Replace after effects with vegas

[Peter Wright]

The fact that Vegas includes some functions similar to AE is really a bonus – Vegas is a Non-Linear Editor, and its Adobe equivalent is Premiere.
AE is a specialist compositing/special effects program and will therefore always have functions beyond what an editing program can do.

Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au

[Adam Rose esq.]

AE is a top drawer compositing tool
vegas is a capable compositing tool (better than any other NLE), with 3D, blending modes etc

depends what you’re trying to achieve.

AE plugins do not work in Vegas

[Christopher Rotter]

Do any of you know of any good compositing programs other then after effects that cost preferably under $500 US ? That have almost all the features that AE has I rarly (at the moment) work with alot of video so I don’t need all the bells and whistles AE has, why I was hoping some things that are missing (minor for what I need) could be added in vegas but that seems unlikley. If there really is no other option I guess i’ll have to settle for upgrading to AE 7.o.

[Christopher Rotter]

I will agree vegas is very close to a compositing program, yet has alot of functionality like a editor. The main problem I am having is not all of the blending modes found in AE are in vegas like screen, overlay, multiple (I think multiply is in there) if these could be some what adding I possible could completly dump after effects (which I would love to do) if someone could make a script or something. Speaking of which are there any places which or on this forum where people code for vegas?

[Edward Troxel]

[CSheep] “not all of the blending modes found in AE are in vegas like screen, overlay, multiple (I think multiply is in there)”

The ones I have listed in Vegas 7.0d are:

Add
Subtract
Multiply (Mask)
Source Alpha (the default)
Cut
Screen
Overlay
Hard Light
Dodge
Burn
Darken
Lighten
Difference
Difference Squared

Edward Troxel