Adobe launches Creative Suite 4

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 00:42 IST
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Adobe has unveiled its Creative Suite (CS4), a design software package consisting of 13 different application, 14 integrated technologies and seven services. Key products include Photoshop CS4, InDesign CS4, Flash CS4, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, After Effects CS4, Premiere Pro CS4 and Soundbooth CS4. New features for Photoshop CS4 include a content aware image-resizing tool - which allows users to pull and stretch images without distorting people or objects within it - as well as a new canvas rotation function that allows you to quickly spin your image for detailed editing of specific regions. Adobe has been making loud noises about Photoshop's new GPU acceleration - meaning that its new apps should fly on OpenGL compatible cards. In a recent demo by Adobe's Photoshop guru John Nack, Photoshop CS4 was seen to capably handle a large, 2GB image, with the new app's zoom and crop functions vastly improved thanks to GPU graphics acceleration. New features in InDesign CS4 include improved colour and print support, together with new support for Flash documents. Flash CS4 builds on this, introducing a new timeline-based editing model and compatibility with the Creative Suite 4's new XFL format. With the launch of CS4, Adobe continues to offer several packages for different customer groups. The Creative Suite 4 Design Premium (InDesign, Photoshop Extended, Acrobat 9 Pro, Fireworks) is priced at $1799 (upgrades from $599). The Creative Suite 4 Web Premium (Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Contribute, Device Central, Acrobat 9 Professional) is priced at $1699 (upgrades from $599). The Creative Suite 4 Production Premium (After Effects Professional, Premiere Pro, Encore, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Flash Professional, Soundbooth, OnLocation) is priced at $1699 (upgrades from $599). The Creative Suite 4 Master Collection with all applications will sell for $2499.