Adobe After Effects 5.0 enables you to create motion graphics and visual effects for professional cross-media delivery. It is a complete tool set for 2-D and 3-D compositing, animation, and effects for film, video, multimedia, and the Web, and offers tight integration with Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.

After Effects 5.0 features the Adobe user interface familiar to anyone who uses Photoshop, Illustrator, or Premiere. The tabbed windows, tabbed palettes, common tools, and common keyboard shortcuts make it possible to move among the programs with ease. Other features, such as the pen tool, align palette, rulers and guides, editing tools, and free transform mode, also work in After Effects just as they do in other Adobe products.

When you import a layered Photoshop file as a composition, After Effects retains layers and other key Photoshop settings. You can transform layered Photoshop images into animations with ease. Import files as compositions one at a time or in batches: After Effects preserves layers, common layer effects, adjustment layers, alpha channels, transfer modes, vector masks, and more. You can then apply visual effects to color correct, stylize, or manipulate each layer, and to animate these layers over time. Use Photoshop paths as mask or motion points. Move easily between Photoshop and After Effects to complete your work. Similarly convenient integration is possible with Illustrator and Premiere.