Adobe After Effects Alternatives

Blender

Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

Features:

• 3D modelling
• 3D Sculpting
• Compositor
• Animations
• Keyframe animation
• Real time rendering
• 3d animation
• Community based
• Texturing
• 3D Motion Graphics
• 3d renderer
• Animation rigging
• Motion tracking
• Physically-Based Rendering
• Rendering with graphics card
• Texture painting
• Video editing
• 2D and 3D physics
• 3d sketching
• Animation
• Customizable
• Drawing 2D
• Frame by frame animation
• HD-Rendering
• Lightweight
• Node Based
• Parametric Modeling
• Scripting
• UV Unfolding
• Vector Drawing
• Vfx
• 3D Composing
• Built-in Image editor
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• Grease Pencil
• Intuitive Nodes
• Low memory usage
• Mapping
• Non linear editor
• Portable
• Procedural modeling
• Procedural Texturing
• Realistic viewport
• Rotoscoping
• Track everything
• UI customization
• Video overlay

Natron

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 OpenImageIO. The feature set includes realtime playback/RAM cache, multi-threaded rendering, 2d tracking, rotoscoping, grading, animation via f-curves and 3rd party OpenFX plugin support. All contained within a familiar, intuitive interface with an XML based project file format.

Features:

• Node Based
• Keyframe animation
• Open FX Support
• Portable
• Vfx
• Video editing
• Video filters

FXhome HitFilm

HitFilm merges FXHome VisionLab Studio , FXHome Effectslab and FXHome CompositeLab into one software. HitFilm is a layer-based editing and compositing package. HitFilm Ultimate gives you blockbuster quality visual effects and compositing at an indie price. You have full control to create your own unique effects using cutting edge technology.

Features:

• Vfx
• Video editing
• Colour grading
• Compositor
• Create composite HDR photos
• Non linear editor
• 3d animation
• 3D modelling
• Chroma Key / Green Screen
• Color correction
• Customizable
• Keyframe animation
• Noise Reduction
• Unlimited Tracks

Blackmagic Design Fusion

Blackmagic Fusion (formerly known as Fusion and eyeon Fusion) is an image compositing software program created by eyeon Software Inc, now developed by Blackmagic Design. It is typically used to create visual effects and digital compositing for movies, TV-series and commercials. It employs a node-based interface in which complex processes are built up by connecting a flowchart or schematic of many nodes, each of which represents a simpler process, such as a blur or color correction.

Features:

• Camera tracking
• Planar tracking
• 3d animation
• 3D Motion Graphics
• 3d renderer
• Colour grading
• Deep Pixel Compositing
• Motion tracking
• Nodal Compositing
• Node Based
• Non linear editor
• Vfx
• VR support

NUKE

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 unrivalled in the desktop market. If you are in the business of creating high-quality digital images Nuke is a production proven visual effects tool that brings speed, functionality and flexibility to your VFX pipeline.

Features:

• Nodal Compositing
• Node Based
• Video Masking
• 3D modelling
• Color correction
• File Versioning
• Motion tracking
• MultiTrack
• Real time collaboration
• Vfx

Houdini

Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including: * Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs * Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion capture support * Particles * Dynamics - Rigid Body Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wire (Curve) Dynamics, Cloth Simulation * Lighting - node-based shader authoring, lighting and re-lighting in an IPR viewer *...

Features:

• 3d animation
• 3D modelling
• 3d renderer
• 3D Sculpting
• Animation
• Motion Capture
• Simulation
• Vfx

Apple Motion

Motion is a compositing application used to create and edit motion graphics, titling for video and film production, and 2D and 3D compositing for visual effects. Motion is now included in the Final Cut Pro X video post-production suite. Designed for video editors, Motion 5 lets you customize Final Cut Pro titles, transitions, and effects. Or create your own dazzling animations in 2D or 3D space, with real-time feedback as you work.

Features:

• Motion tracking
• Vfx
• Video editing

ButtleOFX

ButtleOFX is a simple, user-friendly and open source compositing software. It is based on TuttleOFX,  an open source, modular and sustainable image processing architecture. ButtleOFX allows you to easily create special effects for your photos and videos thanks to its features.

Features:

• Photo effects
• Video editing

Hitfilm Express

Free video-editing and video-composition software in one, with the option of buying fx-packs.

Features:

• Intuitive Interface
• Video editing
• Vfx

Snowmix

Snowmix is a video mixer tool for mixing live and recorded video and audio feeds. It supports clipping, scaling and transparent overlay of video, png graphics and text. It supports animation of video, images and texts through native commands changing scale, placement, transparency and rotation. Animation and actions can also be controlled through native scripting and an embedded Tcl interpreter.