After Effects 5.5: surprisingly significant update shows that if it ain't broke, you should fix it anyway. (Reviews).

After Effects 5.0 (****; Review, August 2001) took Adobe's high-end motion-graphics program to a new level by adding 3-D animation capabilities. In addition, version 5.0 added lighting and camera controls usually found only in 3-D animation programs. So it's surprising to see how much Adobe managed to fix, tweak, and add to the program, producing After Effects 5.5--an important upgrade that also offers OS X compatibility and a slew of workflow improvements.

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After Effects' interface and workflow remain largely unchanged: you import media into ...

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