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Adobe CS4 for designers, web developers, graphics pros, video & sound editors, students and teachers.
Adobe CS4 promises new features for designers and developers
Adobe's Creative Suite 4 for Mac and Windows, aims at improving the creative and production workflow for both designers and developers, in print, web, interactive, mobile and video.
According to Adobe, the CS4 upgrade allows creatives to more easily design and produce creative projects across different media.
The CS4 range comprises of a choice of six different Creative Suite editions which includes thirteen individual software applications.
Creative Suite 4 range
 CS4 Design Premium
The top range for graphic designers, which includes print design software, as well as web and mobile design tools.
Creative software included comprises of InDesign,
Photoshop CS4 Extended,
Illustrator,
Flash Professional,
Dreamweaver,
Fireworks,
Acrobat 9 Pro,
Adobe Bridge CS4,
Adobe Device Central CS4 and
Version Cue CS4.
CS4 Design Standard
Includes most of the above print-based graphic design software, but excludes the web design tools of Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks.
 Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium
Comprises of tools for the design and development of web sites, interactive and user-interfaces, mobile device content and digital presentations. Software applications include; Dreamweaver,
Flash Professional,
Photoshop Extended,
Illustrator,
Fireworks,
Acrobat 9 Pro,
Soundbooth CS4 and
Contribute.
Web Standard CS 4
Similar to above, but lacks some of the more professional design, graphics and audio tools. Adobe CS4 Web Standard does not include Photoshop, Illustrator or Acrobat Pro or Soundbooth.
Creative Suite 4 Production Premium
The creative production suite for designers and editors who work with video graphics, audio and interactive design media. As well as some of the previously mentioned graphics software tools, Adobe Production Premium CS4 includes digital video editing and post-production tools such as Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, OnLocation and
Encore.
Adobe Master Collection CS4
The Master Collection is, as the title suggests, the top of the range Creative Suite bundle and includes most of Adobe's new design and development software tools, print, web, video, sound and multi-media.
The Adobe CS4 range is scheduled to ship in October 2008. Adobe has also announced education curriculum and licensing programs for students and teachers.
Adobe
1 October 2008
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