Vector Art Question

I have two vector art images that need to be composited in a simple After Effects comp. One is a backround plate and the other is a vector of a person. The person slide in and the backround will go out of focus with text on top.
I did a mock up and the backround plate looks flat as it should. The backround plate is complicated but it does not any texture to it, all solid colors. I am looking for any tricks that can be done in Photoshop to give it a bit more dimension. I know their are alot of extrusion and 3D filters in Photoshop but I that experienced working with vector art.
Been searching tutorials but I probably am not searching the right things. I would like to give this backround plate some pop.
Thanks.

This is very helpful and I can use this to get some of the affects that I want. I was not searching the right terms and I do not work with vector art that often.
I still have an issue with the background plate that I am using. The small animation actually mimics a cinematic dolly shot with a rack focus at the end.
I am just "dollying" on the background plate and it reveals an image in the foreground and the plate goes out of focus just as if I were to shoot it for real.
The background vector art just has such a flat look that was looking for something that could almost give it a bit of depth.
Thanks, the tutorial is perfect.

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I am trying to create a small PDF file for e-book distribution purposes. My Indesign pages contain a variety of photographs, vector icons and vector maps.
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I don't know if he's exporting directly out of Indesign, but my best guess is that he is.
My vector-based icons, numbers and maps are bloating my PDFs considerably. When I remove them, the Indesign and exported PDF file sizes drop dramatically. For the life of me, I can't figure out how he got such small PDF files sizes using so much vector art! The PDF graphic compression settings don't seem to include any options for vector art.
My vector art graphics (numbering, icons, maps) are all saved as Illustrator AI files and then placed in Indesign as linked graphics. My best guess as to why I can't achieve smaller PDF files is I'm either doing something wrong with the vector graphics themselves or handling/exporting them improperly out of Indesign.
I am using CS4 for PC and am on a Dell Machine running Windows 7.

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Honestly, I've had a good look for even one - without much success.
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John,
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Yes. That's an accurate enough description.
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http://www.motionsmarts.com/downloads/IL2MotionShape.zip
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Picture of image - http://i.imgur.com/Cj50O.png
SVG file - http://pastebin.com/MjBLebFQ
Test Code: http://pastebin.com/Xmquy9Py

Oh wow, cache as bitmap seems to make quite a noticable improvement in performance. I didn't know that option was possible.
I will look into bitmaps, but I tried before and noticed the quality was poor when zooming. Lots of jagged edges. I tried using bitmapSmoothing but then my images were noticably blurry afterwards.
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