Not to be left out, After Effects CS4 - Adobe's flagship visual effects and motion graphics software - is the latest to be detailed by the folks over at PC World.
More than just interface and workflow enhancements, Adobe has enhanced After Effect's core functionality. For example, you can now import 3-D layers created in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended or apply effects like distortion or other filters over time. Improved X-, Y- and Z- position keyframes give you better control of your 3-D project by letting you break out and manipulate each one independently.
Photoshop 3-D layers can now be imported and animated in After Effects CS4. The 3-D objects are imported as Photoshop layers but they still retain their full volumetric space--not just a 2-D snapshot from a predetermined angle from Photoshop. You can animate Cameras around them as well as any other 3-D layer in After Effects, but since the 3-D layer is still after all, a layer, effects like distortion or other filters can be applied to them over time. 
