Oh, there's no doubt that youy can achieve better using AE, if you know how to drive it properly.

I'm not so sure that tracking with the gun is really that much of a problem, especially given that the muzzle flash is a couple of frames at most.

In AE you have more compositing options and layer blend options to get a 'better' effect.

There's a substancial learning curve though with AE. I'll let you decide if it's worth it for what you need.

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