Just like the debates about which operating system is best, debates about which compositing software is tops are largely meaninglessespecially when you consider the number of first-rate, big-budget, movie effects extravaganzas that were created on three or four different platforms, with half a dozen 2D and 3D programs. If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the consistent quality of effects in such films as The Day After Tomorrow, which used a variety of programs and effects houses, should show that it is the artists not the tools who make the biggest difference. I like using After Effects, because I have come to think in the same way the software lays out my shots; it's no longer work, it's instinct. The goal of this book is to help you reach that point as well.
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