7f]

Thank you for the great effort 🌹

[@WasifKhanGD]

So much detailed and in-depth comparison to decide which sides you are on. What to choose and why? It does make your mind a lot clearer when you find yourself confusing. Very inspiring very of explanation.

[@InspirationTuts2D]

We're glad it was useful, thanks a lot for the feedback!

[@mzh9529]

First view, first like! Nice explaination. Thanks for your work!

[@InspirationTuts2D]

you are welcome

[@burtpanzer]

In a nutshell, Animate was designed to create vector based web graphics and animations capable of complex interactivity without the need to transfer large content files. SWF stands for Small Web File, and I would say is the best software for this use, formally Macromedia Flash, and my all-time favorite. After Effects was designed to handle the complete opposite, large high-resolution graphics and video files far larger than vector graphics being well into the MB and GB range, which isn't the concern it once was, point is one can't really compare AA to AE. IMO

[@InspirationTuts2D]

Thanks a lot for the feedback and for the valuable input! We believe that this topic was requested in the comments because of the "animation" aspect that these software share, although they differ greatly. This is why we considered it to clear up the fog.

[@loriegracefernandez522]

I agree with you

[@digitaltennisshoes]

I would say Animate is more for frame-by-frame animation and aftereffects is for compositing shots that can be animated.

[@jagannathishere]

SWF was Shockwave Flash

[@burtpanzer]

@@jagannathishere Correct, and one of the best apps ever made, IMO.

[@mrCetus]

Thank you for the great effort

[@DennisTamayo]

Titmouse in Vancouver used both softwares on the animation of the Animaniacs revival for Hulu.

[@edits_for_fun]

Thank you for the video

[@MrAlejo58]

I've been working with Flash for over 20 years. I started with Flash MX. I love this program. I'm sorry that it is used to create simple animations, although it has much greater potential.

[@venomgold]

I've been using illustrator for a while now and actually used AE to do a quick project on fiverrr but I still don't know how to use it fully. But since I love illustrator I think ill use after effect instead of animate

[@music_field]

animate is much much closer to illustrator than after effects because it is vector based! and much quicker! I used both AE and Animate! Recently i uninstalled AE! Pure frustration! You never fill that you know this app enough! Its bloated with too many features and slow! I decided to work with Animate and Premiere Pro for my animation projects!

[@marcm.official]

adobe animate is like photoshop and after effects combined, and more focused in animation, so no complex stuff from ae Edit: im marc from the future, gotta correct my old self here, its more like illustrator than photoshop ✨

[@BEPPEJHA]

?? Mmm you cant draw quite like Photoshop,with textutes etc or if then I would ask you how?

[@fridaypopcorns3462]

No its illustrator and AE combined bcoz it uses vector graphics instead of pixels

[@marcm.official]

@@fridaypopcorns3462 hey, thanks for correcting me, indeed its more like an illustrator than photoshop, this comment was a year ago, didn't had that much knowledge with illustrator but now its my mainstream software for graphic design!

[@honghanhha7947]

It’s okay to feel that why. I felt like that sowhat at the beginning. Just use the love you have for making soft to overpower that feeling

[@--AtikAsef]

can you guys create comparison between Cavalry vs After Effects, Fusion vs After Effects, Audition vs Fairlight, Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop vs Affinity Photo, Illustrator vs Affinity Designer, Indesign vs Affinity Publisher, Lightroom vs Luminar Neo, Lightroom vs Capture One Pro!? Thanks

[@InspirationTuts2D]

Wow! Thank you for the great list of suggestion, we'll definitely keep it in mind. Stay tuned ;)

[@gaaykamaans8761]

Anything else?

[@SantanuProductions]

I am well versed in both AE and Ani CC. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. For character animation Animate CC is better, but it lacks a few things. Sound editing is poor. Built in transitions are not so great. Direct integration with mastering software like Premiere pro has been dropped. Illustrator, AE workflow is cumbersome.

[@processandbeing]

Does Animate support integration with AE?

[@SantanuProductions]

@@processandbeing yes it does very well. Infact you can directly import .swf files directly in AE. I was pissed off when they dropped this support in Premiere. I needed to edit the final film in premiere because audio of PP is very good and Ani sucks in that department

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@SantanuProductions You can just edit on Audition and save you a lot of space haha.

[@IncuriusCognito]

Get overlord plugin for importing illustrator stuffs to AE..

[@MrAlejo58]

This is the first series of my project made with Adobe Flash CS6. Editing done with Adobe Premier. I did everything myself.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmvg6p3a9h6rLc

[@Musiclover6404]

What's the best online source to learn 2D animation, and really good FX 2D?

[@erayzesen361]

I can't understand why Adobe Animate users aren't using Tahoma2d instead of Animate. (Unless they have to stick with Adobe where they work) Although Tahoma2D is open source, it has many times more features and its workflow is similar to Animate. The software has vector and bitmap layers. A timeline just like Animate, tween features (even tween animation and framebyframe can be mixed), the camera layer and more...

[@MrAlejo58]

Can you share an example of a good Tahoma2D animation? This is the first series of my project made with Adobe Flash CS6. Editing done with Adobe Premier. I did everything myself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmvg6p3a9h6rLc

[@ToonZ_AC]

Yeah it's a child of Opentoonz, I very familiar in Opentoonz and Tohoma2d, but But there's limited tutorials for advance animation, whereas Adobe animate is unusual everyone use it thousand of tutorials available , so I have to use Adobe now.

[@Zivety]

Huh, never heard of it. I don't get paid for animation, but I just do it for fun and use animate.

[@karljosephmanon-og7666]

Thanks

[@johneyre9493]

Which is best for making sprites to export into a game engine?

[@samuelofosuatuahene4706]

I dont use animate but i dont think after effects is that complicated

[@saipruthvi1311]

Tq

[@irunsauce6437]

Breadwinners bro I miss that show plus Harvey beaks man and the others bro they are always Messing something up

[@Get0Ver1t.shorts]

FACTS MY MAN

[@tihoprskalo7719]

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[@tihoprskalo7719]

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[@Get0Ver1t.shorts]

@@tihoprskalo7719 wait what.?

[@Amaze_Central]

Nice vid

[@Shivam-sl4sp]

Which one is Best for simple explainer vector animation?

[@InspirationTuts2D]

If you're looking for simplicity we highly recommend Animate, but if you're aiming to achieve more complex stuff (adding compositing to the mix) then Ae would be your guy

[@mixedcontent6680]

@@InspirationTuts2D like if we wanna create Goku Anime So must go for Adobe After Effects?

[@icecreamhero2375]

I have been traumatized by after effects. Adobe Premiere is where it's at.

[@adont3r]

Imagine to compare 2 different programs.. same as “what is better, refrigerator, or microwave”

[@faizanali9987]

I am doing motion graphic in after effect but I just want to go in vfx like composting so I want a person who actually teach me the composting in affter effect .

[@Pupov-official]

👍

[@teabagNBG]

i recently started making pixel art gifs with aseprite... im very skilled with photoshop and illustrator but i never used affter effects... i m not sure wich one i should use for animating sprite sheets and pixel art...can it be animate/flash is better for it even it is basically dead lol?

[@georgizagorchev9655]

After Effects is better compared to Animate.

[@teabagNBG]

@@georgizagorchev9655 no u cant compare them... animate has a total different purpose then after effects... u can do some things with both sofwares but if u get into details u will soon will realize the difference... in animate u basically can code a flash cartoon for example u can code a animated day night scene based on the real time clock for a website.... also its vector based and alot better for frame by frame animations...

[@faizanali9987]

after effect is the king 😍

[@samficher7134]

Organization is a key to success

[@SairajMane-nf6sn]

Hey which text to speech service you used ? I am extremely looking for it..

[@InspirationTuts2D]

Thank you for the feedback! We actually work with a voice over artist that is very human x) we don't use text to speech services

[@ThumberBulls6]

ah yes the best text to speech service, human person.

[@voonillathemalo]

@@ThumberBulls6 I mean you're not wrong. Not at all.

[@spudeedeelweiss]

Animate is adobe flash before 2015.. I use this as a student back in 2000's. It's focus is on handrawn frame by frame animation. After effects animation is focused on whatever you'll draw or create in Ai or. PS. You can also create effects for video in AE which is impossible for Animate.

[@MrAlejo58]

I have been working with Flash for over 20 years. I believe that not all the features of the program are used. This is the first series of my project made with Adobe Flash CS6. Editing done with Adobe Premier. I did everything myself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmvg6p3a9h6rLc

[@akshatsavant8351]

So if I don't know drawing and use midjourney prompts to get sketches, then I should use after effects right?

[@wav_dumb]

w vid + your mine+ look through your window

[@Animeentu]

boa animação

[@JS-sx9ex]

I want a character to run through a 3 D world and have the camera pan around him. I’m alright with animate but I don’t think i would be able to pull this off on there. What’s the best program for seeing a character in 3D

[@gamer-x8691]

Clip studio privides a 3d character to manipulate it as much as u like like hands legs n angles so u will get perfect angle faster

[@mreclecticguy]

Blender (a free program) is great for 3D and it can also do 2D, but it has a very steep learning curve.

[@user-rk6nb3fr9b]

Cinema 4d easier then blender so you can use it

[@walkback]

I'm trying to open it up as I type tNice tutorials. I'm lost right now and my opening screen looks notNice tutorialng like Nice tutorials. Can anyone help?

[@kernjames]

As a cartoonist, musician and artist, I am interested in this content. I am not completely familiar with the terminology. "Interface" in the music world refers to a physical device for running instruments into a computer by "interfacing" between a computer and an Interface device, with a USB cord. In this case, is the editing software of Animate, called the Interface? Or is there an actual physical "interface device" needed to use these programs? Is there an "interface device" used to put drawings onto the computer that "interfaces" a camera or iPad or scanner to the computer? If there is an interface device, then that is important to know for purchasing one of these programs. I will endeavor to hunt around to see if these programs need some interfacing device to import data into the computer, that is a physical device and not just software.

[@oliodesign]

Interface it’s what you face to and figurate with as a user. It’s refers to engineering it’s interaction between real-world - machine - operator nor usb cabel.

[@kernjames]

@@oliodesign thanks for the information.

[@oliodesign]

@@kernjames interface , is which user interact with. you’re welcome.

[@oliodesign]

@@kernjames interface , is which user interact with. you’re welcome.

[@ktr0gt464]

you will need a drawing tablet or digital display to use programs like animate, photoshop and illustrator, you could on after effects, but if your desire is video editing, then I'm sure a mouse is fine

[@AzureSymbiote]

Thanks, I just want to use photoshop brushes for animation.

[@TheTimeProphet]

What about TV Paint?

[@hte2576]

I have digital pridise samples working adobe actionscrpt 3 all life field if u wont show this samples

[@dimitrishow_D]

Use both togetherness

[@VannyARTS]

I like both but I hate how slow AF buffers your project just replay.

[@tejaswini3049]

Same issue

[@abhishekjayant]

Bro i want to beco dj but i'm smart enough to learn soft soft but have financial problem.

[@justloud5282]

I use clip studio and after effects

[@everybodywatching8763]

Love from Pakistan

[@jennz3550]

I tought the video will compare luffy animation vs goku

[@snofixart]

Half one of the time the information is wrong and most of the time it is stretched out (for more watch time may be)

[@phil5053]

Want to animate my version of onepiece fights

[@ERROR__official]

Did you mean adobe after effects vs Adobe premiere pro cuz adobe animate is a drawing app and after effects is a editing app it's not a competition if its not the same case or subject but this video is still really helpful 😁

[@shemiramothheavens4260]

Yeah I don't think the versus was an exact competition. More of a comparison than a competition

[@InspirationTuts2D]

It was exactly the reason why we decided to make this comparison. It has been requested many times, so we thought that it would be useful for beginners. Not to mention that Animate isn't a drawing app only (it can be used for motion graphics with premade templates or characters for example), and Ae isn't dedicated for editing only because we use it extensively for motion graphics too! You'll be shocked at how the outcome can be similar, but there are differences (thus the reason why we made the video ;) glad you found it useful)

[@DJDillyGent]

Anything on adobe cloud can be run simultaneously and assets and elements can be open simultaneously so you can edit and create in illustrator while using animate and in AE or photoshop

[@BlueffyMemes]

The reason for comparison is for animation and motion graphic not for video editing.

[@yasunakaikumi]

Yeah AE is good for motion/info graphics, but when Adobe will going to rewrite the whole thing lol... it's slow AF and barely taken any multicore optimization with it...

[@spazzol2969]

I choose blender

[@GrantJolanta]

adobe animate tools are inside adobe after effects, so plunge into after effects to be a master animator

[@mavak5800]

Where's that voice. Did I just switched to an alternative universe?

[@tihoprskalo7719]

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[@kasvision1593]

Are these available on iPad Pros?

[@bobrobert3730]

why not use both?

[@massimilianodivincenzo2055]

Blender anyway...

[@IvanAgram]

Combine.

[@tab10advan18]

Adobe After effect come from beginning Adobe Animate come from Macromedia Flash

[@user-zl6dd4uy5k]

them "happen". Only tNice tutorialng I can do is click on kick snare and Nice tutorial-hats lol

[@ivan-_-8577]

Blender.

[@MasterBlek]

You may laugh but I think that Adobe will merge those two programs one day. Nowadays you can transfer Animate project into AE. Imagine having those two programs merged. O__O It would be the best program ever made.

[@user-iv4xw4bl3d]

Congrats!!! When did you first start investing

[@weirdpuppet326]

Animate and after effects aren’t very similar, and have different use cases. It’s like comparing apples to clocks. Why would you compare the two? They don’t share enough similarities to make it a normal comparison. A better comparison would probably be animate and toon boom or after effects and premier pro.

[@rxseoffblock9990]

Well I wanted to animate and that can be done on after effects which is why im curious about which one is better for animations… animate or after effects?

[@gmovic]

Finally Ae win

[@great567]

Bitmap vs Vector

[@uo2265]

Your voice is really low even at the highest volume

[@tehreemumer6009]

Bro this is goku

[@xenopone8119]

lol you mean AE has more robotic animation and animate is more realistic

[@korujaa]

naive video, hahhhahaahah

[@constantinosschinas4503]

*Adobe Animate = Adobe Flash.*

[@lolegaia]

Clickbaited.

[@STEF25800]

haters guna hate.

[@makerskool]

Ai voice feelingless boring

[@gabman912]

OMG please dont use Adobe Animate... FLASH is dead people!!! Animate is just a rebranding of old tech.

[@zimbanatorshow]

Bro I wanna make an animation comedy series with atleast 5 characters. Do you think after effects is ideal for that?

[@shemiramothheavens4260]

Very useless thanks

[@Vastfill]

😂

[@CastleValentine]

How? It's very straightforward. One is extremely simple and geared more towards 2D animation the other has much broader capabilities like 3D work and live action video editing but is also far more complicated.

[@barebowfish]

虽然听不懂，但我就是喜欢这些简单却五彩缤纷的快乐

[@OccultDemonCassette]

Blender.