AI Can Roto SMOKE Now!?!? + We Tried the Adobe App Clones | Motion Mondays
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Motion Design
LTX Alpha Gen has us questioning how long we'll need green screens, ArtCraft has built seven open-source Adobe lookalikes, and ShotLink brings a live Unreal Engine preview into After Effects.
Get the full show notes: https://schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-october-12-2026
🎓 NEW COURSE: RIVE ACADEMY DATA BINDING
Build interactive Rive experiences that respond to real data with Léo Mazzei.
https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/rive-academy-data-binding
🎓 NEW COURSE: AI FOUNDATIONS FOR MOTION
Explore AI workflows, creative control, taste, and the business implications for motion designers.
https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/ai-foundations-for-motion
📌 IN THIS VIDEO
00:00 Intro
00:13 ShotLink
00:51 LTX Alpha Gen
02:41 MoGraph Essentials
03:18 SOM News
04:05 ArtCraft
05:54 Simulon
06:34 Great Work
08:14 Enhance Edge
08:46 GSG Freebies
09:17 Cloudy
09:49 Stash
10:23 Scott Nellis
10:53 Kevin Parry
11:32 That's a Wrap!
📂 RESOURCES
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: https://schoolofmotion.com/
School of Motion Team Training: https://schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
Rive Academy Data Binding: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/rive-academy-data-binding
AI Foundations for Motion: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/ai-foundations-for-motion
Animation Bootcamp: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/animation-bootcamp
Courses & workshops coming soon: https://schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
ShotLink - Live Unreal Engine in After Effects: https://aescripts.com/shotlink/
LTX Alpha Gen: https://ltx.io/model/capabilities/alpha-channel-video-generation
Jonathan Winbush - Alpha Gen in ComfyUI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzn9R9RJIHs
Adobe Firefly - Video Background Removal: https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/web/firefly-video-editor/add-and-organize-media/remove-background-from-video-clips-in-timeline.html
MoGraph Essentials Bundle - 25% off: https://greyscalegorilla.com/school-of-motion-bundle
ArtCraft - Open-Source Creative Apps: https://getartcraft.com/apps
Simulon - Divesh Naidoo's Preview: https://x.com/diveshnaidoo/status/2107912617796784307
Photoshop Enhance Edge: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/create-masks/layer-masks/use-enhance-edge-to-refine-masks.html
Greyscalegorilla - Free Scenes, Assets, and Layouts: https://greyscalegorilla.com/free
Cloudy - Volumetric Clouds for After Effects: https://syndromeewrks.com/plugins/cloudy
Stash - State of Motion Survey 2026: https://www.stashmedia.tv/what-do-you-really-think-state-of-design-survey-2026/
Stash Annual 2026: https://store.stashmedia.tv/products/the-stash-annual-2026-limited-edition-book
Kevin Parry - Stop-Motion Activity Book: https://stopmotionbook.com/products/digital-product
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Imaginary Forces - WAR Opening Titles: https://imaginaryforces.com/project/war
Neil Rostance - GFX Showreel: https://www.neilrostance.co.uk/project/gfx-showreel
Already Been Chewed - Baltimore Ravens Opener: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeHuUFsAfv_/
Cameron Defrates-Penelon - Behind Design in Motion: https://framerate.tv/studies/OC0Dwqcr
SOM Student of the Week - Scott Nellis: https://hub.schoolofmotion.com/c/student-showcase/animation-bootcamp-be-the-ice-sculptor-847218-1c4f506a-8eac-48c5-8416-66710e26b659
Scott Nellis's Portfolio: https://manicminotaur.com/
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https://schoolofmotion.com
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Subscribe to our channel for the latest motion design news, tutorials, breakdowns and artist interviews!
Get the full show notes: https://schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-october-12-2026
🎓 NEW COURSE: RIVE ACADEMY DATA BINDING
Build interactive Rive experiences that respond to real data with Léo Mazzei.
https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/rive-academy-data-binding
🎓 NEW COURSE: AI FOUNDATIONS FOR MOTION
Explore AI workflows, creative control, taste, and the business implications for motion designers.
https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/ai-foundations-for-motion
📌 IN THIS VIDEO
00:00 Intro
00:13 ShotLink
00:51 LTX Alpha Gen
02:41 MoGraph Essentials
03:18 SOM News
04:05 ArtCraft
05:54 Simulon
06:34 Great Work
08:14 Enhance Edge
08:46 GSG Freebies
09:17 Cloudy
09:49 Stash
10:23 Scott Nellis
10:53 Kevin Parry
11:32 That's a Wrap!
📂 RESOURCES
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: https://schoolofmotion.com/
School of Motion Team Training: https://schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
Rive Academy Data Binding: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/rive-academy-data-binding
AI Foundations for Motion: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/ai-foundations-for-motion
Animation Bootcamp: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses/animation-bootcamp
Courses & workshops coming soon: https://schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
ShotLink - Live Unreal Engine in After Effects: https://aescripts.com/shotlink/
LTX Alpha Gen: https://ltx.io/model/capabilities/alpha-channel-video-generation
Jonathan Winbush - Alpha Gen in ComfyUI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzn9R9RJIHs
Adobe Firefly - Video Background Removal: https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/web/firefly-video-editor/add-and-organize-media/remove-background-from-video-clips-in-timeline.html
MoGraph Essentials Bundle - 25% off: https://greyscalegorilla.com/school-of-motion-bundle
ArtCraft - Open-Source Creative Apps: https://getartcraft.com/apps
Simulon - Divesh Naidoo's Preview: https://x.com/diveshnaidoo/status/2107912617796784307
Photoshop Enhance Edge: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/create-masks/layer-masks/use-enhance-edge-to-refine-masks.html
Greyscalegorilla - Free Scenes, Assets, and Layouts: https://greyscalegorilla.com/free
Cloudy - Volumetric Clouds for After Effects: https://syndromeewrks.com/plugins/cloudy
Stash - State of Motion Survey 2026: https://www.stashmedia.tv/what-do-you-really-think-state-of-design-survey-2026/
Stash Annual 2026: https://store.stashmedia.tv/products/the-stash-annual-2026-limited-edition-book
Kevin Parry - Stop-Motion Activity Book: https://stopmotionbook.com/products/digital-product
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Imaginary Forces - WAR Opening Titles: https://imaginaryforces.com/project/war
Neil Rostance - GFX Showreel: https://www.neilrostance.co.uk/project/gfx-showreel
Already Been Chewed - Baltimore Ravens Opener: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeHuUFsAfv_/
Cameron Defrates-Penelon - Behind Design in Motion: https://framerate.tv/studies/OC0Dwqcr
SOM Student of the Week - Scott Nellis: https://hub.schoolofmotion.com/c/student-showcase/animation-bootcamp-be-the-ice-sculptor-847218-1c4f506a-8eac-48c5-8416-66710e26b659
Scott Nellis's Portfolio: https://manicminotaur.com/
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🎓 LEVEL UP WITH SCHOOL OF MOTION
School of Motion is an online school for motion design, animation, design, 3D and creative careers. We teach the principles behind great work, not just software tricks.
▶ All-Access: every course and workshop, plus critique from working professionals and a global community
https://schoolofmotion.com
▶ Course library: https://schoolofmotion.com/courses
▶ Free courses, guides and downloads: https://schoolofmotion.com/free
▶ Training for studios and teams: https://schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔗 FOLLOW US
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X / Twitter: https://x.com/SchoolOfMotion
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/school-of-motion
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schoolofmotion
Subscribe to our channel for the latest motion design news, tutorials, breakdowns and artist interviews!