Editing Software Decision

[InfectionEntertainment]

Ok, I am in a position to purchase adobe after effects CS4. I have spent hours online looking up reviews and tutorials so ive really done my research. However I have reservations concerning the audio aspect of this software. I downloaded a tutorial from the website. I no that you can access the waveform properties by pressing the hotkeys "LL" However when I try to render out the clip with audio it sounds distorted and when I play it through over and over its uneven and inconsistent (even when I make a proxy render). The audio that I added "a punch sound effect" was in the waveform format and not the mp3 kind (ive heard that that can make this choppy). The tutorial has been downloaded onto my laptop so it might just be a processing issue. If anyone who has CS4 could reassure me that u in fact can add, render, and publish audio, that would be awesome. Thanks.
INfection Films

[bobaandy1]

I wouldn't even bother with sound in AE. Do it in another program, Vegas, Premiere, and ACID all are leaps and bounds better then AE in the sound department.

[nooneimportant77]

Wait, before the sound thing, you're considering editing in AE? Do you enjoy rebuilding engines with a swiss army knife?

After Effects doesn't do sound well. Yeah, you can do it, just like you can edit in it, you can also grow trees for paper, and have your messages walked to your friends instead of using email. See what I'm getting at here? It can do it, but there are things faaaaaar better suited for it.

I've never had the problems you mentioned before with listening to audio, that could be your sound card, or speakers, but audio has always played back fine for me. a WAV is generally a better compression then mp3, so I doubt that was the issue.

[InfectionEntertainment]

Wait, before the sound thing, you're considering editing in AE? Do you enjoy rebuilding engines with a swiss army knife?

After Effects doesn't do sound well. Yeah, you can do it, just like you can edit in it, you can also grow trees for paper, and have your messages walked to your friends instead of using email. See what I'm getting at here? It can do it, but there are things faaaaaar better suited for it.
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ALright Then what would you recommend that can make impressive visual effects, can editing easily, and can composite high quality sound.?

[Shugnight]

They are usually done in separate programs, AE is amazing for visual effects, Premiere is a great editor, and Audacity is free, can't go wrong with free

[nooneimportant77]

ALright Then what would you recommend that can make impressive visual effects, can editing easily, and can composite high quality sound.?

Final Cut Studio.

VFX- apple motion

Editing- Final Cut Pro

Sound- Soundtrack Pro

[elscottomagnifico]

ALright Then what would you recommend that can make impressive visual effects, can editing easily, and can composite high quality sound.?
You have to understand that you're going to use different programs from a suite if you want to go for high quality. One program is usually capable of everything in some way or another, but is best suited for and optimized for only one.

So you'd probably want to either go Adobe Production Premium or Final Cut Studio - either of those two will give you the software you need to edit properly, do some nice visual effects and go in depth to fiddle with your audio.

[michaelbak]

I got Adobe Video Production suite and use everything in it but i edit in FCE. After Effects and Final Cut are great. I personally think Final Cut is better than Premire but thats with using them both.

[darao80]

I would suggest getting Final Cut Studio it's the same price as after effects except it includes 6 great programs instead of one. and they're all integrated with each other so it's very easy to import your video into motion or soundtrack, compressor etc.... and motion is probably just as good as ae just not that many people use it...

[michaelbak]

I would suggest getting Final Cut Studio it's the same price as after effects except it includes 6 great programs instead of one. and they're all integrated with each other so it's very easy to import your video into motion or soundtrack, compressor etc.... and motion is probably just as good as ae just not that many people use it...

After Effects is worth it though. Plus Motion sucks compared to it. Thats just with my personal experience.

[whitekraken]

I personally use after effects for special effects then edit and do audio in vegas movie studio ($100).

[InfectionEntertainment]

I've never had the problems you mentioned before with listening to audio, that could be your sound card, or speakers, but audio has always played back fine for me. a WAV is generally a better compression then mp3, so I doubt that was the issue.

Yeah I tried on a desktop computer and the RAM rendered fine. It was just the processing power, htanks for answering though, helpful.