Return-Path: Received: from spike.lmi.net ([66.117.140.17] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4710195 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 09 May 2012 17:33:35 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.143] (c-71-198-249-239.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [71.198.249.239]) by spike.lmi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2EC11540BA for ; Wed, 9 May 2012 08:35:10 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] made in CS6 From: Brendan Bolles In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 08:35:21 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) On May 9, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Robert Leigh wrote: > So I=92m wondering . . . I have AE CS5.5 and am using it only at an = intermediate level. And it works just fine for me. With all the = problems I=92m hearing people are having with CS6, should I not upgrade? = Are the new features worth the expense and aggravation for someone = whose livelihood is not based on AE? I don't think the problems have been that substantial. There are = usually a few issues with any new release. Some of these might just be = hiccups with one person's particular setup. Even if you're not into the new 3D stuff, there are still several = features that would be worth the upgrade all by themselves such as the = Global Performance Cache, Camera Tracker, and Variable Mask Feathering. If I ever have to go back to an old version of AE after using the latest = one, the old version always feels surprisingly primitive to me. It can = be hard to believe I was perfectly happy with it at one time. I'm sure = the same will be true of CS6. Brendan