Should I move to After Effects CS5?

I have been thinking whether I should change to After Effects CS5 because of its 64 bit format, but will the change between 32 bit and 64 bit show a difference in my work, basically, will the AE CS5 perform better than the 32 bit CS4 version?

32 bit after 64 effects

asked Feb 22 '11 at 08:12

RedOrangeStudios
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I'd say the better question is will the new features benefit you? Performance will be better, but probably not as significantly as you'd hope. But if AE CS5 is as major an upgrade as the rest of CS5 was, I'd be very tempted to at least download the 30 day trial and give it a shot. Do the same project in both CS4 and CS5, try the new features, see if they save you time or make your project look more polished. That's the only way you're going to know if it's worth it. And having the ability to test it out helps significantly with the process. Especially since it's a fully functional demo.

HTH Ed

answered Feb 22 '11 at 08:48

kydruid
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Thanks for your input, I will do just that.

(Feb 22 '11 at 08:50) RedOrangeStudios

I agree with kydruid above. I kind of wish I would have done that but oh well. I have been using CS5 since it came out. I really haven't noticed a big change from CS4. I use Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash almost daily and my options between CS4 and CS5 are pretty much the same. CS5 comes with some "CS5 Live" thing that I haven't had a chance to play with yet. I might add that I don't use After Effects but I've seen from the whole 4 to 5 upgrade, I might have waited had I known.

answered Feb 22 '11 at 10:24

David
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edited Feb 22 '11 at 10:27

Ok thanks, I really don't want to purchase before I see a significant upgrade, even though CS4 is still working extremely well and fulfilling all my needs, I would benefit from the extra speed and capabilities of the upgrade. Just out of curiosity, what is it you do with your Adobe products that you use on a daily basis, if you don't mind me asking?

(Feb 22 '11 at 10:50) RedOrangeStudios

I use the three mentioned above to maintain my current website. I also use them as testing platforms for major revisions of my site. Yes I could use Notepad, Notepad++, or any text writer for that matter to update my code but Dreamweaver gives me the option to split my windows into 3 separate ones so I can write code, adjust CSS, and preview the changes before I ever save it.

(Feb 22 '11 at 20:21) David

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