do the pros use pre made assets and templates?

[dv416]

i've been looking at the templates and pre made assets in some of the video copilot DVDs.

the quality is amazing and i was wondering if ae artists use these products and stock elements professionally?

 

[aalleexx]

hell yeah, and then after a while they get so good that they start making their own

 

[Cassius]

Yup. Usually they take a lot of tweaking, and customizable starting points are the big seller in the professional world. Keep in mind, calling oneself a professional isn't just a question of quality; it also means a tendency to be constantly rushed. So time savers are pretty valuable.

 

[Efexone]

the stock ink-drop footage has been used soo much in recent media. the guys doing motion graphics for G4 TV love that stuff.

 

[naveenmedia]

Well, I think the key is using presets and then customizing them. That's generally how pros can work both quickly and still have their own style.

 

[ellsworth]

Whoa... most of the projects I've seen have been custom made. Rare we'll use anything pre'made or a template. But the Video Co-pilot packages are A+ quality once your tweak them and create your own thing from them.

 

[oneinfiniteloop]

I've never used templates. I've used stock elements, and recycled old animations using new elements, but never presets. I do create my own templates and presets, but those generally have specific uses and are heavily modified by the end of the project.