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RobbyPK Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 1/8/05 4:18pm Subject: Adobe After Effect vs. Apple Motion to make lightsaber/blaster effects
	OK, guys, I've become really torn on whether or not I need to get AE to do lightsaber and blaster effects, or if I can get by with just Apple Motion. I went to the bookstore today, wanting to compare features of the two. Now, please forgive my ignorance here, but in looking through the index of After Effects books I didn't see anything that said "rotoscoping". For you AE users out there who do lightsaber effects every day, what is the proper term I should be looking for in the index, to determine how effective Motion will be?
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beafet Title: Webmaster Ja cksonville, NC FanForce Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 1/8/05 4:21pm Subject: RE: Adobe After Effect vs. Apple Motion to make lightsaber/blaster effects
	look for masking, and glow possibly. -----signature-----
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malducin Registered: Oct '01	Date Posted: 1/8/05 4:38pm Subject: RE: Adobe After Effect vs. Apple Motion to make lightsaber/blaster effects
	Both can do it: Motion masking AE masking -----signature----- http://www.ilmfan.com/ The Unofficial Industrial Light + Magic Website
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RobbyPK Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 1/8/05 7:08pm Subject: RE: Adobe After Effect vs. Apple Motion to make lightsaber/blaster effects
	Thanks Malducin! You just saved me hundreds of dollars. I guess right now I have no reason to spend the extra money for AE. The package of Final Cut Pro and Motion will be enough to do everything I need.
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