From: "Steve Oakley" Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6410423 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:33:50 +0100 Received: from [10.1.1.99] ([71.87.57.30]) by mrelay.perfora.net (mreueus001 [74.208.5.2]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M2N6o-1eXd9l487I-00s5ku for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:37:42 +0100 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A68C0C74-790D-43A9-AF19-D16C23B945B7" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.3 \(3445.6.11\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Photoshop alternative advice Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:37:40 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <3F291A6B-ABF3-4E33-AF76-406AD8A1DC35@practicalillusions.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.6.11) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:Yg10FUda5/oIZAxqeShWJ0kWKW6vbLJiL+7woreG9At98/YLGqq toAyqwyypCSwJOWA44qXJqdDj2AmzmyejL/q2MJuGD0+mkQm5TSz5ia9qkXJj2PbATZcdkB syP+iHvDrosb3ZX7MX+Fkabxo5PhfQe0SGKvng+52/3QK1xB2pJ7paSUnGQFfZl2Qp6XyY4 X5kXnIbENs8/xDtqyuSZQ== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:zTNIjvlADtU=:YEurpYOIlQ6AmpCTmt7Qsd DxIE6PldnIWbqMXGL+LDpsJhl8yCuWcIwV3ouFw/xLSJOnyGivj76ohe7E5NOaBKOL3Sj1JaC BWMDx4/MVBlT8tpCpL64nuZlh60r5rZZhCgm5+0jBRNpi8kHnzdI1pzstYgSsLcLaLWAqU7H7 knQ7uKvAYceieEn1H5FeYk9+oNa50ZBSMiGjh1aY1an6VNg5/IU8iXl4BOxi1Qq/bZywiJPlk q6dYXRf9jQKyz/wNX7NhkniPc+nsyGxjpW1iH7N0hWFktmQK9KtoHB1YhbRwCFSL4mTq3SxMF 82ORK/6k4upgwwL6XkoIrQKO7ixHt0NPoY1QVoFhY3uOXVoYlnLVaBvEa5iG6E35iDx+cRL29 t+/CynTuH7YrdNU93z/xyWOslrs6KovW1rk6xJhrUeyxibwL5esLYNYT4ESkmOFq6YuC1aH1J G2df8Nh7CYilIYmyW38FYEMuPWt6jiPwG+02kAJRiZPluZjSd07PGN0xMsrlZCm24DWWmlPND Z1y6JknVqNiQTQ/i565gPciUY48iyT6neTRuDuool4GqngGTTPWAirCeAZ0YSXYwWi/gHfmya 0TRT8uPDWZAIFK/Xx73CrtwrjEVSEdQDFP0MHhlUX9BD4OABSg42q5J3+Poq3cEk2tLE5IXYc N4ere+ZjRPlqZ5MyGnOyFJDWZ5Ia8tA+gHpfxbCJRGZc4UoJeBZCnUoxyRULoueSRhNYlUjH+ s3PZfSbhEtLrk4ZMeuR1GvuYcACwRSnX6rFf3BgmbtNiEFhGW5xu2bvu6Ps= --Apple-Mail=_A68C0C74-790D-43A9-AF19-D16C23B945B7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Affinity Photo has a learning curve, but its a decent app. its got some = memory management issues with multiple images open but I think they are = fixed now. also got into Fusion for a variety of reasons including native 3D = objects, imports 3D models from most things including ProAnimator. great = network rendering that works freaky good. render nodes that don=E2=80=99t = require massive specs - i7 and 8-16gb of ram will do, so some NUCs or = mac minis work fine, even MBP=E2=80=99s :) will crank lots of frames = out. Linux ! such a pleasure to be back in a nodal comp environment. = Mostly just shut off OpenCL for more complex projects. It still renders = fast for 32bit float. editing is a combination of FCP X and Resolve.=20 S > On Feb 24, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Teddy Gage = wrote: >=20 > I will say I have moved over to Fusion Studio and Resolve for 3D VFX = and multipass EXR compositing. Very very similar to Nuke, as a = node-based workflow, extremely cheap for what you get (real Prores = output on PC! Easy networked rendering! Uses 100% of CPU resources! = Extraordinarily fast 32 bit float linear processing!) and the workflow = with Resolve puts dynamic link to shame. That said, it wouldn't be = functional for big mograph projects as the layer / timeline system is = not set up for that.=20 >=20 > On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:50 AM, Stephen van Vuuren = > wrote: > We had roughly 100 image processers, all volunteers, and was pretty = good breakdown of what=E2=80=99s out there that makes sense to use. = Photoshop did dominate, but next most popular was GIMP. However, they = consistently ran into problems with things like vector masks, support = for various colorspaces and bit depth combos and overall stability when = pushed hard. >=20 > =20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_A68C0C74-790D-43A9-AF19-D16C23B945B7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Affinity Photo has a learning curve, but its a decent app. = its got some memory management issues with multiple images open but I = think they are fixed now.

also got into Fusion for a variety of reasons including = native 3D objects, imports 3D models from most things including = ProAnimator. great network rendering that works freaky good. render = nodes that don=E2=80=99t require massive specs - i7 and 8-16gb of ram = will do,  so some NUCs or mac minis work fine, even MBP=E2=80=99s = :) will crank lots of frames out. Linux ! such a pleasure to be back in = a nodal comp environment. Mostly just shut off OpenCL for more complex = projects. It still renders fast for 32bit float.

editing is a combination of FCP X and = Resolve. 

S

On Feb 24, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Teddy Gage = <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I will say I have moved over to Fusion Studio and Resolve for = 3D VFX and multipass EXR compositing. Very very similar to Nuke, as a = node-based workflow, extremely cheap for what you get (real Prores = output on PC! Easy networked rendering! Uses 100% of CPU resources! = Extraordinarily fast 32 bit float linear processing!) and the workflow = with Resolve puts dynamic link to shame. That said, it wouldn't be = functional for big mograph projects as the layer / timeline system is = not set up for that. 

On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:50 AM, = Stephen van Vuuren <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

We had roughly 100 image processers, all volunteers, = and was pretty good breakdown of what=E2=80=99s out there that makes = sense to use. Photoshop did dominate, but next most popular was GIMP. = However, they consistently ran into problems with things like vector masks, support for various colorspaces and bit depth combos = and overall stability when pushed hard.

 


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