I recently posted a question on the Vegas forums about what Adobe’s After Effects is and is there a real need to learn this very powerful application. When all was said and done, the answer, at least for those working as a solo video journalist, is not really. Here’s why:
Mike Jones has posted a great analysis of the perspective of what editing is and where it is headed. Of course, he looks at the so called professionals choice, Final Cut Pro, and compares it against my favorite forward thinking NLE -Vegas Pro 8.
I have it on good authority that the Associated Press has chosen to work with SONY’s Vegas NLE over all other video editing offerings for their field teams.
I recently asked Angela Grant of News Videographer to critique the video work I have produced so far. She appreciated the visuals of my work, but was less enthusiastic about my use of music only as part of the presentations.
