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User Guide
Flash integration
You can export Flash® Video files with cue points that you create as markers within After Effects. Now, when you
import a SWF file, the alpha channel is preserved, and graphics are continuously rasterized, so they stay sharp as you
scale them up. See "Working with Flash and After Effects" on page 30 and "Rendering and exporting to Flash
formats" on page 597.
To see a video tutorial on exporting to Flash Video, go to the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/vid0262. To see
a video tutorial on exporting markers as cue points, go to the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/vid0255.
Per-character 3D properties for text animation
Move or rotate individual characters or words in 3D space. See "Work with per-character 3D text properties" on
page 291.
To see a video tutorial on animating text, go to the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/vid0226.
Brainstorm
Use Brainstorm to experiment with properties and see the results side by side. Choose the variants that you like and
use as is or as input to further experimentation. See "Use Brainstorm to experiment and explore settings" on
page 163.
Improved, simpler color management
You can now control the color for each footage item and each output item, all with a robust and simple interface, so
colors look right on any output device. See "Color management" on page 240.
Clip Notes
Add queries to reviewers as markers and then export your composition as a PDF file. Reviewers can use Adobe®
Acrobat® or Adobe® Reader® to make comments and then return the comments to you by e-mail or FTP. Comments
are imported as markers, which you can see in the Timeline panel. See "Reviewing movies with Clip Notes
comments" on page 628.
Performance improvements
You can use multiple CPUs or multiple processors on one CPU to render multiple frames simultaneously. You can
also use hardware acceleration of previews to move processing to the GPU, freeing up your CPU and providing
greater performance. See "Memory, storage, and performance" on page 34.
Export and preview video for mobile devices
New export presets in the Export Settings dialog box make it easier to export movies suitable for playback on mobile
devices, such as mobile phones and the Apple® iPod®. You can view some output types using Adobe® Device Central,
which emulates many mobile devices. See "Preview a movie on a virtual mobile device using After Effects" on
page 612.