An open-source, node-based alternative specifically for compositing.
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: Synchronizes the timelines of After Effects and Cinema 4D (R17 SP2 or later). When enabled, moving the playhead in one application automatically moves it in the other, making 3D compositing much more fluid. CINEWARE 3.0 Integration : adobe after effects cc 2015 1371 multilingual free
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