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Adobe After Effects
Release · 2022

Adobe After Effects 2022

Multi-Frame Rendering, faster timeline

What's New
  • Multi-Frame Rendering (parallel CPU)
  • Speculative Preview
  • Improved playback performance
  • New Composition Profiler
Size~2.5 GB
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
RAM8 GB (16 GB recommended)
LanguagesEN, RU, ES, DE, FR & more
Free ~2.5 GB Antivirus verified

About Adobe After Effects 2022

After Effects 2022 introduces Multi-Frame Rendering which leverages all CPU cores to render frames in parallel — up to 4x faster previews and exports. Speculative Preview keeps previews ready while you work.

Key Features

  • Multi-Frame Rendering (parallel CPU)
  • Speculative Preview
  • Improved playback performance
  • New Composition Profiler
  • Faster H.264 export
  • Refined motion graphics templates

System Requirements

os Windows 10 (64-bit)
cpu Intel or AMD 64-bit, 2 GHz or faster
ram 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
hdd 6 GB of available hard-disk space
gpu GPU with DirectX 12 support, 2 GB VRAM

Adobe After Effects 2022 vs Adobe After Effects 2021 — Which to Choose?

Adobe After Effects 2022 brings cloud documents v2, refined select subject, m1 / arm64 support, while Adobe After Effects 2021 focuses on sky replacement and neural filters introduction, faster startup. Choose 2022 for the latest capabilities and long-term updates, or stay on 2021 if you prefer a familiar, lower-overhead release.

FeatureAdobe After Effects 2022Adobe After Effects 2021
Release era20222021
HighlightsCloud documents v2, refined Select Subject, M1 / ARM64 supportSky Replacement and Neural Filters introduction, faster startup
Performance Optimized for modern CPUs and GPUs Tuned for hardware of its time
OS supportWindows 10 (22H2) / Windows 11Windows 10 / 11
Installer size~3.6 GB~3.3 GB
Recommended for Newest features and current Windows 11 builds Older PCs and proven, stable workflows

Adobe After Effects 2022 Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+NNew project
Ctrl+Alt+NNew composition
Ctrl+SSave
SpacePlay preview
0RAM preview
UShow animated properties
UUShow modified properties
PPosition
SScale
RRotation
TOpacity
Ctrl+DDuplicate layer
Ctrl+Shift+CPre-compose
Ctrl+MAdd to Render Queue
BSet work area start
NSet work area end
HomeGo to start
EndGo to end

How to Install Adobe After Effects 2022

  1. Download the Adobe After Effects 2022 installer using the button above.
  2. Close any running Adobe applications and temporarily pause real-time antivirus to avoid file locks.
  3. Right-click Set-up.exe and choose Run as administrator, then follow the on-screen prompts.
  4. Pick your interface language and target drive (about 3.6 GB of free space is required).
  5. Launch Adobe After Effects 2022 — sign in with your Adobe ID or apply your activation, and you are ready to work.