After Effects CS5 Basic Training Course gives a comprehensive introduction to After Effects CS5s basic operation methods and video post-production techniques, including After Effects rudimentary knowledge, layer application, mask animation, using timeline to create special effects, creating text, application of special effects, tracking and expression, keying, adding sound effects, creating 3D synth effects, rendering, output and case training. After Effects CS5 Basic Training Course may serve as a textbook for art courses at universities and colleges, as well as training institutions and also as a reference book for self-learners of After Effects CS5.