Method 1: Adobe AI Assistant
Prompt AI Assistant After Effects Beta
- Describe the task inside After Effects Beta.
- The assistant builds or edits the AE project from your instructions.
- These tests used Adobe Generative Credits.
Method 2: Codex + MCP
Prompt Codex MCP After Effects Beta
- Work with Codex outside After Effects.
- A GitHub bridge, mcp-aftereffects, connects Codex to AE.
- These tests used the Codex plan.
Test 01: simple animation + subsequent edits.
An 8-second progress dashboard: initial build, follow-up edit, and an independent MCP version.
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Adobe AI Assistant8 sec
Initial animation
An editable progress dashboard, built from a prompt.
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Adobe AI Assistant8 sec
Colour & timing edit
Orange accent, Design at 35%, and a 2-second progress animation.
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Codex + MCP8 sec
Independent animation
The same dashboard brief, built through the MCP workflow.
Test 02: complex sequence creation (using a made-up brand)
Shared source assets and a WAYFARER travel brief. Each workflow creates its own edit.
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Adobe AI Assistant30 sec
WAYFARER · AI Assistant
Travel footage, voiceover, music, supers and a brand endcard.
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Codex + MCP30 sec
WAYFARER · Codex
A separate edit using the shared footage, voiceover and brand brief.