Re: Six foot under

Many of us are in the same boat. In any case I think if you are in to heavy duty compositing Nuke looks to be the product to beat. It's definitely not for everyone. I've been doing this a long time and learning it seems a bit daunting. For Shake users it looks like a pretty natural progression. That said it entirely depends on what type of work you do. I'm considering Smoke on Mac to some degree mainly because it is a very good toolset with a familiar interface and has brand name recognition. If that name can help pull work in it might be worth it. I rent space from a larger production / edit house and am talking to them about whether it could be worth the investment. My first choice though will probably be to have the most powerful tool for the job (Nuke from what I've researched) and not to be tied to one physical system. Switching from Flint to Combustion showed me how nice it is to have the option do jobs at home, on a laptop etc.