Overall, AE is relatively low in difficulty, while C4D is relatively high in difficulty. AE is an image-processing-based software that operates in a similar way to Photoshop, so the learning curve for users who are already familiar with Photoshop is relatively short. AE's interface is relatively intuitive and easy to get started with, and there are plenty of presets and plugins to choose from.
However, C4D is a 3D modeling-based software that operates in a similar way to 3DMAX, and learning 3D modeling, animation, and rendering requires more time and effort. As a result, C4D may be more difficult for beginners to learn than AE.
If you want to improve your professional and technical skills, I recommend signing up for a training course.
Now I will summarize for you the relatively good educational institutions in the domestic industry (ranking part first).
Wang's Education
The management is an early technology master in this field, and since the opening of branch schools more than ten years ago, they have only opened one or two branches a year on average, and the pace is relatively stable, which is also something that investment-oriented education companies cannot do. Moreover, Wang's education curriculum research and development has always been the object of imitation in the industry, in terms of reputation and strength, responsibly speaking, it should be placed here for everyone as one of the choices.
cgwang
The founder was born in a CG class, and had a high reputation in his early years, and most of the students he trained were in the CG field, such as the games you are playing now, the animated movies you watch, and many of the people who participated in the production were from this training institution.
Painter Scholar
The popular CG online course platform in China (most of which is free) swept the entire CG circle when the APP was first released in 2015 and became a must-have app for self-learning white prostitution parties.
Zhima teaching
The industry awareness is relatively high, and a large number of professional first-class tutorials have been accumulated over the years. The interaction between new and old students on the platform is very strong, and the students' homework and teachers' cases are publicly displayed, and there is the kind of strength that is not hidden.
As for the face-saving effect, it refers to the reluctance of people to refuse the requests of others in order to save face with each other. In AE, the face-saving effect may be applied to special effects, such as adding special effects without destroying the aesthetics of the original image, or adjusting the special effects to preserve the details of the original image as much as possible to maintain the overall aesthetics of the picture.
To sum up, AE is comparatively easier to learn for beginners, while C4D is comparatively more difficult to learn. When studying an AE course, you can choose the courses and learning resources that suit you according to your needs and goals. At the same time, you can also understand the meaning and application fields of different psychological effects, so as to improve your own production level.