Premation

What is Premation?

Premation is a Video Editing tool. Free open-source motion editor and design studio for macOS and Windows. Premation is free to use. It is available on Windows and macOS. It is aimed at motion designers, video editors and graphic designers.

Premation is a free, open-source desktop motion editor and motion design studio. It offers a high-performance alternative to Adobe After Effects with features like a bezier graph editor, 2.5D camera staging, character puppet rigging, vector animation, and GPU acceleration.

Built for motion designers, video editors and graphic designers.

Key capabilities

• 3D Generation

Features

• Keyframe Animation

  Enables precise control over animation timing and movement

• Character Puppet Rigging

  Facilitates complex character animation with inverse kinematics

• Vector Shape Operators

  Provides tools for creating and manipulating vector shapes

• Deterministic Multi-Format Export

• ProRes 4444 with Alpha

• WebM Export

• Lottie Export

• GPU Accelerated Engine

  Utilizes GPU for faster rendering and performance

• After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

  Provides workflow parity with Adobe After Effects

• Local-First Workflow

  Supports offline editing with native .motion files

• Compositions and Layers

Use cases

• Create 2.5D space compositing with 3D cameras and lighting
• Design character puppet rigging with inverse kinematics
• Export animations in ProRes 4444 with alpha channel
• Use GPU accelerated engine for faster rendering
• Utilize After Effects keyboard shortcuts for workflow parity
• Organize animation elements with compositions and layers

Pros & cons

Pricing

Free.

Developer & API

FAQ