The book is dedicated to the most powerful computer video editing and animation tools - Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe After Effects CS3. It covers basic techniques for working with projects, the main stages of editing a film (including linear and non-linear editing, adding credits, etc.), issues of video overlay and animation creation, as well as practical aspects of video export. Attention is also paid to solving specific problems of editing a video, while simple examples show the capabilities of both programs.