OOOh, After Effects is off my list, I'll have to look for substitutions.
I don't mind paying for some programs, and do, but Adobe is for people with bigger budgets than mine.
I know that looking for how to avoid paying them, is probably so much work as to make it un-economical, but I really like open source software too.
I assume then, that that is AI you are using. I use Inkscape for example, and I have no doubt that your experience is better than mine.
:)
But Adobe's licensing structure is insane for my type of 'professional' use.