I speak from experience and I sure as hell know what editing is
To spend money on a big editing program is not wise if you already have AE, that's a good point.

AGREED! I am definitely not going to buy Premiere(editing program) just to put all my videos one one timeline instead of each layer having one layer for itself...it's just not worth he money. Besides, I find AE just good enough for editing anyway.

   

CineGobs Keyer.

http://cinegobs.com/software/cinegobs-keyer

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Man iMovie's chroma-keying sucks!!!!

What is ''editing'' anyway? If AE isn't an editing program...then what is it?

   

Me too...other people say that's not though. I want to find out people's opinions.

   

Well you've got mine! It makes sense though because after you shoot footage or make a brickfilm, you edit the movie. So it is pretty much the same thing as editing except adding special effects to your video...

In its most basic description, editing is the name given to the act of taking a bunch of individual shots, and deciding which order to put them, and where each shot will start and end.

To do this effectively, you need to be working in a medium where you can quickly make changes and review those changes in realtime without having to render every time. Editing is where you set the pace of your film by carefully deciding what you show the viewer and when.

Great rushes can be ruined by a poor editor, but a great editor can often make poor rushes look good!

Editing packages are designed for the specific purpose of letting you pick and choose your shots, make the cuts, make changes, review your choices, make multiple versions to compare.

After Effects, on the other hand, is designed to let you bring your chosen shots and create special effects using those shots, then render them out so they can be added to your edit timeline.
Its flexibility lies in its ability to let you design and composite effects from multiple layers, using many different plug-ins.

Yes, you can edit in AE but its not designed for that, and so you have to compromise. Every cut will need to be rendered to watch it back. You won't be able to watch all your film in realtime.
Just like in most editing software you can do some effects - but they are a compromise, so the effects are never particular good.

If you have a windows disc you can install it on your mac. If you don't have a windows disc but already have linux installed(you weren't really clear about that) you can try running it in WINE.