04-12-2011, 03:58 PM
(04-12-2011, 03:51 PM)Fragma Wrote: I really don't recommend using AE for your standard video editing stuff. It's a bloody nightmare in comparison to software like FCP & SV. I know you're probably used to it, but you'll find that you'll save a hell of a lot of time if you just learn FCP or SV.
I love using AE for compositing though. I pretty much use it for all my compositing needs these days. It's so incredibly powerful. Really is a fantastic piece of software.
Maya is great, I would love to learn it, but unfortunately, on my current degree course we're taught Cinema 4D. Which although is also a fantastic program, it isn't quite as advanced as Maya. Perhaps once my course is finished, I'll jump into learning Maya. Also there are more job opportunities out there if you know how to use Maya, which is what I'm really looking for most these days. Hence one of the reasons I started to learn Real Flow, because there is just so much money involved if you know how to use specialist software like that.
No I can generally do all of the most basic things that i'd ever do in a program for videos in AE. If I just need to add transitions and titles on a short video, i'll use Camtasia, otherwise it saves me much time just doing it all in AE anyways. The rendering process takes up time in whatever program you use.
Maya was overwhelming at first, but that's a feeling that i'm used to so it didn't stop me. I'm still only doing the basics, but the fundamentals are a start until i'm ready to get into more advanced functions.