With 11 core lessons plus a fun final project, you will soon enter into the program and learn how to leverage the potential - if you want to create motion graphics for network programs, video of your company, or your own production independent. In this book, you will get a professional perspective on the most important feature motion graphics artist needs to learn to use this program effectively. You will learn more than just a tool, you will learn the skills you can immediately put to work in your own projects. Topics include how to: * Animate, layer, and composite images and text. * Manipulate keyframes to create more refined animations. * Use masks, mattes, stencils and modes to add depth. * Manage the layers to make them easier to coordinate. * Add 3D to your animations. * Use tracking and keying to create special effects. * Includes new CS3 features; layer forms, Puppet tool, Brainstorm, and Per-Character 3D Text. DVD contains: All exercise source material and projects in AE7 and CS3, video tours, and film project is completed.