Premation

{"What is Premation?":"Open-source After Effects alternative for GPU-powered motion graphics","How to use Premation?":"Download the desktop application for Windows or macOS, create or open a composition, and import media such as images, video, audio, SVG, or Lottie files. Build the scene using layers, shapes, text, cameras, lights, keyframes, effects, masks, mattes, and the graph editor. Use familiar After Effects-style shortcuts to animate and refine the composition, optionally use the AI assistant with your own provider key, then preview the actual export frames and render to the desired format. No account is required for local projects.","Is Premation free?":"Yes. The self-hosted editor is free forever under the AGPL-3.0 license. Cloud features are free during the public beta, while paid plans are planned for later at $12 per month.","Do I need an account to use Premation?":"No. The local edition runs on your machine without an account or network connection, and projects are saved as .motion files on disk.","What operating systems does Premation support?":"The current pricing-page release supports Windows 10 and 11 on x64 and macOS 13 or newer on Apple Silicon and Intel. Linux is listed as coming soon.","What hardware does Premation require?":"Premation requires a hardware GPU. It uses WebGPU when available and falls back to WebGL2. Recommended hardware includes a dedicated NVIDIA or AMD GPU, Apple Silicon, or supported integrated graphics such as Intel Iris Xe or AMD Radeon Graphics.","Is FFmpeg required?":"FFmpeg is only required for MP4, WebM, GIF, and ProRes exports. PNG sequences, still frames, Lottie, SVG, and project exports can work without FFmpeg.","Can After Effects users adapt quickly?":"Premation is modeled on After Effects' Classic 3D workflow and uses familiar concepts, panels, layer controls, and shortcuts. Shortcuts can also be remapped.","Does Premation include AI features?":"The optional AI assistant can create layers, keyframes, offsets, and other edits through the same tool registry used by the interface. It uses your own provider key, and AI edits can be undone through the normal history system.","Can Premation import existing artwork?":"Yes. It supports static and animated SVG, Lottie or Bodymovin files, images, video, image sequences, and audio. Animated assets can be converted into editable tracks where supported.","Does Premation support cloud projects?":"The cloud beta adds project synchronization, autosave, version history, hosted MP4 rendering, and the plugin registry. Cloud paid plans are planned for the future."}