wrote: >=20 >> Sure this has been covered a gazzilion times so I apologise if it is = trite. I've been searching the web for options for creating a very = stylized flag graphic in AE CS3 on a Mac. I do not need realism, just a = very ilustritive approximation of a flag motion on a pre-comp. >>=20 >> It seems my options are thus: >> upgrade to AE5.5 for $949 to get FreeForm >> get Zaxwerks 3DFlag for $199 >>=20 >> FreeForm Pro is not available for Mac it seems which is too bad as = the mettle products look super cool. FreeFormAE is no longer available = from DigiEffects now it is bundled with AE CS5 >>=20 >> Are there nay other options available to me that I missed? Is = FreeForm worth the extra outlay (aside from the other obvious benefits = to CS5.5). There is not a huge budget to this project and the flag = element is one of hundreds. Trying to be economical and judicious. >>=20 >> cheers >>=20 >>=20 >> Adam Mercado >> Influxx Media Production >> Fullerton, CA >>=20 >> Moving Images. For Business >> 714=B0928=B09896 >> http://www.influxx.com >> http://www.twitter.com/influxx >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx >> http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 Cheers, Chris Mettle.com Skype: Mettlecom --Apple-Mail-599-330722267 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252

FreeForm = V2 replaces the bundled version (Digieffects FreeForm) Available on Mac = + Windows. Same features but up to 8x faster than the bundled version. = Free flag project file available for use with FreeForm V2. See: http://www.mettle.= com/Products/FreeForm-V2.php

Fr= eeForm Pro is available for NVIDIA equipped Macs e-mail me directly chris@mettle.com

Available = for ATI or NVIDIA on Windows.

All require CS5 = or higher.

Check out Eran Stern=92s tut - he = does a bit of a comparison between FF V2 + FF pro : http://www.sternfx.com/tutor= ials/110

Ran Ben Avraham touches on this too, including a = RAM preview comparison between the bundled version and FF = V2.

See: http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/motion-gra= phics/create-a-highly-detailed-digital-terrain-scan/

Free project files on both of the above = links.

HTH

Cheers,

Chris

mettle.com

On = 29/03/2012, at 8:29 AM, adam mercado <adam@influxx.com> = wrote:

Sure this has been covered a gazzilion times so I apologise if it is = trite. I've been searching the web for options for creating a very = stylized flag graphic in AE CS3 on a Mac. I do not need realism, just a = very ilustritive approximation of a flag motion on a = pre-comp.

It seems my options are = thus:
upgrade to AE5.5 for $949 to get FreeForm
get = Zaxwerks 3DFlag for $199

FreeForm Pro is not = available for Mac it seems which is too bad as the mettle products look = super cool. FreeFormAE is no longer available from DigiEffects now it is = bundled with AE CS5

Are there nay other options = available to me that I missed? Is FreeForm worth the extra outlay (aside = from the other obvious benefits to CS5.5). There is not a huge budget to = this project and the flag element is one of hundreds. Trying to be = economical and = judicious.

cheers

Adam = Mercado
Influxx Media Production
Fullerton, = CA

Moving = Images. For Business
714=B0928=B09896
http://www.influxx.com
http://www.twitter.com/influxx=
http://www.linkedin.com/in/inf= luxx
http://influxx.tumblr.com/archi= ve
http://www.flickr.com/photos= /influxx

=

Mettle.com

Skype: = Mettlecom

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