It’s cool but I can’t stand when companies use the monthly subscription switch and bait. It isn’t monthly at all. It’s an annual subscription and they're just saying what that would work out to IF it was broken up into 12 payments. It's $254 US annually.
@@annieelliot9569 Whether you do or don't is irrelevant. My issue is when these companies use this really slimy tactic to fool a customer into taking a second look because the monthly subscription seems affordable. It's gross. They know exactly what they're doing. The product might be great but pretending that there's a monthly subscription when there isn't says way more to me about the company than the actual software.
@@annieelliot9569 either you'll need the Pro version, or they'll will use every trick to make you think you need it. They'll remind you over and over again with every update. It's fascinating how companies like ADOBE were able to get rich in the old days where they were shipping only one product every 5 years. And they were doing it despite the consumer base being a tiny portion of today. Now every person that has a computer is a creator and is paying subscriptions and it is still not enough for these greedy a-holes.
And Motion can do all of that and tracking and compositing for $50 once and you'll get updates for life (at least I've been getting free updates for the last 10+ years).
The thing is that those software start like this and then in 1 2 years, they restrict the free system so much that either you buy a 250 USD per year software or is screwed. I don't know if this is the case, but not being able to access your own files after you stop subscribing is unacceptable. The model as with adobe, is lets get them hook and then we can charge what ever we want or put all types of conditions like adobe has been doing lately with AI.
This looks very much like a 2D only version of C4D. Which is actually a very good idea for motion graphics. I hope Blackmagic buys it and integrates it with davinci. Subscription model is a no go for me.
@@kirillfeov it cost more on subscription but unlike adobe they have a permanent license so you can outright own the software for a one time cost. Their free trial is unlimited use and they’re offering 50% off for awhile now currently making it cheaper than adobe. Nuke is the best at VFX compositing but isn’t very good at animation and motion graphics.
Cavalry was introduced in 2020 but it has limitations, it is dedicated for motion design only, but after effects can be used for VFX and motion Design, it has audio panel , the ui of cavalry is also complicated but 2d designs and presets are huge in numbers which is really good....
i replaced from Photoshop to Affinity Photo, Premier Pro to Davinci, After Effects to Fusion and now i have got what was missing the LOST GEM "CAVALARY" Edit : IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRY IT REMEMBER IT CAN FASTEN YOUR MOTION GRAPHIC WORKFLOW IN 2D FOR FREE BUT FOR EXTRA FEATURES LIKE GLOW, CAMERA ETC. YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE PRICE THAN WHAT ADOBE AFTEREFECTS SOLO PLAN OFFERS. SO MAKE A WISE CHOISE
I am sure you are not a pro designer who doesn''t understand the fundamentals of software. switching like a little kid. you don't even the difference between premier pro and davinci and fusion. so Shut up and start learning the core of softwares
That is bizarre for me. A new player that want's to charge more than the top notch market product. I know they offer some new things, but lacks many others, so it makes no sense.
@@guilhermesalles4313 i don’t know, most adobe users, i guess 90% pay for the whole package out of convenience because if you need only after, or only photoshop, than yeah it might be cheaper. but if you need photoshop, after, premiere and illustrator it’s better to just get the whole adobe pack because of deals. and than when you look it that way, afinty (both photo and vector) is perpetual license, devinci is free, so in essence you pay monthly only for Calvary
When animating text, you mentioned that in After effects or in Fusion you have to manually adjust individual settings to have it animated and then start over from scratch if you want to make another animation project but just to give you time saving tips you can save these things as preset or template or macro in Fusion so you won't have to redo everything from scratch. You can just drag and drop it in and input your text. It even saves the typeface, font size and other things like drop shadow or glow.
i agree with you, im new into using davinci fusion and thats how ive been working on my projects for about a month, even tho i wish to get where i can learn more motion graphics on after effect.
@@OmosehinOluwashoga We're on the same boat. I can use fusion to an extent but I am not an expert in any way. I know some basic animations and effects but I am still learning more. I think the learning curve is not that steep though so we can manage.
Ouch. Free version aside... if I have to get back into a subscription, why leave AfterEffects? I like how there is automation with the motion graphics work and many of the other perks, so I'm not discounting it as a great tool to have. Still looking for a good AfterEffects alternative (specifically without a subscription).
Perpetual version of HitFilm may be for you. They jumped into the subscription model a while back which I was pissed about, but thankfully they kept having the perpetual version
It's pretty cool im gonna stick with fusion because the endless ways you can connect nodes unlike layers also it's free or you make one payment and own it forever
@@ivan-_-8577 I bought my license in 2017, so seven years ago. Thus, the cost of operation has been about 40 euros per year and going down every year. With Adobe the cumulative price would've been 5000€ thus far and going up, indefinitely.
@@ivan-_-8577 That's a one time purchase.... I bought Davinci Studio back in 15 and also got a free Speed Editor with it and I'm now on Davinci 19 and haven't had to pay for a single update... That's a heck of a deal for such a powerful program.
@@ivan-_-8577 There is a free version of resolve. Plus there are presets for animation effects so you don't actually always have to make it from scratch. I have the pro version and have gotten free updates for it and fusion studio for years for no additional cost. Its actually not expesive at all if you make any money at all using it for work. If you dont then use the free version.
… manually set values… using expressions would automate that for you… … you can even load in a spreadsheet for the values… oh.. you can do that with After Effects expressions. This tool seems like After Effects light.
Thanks for sharing, Michael. Just on a first glance, it feels a bit like Motion in a way, to animate simple text. I’ve been using AE since their Alpha version many years ago, and really dislike the whole Adobe subscription model, paying for things pro users like myself don’t need. I’ve been looking for an AE alternative and not found something powerful enough. I can see how a tool like Calvary may be useful to create some simple text animations to save some time overall, but to use along with complex animations moving around 2D elements in 3D space, or importing 3D data into a project file, Calvary just is not strong enough. I do like how you can add spreadsheet information into Calvary, but the same can be done in AE. Michael, thanks again man for sharing with all of us. I wish you the very best.
I think the features are cool. Especially the ability to import spreadsheets. But I am not fond of the yearly subscription basis. So I will stick to Fusion.
Michael - curious how you'd compare Cavalry to Apple's Motion 5 software. Some of the stuff you're talking about regarding ease of animation building feels pretty similar to Motion’s "behavior" feature (and the ability to apply behaviors to specific parameters). Motion isn't free, but isn't a subscription either. It's a one-time purchase of a very fair price for the toolset (I think only $50?). Downside is it's mac-only. That google sheets integration is VERY nifty though
I've heard a lot of good things about Motion, and I know a lot of people recommend it. I'm on Windows, so I've never had a chance to try it out, unfortunately.
Not taking anything away from Cavalry at all, but you do realize that After Effects actually comes with a whole category of text animation presets. Create your text, center it, drop Fly in from Bottom and Fade up from the Effects > Animation Presets>Text>Animate In onto your text, open advanced and change to by line for both and you are done. If you want to do it by character, word, or line, just change it in the drop down under advanced. Drag your keyframes for percentage complete to shorten or lengthen the effect, etc. A very large number of those presets work together really well, so you can combine them into some pretty complex text animations fairly quickly. Again, not taking anything away from Cavalry or your choice, but sometimes it's just being more familiar with the tool.
Thanks for informing me about this. One thing...sometimes you are pronouncing it like "Calvary," which is the name of the place where Jesus was crucified.
It is expensive, but when you consider what it is capable of doing, it saves you on a bunch of AE plugins that do simple functions. Functions that AE really should come with out of the box.
2:40 in regards to the text animation > AE has an insane amount of amazing animation presets at your disposal. With your text layer selected, double click on any of them and your text is now animated!
Awesome! Thanks for the overview, had lost sight of that software, and now that I've been successfully replacing Adobe programs for my work I'm even more excited to try it out =) Loved your energy, subscribed, thanks!
It does. The problem you may run into though is that you can't export audio unless you have the pro version. You would have to export the video and assemble the video and audio in another editor.
You can have similar automation in AE, though you have to setup and program them manually and it does take a lot of time but when done you can use the same setups for future projects.
It's such a shame that Adobe's apps always had so little competition. The legacy apps feel like relics, and I often wish for solutions that feel less sluggish. Most of the interfaces and workflows have been more or less unchanged for the last 3 decades now.
After Effects has countless extremely useful and powerful scripts and plugins. It is completely absurd to assume that you can simply replace After Effects with a new software. In addition, the integration into many software such as the obligatory Adobe suite and, for example, Cinema 4D is something that no other program, no matter how good, can simply fulfill.
are you sure I can move from the advance complex tool After Effects can offer? I was looking to something the same like how Affinity for illustrator, but cant truely find it
AE can do all of the automated text animation with Text Animators, plus it has a ton of already included presets that can be easily tweaked. That being said, Cavalry still looks like an awesome tool and I def want to try it out.
Lmao. Yeah, I mentioned it in another comment but there's about 5 minutes of bloopers of me trying to say it properly. I gave up after a while and just went with it
please free software for simply editable animated charts? or connected and edited with xls table or any spreadsheet software ... or plugin to after effects, thanks
In AE you can simply use a small tool like Flow, and you don't have to ease keyframes. Also Mr. Horse is very good for text effects (I was lucky I bought it for a one time price, sucks that thát tool is a monthly license now too). But Flow isn't.
When I need to control hundreds of text layers in AE, I just create one Null where base of my animation is stored and tweaked if needed, and just "copy expression only" -> "paste" code to all text layers using in-point offset and position values to randomise and offset animation the way I like or need. Exactly the way I like or need. In other words, there is automation in AE and it takes minutes to setup if you know what you're doing. Yes, you need to know basic coding, but control you have and how clean yet powerful your project can be is second to none. Also, when does ability to fine tune animation on graph editor became a neg? Cavalry ... idk, it feels like same problem with community and C4D, where toolset defines what people are doing and not the other way around. Because of that there are so much identical animations, artists, even studios. Why all those even exists, what the point or value in it is beyond me. Those who want to do stuff they want instead of software telling them what to do either fighting with given toolset in C4D finding workarounds or just switch to Blender or Houdini.
I like Cavalry, I think it's a really cool software, but in my opinion it focuses too much on abstract animations which are cool but I missed what else it needs to be able to use it in practice so it can work. In this sense, I like the Fable App much more and I felt like I could work with the tool and it wouldn't let me down.
Why is that? The biggest problem with After Effects is management and subscription. The program itself is great and, unfortunately, has no adequate replacement. Davinci costs $295 for the US or €332.75 for the EU, making animation in the form of nodes is a real torture and the free version has a lot of limitations. Cavalry is unstable and even more limited in functionality, and just like After Effects has a subscription system. The free version is so cut down that you just don’t want to use it. This is especially true for the rendering resolution. I would be very grateful to Adobe if they returned the purchase of the application at full price, as an option. And cut out all the analytical, spyware and network garbage from there. Just for fun, install a demo version of After Effects or Photoshop from ten years ago. You will see that they are great, almost flawless, stable and optimized. It's just that Adobe has been rotting from the inside ever since.
Agreed! The learning curve in AE alone is excruciating for new users; add the excessive amount of steps required to complete even simple animations that have been made more efficient by so many others and it becomes way more hassle than it’s worth.
Not doing a subscription based software ever again... Fusion is a one time purchase. I can't stand companies that pull the (big font) "monthly subscription fee" and then... Oh look... It's actually an (tiny font) annual fee. As if we're so dumb we can't divide by 12 on our own... 😅
Por la reseña en tu video, parece que Cavalry es como el Affinity de la animación, en hora buena gracias por tan excelente video, voy a empezar a aprender sobre como usarlo.
semantically speaking, it *is* a "free alternative". It just also happens to have premium capabilities available. Don't get me wrong, I hear what you're saying. I'm hoping that we're somehow moving towards a marketplace that races towards the top instead of the bottom- meaning applications offer good utility for casuals and actual professional functionality for premium.
I used to edit videos 10 years ago with sony vegas, I now started content creation again each of the tools are too complicated. I wish I could get back my sony vegas pro back 😢
Choose a program based on your workflow and never because of the subscription model. After while everyone will be on that model the more popular it gets and the requests for improvement. Just looking at this for the first time I’ll give this a try it seems there’s less work for certain animations. Keep in mind he did say for the PRO version which means it’s not free to use everything. One thing I’m looking for is great rendering times as it seems after every update, After Effects has this crazy rendering times no matter what specs you have. I’ve always said Adobe needs to do better research and come with better software and workflows
After this video one thing is for sure: I will do my utter best in life to properly pronounce Cavalry. Literally got OCD anxiety from hearing Calvary way too many times. The video topic completely took second position behind the issue of the phonetics. There is no calvarizing me! 😂
Sounds interesting, but no 3D in 2024 is a bit of a slap. With so many companies moving towards 3D motion design, it feels backwards. Sure, you can use Blender for the 3D, but sometimes doing things natively is better for control (importing .obj files) When the comes to alternatives, the question is always "what are you willing to sacrifice?" - I tried Affinity Photo and Designer, cool software but on Windows the zoom shortcut uses Ctrl instead of Alt. For some reason the developers don't want to change it. If that's the case, they can keep their software and I'll go back to Adobe. Every app uses Alt to zoom, even non-Adobe ones.
I've been following Cavalry since the beta version and still couldn't just pick it up / learn it just by trial and error... just like AE .... so I still just use Apple Motion on Mac :)
Subscription here $20, there another $20 and over there also $30 ... and sometimes you even don`t start up an application for a complete month, but you had to pay for it.
Love the alts to all Adobe progs. Still, those seeking alts to AE aren't probably that creative to start. Example, with TONS of plug-ins, scripts, and other 3rd party modules made for AE, I'm able to nail VFX not only in Motion Graphics, but still/static Graphics too. Stuff I just can't pull off in combining PS+Illustrator or any of those individually in still Graphics, I can kill it in AE quickly. When the alt software/apps are as 3rd party dev ready as the OGs, I'll dive in with yall. Til then, arbitrage, arbitrage, arbitrage. This was a great watch!
Annual fee? I would rather stay with Apple Motion. It has all the features that I can see and then 3D and seamless integration with Final Cut Pro. And Motion has a low one time payment.
I've seen so many people from the US pronounce it Calvary. Cavalry. Like the horseback soldiers ya know. CAV-AHL-REE. Sorry, just a minor annoyance. Thanks for the video. I'll try the program out.
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It’s cool but I can’t stand when companies use the monthly subscription switch and bait. It isn’t monthly at all. It’s an annual subscription and they're just saying what that would work out to IF it was broken up into 12 payments. It's $254 US annually.
But do you really need the subscription version?
@@annieelliot9569 Whether you do or don't is irrelevant. My issue is when these companies use this really slimy tactic to fool a customer into taking a second look because the monthly subscription seems affordable. It's gross. They know exactly what they're doing. The product might be great but pretending that there's a monthly subscription when there isn't says way more to me about the company than the actual software.
@@annieelliot9569 either you'll need the Pro version, or they'll will use every trick to make you think you need it. They'll remind you over and over again with every update.
It's fascinating how companies like ADOBE were able to get rich in the old days where they were shipping only one product every 5 years. And they were doing it despite the consumer base being a tiny portion of today. Now every person that has a computer is a creator and is paying subscriptions and it is still not enough for these greedy a-holes.
And Motion can do all of that and tracking and compositing for $50 once and you'll get updates for life (at least I've been getting free updates for the last 10+ years).
The thing is that those software start like this and then in 1 2 years, they restrict the free system so much that either you buy a 250 USD per year software or is screwed. I don't know if this is the case, but not being able to access your own files after you stop subscribing is unacceptable. The model as with adobe, is lets get them hook and then we can charge what ever we want or put all types of conditions like adobe has been doing lately with AI.
$21 per month? Might as well use AE.
True
There's no free version of AE. 🤦
Say you know nothing about the app without saying you know nothing about the app.
@@TerenceKearnsyes there is, its multiple email addresses
@@eternalcyberpunk 😂 nice
I was hoping that it's a one time pay software. Guess I'll just use fusion.
Fusion is a Da Vinci's tool, right?
@@bishopakpan2284 yes. It is.
@@bishopakpan2284 yes
@@bishopakpan2284Yes
looks interesting but is subscribtion based. so, thanks but no, thanks!
Its free tho
@@saidend3393not the pro version.
@@saidend3393 yeah but, 1080p only?
@@saidend3393for how long? MS Word also started off free…
This looks very much like a 2D only version of C4D. Which is actually a very good idea for motion graphics. I hope Blackmagic buys it and integrates it with davinci. Subscription model is a no go for me.
The Mograph Toolset in C4D was a directly cited influence.
Autograph from Left Angle is also a alternative to After Effects, its a layer based VFX compositing and motion graphics software.
And it costs far more than AE. Nuke is the great alternative too )
@@kirillfeov it cost more on subscription but unlike adobe they have a permanent license so you can outright own the software for a one time cost. Their free trial is unlimited use and they’re offering 50% off for awhile now currently making it cheaper than adobe. Nuke is the best at VFX compositing but isn’t very good at animation and motion graphics.
@@kirillfeov Get back to us when AE can run in realtime or is even remotely GPU optimized.
@@FlameForgedSoulActually trying to replace AE with Fusion now. It’s more suitable for compositing with 3d.
Cavalry was introduced in 2020 but it has limitations, it is dedicated for motion design only, but after effects can be used for VFX and motion Design, it has audio panel , the ui of cavalry is also complicated but 2d designs and presets are huge in numbers which is really good....
Looks great but I know I'll switch as soon as another company comes out with a pro version that isn't a subscription.
i replaced from Photoshop to Affinity Photo, Premier Pro to Davinci, After Effects to Fusion and now i have got what was missing the LOST GEM "CAVALARY"
Edit : IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRY IT REMEMBER IT CAN FASTEN YOUR MOTION GRAPHIC WORKFLOW IN 2D FOR FREE BUT FOR EXTRA FEATURES LIKE GLOW, CAMERA ETC. YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE PRICE THAN WHAT ADOBE AFTEREFECTS SOLO PLAN OFFERS. SO MAKE A WISE CHOISE
haha awesome!
I am sure you are not a pro designer who doesn''t understand the fundamentals of software. switching like a little kid. you don't even the difference between premier pro and davinci and fusion. so Shut up and start learning the core of softwares
That is bizarre for me. A new player that want's to charge more than the top notch market product. I know they offer some new things, but lacks many others, so it makes no sense.
@@guilhermesalles4313 true
@@guilhermesalles4313 i don’t know, most adobe users, i guess 90% pay for the whole package out of convenience because if you need only after, or only photoshop, than yeah it might be cheaper. but if you need photoshop, after, premiere and illustrator it’s better to just get the whole adobe pack because of deals. and than when you look it that way, afinty (both photo and vector) is perpetual license, devinci is free, so in essence you pay monthly only for Calvary
When animating text, you mentioned that in After effects or in Fusion you have to manually adjust individual settings to have it animated and then start over from scratch if you want to make another animation project but just to give you time saving tips you can save these things as preset or template or macro in Fusion so you won't have to redo everything from scratch. You can just drag and drop it in and input your text. It even saves the typeface, font size and other things like drop shadow or glow.
i agree with you, im new into using davinci fusion and thats how ive been working on my projects for about a month, even tho i wish to get where i can learn more motion graphics on after effect.
@@OmosehinOluwashoga We're on the same boat. I can use fusion to an extent but I am not an expert in any way. I know some basic animations and effects but I am still learning more. I think the learning curve is not that steep though so we can manage.
Ouch. Free version aside... if I have to get back into a subscription, why leave AfterEffects? I like how there is automation with the motion graphics work and many of the other perks, so I'm not discounting it as a great tool to have. Still looking for a good AfterEffects alternative (specifically without a subscription).
thinking the same thing
blender is free
Then use the free version? Who says you need the subscription?
Perpetual version of HitFilm may be for you. They jumped into the subscription model a while back which I was pissed about, but thankfully they kept having the perpetual version
@@annieelliot9569 bad limitations? like 1080p only
It's pretty cool im gonna stick with fusion because the endless ways you can connect nodes unlike layers also it's free or you make one payment and own it forever
Davinci costs $295 for the US or €332.75 for the EU. Ouch. That hurts.
@@ivan-_-8577 Cavalry "Professional" costs $254 US annually. A much bigger ouch ;)
@@ivan-_-8577 I bought my license in 2017, so seven years ago. Thus, the cost of operation has been about 40 euros per year and going down every year.
With Adobe the cumulative price would've been 5000€ thus far and going up, indefinitely.
@@ivan-_-8577 That's a one time purchase....
I bought Davinci Studio back in 15 and also got a free Speed Editor with it and I'm now on Davinci 19 and haven't had to pay for a single update...
That's a heck of a deal for such a powerful program.
@@ivan-_-8577 There is a free version of resolve. Plus there are presets for animation effects so you don't actually always have to make it from scratch. I have the pro version and have gotten free updates for it and fusion studio for years for no additional cost. Its actually not expesive at all if you make any money at all using it for work. If you dont then use the free version.
Great video! Thanks for the shout out 🙏
… manually set values… using expressions would automate that for you…
… you can even load in a spreadsheet for the values… oh.. you can do that with After Effects expressions.
This tool seems like After Effects light.
Thanks for sharing, Michael. Just on a first glance, it feels a bit like Motion in a way, to animate simple text. I’ve been using AE since their Alpha version many years ago, and really dislike the whole Adobe subscription model, paying for things pro users like myself don’t need. I’ve been looking for an AE alternative and not found something powerful enough. I can see how a tool like Calvary may be useful to create some simple text animations to save some time overall, but to use along with complex animations moving around 2D elements in 3D space, or importing 3D data into a project file, Calvary just is not strong enough. I do like how you can add spreadsheet information into Calvary, but the same can be done in AE. Michael, thanks again man for sharing with all of us. I wish you the very best.
I think the features are cool. Especially the ability to import spreadsheets. But I am not fond of the yearly subscription basis.
So I will stick to Fusion.
Cavalry looks like a strong 2D motion graphic replacement with a ton of resources to get my learning on. Thanks for the review.
No problem! Glad you liked it!
Michael - curious how you'd compare Cavalry to Apple's Motion 5 software. Some of the stuff you're talking about regarding ease of animation building feels pretty similar to Motion’s "behavior" feature (and the ability to apply behaviors to specific parameters). Motion isn't free, but isn't a subscription either. It's a one-time purchase of a very fair price for the toolset (I think only $50?). Downside is it's mac-only. That google sheets integration is VERY nifty though
I've heard a lot of good things about Motion, and I know a lot of people recommend it. I'm on Windows, so I've never had a chance to try it out, unfortunately.
as an artist who edits my own short form content im going to try this program thank you so much for making this video!!!!
Not taking anything away from Cavalry at all, but you do realize that After Effects actually comes with a whole category of text animation presets.
Create your text, center it, drop Fly in from Bottom and Fade up from the Effects > Animation Presets>Text>Animate In onto your text, open advanced and change to by line for both and you are done. If you want to do it by character, word, or line, just change it in the drop down under advanced. Drag your keyframes for percentage complete to shorten or lengthen the effect, etc.
A very large number of those presets work together really well, so you can combine them into some pretty complex text animations fairly quickly.
Again, not taking anything away from Cavalry or your choice, but sometimes it's just being more familiar with the tool.
I’ve been using cavalry from last 2 months and I just love it. It’s really good I wish they add few compositing features to completely switch from ae.
Thanks for the suggestion! I didn't know this one! I am gonna try it for sure 😃
Thanks for informing me about this. One thing...sometimes you are pronouncing it like "Calvary," which is the name of the place where Jesus was crucified.
Yeah, there's about another 5 minutes of bloopers of me struggling to pronounce it correctly. I sort of just gave up after a while, lol
@@MichaelSturgill LOL A lot of people mix up those words.
Fact: Jesus was never crucified
@@fevad1246 OK, that's where the story says Jesus was crucified. A whole other conversation.
Fact: Darwin never had a beard.@@fevad1246
Done. The fact that you can just import an svg and animate it is amazing. Graph editor W.
So what is the limitations of the free version ? In use examples please,
What a great intro to something that looks like it is perfect for what I need (digital signage and pre-built overlays for livestreaming).
It is expensive, but when you consider what it is capable of doing, it saves you on a bunch of AE plugins that do simple functions. Functions that AE really should come with out of the box.
Funny how everyone switches to saying "Calvary" after some time.
2:40 in regards to the text animation > AE has an insane amount of amazing animation presets at your disposal. With your text layer selected, double click on any of them and your text is now animated!
Awesome! Thanks for the overview, had lost sight of that software, and now that I've been successfully replacing Adobe programs for my work I'm even more excited to try it out =) Loved your energy, subscribed, thanks!
As a content creator this is huge thank you i definitely subscribed
When Swish Max combine with Particle Illusion.
This is awesome!
Does it have audio responsive possibilities like equalizers or other effects?
Wanna use it for music video's if possible =)
It does. The problem you may run into though is that you can't export audio unless you have the pro version. You would have to export the video and assemble the video and audio in another editor.
Thanks for the rec! nice to see adobe competitors
why not Apple Motion for 2D text animation?
I have it, it's not as capable as AE.
@@SamBorgman but is apple motion as capable as calvary?
I've been waiting for something like this for years. Thankyou my man!
So, it is like a mix of AE and Apple Motion?
This is the program I'd been looking for. Thank you
You can have similar automation in AE, though you have to setup and program them manually and it does take a lot of time but when done you can use the same setups for future projects.
It's such a shame that Adobe's apps always had so little competition. The legacy apps feel like relics, and I often wish for solutions that feel less sluggish. Most of the interfaces and workflows have been more or less unchanged for the last 3 decades now.
Is it totally free open source and would you please make cavalary's tutorials. Thanks
How are render times? That alone makes me not want to use AE
After Effects has countless extremely useful and powerful scripts and plugins. It is completely absurd to assume that you can simply replace After Effects with a new software. In addition, the integration into many software such as the obligatory Adobe suite and, for example, Cinema 4D is something that no other program, no matter how good, can simply fulfill.
are you sure I can move from the advance complex tool After Effects can offer? I was looking to something the same like how Affinity for illustrator, but cant truely find it
U really have a cool and charming style Michael - Thanks a lot for the nice introduction.
Thank you! I really appreciate that
AE can do all of the automated text animation with Text Animators, plus it has a ton of already included presets that can be easily tweaked. That being said, Cavalry still looks like an awesome tool and I def want to try it out.
How are the RAM preview speeds? AE can get so slow when adding just a few effects, so I'm curious how this competes.
thank you for this video! i am also starting to phase out of adobe (damn them) and this was also the big one for me. now i know! subscribed!
Ohh wow man you actually did🥳🥳
Here let me help you. Say with me, "CAV AL REE" like the soldiers 😂
He says it correctly at 2:27!
wait… Cal Val ree, no… cal ra vee, um hold on. Clav er lee. yea thats it!
Lmao. Yeah, I mentioned it in another comment but there's about 5 minutes of bloopers of me trying to say it properly. I gave up after a while and just went with it
hearing you repeat Calvary has been a real calvary🥴
@@zboy303 Broken Clock Syndrome, eh? 🤣
please free software for simply editable animated charts? or connected and edited with xls table or any spreadsheet software ... or plugin to after effects, thanks
AE + C4D + expressions + JS + envato templates + tons of plugins and scripts or Cavalry?
Rhetorical question.
What are the system requirements?
You had me at 2D only. Would love for a 'one time purchase option', though.
In AE you can simply use a small tool like Flow, and you don't have to ease keyframes. Also Mr. Horse is very good for text effects (I was lucky I bought it for a one time price, sucks that thát tool is a monthly license now too). But Flow isn't.
When I need to control hundreds of text layers in AE, I just create one Null where base of my animation is stored and tweaked if needed, and just "copy expression only" -> "paste" code to all text layers using in-point offset and position values to randomise and offset animation the way I like or need. Exactly the way I like or need.
In other words, there is automation in AE and it takes minutes to setup if you know what you're doing. Yes, you need to know basic coding, but control you have and how clean yet powerful your project can be is second to none.
Also, when does ability to fine tune animation on graph editor became a neg?
Cavalry ... idk, it feels like same problem with community and C4D, where toolset defines what people are doing and not the other way around. Because of that there are so much identical animations, artists, even studios. Why all those even exists, what the point or value in it is beyond me. Those who want to do stuff they want instead of software telling them what to do either fighting with given toolset in C4D finding workarounds or just switch to Blender or Houdini.
Thanks mate. I was indeed searching for AE replacement.
Autograph is more exciting to me! It also is capable of 3D and VFX, plus, it's also available on Linux!
Cavlary difficult to understand. Please make a tutorial. Thanks.
I like Cavalry, I think it's a really cool software, but in my opinion it focuses too much on abstract animations which are cool but I missed what else it needs to be able to use it in practice so it can work. In this sense, I like the Fable App much more and I felt like I could work with the tool and it wouldn't let me down.
The bad part of Cavalry for me is that it is not yet a composition app like AE.
Interesting! And a free version.
as soon people realize how far behind AE is, through using other tools, using AE becomes pure agony
Why is that? The biggest problem with After Effects is management and subscription. The program itself is great and, unfortunately, has no adequate replacement. Davinci costs $295 for the US or €332.75 for the EU, making animation in the form of nodes is a real torture and the free version has a lot of limitations. Cavalry is unstable and even more limited in functionality, and just like After Effects has a subscription system. The free version is so cut down that you just don’t want to use it. This is especially true for the rendering resolution. I would be very grateful to Adobe if they returned the purchase of the application at full price, as an option. And cut out all the analytical, spyware and network garbage from there. Just for fun, install a demo version of After Effects or Photoshop from ten years ago. You will see that they are great, almost flawless, stable and optimized. It's just that Adobe has been rotting from the inside ever since.
Agreed! The learning curve in AE alone is excruciating for new users; add the excessive amount of steps required to complete even simple animations that have been made more efficient by so many others and it becomes way more hassle than it’s worth.
What do you use that makes AE a pain? I've been using Fusion but keyframing and managing timings is a gigantic pain.
@@tripplejaz totally agree
Far behind what? I still didn't see a decent replacement for AE. Genuine question
But does it have the memory leak issuesthat plague after affects?
Not doing a subscription based software ever again... Fusion is a one time purchase. I can't stand companies that pull the (big font) "monthly subscription fee" and then... Oh look... It's actually an (tiny font) annual fee. As if we're so dumb we can't divide by 12 on our own... 😅
This was much needed! Thnks for highlighting
No problem! Thanks for watching!
I'm going to try this, thank you!
please make a series of cavalry tutorial
Por la reseña en tu video, parece que Cavalry es como el Affinity de la animación, en hora buena gracias por tan excelente video, voy a empezar a aprender sobre como usarlo.
definitely got me curious about it. i do work a lot with motion graphics, both 2D and 2.5D (sometimes 3D), but i want to give this one a chance
I left when he said AND IF YOU HAVE PRO VERSION..............
Do you really think anyone will put time and energy into making good software and then release it for free?
@@jakubjezovic Exactly.. That is why he shouldn't mention A FREE ALTERNATIVE at the beginning..
Sorry I missed that. But it's freemium, so you get a lot of the functionality for free.
yeah and this statement is missing context... update values in real time??? I must be getting old because that sounds like dirty talk to me 😍
semantically speaking, it *is* a "free alternative". It just also happens to have premium capabilities available. Don't get me wrong, I hear what you're saying. I'm hoping that we're somehow moving towards a marketplace that races towards the top instead of the bottom- meaning applications offer good utility for casuals and actual professional functionality for premium.
I used to edit videos 10 years ago with sony vegas, I now started content creation again each of the tools are too complicated. I wish I could get back my sony vegas pro back 😢
Choose a program based on your workflow and never because of the subscription model. After while everyone will be on that model the more popular it gets and the requests for improvement. Just looking at this for the first time I’ll give this a try it seems there’s less work for certain animations. Keep in mind he did say for the PRO version which means it’s not free to use everything. One thing I’m looking for is great rendering times as it seems after every update, After Effects has this crazy rendering times no matter what specs you have. I’ve always said Adobe needs to do better research and come with better software and workflows
After this video one thing is for sure: I will do my utter best in life to properly pronounce Cavalry. Literally got OCD anxiety from hearing Calvary way too many times. The video topic completely took second position behind the issue of the phonetics. There is no calvarizing me! 😂
Awesome men, I've got to check this out. Tha is men
Sounds interesting, but no 3D in 2024 is a bit of a slap. With so many companies moving towards 3D motion design, it feels backwards. Sure, you can use Blender for the 3D, but sometimes doing things natively is better for control (importing .obj files)
When the comes to alternatives, the question is always "what are you willing to sacrifice?" - I tried Affinity Photo and Designer, cool software but on Windows the zoom shortcut uses Ctrl instead of Alt. For some reason the developers don't want to change it. If that's the case, they can keep their software and I'll go back to Adobe. Every app uses Alt to zoom, even non-Adobe ones.
Thank U so much
I've been following Cavalry since the beta version and still couldn't just pick it up / learn it just by trial and error... just like AE .... so I still just use Apple Motion on Mac :)
A lot of these features I have already built in my AE with custom plugins and scripts.
sounds cool but after effects still have a better place and u can make really powerful motion designs by it
bro can you make a tutorial or can you suggest me some tutorial. I was looking for a free motion graphics editor and I'm new to this.
What about BMD’s Fusion.?
How does blender and Natron compare?
blender is better but quite overwhelming at first for me
Comparing Cavalry to Natron, which is better?
they are not very comparable.
cavalry is more comparable to friction
natron is more comparable to fusion
Subscription here $20, there another $20 and over there also $30 ... and sometimes you even don`t start up an application for a complete month, but you had to pay for it.
It's been 5 years since I left After Effect I am now using Davinci Resolve and it's way better then After Effect and it's free too
When they fix/improve the performance... it will be unbeatable, very, very powerful and relatively easy to learn
Okay, just move a thing from left to right and show me the motion path in Cavalry, I didn't see it.
Olive Editor has potential in the future.
When we got a version that isnt a monthly cost, ill be on board. Screw the SUBpocolypse
My eye twitching every time he said ‘Calvary’ instead of ‘Cavalry’.
Love the alts to all Adobe progs. Still, those seeking alts to AE aren't probably that creative to start. Example, with TONS of plug-ins, scripts, and other 3rd party modules made for AE, I'm able to nail VFX not only in Motion Graphics, but still/static Graphics too. Stuff I just can't pull off in combining PS+Illustrator or any of those individually in still Graphics, I can kill it in AE quickly. When the alt software/apps are as 3rd party dev ready as the OGs, I'll dive in with yall. Til then, arbitrage, arbitrage, arbitrage. This was a great watch!
Annual fee? I would rather stay with Apple Motion. It has all the features that I can see and then 3D and seamless integration with Final Cut Pro. And Motion has a low one time payment.
I'll be definitely giving this a spin
I've seen so many people from the US pronounce it Calvary. Cavalry. Like the horseback soldiers ya know. CAV-AHL-REE.
Sorry, just a minor annoyance. Thanks for the video. I'll try the program out.
Thanks for the alternative
Fable motion is also a good option for short animations and it’s free!
I still miss the plugins and Fractal Noise :(
Can you export to Lottie?
i will try for real!