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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe After Effects
It is a great animation and design program for videos from small to large clients. It’s been fast, reliable, and I like their updates and customer support. I use it for motion graphics in the advertising field and for movie and tv promos. It always meets the needs of the agency and those needs of the client for revisions and changes.
Pros
- Fast animation
- Copying and repurposing template files
- Reliable renders
- Easy interface
Cons
- Some of the scripts can be difficult.
- Some plugins could work more reliably.
- More free trials for plugins would be good.
- It’s positive for being fast and efficient.
- It’s easy to address client notes.
- It has great new updates and features with each new version.
After Effects is more versatile for animations than Premiere for sure. And now, with the .mogrt templates, it can be great for keeping consistent animations and branding guides when sharing work with other animators
and editors. I also like their 3d plugins and advanced third-party vendors, like video Copilot and Element 3D.
It's much faster to render in real-time and see your work in After Effects.
and editors. I also like their 3d plugins and advanced third-party vendors, like video Copilot and Element 3D.
It's much faster to render in real-time and see your work in After Effects.
Do you think Adobe After Effects delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Adobe After Effects's feature set?
Yes
Did Adobe After Effects live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Adobe After Effects go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Adobe After Effects again?
Yes
Using Adobe After Effects
3 - Other editors and designers also use After Effects for updating graphics packages. Generally, when a project is saved and exported, it can be updated by other users in an efficient way with their collected files feature. It's great to be able to share files with other users and know they'll have all the assets needed when saving the project.
2 - We have a few in-house support workers to address any technical issues. But I'd add that many
times I can find the solution to technical issues online in forums since After Effects has such a large
user base with similar issues. So it's great to know I can usually solve the issue myself, but sometimes support can help as well.
times I can find the solution to technical issues online in forums since After Effects has such a large
user base with similar issues. So it's great to know I can usually solve the issue myself, but sometimes support can help as well.
- It's best used for short advertisements and animations.
- It's great for infographics.
- It's great for typography animation.
- It's used great for green-screen background removal.
- It's great for rotoscopy and background removal.
- It's great for finding new solutions to graphics and background integration.
- It can use the .mogrt templates more in the future
- It can use some of the new plugins, like 3d element plugin
- It could be easier to make templates.
Evaluating Adobe After Effects and Competitors
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
Usability and features are the most important decision. It has to work well and fast and keep up with client changes, internal changes, and be able to improve animation and graphics in a timely and efficient way. Having other programs with system crashes can slow down the workflow, so it's great to know After Effects is reliable and has great usability and a good reputation.
I wouldn't change my evaluation, as it's always met my needs and the needs of companies I've worked with.
Adobe After Effects Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Immediate help available Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
I believe our team had to call Adobe support when systems were down and they provided great support
and had us up and running later in the day. So knowing they are fast and address the needs of their customers; it gives me peace of mind.
and had us up and running later in the day. So knowing they are fast and address the needs of their customers; it gives me peace of mind.
Using Adobe After Effects
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Feel confident using | Inconsistent |
- Typography is great and easy to use.
- Greenscreen and roto brush is easy to learn.
- Basic cameras are easy to start learning.
- Some scripts and more advanced programming can be difficult.
- Some of the third party plugins can be harder to learn for beginners.
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