I am purchasing a Dell 670 or Alienware workstation soon and there are some bundles available. I will be working with Sony Vegas 6 + DVD and all that, and would like to get some motion effects software. I hope this hasn't been exhausted, but what is better for Vegas, After Effects or Combustion. I will be shooting 24pa with the DVX 100A and 25p with the Sony Z1, separate projects of course, and I will be getting ConnectHD also. We're talking a couple of docs, narrative films, commercials, instructional videos, corporate, you name it, but I want all of it to have the cinematic/professional look. Please help. Need to purchase soon, I mean really this time.
AE or Combustion for Vagas 6?
- Thread starter jin
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You may well find that everything you need to do can be done in Vegas.
david_kuznicki
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David Jimerson said:
Bingo!*
*=but if not, I prefer AE. I think they both have trial versions... give them both a run & see what YOU prefer.
David Kuznicki
Production Manager, WGTE-TV30
what effects do you plan ?
AE does some things easier and Combustion does other things easier ...
i have Both ..use Combustion 80% ... somebody else may use AE 80% ...
beware that when you use DV25 clips outside of Vegas the software will default to using the microsoft dv codec which is NOT 601 spec it operates in 0-255rgb ...
Vegas dv25 codec is 601 spec 16-235 rgb which means that 235rgb is 100ire under 601 spec .. microsoft dv 25 clip will place 255rgb at 100 ire . now bring that clip into vegas and vegas will read that 100 ire ( 255rgb) at 108 ire ... and the microspft dv25 codec will read the Vegas 235( 100 ire) at 94ire ..
IMO microspft dv codec is not up to snuff = use a intermediate codec between the apps.. you can use uncompressed avi or QT ...
AE does some things easier and Combustion does other things easier ...
i have Both ..use Combustion 80% ... somebody else may use AE 80% ...
beware that when you use DV25 clips outside of Vegas the software will default to using the microsoft dv codec which is NOT 601 spec it operates in 0-255rgb ...
Vegas dv25 codec is 601 spec 16-235 rgb which means that 235rgb is 100ire under 601 spec .. microsoft dv 25 clip will place 255rgb at 100 ire . now bring that clip into vegas and vegas will read that 100 ire ( 255rgb) at 108 ire ... and the microspft dv25 codec will read the Vegas 235( 100 ire) at 94ire ..
IMO microspft dv codec is not up to snuff = use a intermediate codec between the apps.. you can use uncompressed avi or QT ...
xilixfilms
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Does any of you guys knows of any free video clips website to learn Combustion?