The April 2018 release focused on efficiency, immersive media, and advanced animation tools:
: Expanded support for importing data, now allowing CSV and TSV files in addition to JSON to drive animations directly from spreadsheets.
: You can download the latest version of After Effects as a free trial from Adobe to explore its current motion design and VFX capabilities. Adobe After Effects CC 2018 15.1 for Mac Free Download
: Improved multi-core CPU performance for Add, Match, and Remove Grain effects. Download & Trial Options
: Regarded as a "game-changer," this system lets you edit layer and effect properties (rotation, scale, color, text) of a composition while it is nested inside another. You can create a single "master" comp and propagate changes across multiple instances automatically. The April 2018 release focused on efficiency, immersive
: A GPU-accelerated effect to keep chrominance and luminance within broadcast-legal ranges.
: This feature introduced the ability to preview 360-degree VR projects using head-mounted displays like Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Download & Trial Options : Regarded as a
: A new deformation engine that adds dynamic mesh density. It automatically adjusts triangle size and placement when you add pins, and includes a Mesh Rotation Refinement setting to control layer rigidity during movement.