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Three NEW After Effects Plugins + Canva Launches ProSuite | Motion Mondays

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Canva takes direct aim at Adobe with its new ProSuite ecosystem, Jake Bartlett calls out misleading AI motion graphics tools, and Putty gives After Effects a modern mesh warp alternative.

Canva brought Affinity, Cavalry, Flourish, and Leonardo AI under one connected umbrella, introducing collaborative workflows that let teammates edit text and colors directly without breaking master animation files. Meanwhile, Jake Bartlett put Higgsfield's bold marketing claims to the test inside After Effects, demonstrating what happens when automated promises run into reality. Adobe also rolled out its September updates across Premiere and After Effects, highlighted by timeline-based sound effect generation and expanded AI media tools.

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