Adobe Creative Cloud Reviews & Product Details

Everything about After Effects is cutting edge. This is the same software that the big movie studios use to create their video content. Just as many of the higher-end Adobe programs, there is a VERY steep curve when it comes to learning everything After Effects can do.

With such a steep learning curve, you HAVE TO find some standardized training to fully grasp all you can do in After Effects. This is not a program that you simply "pick up and use." You will need to attend a 2-3 intensive workshop to fully grasp all that After Effects has to offer.

Since there are so many things you can do in After Effects, most of the time, you really have no idea just how much you can do in After Effects. This is one of the reasons why many Hollywood movies studios still use After Effects for their video content and design.

You can use Adobe Media Encoder to convert your audiovisual files to any format (that is currently supported by the Adobe Creative Cloud suite). This is just one of the many reasons why I continue to subscribe monthly to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Additionally, if you work in robust programs such as Premiere Pro and After Effects, the Adobe Media Encoder is built directly into the programs. So if you want to see how a finished section of your timeline will look, you can set in and out points and render out your clip. This way you can watch it on the big screen to make sure everything is perfect.

I honestly do not have anything negative to say about the Adobe Media Encoder. An additional free benefit with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite is many of these software programs are included in your membership. Not to mention any time there is a software update, you can update when you want. You are not handcuffed by those "automatic updates." You get to pick when and if you want to install the updates. Plus Adobe tells you what is included in the update. Furthermore, Adobe also releases beta test versions so you can play around to see how the new features will work. Also, Adobe wants to hear from their users to report any bugs or fixes they think of.

It is an all-in-one package. You can open the program by itself, or use the amazing tools in programs such as Premiere Pro and After Effects. The Media Encoder quickly speeds up your workflow. If you want to render out a portion of your video all you do is set "in" and "out" points, and export that individual clip. If you want to see how a drone video clip will look after you have sped up the clip? Great, create your "in" and "out" points, pick which preset you want to use (SOOOO MANY different video types), and click render. The render pop-up box will tell you roughly how long it will take to render the clip. This way you can work on other things while the Media Encoder does the rest.

I've been a graphic designer for over 20 years and Adobe InDesign is, by far, the best page layout software I've ever used (and I've used them all). It was revolutionary when it came out and has just continued to improve for the past 20+ years.

There really isn't much about InDesign that I dislike. I guess if I had to come up with something to dislike it's that as they add new features, it sometimes gets difficult to find what you are looking for because all of the menus feel a bit overstuffed. But that's because they are adding useful features, so you can't really complain, you know?

I create a lot of print design products and doing my job wouldn't be impossible, but it would be much more difficult without Adobe InDesign. The app just works really well for professional designers.

Every year I am amazed to see all the new features that Adobe adds to their library of products. The advancements in Photoshop will not disappoint. I do have to issue a disclaimer though...if you really want to do more than just remove something unwanted from your picture or fix some red eye, you really need to go to a formal training program to even scratch the surface on all that Photoshop can do.

With such a steep learning curve (as is with many of the Adobe high-end programs (such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, or InDesign), you really need to increase your knowledge by attending a 3-day crash course on the software. Ledet is a website I would recommend.

There is just so much to be learned with a robust program such as Adobe Photoshop. I can not stress it enough that a person needs to get some training on the overall software operation. The days of "hunting and pecking" around in software to figure out how to use it are gone. There are many places online where you can get training but some of the best trainings are 2-3 days of intense training. This way it starts out with the basics and before the end of day 3 you will be doing advanced techniques. I still use the tips, tricks, and tools that I learned from a 3-day Adobe Video production suite class I took over 25 years ago. Do yourself a favor and get some training. But don't stop there. Adobe is CONSTANTLY improving its software programs, so it will help if you "stay in the loop" with all the new advancements that come out every year. Adobe MAX is a live (and online is free) conference every year that they unveil the new upgrades to their products.

Photoshop Lightoom has been my go to software for photo editing for years now. Every time I try other softwares they end up falling short on capabilities. Although it has a learning curve, I would stil recommend investing the time to master it if you are serious about photo editing.

Sometimes Photoshop Lightroom has technical issues where it takes up too much RAM than it is supposed to on my computers. For this reason, I have had to invest significantly in having powerful computers.

It allows me to quickly edit photos. These changes would take me much longer in other softwares solutions. I also enjoy creating my own presets to edit my photos in mass.

The lighting and color correction settings in LR are so incredibly powerful! I am, at best, an amateur photographer, and so it's really good to be able to take advantage of these settings to get our corporate headshots to look consistent and have enough brightness. It's so easy to take a photo and make it look natural and well-balanced.

Mass selection and exporting of photos is a bit clunky, I think. Every time I would like to mass apply some color/lighting settings to multilple photos at a time, I have to switch to a grid view; and the export settings are pretty customizable, but it would be nice to save some defaults and have an 'instant export' option, rather than having to go through the wizard/window pane every time.

I primarily use LR to edit our corporate headshot photos and to touch up marketing media photos and images for advertisements or website content. It does this more completely and has more expert features than the other softwares we use for image creation or editing, so it fills the need when the quality of the photo is of higher importance.

Adobe premier is user friendly and its shortcuts make this software favourite for me, you can achieve any type of editing with motion graphics.

With updates on regular basis Adobe is keeping premier problem free software

Its conectivity with other adobe software makes editing hasslefree

During an average shoot, I take over 50 photos easily. I love that I can color correct, crop and edit photos on a basic level in an extremely short time. The application is perfect for bulk editing.

I can't really complain about its limitation since more detailed editing can be done in Adobe Photoshop. If they added more features, you wouldn't really need Adobe Photoshop.

I was looking for a fast way to edit multiple photographs and apply presets that would look consistent throughout a body of work. It's great when the client doesn't have the budget for more focused editing.

I like animating in After effects. It has lots of presets. we ccan download more presets and add to it. Can Animate anything and everything. And best thing is you can export your file in various formats. It is just the best!

I haven't come accross anything which I don't like about after effects.

So Basically I am a Visual Communication Designer and I get different types of work from clients. When I use Adobe products, like if I am using Illustrator for designing. I can directly import the file in After Effects by retaing the layers which saves lots of time. Same with Photoshop also.

I love how you can do effects manually and blend effects that can make new ones.

Plugins are hard to install and sometimes encounters some errors. I would recommend a tab where you can get the plugins that would perfectly work with the software.

Yes, I use after effects with daily video effects routine and the freedom of creating new effects is within this software.