best effects program

bum · Post by **bum** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:41 am

just wondering, whats the best program for digital effects. ive got the trials for combustion aond after effects, but the interface for both kinda realy sucks badly, and its anoying geting used to them. anyone know any other good effects editors available for windows ?

aznfs · Post by **aznfs** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:32 am

i thought i saw a couple for plug-in effects in virtualdub, but i don't know where to get them

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 1:01 pm

I think Combustion is the standard for professionals, but After Effects is much more user friendly. I would really recommend trying to learn After Effects, as its truely an awesome tool after you get the basics down.

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 4:04 pm

I can't speak for Combustion as it costs something around what my car is currently worth, but I've yet to find much of anything that can't be done in AE with a bit of work. The interface is a bit daunting at first, but once you get the basics down (hint: having the quick keys card that you get when you actually buy the software is extremely useful) the limit is your time and imagination...

aznfs · Post by **aznfs** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 2:00 pm

doing the matrix on ae was a pain the first time i tried it, but hey once u got the basics it is a fun thing to play with, or if u have a lot of time on your hands....

Sir_Lagsalot · Post by **Sir_Lagsalot** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:49 pm

Personally, I find a good C++ compiler is a great way of making digital effects, but thats probably just me...

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:50 am

Sir_Lagsalot wrote:Personally, I find a good C++ compiler is a great way of making digital effects, but thats probably just me...

your crazy, iether that or you work for adobe, or pinnacle, or sonic foundary, or mabey discreet, mabey apple, or avid

Sir_Lagsalot · Post by **Sir_Lagsalot** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:18 am

Na, just a college student that played around a lot with 3D graphics and image processing before getting into AMVs, athough I would love to get a co-op at one of those companies. A sampling of some of my previous projects: http://lags.leetcode.net/programming.html