Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 4
Techtree News Staff, Sep 23, 2008 1845 hrs IST
Introduces a simplified workflow, Flash integration, greater interoperability, and community features
Adobe Systems has introduced an all-new Creative Suite 4 product line.
The new software, an update of Creative Suite 3 launched last year, emphasizes on a simplified workflow system, Flash integration, support for community feature expansions and application interoperability within the suite.
The Creative Suite 4 features new, improved tools and application interoperability that will aid creative process operations for professionals in print, interactive, web, audio-video production and mobile, the company said. The new software includes 13 standalone products, 14 integrated technologies, and seven services.
Amazon.com had 'accidentally' put up Adobe InDesign CS4 for Mac details on their website with screenshots and feature details four days back. In the CS4 product lineup, Adobe offers CS4 Design, CS4 Web, CS4 Production Premium and CS4Master Collection.
The improvements
Adobe has been working to improve the workflow through seamless integration and interoperability amongst standalone applications without disturbing the suite ecosystem: Changes made to an object in one application are seamlessly tracked and understood by other application from the CS4 product family.
After buying Macromedia, the company has been working towards Flash integration in its standalone applications. Hence, Adobe has introduced flash-based panels within individual suite members which are faster than those in previous versions. Also, the preset styles in pull-down menus aids quick-shifting amongst workspace layouts. Besides that a number of features are added in this update. Like in the CS4, Photoshop will be able to use the GPU power for intensive tasks and speed up the operations. A graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.0 and Shader Model 3.0 is necessary, along with a minimum 2GHz processor, and 2GB RAM.
In the CS4 suite, Adobe also integrates collaboration platforms such as Adobe ConnectNow that allows up to three people to work on the same project at the same time. An all-new Adobe Device Central software for testing and preview of mobile content is added in the CS4 product family as well.
The Creative Suite 4 Master Collection includes all Adobe applications and technologies in a single package. The CS4 Design targets print, publishing and layout creative professionals, CS4 Web targets website developers and designers and finally Production package aides the audio-video professionals involved in creation of audio, video and interactive media content.
Following is the pricing of the Creative Suite 4 product line as well as standalone products:
Creative Suite 4 Master Collection $2,500 full and $900 for upgrade
Creative Suite 4 Production Premium - $1,700 full and $600 for upgrade
Creative Suite 4 Web Standard - $1,000 full and $600 for upgrade
Creative Suite 4 Web Premium - $1,700 full and $600 for upgrade
Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - $1,400 full and $600 for upgrade
Creative Suite 4 Design Premium - $1,600 full and $600 for upgrade
With Creative Suite 4, Adobe is once again aiming to top software wish-list of design professionals.
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I have been waiting for this for so long. Now I feel sorry about purchasing CS3 few weeks back :(
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