Datasheet

Be visually innovative
2D and 3D compositing environment
Flexible compositing
• Work in 2D and 3D compositing modes, and mix 2D and 3D layers in a composition.
Cameras and lights for 3D compositions
• Create and animate multiple cameras and lights. Specify a point of interest, produce so shadows, and
simulate different types of lights.
Multiple 2D and 3D views
• See how layers interact in space and manipulate a composition from multiple perspectives using multiple
views. Also save any number of views as a workspace.
Projection layers and colored shadows
• Project light through a layer to create colored shadows, stained-glass effects, and the look of projected slides.
Quick arrangement of multiple layers
• Use the Sequence Layers keyframe assistant to instantly stagger multiple layers in time, or the Align and
Distribute tools to lay out layers spatially.
Unrivaled text animation
Direct text creation
• Create text directly in the Comp window using Adobe-standard tools for typing, editing, and formatting
text. Mix and match fonts and other attributes on a layer.
Enhanced text animation
• Run text along any path, rotate or skew entire words or lines of text, set blend modes between characters,
randomize the order of animation, and more.
Custom selectors
• Create custom selectors with Expressions for advanced control over text animations.
Text Animation Presets
• Save hours of animation time by instantly applying more than 250 professionally designed text Animation
Presets, or create and save your own.
Animated Web text
• Export animated text as vector-based SWF files to create innovative, Web-friendly animations that
load quickly.
Powerful animation and keyframing
Animation Presets
• Save any combination of animation parameters—including transformations, masks, Expressions, effects,
and text—as Animation Presets to quickly reuse without setting keyframes.
Time remapping and frame blending
• Produce effects such as variable slow motion, frame stuttering, backward playback, and hold frames using
time remapping and frame blending.
Motion blur
• Apply motion blur to moving layers to produce more realistic animations.
Expressions
• Create animations without using keyframes by defining Expressions that link the behavior of one layer
property to that of another property on any layer in the composition.