Adobe Premire Pro or After Effects?

I'm looking to do a little bit of video editing / creation, and I'm not sure which to go for. I come from a mostly musical background, but as I do some film scoring and such I'd like something more sophisticated than iMovie or Quicktime to cut together video footage on my Mac.
For instance, I would like to be able to capture multiple video clips from my iSight camera, and later tile them into one video against each other.
What program would be better for this kind of thing? As far as previous experience, I'm comfortable in almost all DAW's (REAPER being my favorite), Photoshop for image editing and Quicktime / iMovie for video editing
Thanks in advance - any advice is much appreciated!

Okay - then lets say the footage was capture with my Mini-DV cam.
My question isn't whether or not my hardware is up-to-snuff with the software. My question is which program would be better for doing the kind of editing I'm looking for.
Here are features I would specifically be looking for:
     - Project organization in a similar way that DAWs like REAPER or Digital Performer do for Audio (e.g. sequences, timelines, etc.)
     - The ability to tile multiple videos into one (this is one of the features I can't find in other software I have on-hand, like iMovie)
     - Optimally, something that can do video-capture as well as editing already-existing footage - from a Capture Device or an iSight camera
     - Nice transitions, filters, titles and other post-processing effects would be nice
     - Quick rendering and preview functionality
     - An intuitive learning-curve, for someone fluent in DAWs, Photoshop, iMovie, and advanced computer / programming knowledge
Which Adobe product would be best suited for these purposes? Or is there a different specific product that you think would suit my needs better?

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I have been all through that on the live chat. There is no solution it appears. i am paying a subscription for what i am now unable to use. Even the free trials it wont let me down load on my laptop. I tried on my desktop and it will let me sign into the application manger in creative cloud but half the software is missing. Premier Pro and After effects ( these were the main reason for me doing the subscription). It let me download Photoshop as the free trial which is annoying as i'm paying for it. I tried entering the serial number which said invalid. In answer to your question I am a home user.

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After Effects - http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/tech-specs.html

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See
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1002746
http://www.adobe.com/au/products/creativesuite/faq.html#64bit-support

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