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It's turning into a great week for anyone looking for Adobe alternatives. We've seen a flurry of software updates ahead of the NAB trade show in Las Vegas next week, and several of them are after your Creative Cloud subscription.

We've already had the game-changing addition of photo editing in DaVinci Resolve , turning the video software into a potential Lightroom alternative. Today, it's the turn of motion design with the announcement of not one but two free After Effects alternatives.

Maxon's free Autograph

First up is Autograph. Maxon bought this from Left Angle last year. It absorbed the company's team, but the software went dark. Now it's being revived as part of the Maxon One suite of apps, with the crucial distinction that this one's free (you'll need to create a Maxon account).

Autograph is a layer-based motion graphics and visual effects application billed as a next-gen alternative to After Effects for motion designers, 2D/3D artists, content creators and compositors.…