Is it just me, or do you miss that gritty 2016 edit aesthetic?
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May 27, 2026
20:00
Does anyone else remember when editing was all about those hyper-fast zoom transitions and heavy motion blur? Nowadays, with After Effects 2025 and AI upscaling like Topaz making everything look super crisp and 4K, I feel like the raw "soul" of movie edits has shifted. Are there any legacy plugins you guys still swear by to get that classic mid-2010s look, or has the community fully moved on to the smoothed-out AI aesthetic? I'm trying to find a way to blend that old-school energy with modern software without it looking low-res