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Flash Designers: push Flash to the next level with After Effects' robust toolset.

* Add motion graphics and visual effects to your Flash projects

* Fuse 3D depth into 2D animations

* Prepare Flash animations for broadcast

* Save development time in executing animations

Combine these two powerhouse applications to expand your multimedia horizons. Flash + After Effects gives the experienced Flash designer a working understanding of the After Effects toolset with professional techniques that raise the design bar for Web, broadcast, or CD/DVD delivery. The companion DVD contains project media that permit you to practice essential After Effects skills that include:

* Working with video and the AE timeline

* Using alpha channels for keying and enhancing interactivity

* Putting vector animation to work with Text and Shape Layers, and animation presets

* Creating 3D backgrounds with cameras and lights

* Animating with Behaviors, Parenting, Expressions and the Puppet Tool

You also get a video primer, render and file optimization techniques, and publishing and streaming guidelines.