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Adobe MAX's Craziest Reveals - After Effects Upgrades and The Mill is Back - Motion Mondays

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Explore the latest developments in motion graphics and visual effects through this comprehensive weekly roundup video covering Adobe MAX 2025 reveals, After Effects updates, and industry news. Discover Adobe's groundbreaking new technologies including Project Graph (a node-based compositing system for Photoshop with AI integration) and revolutionary Sneaks like Frame Forward, Light Touch, and Project Trace Erase that demonstrate the future of creative software. Learn about After Effects Beta 26's new features including parametric 3D meshes, native SVG imports, and compressed playback caching that significantly reduces disk space usage. Get insights into Volinga's innovative plugin that enables real-time relighting of Gaussian splats inside Unreal Engine, transforming 3D workflow possibilities. Stay informed about The Mill's return under new ownership and the ongoing challenges with unpaid freelancer compensation that affects the industry. Examine cutting-edge tools like Atom AI agent for After Effects automation, Boords' evolution in storyboarding solutions, and Frankenstein's advanced segmentation capabilities. Review exceptional student work and professional motion graphics projects ranging from stop-motion animation to broadcast-ready Unreal Engine templates. Access detailed coverage of Adobe MAX's inspiration keynote, technical demonstrations of new AI-powered features across Creative Cloud applications, and analysis of how these innovations will impact motion design workflows and creative possibilities in the coming year.

Syllabus

00:00 Coming Up...
01:20 Splat Lighting - Volinga Rewrites the Rules
01:56 SOM Updates - Cards, Courses, and Critiques
02:43 Face Facts - Frankenstein Segments Everything
03:08 Mill Reboot - New Owner, Old Problems
04:04 Designer at Scale - The Future is Systems
04:43 Great Work Roundup - Stop Motion to Stop Scrolling
06:22 Unreal Broadcast Ready - Capacity Shows the Way
07:12 AI Does AE - Agent or Gimmick?
07:48 Student Spotlight - Sina Lennox Expressions Excellence
08:41 Boords Evolution - Animade's Storyboarding Solution
09:08 MAX Madness - Adobe's AI Showcase
12:29 That's a Wrap!

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