by Haligonian·VFX
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Photo Mosaic stands out in the toolfarm library for turning ordinary frames into mosaics built from thousands of smaller photos, with support across recent After Effects and Premiere Pro versions.
Photo Mosaic by Haligonian is an effect for After Effects and Premiere Pro that rebuilds every frame out of thousands of little photos. The result produces a visual texture, and close examination reveals that each image is in fact made up of many hundreds or thousands of smaller images.
Applied to footage, what was a single frame becomes a composite assembled from many smaller ones. A demo video is available, along with a tutorial from the developer for anyone getting started with the effect.
Photo Mosaic supports After Effects 2025, 2024 and 2023, and Premiere Pro 2025, 2024 and 2023. It was last updated on 20 October 2025, and it is listed as free here — check the developer's page for current licensing details.
Photo Mosaic is best for artists in After Effects or Premiere Pro who want to rebuild footage frames as photo mosaics assembled from many smaller photos.
Photo Mosaic is completely free to download and use.
Photo Mosaic supports After Effects 2025, 2024 and 2023, so the 2023 release is covered. The same effect also works with Premiere Pro 2025, 2024 and 2023, which lets you use it across both Adobe applications on recent versions. If you run an older build of After Effects, it falls outside the listed compatibility range, so updating to one of the supported years is the safer route before applying the effect to your footage.
Photo Mosaic runs in both After Effects and Premiere Pro. On the After Effects side it lists support for the 2025, 2024 and 2023 versions, and on the Premiere Pro side it lists the same three years. That means editors working primarily in Premiere Pro can apply the mosaic effect without moving into After Effects, and motion designers can use it in either application depending on where their project lives.
Photo Mosaic is listed as free in this catalog, so there is no cost noted to start using it. Licensing terms can change over time, though, so the developer's page is the authoritative place to confirm current pricing and any usage conditions before you rely on it in a project. Haligonian's page also links to a tutorial and a demo video, which are useful reference points when you are getting acquainted with the effect.
Photo Mosaic was last updated on 20 October 2025. The current release lists compatibility with After Effects 2025, 2024 and 2023 and with Premiere Pro 2025, 2024 and 2023. For details on exactly what changed in that update, the developer's page is the best source, alongside the tutorial and demo video referenced there. Checking that page before installing helps ensure you are working with the version described here.
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