Anyone else go for a mixed product line?

U.S.Amateurfilmaker · Post by **U.S.Amateurfilmaker** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:58 am

Does anyone else have a huge variety in the brands of software you have? Most people tend to buy the Adobe production bundle and they're set. But I on the other hand have Vegas instead of Premiere, Combustion instead of After Effects, Sound Forge and Acid instead of Audition, and Paint Shop Pro instead of Photoshop.

I guess I just have something with Adobe. Anyone else this way?

padawanNick · Post by **padawanNick** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:13 am

Sorta yes & no here.
Pretty much no Adobe anymore for me. I used to use Premiere and Photoshop, but then faced the prospect of shelling out more $$$ do to effects with After Effects, plus upgrade all three apps all the time.

I still keep my old copy of Photoshop 5 around for photography, but for video ...

Switched to Media Studio Pro.
This one product covers everything I would have needed to combine Premiere, Photoshop and After Effects to get. (you guys aren't gonna ban me now, are ya?

)

I also do a lot of web work, so Macromedia Studio MX is around and occationally gets some use in video projects. (Fireworks or Flash)

Some other add-ons...
WonderTouch : ParticleIllusion
Corel Bryce
dvGarage 3dToolkit
Discreet 3dMax (still learning this one, so it really doesn't get "use" yet).

Oh, yeah, most important of all: MS Internet explorer (gotta keep up to date on all my favorite forums

)

Have fun.

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:19 am

Well I have a bit of both with Vagas and After effects, and photoshop, but then I'm still working on getting all my software.

U.S.Amateurfilmaker · Post by **U.S.Amateurfilmaker** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:49 am

As far as programs not getting any "use", thats like me with combustion... The program is so hard the interface can be near mind boggling at times. But the only reason I got it was because of the amazing things it can actually do (too bad I don't know how to do any of them)

death to traitors · Post by **death to traitors** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:11 pm

i use any program i can get for free! I dont think i have paid for any of the software on my computer... but if one day i ever made money off something that came out of that piece of software i will be sure to go out and buy it.

Ornsack · Post by **Ornsack** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 8:02 pm

I do like Adboe Premiere, I haven't turned back since using Premiere and Photoshop for the first time... Doesn't mean I buy Nike trainers every time, I just use anything that does the job

I use Combustion as opposed to After Effects, only really 'cus it looks prettier

film fanatic · Post by **film fanatic** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 8:53 pm

well, I use Premiere 6.5, After Effects 5.0 and Photoshop 7.0 for some effects work.

I use Windows Movie Maker 2 for editing, though.

I am starting to use 3D Studio Max for 3D work, but I use Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for 2D animation on videos.

And altogether it cost Ã‚Â£20!

Ornsack · Post by **Ornsack** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 8:56 pm

WHY THE HELL ARE YOU USING MOVIE MAKER 2 TO EDIT WHEN YOU HAVE PREMIERE 6.5???

I only use it for WMV exportation, which is better than Premieres

But for editing, there's no contest, even if you only know extreme Premiere basics.

nhall · Post by **nhall** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:48 pm

Actually, since our team can't afford After Effects, any explosions we do, we'll probably have to ask for help from one of you!

For primary editing, though, we use Premiere.

Cheers,
Nick

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:22 pm

why would you use movie maker I used that once, way long ago, when I was poor and it crashed every time I tryed to do something.

Ornsack · Post by **Ornsack** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:33 pm

Actually saying that, Movie Maker has not crashed on me once, yet Premiere crashes every 5 minutes on every PC I've had.

Jass Films · Post by **Jass Films** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:07 pm

yet Premiere crashes every 5 minutes on every PC I've had.

Same here... Strange. I use Both Premiere and imovie. Premiere on the PC and imovie on the mac. It depends on what i'm doing. If i'm making a movie i'll use premiere, else if i'm doing videos for people on like trips and stuff i will use imovie.

death to traitors · Post by **death to traitors** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 5:26 am

on my old comp 6.5 crashed every once in a while, but i got a new comp and didnt bother to transfer 6.5 so i just got premiere pro and i have never had any problems.

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 6:57 am

Well Vagas has only crashed on me once, and I was asking for it. Trying to do a buch of things really fast, downloading in the background, and rendering with another program, it finaly just said "screw you come back when we can be alone." And yes my programs do talk in dubble un trondras.

Ornsack · Post by **Ornsack** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 8:20 pm

Let's not start the computer/sex talk once again! I've had enough of 3 1/2 inch floppy's

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 8:21 pm

I digress, I barely remember writing that, it was rather late at night.

film fanatic · Post by **film fanatic** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:24 pm

I am using movie Maker 2, not 1! it is better!

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:28 pm

still why would you want to use that, when you have acsess to something better?

film fanatic · Post by **film fanatic** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 6:56 pm

because I can't understand Premiere or After Effects! I only understand some bits! Movie Maker 2 is easier!

Ornsack · Post by **Ornsack** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 7:40 pm

Well to be fair Premiere works in EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS MOVIE MAKER

You've got the added bonus of the cutting tools and several other better editing tools which you can use as you wish.

Movie Maker has the annoying problem of messing you about when trying to expand clips... And it deinterlaces shots at random, especially for dark shots, when using fades and brightening filters.

U.S.Amateurfilmaker · Post by **U.S.Amateurfilmaker** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:43 pm

Well, I bet there are numerous great free editors out there that we probably don't even know about.