From: "Jim Curtis" Received: from sonic316-19.consmr.mail.bf2.yahoo.com ([74.6.130.193] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTP id 6409425 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 24 Feb 2018 16:03:35 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=flash.net; s=s2048; t=1519484842; bh=7yCwPPXkV470TfGkcTqUF2Ya1YNeYJcmQX3q3EjEAUM=; h=From:Subject:Date:References:To:In-Reply-To:From:Subject; b=og2EpxJCbCrImR4aUw6uAxmDah9NrRO6bo5at+0Yegd9JtxcjtxmYkE2Ynq7fOlYXawaAAT0eoBtjBRwORU/3VaIcusHMkKRq3Ew9qm+ZxUv08ikpdApth7EPoNjOevPB6wqAjXvaXBGzf+xXXrPsC3nHYl/+d/L8ykGPu2QRqbnwbEJY4RPmdzTOEy0/7q96LABKlyGTa6tU5SNMenrzOoM5kGXGm9fxAGPvo+RHq2+vlc2YF8GwD1TVfj1+xzczES3piNBTTcAA4Wx25EpiHChPjHDZlmh4Ug5zIzdHviwXxumhzPXO8bY45Lp7YwDh20AP43KYwjIjDRNbhquUQ== X-YMail-OSG: YLBgyx8VM1lDEQ_HO6V1AtRRrNDWZvdi6CbN18.go1uGks.Bjp5.mRRymNz13zV Vp2tVMg_Hvx6miU7o3IvPfzPA8z8z6aCo4tc_K1NP9kzZ4Uq5cirAjZGjCz9i1OAy6tcghyhf83q x9J9V8C9OozmqdvD5JSNzh7GONNyoLF5usn_1zxoq6uPYP7TtyLpHST7Xrgfk5ER8aOCvGlx8Jka X1mwuTfRLvtc1c2dORj64I3ineGucr8qJb1OmUsMZgC7tcNkIpLkO5XW2FVQGiB9AcuD9P9oodDt cZEdWlO08odx1015HDggJ7esihyFMz1j.f3FmrsxhxIt6..p63rbjc9nSgPoeEst96F9mB3LN5WC jxcSdPepPMLBmnAEIi9DJOsJFxQVAz61EYYAayOltSeVvF543oNnJlPOCRGjocNWw6fXEqEaPKVH lSK7MoMq1SXtwD.wQY6JGXmQoyJEuEds2g.fvhwUtv2G5bGMYQANAz1AHA_4m1f2bDLl5eKD3DOj ulWy2N5ct.YXf_46geEwcTpcSg09LqxzXSAwznog- Received: from sonic.gate.mail.ne1.yahoo.com by sonic316.consmr.mail.bf2.yahoo.com with HTTP; Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:07:22 +0000 Received: from smtp107.rhel.mail.bf1.yahoo.com (EHLO jims-mac-pro.attlocal.net) ([98.139.231.44]) by smtp413.mail.bf1.yahoo.com (JAMES SMTP Server ) with ESMTPA ID 53abc3f20d9f9be54a77e4b29516c51c for ; Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:07:22 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_E5135C34-E7E7-4BD1-B3B1-DB96CF424801" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 $3124$) Subject: Re: [AE] Photoshop alternative advice Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 09:07:21 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) --Apple-Mail=_E5135C34-E7E7-4BD1-B3B1-DB96CF424801 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I like this question, because there are several alternatives to = Premiere, one that I know of to Illustrator, but none to Ae that isn=E2=80= =99t crazy expensive and a total re-learn. Since I use all of these = almost daily in my work, plus AME and Bridge, the CC subscription seems = suitable and reasonably priced. Once Adobe gets Dynamic Link figured out, they=E2=80=99ll be onto = something (It still loses the links between Ae and Pr when I open an = older project in Pr, making me relink each clip manually.). My main use for Ps is masking photos and creating plates for the =E2=80=9C= Kid Stays in the Picture=E2=80=9D effect, and doing retouching and = cleaning up old photos for doing moves in Pr or Ae. So, I=E2=80=99d = need an alternative that supports masks I could paint on and selection = tools like Magic Wand and Quick Selection, as well as cloning. And = something like Content Aware Fill.=20 For simple conversions between CMYK and RGB, basic functions and = adjustments like scaling, cropping, curves, levels, etc. and batch = conversions, Graphic Converter is cheap ($39 US). .= --Apple-Mail=_E5135C34-E7E7-4BD1-B3B1-DB96CF424801 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 I like this question, because there are = several alternatives to Premiere, one that I know of to Illustrator, but = none to Ae that isn=E2=80=99t crazy expensive and a total re-learn. = Since I use all of these almost daily in my work, plus AME and = Bridge, the CC subscription seems suitable and reasonably priced.

Once Adobe gets Dynamic = Link figured out, they=E2=80=99ll be onto something (It still loses the = links between Ae and Pr when I open an older project in Pr, making me = relink each clip manually.).

My main use for Ps is masking photos = and creating plates for the =E2=80=9CKid Stays in the Picture=E2=80=9D = effect, and doing retouching and cleaning up old photos for doing moves = in Pr or Ae. So, I=E2=80=99d need an alternative that supports = masks I could paint on and selection tools like Magic Wand and Quick = Selection, as well as cloning. And something like Content Aware = Fill.

For = simple conversions between CMYK and RGB, basic functions and adjustments = like scaling, cropping, curves, levels, etc. and batch conversions, = Graphic Converter is cheap ($39 US).

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