With the new system up and running, I am slowly getting ready to resume producing new tutorials. On the old system I always kept a copy of After Effects CS3 installed and made all the tutorials using that version for all the folks using older versions of AE.
I have migrated my workflow to CS5 quite a while back and was wondering – which version of After Effects do you use? Is there even a need to make the files CS3-compatible anymore? Do I really have to install the old program on my computer?
The results of this poll will help me determine how to proceed. It will remain open until the end of October, so cast your vote and let others know to do the same – the larger the voting base the more accurate the information will be. Also, feel free to comment on this post if your answer cannot be summarized with a simple 1-choice selection.
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The poll is now closed.
Knowing the advantages of CS5(!!!),it wouldn’t be that smart to live in old fashioned 32 bits and if one earns his bread’n’butter from compositing,it would be highly advised to move to new and updated technologies.
Andre:
Absolutely, I agree CS5 is one of the best versions of AE ever released. I am actually surprised how many people use CS4 (which I did not even bother buying after the beta test). I jumped straight from CS3 to CS5.
One has to realize, however that most likely many viewers of this site do not make their living off AE. Hell, most likely majority of people here run either the academic license or even pirated copies.
I will probably mention the while “upgrade to CS5” in one of the videos. Meanwhile, still waiting for more votes. The tutorials get an average of 50.000 unique views, I was hoping the votes would come in faster.
I did use CS4 quite a lot,mainly because of Mocha integration,which I adore,I do a lot of roto and motion tracking,though I agree with you,CS5 (with integrated Mocha shape) truly shines.