Adobe Ships After Effects 5.5

Adobe is now shipping After Effects 5.5, its motion graphics and visual effects software. Among the changes to the product are new native support for Mac OS X and Windows XP, and Pentium 4 optimizations. Version 5.5 features Real media output, 3D camera data import from Maya and 3ds Max and additional 16-bit per channel color file support including Maya IFF, RPF and QuickTime. Other additions to the product include: • Colored shadows and projection layers • Adjustment lights • High-quality layer intersections with the advanced 3D renderer • Multiple comp views • New masking enhancements • Expressions enhancements • Eight powerful new effects After Effects 5.5 is available at an estimated street price of US $649 for the Standard version and US $1499 for the Production Bundle version in the United States and Canada.