Why pay for Adobe After Effects when Blender
What you get free
Node-based compositing, motion tracking and a built-in video editor, plus 3D.
What you miss
After Effects' layer-based motion design, large plugin ecosystem and expression workflow.
All free options for Adobe After Effects, best first
- Blender Node-based compositing, motion tracking and a built-in video editor, plus 3D.
- Natron Node-based compositing, rotoscoping and tracking for VFX work, free and open source.