Design and graphics software - Adobe!
This is the place to check for updates and current versions of Adobe graphic design, web design and pre-press software releases.
As with Macromedia graphics software, Adobe bundle their creative products into logical packages for either web design, print design, video or multi-media applications. Obviously, with some graphics tools there is a cross-over. Illustrator and Photoshop, for example, can be used for print design and web design.
| Design software |
Current version |
Description |
| Acrobat |
8 |
The cross platform document exchange system is available in a number of formats. |
| After Effects |
6.5 |
High-end tool for motion graphics and visual effects. |
| Audition |
1.5 |
Design tool for professional digital audio. |
| Dimensions |
3 |
Discontinued, but still the only vector PostScript 3D drawing package. |
| Encore DVD |
1.5 |
Creative authoring for professional DVD production. |
| Framemaker |
7.1 |
Old, but still loved by many, page layout software for creating long technical documents. |
| GoLive |
CS2 (Creative Suite), version 2 |
WYSIWYG web design software. Direct rival to Dreamweaver. Now discontinued, since Adobe bought Macromedia and took over Dreamweaver. |
| Illustrator |
CS3 (Creative Suite), version 3 |
Adobe's rival to Freehand. Vector based illustration program. Most of the World's most recognisable logos and largest brands have been designed using Adobe Illustrator... probably. |
| InDesign |
CS3 (Creative Suite), version 3 |
Page layout design software. Took over from Pagemaker and is now a major challenger to QuarkXpress. |
| Photoshop |
CS3 (Creative Suite), version 3 |
Industry standard photographic image manipulation program. |
Photoshop CS3 Extended |
CS3 Extended (Creative Suite), version 3 |
New extended version of Photoshop, released with CS3. |
| Streamline |
4 |
Program for converting line art and bitmap graphics to vector graphics. Discontinued, but still available from the Adobe web site. |
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