AE now works while you’re idle. It automatically renders your composition in the background so frames are ready to play the moment you hit the spacebar.
A new tool that shows you exactly which layers and effects are slowing down your render. It’s perfect for troubleshooting heavy projects and optimizing performance.
This is the headline update. It allows After Effects to utilize all cores on your Mac’s CPU, resulting in previews and exports that are up to 4x faster depending on your hardware.
Optimized specifically for M1 and M2 chips, ensuring significantly better stability and speed on the latest Mac hardware compared to previous versions.