Re: Ron, do the math!

I don't have Photoshop CS2 or Illustrator CS2. I was holding out for a video package I hoped would have both (and I was right). Since as a video artist, both older versions of the software (CS) do what I need, I figured that when the Video Collection (now the Production Studio) came out, it would have what I needed. If not, I'd suck it up and buy what I needed.

No one said it was cheap to be work in this industry. If you shelled out 20K last year on software, you had to feel it was worth it.

I'm more curious about people that don't use AE pro. The standard version is a way for people to save money while owning AE, but if you aren't using the pro version, you probably aren't doing Pro level work. That's not a crack at the ability of the people who own it - rather it's a comment that you need pro tools to do pro work, and that people buying the standard versions of the software, are probably not in a production market, which requires the tools in the pro version.

Yes you can do nice stuff, but to really compete, there are abunch of tools in the pro version that you need. Displacement maps, 3D integration with other programs, keying tools, a lot of effects, plus a whole bunch more...

There are plenty of low-cost tools for Audio editing and DVD making, but the ones that come with a pro package are meant for people in a pro market. If you're trying to save money becasue you aren't doing this as a pro - find software that fits within your budgetary needs.

If you're spending 20K on software (which makes it sound like you do a lot of graphics and animation work), why would you choose to buy AE 7 standard? IF I'd spend any money as someone working with compositing effects and 3D, I'd make sure I had the best tools for the job.

really Not a crack at you, I'm just trying to understand where you're coming from.

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