Is Adobe After Effects worth it?

Something that’s bothered me since it’s inception is Adobe charging a yearly subscription fee for After Effects (and their suite of programs). I understand there are benefits to it for the end user, the main one being full access to software/effects upgrades as they happen.

It’s a couple hundred dollars a year for one program, in my case it’s After Effects. I had an edit project last year that required AE so I had to subscribe. Why not just have a one-time fee? Last month I had to resubscribe without knowing if I’ll even need to use the program this year at all.

I guess this is another confirmation that I’m a Final Cut Pro guy.

Do you have any insight on how this type of business model is better for the customer, and not just a way for Adobe to make more money for providing the same service they did before? Am I missing something here?

-Out of the Wilderness

zoom zoom and a vroom vroom

Attending church since March has meant something totally different than it did…. well, anytime in history before March. A lot of congregations are utilizing the Zoom live meeting program, which is what my Sunday morning Bible study uses.

A typical Sunday for me is Bible study starting at 9am– oh wait, first I wake up at 855am– Bible study ends and I watch the church service live on YouTube.

I had only heard of this next type of church service on the news until my brother’s church held a successful service, drive-in movie theater style.

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Vroom vroom!

If you’re a church-goer, how has your church adapted to the situation? Chime in below and thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

 

adding to song titles to make them more relevant to the coronavirus quarantine

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – Stuck With U at home for 2 straight months

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights when I saw the sun for the first time in 2 straight months

Billie Eilish – everything i wanted has already been delivered

Luke Combs – Even Though I’m Leaving the living room, I’ll just be in the kitchen

Sam Cooke – Bring It pizza On Home to Me

The Lumineers – now the mailbox feels like a Long Way From Home

Jonas Brothers – wash your hands for Five More Minutes

Fitz and the Tantrums – 123456 7891011121314151617181920, ok now rinse your hands

Luke Combs – Six Feet Apart is how my dates always went anyway

Maroon 5 – Memories of the sports

The Pretty Reckless – Death by Rock and Roll, caused by Covid-19

Julia Michaels – I’ll Give It To You if I don’t wear a mask

Jason Aldean – you Got What I Got because I didn’t wear a mask

Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It a mask
Judah & the Lion – Suit and Jacket and sweatpants

JP Saxe & Julia Michaels – If the World Was Ending …wait, is it not?

Tracy Chapman – Fast Car that I haven’t driven in weeks

No Doubt – Spiderwebs inside my car

Green Day – Wake Me Up When September 2020 Ends

The Civil Wars – I’ve Got This Friend who I haven’t seen since March

Donny Hathaway – This Christmas I’ll be getting everyone hand sanitizer

P.M. Dawn – I’d Die Without You Purell

Elvis Presley – Just Pretend to hug me

Three Dog Night – grab a cheap flight if you’ve Never Been To Spain

Tim McGraw – Please Remember Me your Zoom ID and password

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

sign of the times – I must be old

I was out delivering Uber Eats one night and made a delivery to a young woman who called me “sir.”

Twice.

After the deal was done, I looked at myself in the rear view mirror and wondered, “What did she see that makes her think I’m a ‘sir.’ I don’t know if it’s wrinkles, my shirt being buttoned all the way to the top, or my receding hairline…”

Or maybe she meant it as a gesture of respect. Yes, let’s go with that. Anyway, that was… fun.

-Out of the Wilderness

God, I thought I understood You

I’ve been a Christian for a few decades now, and you’d think I’d know everything there is to know about the partner on the other side of this relationship. I have His letter (the Bible), his daily guidance, not to mention tons and tons of patience He’s had with me because sometimes I do stupid stuff like this:

And yet while I’m reading a book in the Bible called Hebrews, along with another book by William Barclay that explains the historical background from that time, I’m astounded by the level of detail and depth of love and concern God has for people.

So a quick illustration that might help with what I’m trying to say. Have you been to Disney World lately? Actually, that’s not a fair question since Mickey’s home is closed for the foreseeable future… but if you’ve ever been there (and I’m assuming the other Disney theme parks are like this, too), you might have noticed the extreme attention to detail all around the park. Even in the resorts on site, you might possibly think at the end of your vacation, “Golly gee, they thought of EVERYthing.” I believe there is a reason and a design behind even the smallest part of the park, like bear claw marks on the floor of the Country Bear Jamboree, for example. Subtle tributes to Disney’s past can be seen all around the park, as well. Here’s a list of a 21 things you may have missed at Disney.

That’s how reading through Hebrews is blowing my mind right now. God really did think of EVERYthing! It’s pretty wild so far and I’m only in the first couple of chapters of one book in a big Bible. It’s truly fascinating.

-Out of the Wilderness