motion or combustion, which one is better?

[eltopo]

motion or combustion, which one is better an a cheap graphics-composition programme?

[Anonymous]

Motion is better for motion graphics, Combustion is better for compositing in general.
In fact, the two products are complementary.
Take care if you are on the mac, because combustion is not optimised at all on this platform.

[Farriel]

I agree with the last post. Both appz are complimentary, but the essence here is what you are actually doing. Overall digital compositing, hit Combustion, motion graphics, hit Motion, even though Combustion is much flexible in both areas.

[softer_vb]

the previous replies are quite right about the complimentary nature of both apps, but i would like to add that if was looking at buying right now, i would be trying to decide between combustion and after effects rather then motion, i have found that being to quick to jump on to a new product can really burn you like with, cyborg, effect and paint for pc, shake for for pc, and so on. I will grant u that their is little chance that apple will drop motion without a big fight so you will properly see at least a version 3.0 and more, but the fact is that motion is trying to go up against the biggest most widespread apps out their after effects and i am sure adobe will put a big fight on to defend its market share. I predict that the appearance of motion on the market will mean that the incredible value for money package that is after effects will get even better. So to recap, i would be looking at after effects or combustion rather then motion or combustion.
Just my 2 cents.

[AdamG]

I agree with the last post, motion is good and i am a huge apple fan but after effects seems to be the way to go. If you are looking to do a bit of graphics and compositing, i think it is the most versitile. Combustion is great for compositing but it is slow as heck, even on my dual 2ghz G5. Though it has way better colour correction and tracking tool, unless you are looking to do stricktly compositing it is not worth the wait.

[PatrickSheffield]

Motion Graphics – Motion, Compositing – Combustion. I don’t know no After Effects. I do know that both Motion and Combustion for me have paid for themselves many times over.

Patrick Sheffield

[patdawg]

softer wrote:

i have found that being to quick to jump on to a new product can really burn you like with, cyborg, effect and paint for pc, quote]

Though knowing paint and effect for the PC would have helped you learn combustion a little quicker. That’s how I got my jumpstart.

[Anonymous]

if you really want to animate text, i think AE is the way. The new 6.5 text tool are just… amazing and the possibilities are… endless. Really useful in logo animation.

[Farriel]

AdamG,

You seem to be a fan of AE, right? I don’t think combustion is overly slow, cos down here, it works real good. Real real good…

I’ve used AE in the past, but it’s not as powerful as combustion, IMO. I think it’s more like comparing Frontpage to Dreamweaver. Of course they’re both WYSIWYG editors, but we all know one overwhelms the other…

If anyone asks me, I’d say give combustion a rating of 90%, AE a rating of 82, Motion a rating of 56%. This is all my opinion, mind you guys.

[Anonymous]

don’t really agree… i think the base toolset of AE is really poor compared to combustion… (keyer, CC and tracking for example).BUT i find it really more flexible and fast. And when you know well third part plug ins of AE, i think it ‘s a really more efficient tool. For example with Keylight and Puffin composite wizards, you make a better key in less time than with C* (it’s my opinion…).Or for CC tou have the Color Finesse , which is the greatest CC i’ve ever try.
And i’d so many problems with C* i’d never have with AE…
So my rating will be:
AE: 17/20
C*:14/20
Motion: 10/20 (sorry, but no track, no paint, no 3d workspace, it’s a little bit poor…)

[Farriel]

vincelapince wrote:

Or for CC tou have the Color Finesse , which is the greatest CC i’ve ever try.

Well, for CC, I think Discreet Color Corrector and Color Shift, and Equalizer are the most powerful I’ve ever tried.

vincelapince wrote:

And i’d so many problems with C*

Well, I’ve never had much problems with it.

vincelapince wrote:

AE: 17/20
C*:14/20
Motion: 10/20

Well here I think I’d say C=19/20 | AE=15/20 | Motion=9/20. IMO 🙂

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