Datasheet
Powerful 3D effects
Camera data
• Import camera data from Alias Maya and Discreet 3ds max and quickly composite new elements into a complex
3D scene.
3D Assistants Lite keyframe assistants
• Quickly arrange and animate 3D layers with the 3D Assistants Lite plug-ins from Digital Anarchy. Position 3D
layers in cubes or tunnels, or distribute them in 3D space with ease.
3D channel effects
• Manipulate auxiliary channel information in imported 3D files, including RLA, Soimage PIC/ZPIC, Electric Image
EI/EIZ, and RPF files.
Depth Matte
• Slice an image along the z axis and insert elements within 3D images with Depth Matte.
Depth of Field
• Use Depth of Field to simulate a camera focusing on one element in a 3D scene and letting surrounding
elements blur.
ID Matte
• Isolate elements in a 3D scene for color correction or other effects with ID Matte.
Fog 3D
• Make distant elements in a 3D scene appear hazier or even disappear using Fog 3D.
3D Channel Extract
• Make auxiliary channel information visible as either grayscale or multichannel color images with 3D
Channel Extract.
Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator Classic
• Easily create custom 3D elements and 3D text from 2D Illustrator files with the included Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator
Classic plug-in. (is plug-in is not included in Education or volume licensing versions of Aer Effects 6.5 Professional.)
16-bit color support
Quality results
• Achieve maximum quality for film and HDTV using the broader range of colors available in the 16-bit color mode.
Flexible color modes
• Rough out a composition in 8-bit color mode, and then finalize and output it to 16-bit color for optimal quality.
Toggle between 8-bit and 16-bit color on-the-fly.
16-bit effects
• Work with more than 90 effects that support 16-bit-per-channel color, including Alpha Levels, Blend, Bulge, Color
Key, Colorama, Difference Matte, Glow, Luma Key, Radial Blur, and more.
AAF and OMF support
AAF support
• Import timelines from Adobe Premiere Pro using the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF).
OMF support
• Import and export Open Media Framework (OMF) media files to work with footage in Avid’s native file format.
Additional high-quality audio effects
Flange & Chorus
• Add color and depth or make a single voice or instrument sound like many with Flange & Chorus.