Test Bench: Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional Compositing Software (page 2)
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We used After Effects 6.0 Professional to build a 30-second TV spot for a resort golf course that had a complex comp with nested video composite, precomps with color correction and masks and eight layers of text animations. AE6 was as stable as we have seen from the folks at Adobe, drawing screens quite quickly and not bombing once in the edit, rendering the 900 frames in about 35 minutes. We used an older Pentium III 800MHz along with Premiere 6.5; so don't laugh -- it's reliable.
Bruce Coykendall is a professional video editor and audio recording engineer.
TECH SPECS
Version: 6.0 Professional
Platform: PC or Mac
Operating System: Windows 2000/XP, Mac OS X v.10.2.6
Processor: PIII, P4 or PowerPC
RAM: 128MB
Hard Disk: 150MB
Other Hardware: CD-ROM drive, 24-bit display adapter
Demo Version: 30 days
Upgrade: $199
STRENGTHS
- Text editing in comp window
- Integration with other Adobe products
- Improved paint tools
WEAKNESSES
- Not a Free upgrade
SUMMARY
- After Effects 6.0 now gives you text editing and animation in the comp window.
$999
Adobe Systems, Inc.
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San Jose, CA 94110
(408) 536-6000
www.adobe.com
