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.
| Feature | Adobe After Effects 2022 | Adobe After Effects 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Release era | 2022 | 2021 |
| Highlights | Cloud documents v2, refined Select Subject, M1 / ARM64 support | Sky Replacement and Neural Filters introduction, faster startup |
| Performance | ✓ Optimized for modern CPUs and GPUs | ⚠ Tuned for hardware of its time |
| OS support | Windows 10 (22H2) / Windows 11 | Windows 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
- Download the Adobe After Effects 2022 installer using the button above.
- Close any running Adobe applications and temporarily pause real-time antivirus to avoid file locks.
- Right-click
Set-up.exeand choose Run as administrator, then follow the on-screen prompts. - Pick your interface language and target drive (about 3.6 GB of free space is required).
- Launch Adobe After Effects 2022 — sign in with your Adobe ID or apply your activation, and you are ready to work.
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