After Effects� CS3 Professional is a powerful 2D and 3D compositing
and animation suite. The software can be used to create motion
graphics for film, video, DVD, the web and mobile devices. It features
an animation engine in which any frame can be keyframed. After Effects
integrates seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative
Suite, allowing for a streamlined workflow when working on projects in
conjunction with Flash, Photoshop or Premiere Pro.

After Effects for Mac is a Universal Binary application that runs at
native speeds on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.

 * Top DL: After Effects CS3 DVD image
 * 2nd DL: After Effects CS3 8.0.2 updater
 * 3rd DL: After Effects CS3 plug-in SDK, requires Xcode 2.4.1
   through Xcode 3.2.x

2D and 3D Compositing
After Effects is the industry-standard application for 2D and 3D video
compositing. Whether you are working with chromakey footage or
integrating 3D animation with live-action video, After Effects will
provide the tools you need to get the job done. The software even
provides advanced masking tools to let you control what parts of a
layer are visible.

Clip Notes
After Effects now supports the popular Clip Notes feature that was
introduced in Adobe Premiere Pro 2. Creating a clip notes file allows
you to place a draft version of an After Effects project into a PDF
document. This PDF can be sent to clients; it allows them to enter
notes and comments for your review. When returned to you, comments are
placed directly onto the After effects timeline at appropriate points.
This better facilitates your communication with clients, helping to
improve your workflow and deliver to them the content they desire.

Shape Layers
You'll be able to add impressive vector graphics to animations using
the shape layers tool. After Effects includes tools to build, modify
and animate vector shapes that include polygons and stars. You'll even
be able to create your own shape layers using the pen tool.

Puppet Tool
The puppet tool can turn almost any 2D image or text field into a
dynamic animated layer. It allows you to place "joints" within the
image. This lets you reshape, extend, squish and rotate objects. You
can even make parts of the image "sticky," preventing it from moving
and becoming deformed. The puppet tool can create incredibly life-like
character animations in almost no time.

Brainstorm
You can think of Brainstorm as the equivalent of the Filter Gallery in
Photoshop. The tool creates nine previews using different animation
styles, based on the objects you've placed in the workspace and
variables you set. You'll be able to select the animations from the
gallery that you like; Brainstorm then creates more animations that
are more similar to those that you have chosen. This lets you drill
down and choose the animation that best suits your needs.

Animation and Keyframing
After Effects features powerful animation and keyframing tools that
help you bring your video to life. A graph editor and professionally
designed animation and behavior presets will quickly let you add
animation effects to your video. 3D text can be animated on a per-
character basis, allowing you to create a wide variety of text
animation styles.

Visual Effects
After Effects features special visual effects plug-ins that will help
you to enhance, stylize and make other changes to any layer of your
video. You have a wide variety of effects to choose from, including
blur effects.

Advanced Keying and Matte Tools
After Effects Professional offers advanced keying and matte tools to
help improve your compositing workflow. These tools include Keylight,
Matte Choker, and Spill Suppressor. Also included is the Smart Mask
Interpolation keyframe assistant that helps you animate complex masks.

Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Serial:
1023-0140-9683-7807-0869-0332
Color Finesse (Bundled Plugin) Serial:
CFLEM-20010-97582-80405-16105-04532-08643

Important: This serial number is valid only with the special version
of the app provided. You cannot reinstall using original media. (These
are the final replacement disk images from Adobe, they do not require
online activation.)

See Also: [CoSA After Effects 1.1][1], [After Effects 2.0][2], [After
Effects 3.1][3], [After Effects 4.0][4], [After Effects 5.5][5],
[Adobe After Effects 6.x][6], [Adobe After Effects 7][7]

Compatibility
Architecture: PPC x86 (Intel:Mac)

 * Computer: G4, G5, Dual Core Intel Mac
 * Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.9, 10.5.x for 8.0.2
 * Memory: 1 GB for DV; 2 GB for HDV and HD
 * Hard Drive: 500 MB; 2 GB for additional content
 * Display: 1280 x 1024 at 24-bit color; Adobe-recommended Nvidia
   graphics card for GPU accelerated playback
 * Software: QuickTime 7.5.1

Final Cut Pro sequences can be imported as compositions for After
Effects CS3 using the [Pro Import AE 5.10][8] plugin.

  [1]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/cosa-after-effects-11
  [2]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-after-effects-2
  [3]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-after-effects%E2%84%A2-31
  [4]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-after-effects-40
  [5]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-after-effects-55
  [6]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-after-effects-60
  [7]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/adobe-after-effects-7
  [8]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/pro-import-ae-510