Use the XML project file format to modify and dynamically update a project without running the Adobe® After Effects® application.
Mark Christiansen is the author of After Effects Studio Techniques (Adobe Press) and the founder of Flowseeker LLC. He has created visual effects and animations for feature films including Pirates of the Caribbean 3, The Day After Tomorrow and films by Robert Rodriguez. Past clients include Adobe, Sony, Cisco, Sun, Cadence, Seagate, Intel and Medtronic, and broadcast work has appeared on HBO and the History Channel. Mark's roles have included producing, directing, designing and effects supervision, and his solo work has appeared at film festivals including L.A. Shorts Fest. A new version of his book on creating visual effects using After Effects will appear later this year.