Spare me the After Effects!

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:51 pm

dwchang wrote:
You are all not different. Everyone *must* Glory of Love! If not, you are lame

RAWR! I Stopped the Rock (err...Lee did) :ducks:

This sarcastic post provided by...

Ninja Garden Productions.

8)

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:52 pm

Ashyukun wrote:
dwchang wrote:
You are all not different. Everyone *must* Glory of Love! If not, you are lame

RAWR! I Stopped the Rock (err...Lee did) :ducks:

This sarcastic post provided by...
Ninja Garden Productions.

8)

/me stabs

/me stabs again to make sure

Perhaps I should conduct a poll or something about changing my name like I mentioned on a Livejournal comment. I think Phade will again say "no."

And no it won't be Ninja Garden.

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 3:02 pm

heh

I can trick people into thinking I use After Effects...

Does that count? ^_^

I currently don't use AE cause it hates AVS files and DivX MUCH MORE than Premiere...

I am using it for um, other purposes...

/me runs...

Wonka · Post by **Wonka** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 3:34 pm

Nightowl wrote:My name is Nathan Bezner, and I use After Effects.

Hi Nathan.

gambitt · Post by **gambitt** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:47 pm

A lot of people have already posted thoughts similar to mine on this subject. However, I don't believe much of them are trying to make a career out of the arena of motion graphics and compositing as I am, and henceforth, I am royally pissed off.

Using AE is an option. I've never forced anyone to use the program and have only helped those who want to try it out and see how they like it. If they don't like it, they stop, as has been the case with many AMV'ers here. You're not being force-fed AE. Adobe isn't raping you.

Let's not forget to mention that there are people here who don't know how to make a perfect video and don't know what makes something good. What difference does it make? Are they entering Otakon? Good, you don't vote for them. No one makes a video for *you* unless they spell it out in the credits. You can publicly share that you're not comfortable with most AMVs becoming "AEffected," but you do NOT insinuate your own personal politics thinking it'll change anything.

Yeah I'm a dick, apparently, for mouthing off about scrapping basic video editing techniques and running off to Adobe to make the unreal apply, and I'm a post-production whore for using not just After Effects, but Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Freehand, Illusion, and any other program outside Premiere, Final Cut or two VCRs, but that is my choice and it is no one else's decision if I should stop that or not; I don't ever see myself quitting what I love doing and that is making AMVs in my free time. I make them for myself, for my friends, and for the general public to do what they will, but apparently I will never be making any videos for you.

etsuko_x · Post by **etsuko_x** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:48 pm

Hmm... AE used for making AMVs.

Now that's something I haven't heard of. As I know, AE is only normally used for special effects. Anyone care to enlighten me to what they used AE for when making their AMVs?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 10:16 pm

You know, I just happen to be in the midst of writing a guide to answer that very question, etsuko_x!

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 10:22 pm

Well, i meant to answer what it can be used for in general.

Personally, I've used it on every single one of my videos lately. It started off with one of my NES Project videos, to make some little sprites flying across the screen. Then came Doujin Addiction, with the flying h-manga and the 3d comic. Then I used it on Smooth Criminal video to make some blatantly cheesy effects that ripped off Michael Jackson videos. Next I made another NES project video, which was about 50% after effects this time, can't disclose any details though... Next was my AWA pro video, where i only used it for some simple masking and gradients. Then finally, my DDR3 video, where I've got a ton of arrows moving around.
Meh, like that was really helpfull though, seeing as i havent released 4 of the vids i mentioned :p

aluminumstudios · Post by **aluminumstudios** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 10:39 pm

Wonka wrote:
Nightowl wrote:My name is Nathan Bezner, and I use After Effects.

Hi Nathan.

My name is Will Milberry and I use After Effects and Combustion. I'm such a horrible person. *bows head in shame*

mexicanjunior · Post by **mexicanjunior** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 10:45 pm

aluminumstudios wrote:
Wonka wrote:
Nightowl wrote:My name is Nathan Bezner, and I use After Effects.

Hi Nathan.
My name is Will Milberry and I use After Effects and Combustion. I'm such a horrible person. *bows head in shame*

My name is Sotero Lopez and I used to use Windows Movie Maker. Good times...