Posted by KentDub@gmail.com on 10/31/07 20:47

On Oct 29, 8:26 pm, Artur <art.ru...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I need some advice for my teen-age nephew as to whether upgrading to
> After Effects CS3 is the logical step to take after having worked with
> After Effects Pro 7.0 for a year. He also owns several instructional
> DVDs from the Creative Cow and Video Copilot.
>
> He has his own chroma key green screen studio and recently attended a
> three-day filmmaking workshop for teenagers at the 7th Annual New
> Hampshire Film Festival. For the holidays, I just don't know what to
> get him. He downloads lots of instructional stuff on how to get the
> most out of AE Pro 7.0. Do you think animation is the way to go? If
> so, which software package to buy -- Toon Boon?
>
> Regards,
>
> Artur

If your nephew if interested in compositing or animation as a career
then stick with AfterEffects. Most schools and compositing/animation
firms use after effects. He already know how to use it, so instead of
switching software and wasting months relearning software, keep on
using AE and let that time develop his skills. In my professional
experience there is little to nothing that cannot be achieved inside
of AE.

As far as upgrading to CS3, take a look at the new features and ask
him if any of them are of use to him. Please note, he probably
qualifies for academic pricing (don't pass it up). There are massive
speed improvements, especially noticeable on multi-processor systems
in CS3. More likely than not he could use more RAM in his computer
rather than an upgrade... for now.

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