Marg Adobe After Effects

PROS & CONS

What are the best aspects of this product?

I can understand and acknowledge how Adobe After Effects can be a robust tool. I barely scratch the surface when it comes to using it as a UX professional. Animations and video editing are exceptional. I make use of After Effects for defining UX choreography for a certain experience.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

The sizes of files can be a lot biger to be tenable in a typical office setup. Since such videos can frequently sent over to client or included in presentations or posted over the internet, file size is essential. After Effects is capable of rendering some large files. Even more so for shorter animations.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

My primary business issue is trying to visually interact how an experience can move to developers who may not speak the same language that I'm speaking. With JQuery, HTML, and CSS becoming powerful, defining UX choreography is critical as it's part of the design process. Prototyping tools can be limited in terms of animation and movement for replication. Through After Effects, there are zero restrictions.

Are you a current user of this product?

Yes

PROS & CONS

What are the best aspects of this product?

I love how its layer maneuvarability work. I like being able to manipulate motion graphics for every frame. It allows you to be accurate while offering short cuts. That is, if you're in pinch in making or animating a graphic video.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

Doing a rendering preview can be frustrating from tiem to time. This will come down to your PC specs. My software won't go beyong 2 fames for previewing. And I'm using an iMac.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

Big thanks to its dynamic link capability. It works well with other Adobe products. I can now flow things in and out of other Adobe program. I get to pick up the project where I left off without dealing a lot of lag time.

Are you a current user of this product?

Yes

PROS & CONS

What are the best aspects of this product?

A top-notch video editing platform that lets you make awesome animations. Getting started is easy also because of the start screen helpful tips and the ready-to-go templates.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

To maximize the software, you need a computer with high specifications.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

Works seamlessly with Adobe Premiere Pro.

Are you a current user of this product?

No

PROS & CONS

What are the best aspects of this product?

After Effects is an incredibly robust software that gives you a bunch of powerful tools to help you create the motion graphics you want. It has tools for video compositing, too. No matter the need, animation, motion graphics, compositing, etc., After Effects, can help you achieve the desired output.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

The price of After Effects is too steep and is out of the budget range of most professionals and small teams. The software can be unstable too when there are vector workflows or third-party plugins included that lead to workflow interruptions.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

After Effects is a wonderful product that helps me edit a wide range of media. Not only that, it has 3D animation capabilities that give another dimension to my work. Plus, the interface is a familiar one so editing images and videos do not take too long to do.

Are you a current user of this product?

No

PROS & CONS

What are the best aspects of this product?

After Effects offers seamless integration with Adobe. It third party system is rapid growing with animated typefaces, plugins, and pre-created templates. This serves good use for those who want to quickly turn projects. Its 2.5D engine is enough to cater just anything from special effects to video intros.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

When you're comparing After Effects with programs such as Nuke & Fusion or Flame/Smoke, you'll realize that After Effects fits perfectly within the Adobe ecosystem. Going for Hollywood-capable projects may lead to some problems, but it's one reason why professionals for this tool. It gets things done. It made it so far and it's difficult to headline anything negative about it.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

I'm able to turn things around quickly. This can be in the form of a fast title sequence on a template within a couple days for clients who need accomplish things swiftly. Scaling can be done all the way to compositing more than one render passes with pre-comps, Effects plugins, and 3D scene data. 3D engine support along with C4D is awesome for getting things done quickly.

Are you a current user of this product?

Yes