998 Like Blender Good alternative? YES NO Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com Haiku AmigaOS MorphOS Compositor Keyframe animation Real time rendering Rendering with graphics card Customizable Customizable interface ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions HD-Rendering Intuitive Nodes Lightweight Low memory usage Motion tracking Non linear editor Parametric Modeling Physically-Based Rendering Powerful render engine Procedural Texturing Scripting Texture painting Texturing UI customization Add a feature Yeah, you can edit videos with it... But it's not made for it in specific and isn't it's main purpose. It has lots of purposes. Guest • Dec 2015 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree It can be used as an alternative to After Effects, and is more powerful since it is a full 3d graphics software. Guest • Jan 2016 Disagree Agree Their primary purpose is completely different. Blender is mainly a 3D rendering software with many other capabilities. After FX is mainly a Video production software with many other capabilities. Guest • Jan 2016 Disagree Agree It clearly doesn't look like after effects and has a pretty steep learning curve, but it can do anything that after effects can do. Guest • Jan 2016 Disagree Agree Blender is a 3D modelling & game engine tool; different field. Guest • Sep 2017 Disagree Agree Blender is more an alternative to a 3D Application, not for 2D motion and movie composition. Guest • Sep 2017 Disagree Agree After Effects is a VFX and MoGrahp software (focusing compositing, masking, ...), while Blender is a 3D computer graphics software (focusing modeling, rendering, ...). Guest • Jan 2016 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Blender is a 3D modelling tool and Adobe After Effects is video post production tool Guest • Jan 2016 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree
59 Like Natron Good alternative? YES NO Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Node Based Video filters Add a feature Awful documentation (blank page); The versions change so much that the old tutorials don't help at all; Difficult to learn by just messing around; High learning curve. Guest • Aug 2017 Disagree Agree Its simple (when you get the arrangement) but still very powerful, easily works with Blender and its free!! Guest • Apr 2017 • 3 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree
36 Like FXhome HitFilm Good alternative? YES NO Providing the best tools for indie filmmakers. Free software great for composting and editing. All in one single app!. Freemium Mac Windows Non linear editor Color correction Colour grading Compositor Customizable Add a feature It has a free version, also has a lot of built-in tools to help you achieve everything you can imagine. It has TRUE 3d space, unlike *some* other solutions. Guest • May 2017 Disagree Agree the no 1 alternative software for after fx cc 2017 geletadima • Aug 2017 Disagree Agree The only one in the list that has more similarities with the After Effects Workflow Guest • Sep 2017 Disagree Agree
25 Like Blackmagic Design Fusion Alternative? YES NO Fusion is the world’s most advanced compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers and 3D animators. Freemium Mac Windows Linux Camera tracking Node Based Non linear editor Planar tracking VR support Add a feature It may not be entirely free, but still works VERY WELL if I could only understand it XD Guest • Jun 2016 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree
19 Like NUKE Good alternative? YES NO NUKE is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a first-class feature set that is... Commercial Mac Windows Linux Node Based Add a feature There is a free commercial version, nuke is also more industry standard for compositing Guest • Dec 2016 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree
9 Like Liconcomp Good alternative? YES NO Liconcomp allows live content compositing to display screens for digital signage, scoreboards, LED installations, .... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
6 Like BluffTitler Good alternative? YES NO BluffTitler is a Windows desktop app for creating, rendering and playing 3D video effects. With BluffTitler you can create short, spectacular 3D animations: -video... Commercial Windows No features added Add a feature
3 Like TimeLineFX Good alternative? YES NO Create amazing particle effects for your games, applications and web pages with TimelineFX. Commercial Mac Windows BlitzMax No features added Add a feature
1 Like Solar Good alternative? YES NO Lightstream Solar is a new GPU-accelerated high-end compositor for VFX work. The software provides a node and tree-based workflow, and offers the range of tools one... Commercial Windows No features added Add a feature
5 Like ParticleIllusion Good alternative? YES NO particleIllusion 3.0: award-winning standalone particle effects application that enables you to quickly and easily add a huge variety of particle effects to your images... Commercial Mac Windows Adobe After Effects No features added Add a feature
1 Like PhotoAnim Good alternative? YES NO PhotoAnim is a free Windows program to edit and animate photos. Resulting animations and videos can be published on http://3dthis.com Free Windows No features added Add a feature
