Re: A little advice for newbie. AE v.s. Shake

Learning compositing is your challenge. Not learning which program to spend your time with. If you spent a year learning simply the art and science of compositing, it would take you a week on each program to get up to speed on both.

AE is layer based. Shake is node based. In my book when doing motion graphics I much prefer layer based. When doing FX I waaaaay prefer node based.

Both are brilliant programs and in the hands of a brilliant compositor, both will sing.

Chris Smith
http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com