Sony Vegas Pro vs. AE (After Effects)

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

Vegas has some of the same basic compositing tools and modes, and as a basic compositor, Vegas is very good. But to compare it to AE is a little far-fetched in some ways, I’d say.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Steve Rhoden]

There’s no need to be scared of after effects. A compositing tool as after effects, combustion or fusion is a must have in the world of digital media. After effects and sony vegas are two completely different applications…though you can do great compositing and
motion graphics in vegas itself.
Hey Thomas, you are the boss of your software..Let it
be scared of your creativity….LOL.

Steve Rhoden
TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.

[Thomas Roberts]

steve,

Thanks for the laugh!

Douglas thanks for your comments. Greatly appreciated.

Thomas

[Adam Rose esq.]

Conceptually, I’d add that one of the main differences between the two is that Vegas can do stuff in broad brushstrokes, while AE offers (almost) infinite detail

go watch some tutorials on http://www.videocopilot.net if you want to rapidly become enamoured with AE

🙂

[Hype Napungra]

I can assure you completely (as a Vegas user and a total amateur…lol) that After Effects is not the scary beast you think it is. I felt exactly the same about it but after seeing what it could do to improve my videos I had to go for it. The best advice is to watch the tutorials on here and also on videocopilot.net, watch them repeatedly and follow them as you go. Aharon Rabinowitz and Andrew Kramer both have an incredible knack for making complex ideas understandable and all of the other guys give incredibly useful advice.

Take the plunge, get AE and get started – It will quickly become an extremely powerful part of your video armoury!

A’ra best

Hype Napungra