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After Effects and Premiere Pro are two of Adobe’s flagship post-production apps. But which one do you need for which task? Let’s find out.
When you’re creating a new project, knowing when to use Premiere and when to use After Effects can make or break your project. They are both extremely powerful programs, that can sometimes perform the same functions, but most of the time, one of them is better at something than the other.
Now the differences between these two programs are pretty apparent to anyone who has used them before. But, if you’re new to the suite, it can be confusing determining which one you need to learn for a given post-production task.
Let’s take a look at Adobe’s two main video production software tools and see what they do — and when to use one over the other.
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro is an NLE (nonlinear editor) with the main function of editing video clips together in a sequence. This is the program that most beginners open to create a simple video with multiple clips and music. It’s incredibly scalable — easy to use for beginners, and still powerful enough for a master editor. It’s got just about everything you need to complete a professional video: a clip editor, color correction tools, audio programs, and even graphics software.
Tasks for Premiere:
- Editing a video with existing clips imported from a camera.
- Editing audio within your video — Premiere’s audio functions far surpass AE’s.
- Placing transitions between clips within your timeline.
- Creating/polishing any type of video — short films, music videos, social videos, etc.
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics platform used to create either simple animations or intricate graphics sequences. If you ever hear of a “motion graphics expert,” chances are they’re proficient in After Effects. The program adds motion to layers and assets that you couldn’t do in Premiere. Its motion tools are much better than Premiere’s, and it’s the preferred tool for adding motion to videos, images, and designs. It’s a “hard to learn, easy to master” type of program, but once you get the hang of it, it’s essential for creating motion graphics or visual effects for your projects.
Tasks for After Effects:
- Creating motion graphics packages for your projects.
- Adding motion blur and movement to assets and layers.
- Manipulating multilayer sequences that require detailed keyframing.
- Creating title sequences that include keyframe-based animations.
After Effects Vs. Premiere Pro: What’s the Difference?
To sum it all up, Premiere assembles all of your assets and creates a final video product, while After Effects is mainly an asset-generation tool. People complete projects in After Effects all the time, though — it’s great for creating motion-based social video with only a song bed underneath, or even creating a full animation.
Link After Effects To Premiere Pro 2017
So really, there’s no true “vs.” in this argument. It’s kind of like debating PowerPoint and Word — you use them for different tasks, even though they share some similar functions. They are extremely well linked, though — and like many editors, I use them concurrently all of the time. Once you get familiar with both programs, you’ll learn how to dynamically link After Effects compositions to your Premiere projects so you can access both assets at the same time. (For more information about dynamic linking, check out the video by Justin Odisho above.)
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Add authentic and realistic camera shake to your footage and motion graphics with these 15 FREE presets.
Do you have footage shot on a tripod that you want to look handheld? You can easily add camera shake to your video with these free presets designed for After Effects. You can also apply the free camera shake presets and bring the footage into a Premiere Pro project.
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These free presets are also great for motion graphics, adding a unique feel to titles, lower thirds, and animations.
Download 15 Free Camera Shake Presets
In this pack of free presets from PremiumBeat, you’ll get the following:
- 24mmCamera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
- Heavy Movement
- Medium Movement
- Light Movement
- 35mm Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
- Heavy Movement
- Medium Movement
- Light Movement
- 50mm Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
- Heavy Movement
- Medium Movement
- Light Movement
- 85mm Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
- Heavy Movement
- Medium Movement
- Light Movement
- Zoom Camera Shake Preset (4K and HD)
- Crazy Zoom
- Light Slam Zoom
- Light Slow Zoom
But wait, if you add up the 4K and HD presets, that’s more than 15! It’s actually a pack of 30 FREE camera shake presets!
To download these presets, just click on the button below. These camera shake presets are free to use in any personal or commercial projects. By downloading, you agree not to resell or redistribute these free assets.
DOWNLOAD 15 FREE CAMERA SHAKE PRESETS
Camera Shake In Action
I made these camera shake presets for a variety of projects, and I still use them often, like in our review of the ultimate VFX camera. The shot was locked off, and all the camera shake you see here was added in post.
Here’s a quick breakdown of that entire shot.
Using the 15 Free Camera Shake Presets in After Effects and Premiere Pro
Want to learn how to use these presets on your next project? This tutorial will walk you through everything you need to know.
1. Install the Camera Shake Presets
Install the presets in your Adobe After Effects presets folder by copy and pasting the PB Free Camera Shake Presets folder into the presets folder under Adobe After Effects CC.
2. Open your Premiere Pro project, Replace with AE Comp
Select footage in your Premiere Pro timeline, right-click, and select Replace with After Effects Composition.
3. Save the Project File
Save your project file accordingly, and verify your composition settings at 4K or 1080p.
4. Create Null Object, Apply Camera Shake
Create a new Null Object. Then apply the camera shake preset of your choice to the null object by dragging and dropping.
5. Pick Whip footage to the Null
Grab the Pick Whip tool from your footage layer and parent it to the Null object.
6. Add Motion Blur
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Turn on motion blur on both the footage layer and the overall composition itself.
Adobe Premiere Effects Pack
7. Scale or use Motion Tile to fill the canvas
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Adjust your footage size by either scaling the footage layer,
or applying the Motion Tile effect. Click Mirror Edge and change the Output Width and Output Height to fit your canvas.
8. Customize Free Camera Shake Presets by Adjusting Keyframes
Convert After Effects To Premiere Pro
You can further customize the free camera shake presets by adjusting the keyframes to change the timing and shake. You can simply delete a selection of keyframes, then extend and adjust the remaining keyframes by holding the Alt key and dragging your keyframes to the beginning of the clip.
Importing From After Effects To Premiere Pro
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