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Sammy Red the Betta Fish
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February 3, 2026
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What the difference AEP and FLA in adobe after effects and adobe animate

  • February 3, 2026
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Hi there, what the difference between AEP and FLA in adobe after effects and adobe animate I don’t know what’s the difference Thanks Kevin

    Correct answer Warren Heaton

    To add to what ​@ShiveringCactus replied:

    • After Effects is a motion graphics and visual effects application with a raster based canvas (the Composition) and a time-based Timeline.
    • Animate is a 2d animation and interactive content application with a vector based canvas (the Stage) and a frame-based Timeline.

     

    These applications can be used separately or together.
     

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    Warren Heaton
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    Warren HeatonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    February 4, 2026

    To add to what ​@ShiveringCactus replied:

    • After Effects is a motion graphics and visual effects application with a raster based canvas (the Composition) and a time-based Timeline.
    • Animate is a 2d animation and interactive content application with a vector based canvas (the Stage) and a frame-based Timeline.

     

    These applications can be used separately or together.
     

    MarekMularczyk
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    February 4, 2026

    You don’t have to worry about FLA anymore. Adobe Animate has now been discontinued

      

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    Sammy Red the Betta FishAuthor
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    February 4, 2026

    Update Adobe said adobe animate is not discontinue anymore 

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    MarekMularczyk
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    MarekMularczykCommunity Expert
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    February 4, 2026

    Thanks for the update. I got an email from Adobe a few days ago saying Animate was being discontinued in march 

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    ShiveringCactus
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    February 3, 2026

    An FLA is the project file type for Adobe Animate, whereas AEP is the same for After Effects.  Both Animate and After Effects were created by different companies which were bought by Adobe.  There has been work done to allow users to import project files from one program to the other, but at the fundamental level, FLAs and AEPs are for different software.

    I hope that answers your question or have I completely misunderstood your question?

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