Need After Effects or just use Pro? at DVinfo.net

Scott Timothy Wilson · April 29th, 2009, 07:00 AM

I use Premiere Pro and I'm not doing any fancy Harry Potter type special effects, is there really a need for me to buy After Effects? The most extreme effects I do are the occasional gunshot in shorts that I make. Is AE worth getting for the noise/grain reduction?

Thanks
Scott

Tripp Woelfel · April 29th, 2009, 07:55 PM

You probably don't. Check some of the add-on tools for PP, like Red Giant, Boris, etc. They might do what you want for less money and integrate more easily into your current workflow.

That said. I'd rather give up a minor limb than give up AE.

Ger Griffin · April 30th, 2009, 08:34 AM

I suppose if any of use where to ask ourselves honestly do we really need half the stuff we have the answer would probably be no. But we carry on treating ourselves nontheless...
After effects is the absolute business.

Tripp Woelfel · April 30th, 2009, 06:37 PM

When I was a boat wright I bought tools, some of them rather dear, because they helped me do better work faster. Video isn't any different. AE is all that and a bag of donuts.

April 29th, 2009, 07:00 AM	#1
Scott Timothy Wilson New Boot Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 19	Need After Effects or just use Pro? I use Premiere Pro and I'm not doing any fancy Harry Potter type special effects, is there really a need for me to buy After Effects? The most extreme effects I do are the occasional gunshot in shorts that I make. Is AE worth getting for the noise/grain reduction? Thanks Scott __________________ All that I know is that I know nothing at all.

April 29th, 2009, 07:55 PM	#2
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	You probably don't. Check some of the add-on tools for PP, like Red Giant, Boris, etc. They might do what you want for less money and integrate more easily into your current workflow. That said. I'd rather give up a minor limb than give up AE.

April 30th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#3
Ger Griffin Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 579	I suppose if any of use where to ask ourselves honestly do we really need half the stuff we have the answer would probably be no. But we carry on treating ourselves nontheless... After effects is the absolute business.

April 30th, 2009, 06:37 PM	#4
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	When I was a boat wright I bought tools, some of them rather dear, because they helped me do better work faster. Video isn't any different. AE is all that and a bag of donuts.