Adobe Creative Suite
Developer:	Adobe Systems
Latest release:	Creative Suite 3 / April 16, 2007
OS:	Windows and Mac OS X
Genre:	Graphic design, video editing and web development
License:	Proprietary
Website:	Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The latest version, Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3), was announced on March 27, 2007; it introduced Universal binaries for all programs for the Apple Macintosh.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Software development is the translation of a user need or marketing goal into a software product. ... Adobe Systems (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: ) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe was founded in December 1982[1] by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell... A software release is the distribution, whether public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... // An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer. ... Windows redirects here. ... Mac OS X (IPA: ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... Computer software can be organized into categories based on common function, type, or field of use. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term video editing can refer to: non-linear editing system, using computers with video editing software linear video editing, using videotape Video editing is the process of re-arranging or modifying segments of video to form another piece of video. ... Web development is a broad term for any activities related to developing a web site for the World Wide Web or an intranet. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term video editing can refer to: non-linear editing system, using computers with video editing software linear video editing, using videotape Video editing is the process of re-arranging or modifying segments of video to form another piece of video. ... Web development is a broad term for any activities related to developing a web site for the World Wide Web or an intranet. ... Adobe Systems (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: ) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe was founded in December 1982[1] by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Universal Binary Logo A Universal binary is — in Apple Computers parlance — an application bundle that runs natively on both PowerPC- and x86 (Intel)-based Macintosh computers. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ...

Adobe sells CS3 applications in six different combinations called "editions." Some editions began shipping on April 16, 2007, and Production Premium and Master Collection editions began shipping on July 2, 2007. is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

CS3 includes several programs, including Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks that were developed by Macromedia, a former rival acquired by Adobe in 2005. This article is about the web development program. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Adobe Flash Player and Talk:Adobe Flash #Merger proposal, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Adobe Fireworks, known as FW for short, is a bitmap and vector graphics editor. ... Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software house headquartered in San Francisco, California producing such products as Macromedia Flash. ...

Editions

Below is a matrix of the applications that are bundled in each of the software suites:

It appears that Adobe has decided to drop the following programs from the CS3 software bundles:^[2] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Adobe CS3 icon set http://blogs. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Photoshop” redirects here. ... “Photoshop” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing (DTP) application produced by Adobe Systems. ... How in the world are you ppl so fast. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Adobe Flash Player and Talk:Adobe Flash #Merger proposal, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... This article is about the web development program. ... Adobe Fireworks, known as FW for short, is a bitmap and vector graphics editor. ... Adobe Contribute (formerly Macromedia Contribute), currently in its fourth version, is a software application for editing the content of a website. ... Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software published by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe Premiere Pro, formerly known as Adobe Premiere, is a real-time, timeline based video editing software application. ... Adobe Soundbooth is a digital audio editor by Adobe Systems for Mac OS X and Windows XP. Adobe has described it as being in the spirit of Sound Edit 16 and Cool Edit 2000. Due to Intel-specific code, Adobe has stated that the Macintosh version will only be available... Adobe Encore is a DVD authoring program from Adobe Systems that is often used by professionals because of its ease of use and versitility. ... Adobe Bridge is an organizational program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) in May, 2005. ... Adobe Version Cue CS2 is a computer program Adobe Systems supplies. ... Adobe Device Central is a software program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3) in March 2007. ... Adobe Acrobat Connect, formerly Macromedia Breeze, is software used with Microsoft PowerPoint to create information and general presentations, online training materials, web conferencing, and learning modules. ... Adobe OnLocation (formerly Serious Magic DV Rack) is a direct-to-disk recording and monitoring software. ... Adobe Ultra is a vector keying application, distributed as a component of the Adobe Creative Suite CS3. ...

• Adobe Audition (replaced by Adobe Soundbooth)
• Adobe ImageReady (replaced by Adobe Fireworks)

Adobe will continue to develop GoLive and Audition as standalone products. Adobe GoLive 9 was released as a standalone product on June 10, 2007. Adobe Audition 3 was announced as a standalone product on September 6, 2007. Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a digital audio editor computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view. ... Adobe Soundbooth is a digital audio editor by Adobe Systems for Mac OS X and Windows XP. Adobe has described it as being in the spirit of Sound Edit 16 and Cool Edit 2000. Due to Intel-specific code, Adobe has stated that the Macintosh version will only be available... Adobe ImageReady was a Bitmap graphics editor shipped with Adobe Photoshop by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe Fireworks, known as FW for short, is a bitmap and vector graphics editor. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Adobe Encore and Adobe OnLocation (formerly Serious Magic DV Rack HD2) are now included as part of Adobe Premiere Pro and will not be released as standalone products. Adobe Encore is a DVD authoring program from Adobe Systems that is often used by professionals because of its ease of use and versitility. ... Adobe OnLocation (formerly Serious Magic DV Rack) is a direct-to-disk recording and monitoring software. ... Adobe Premiere Pro, formerly known as Adobe Premiere, is a real-time, timeline based video editing software application. ...

Adobe InCopy, an application closely integrated with Adobe InDesign, is also part of the Creative Suite family, but is not included in any CS3 edition. It can be ordered from Adobe, third party plug-in developers, or systems integrators. Adobe InCopy is a professional word processing software product made by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing (DTP) application produced by Adobe Systems. ...

Adobe has discontinued ImageReady and has replaced it with Fireworks, with some of ImageReady's features integrated into Photoshop.

Some Creative Suite programs use the Presto layout engine used in the Opera browser since version 7.0. Presto is the name of the current (Opera 9 series) layout engine for the Opera web browser developed by Opera Software. ... A layout engine, or rendering engine, is a software that takes web content (such as HTML, XML, image files, etc) and formatting information (such as CSS, XSL, etc) and displays the formatted content on the screen. ... Opera is an Internet suite which handles common internet-related tasks, including visiting web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, and online chat. ... An example of a Web browser (Internet Explorer 7) A Web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network. ...

Icons of the core CS3 programs lined up. The colors of the icons are reflected in each program's box.

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Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium is an edition of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Family of products intended for professional print, web, interactive and mobile designers.

The key difference between Design Premium and Design Standard is the addition of Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 to the Premium version.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium includes the following stand-alone products:

• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
• Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Adobe InDesign CS3
• Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
• Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard is an edition of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Family of products intended for professional print designers and print production professionals.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard includes the following stand-alone products:

• Adobe Photoshop CS3
• Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Adobe InDesign CS3
• Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is an edition of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Family of products intended for professional rich media and video post-production experts who create projects for film, video, broadcast, web, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and mobile devices.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium includes the following stand-alone software:

• Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
• Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
• Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Adobe Soundbooth CS3
• Adobe Encore CS3
• Adobe OnLocation CS3 (Windows only)
• Adobe Ultra CS3 (Windows only)

The legacy equivalent of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is Adobe Production Studio.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium is an edition of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Family of products intended for professional web designers and developers.

The addition of Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe’s 2D and 3D animation software for vector graphics, are the key differentiators between Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium includes the following stand-alone products:

• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
• Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
• Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
• Adobe Contribute CS3
• Adobe Fireworks CS3

The closest legacy equivalent of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium is Macromedia Studio 8.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard is an edition of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Family of products intended for professional web developers and coders. Its more advanced brother edition, Adobe Creative Suite Web Premium, includes Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and Adobe Illustrator CS3 for web designers who do more advanced visual design work.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard includes the following stand-alone products:

• Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
• Adobe Contribute CS3
• Adobe Fireworks CS3

The closest legacy equivalent of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard is Macromedia Studio 8.

History

The Adobe Creative Suite 2 logo

Adobe Creative Suite was first released in 2003. The first two versions (CS and CS2) were available in two editions. Image File history File links Adobe_Creative_Suite_2_logo. ... Image File history File links Adobe_Creative_Suite_2_logo. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Standard Edition included:

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Version Cue
• Adobe Bridge
• Design guide and training resources

The Premium Edition also included: This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Photoshop” redirects here. ... Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing (DTP) application produced by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe Version Cue CS2 is a computer program Adobe Systems supplies. ... Adobe Bridge is an organizational program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) in May, 2005. ...

• Adobe GoLive
• Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Adobe Dreamweaver (from Creative Suite version 2.3)

GoLive is a HTML editor from Adobe Systems. ... How in the world are you ppl so fast. ... This article is about the web development program. ...

Production Studio

Adobe Creative Suite Production Studio (previously Adobe Video Collection) was a suite of programs for acquiring, editing, and distributing digital video and audio. The suite was available in standard and premium editions.

The Adobe Production Studio Premium edition consisted of:

• Adobe After Effects Professional
• Adobe Audition
• Adobe Bridge
• Adobe Encore DVD
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Dynamic Link (Not sold separately)

The Standard edition consisted of: Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software published by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a digital audio editor computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view. ... Adobe Bridge is an organizational program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) in May, 2005. ... Adobe Encore is a DVD authoring program from Adobe Systems that is often used by professionals because of its ease of use and versitility. ... Adobe Premiere Pro, formerly known as Adobe Premiere, is a real-time, timeline based video editing software application. ... “Photoshop” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Adobe After Effects Standard
• Adobe Bridge
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop

In CS3, Adobe Production Studio became part of the Creative Suite family. The equivalent version for Production Studio Premium is the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium. Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software published by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe Bridge is an organizational program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) in May, 2005. ... Adobe Premiere Pro, formerly known as Adobe Premiere, is a real-time, timeline based video editing software application. ... “Photoshop” redirects here. ...

Macromedia Studio

A picture of the Macromedia Studio 8 box.

Macromedia Studio was a suite of programs designed for web content creation designed and distributed by Macromedia. After Adobe’s acquisition of Macromedia, Macromedia Studio 8 was replaced, modified, and integrated into two editions of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 family of software. The closest relatives of Macromedia Studio 8 are now called Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (708x800, 51 KB)A photo of the box of Macromedia Studio 8 from www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (708x800, 51 KB)A photo of the box of Macromedia Studio 8 from www. ... Adobe Systems (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: ) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe was founded in December 1982[1] by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell...

Core applications from Macromedia Studio have been merged with CS3, including Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks. Some Macromedia applications were absorbed into existing Adobe products, e. g. FreeHand has been replaced with Adobe Illustrator CS3. Director and ColdFusion are not part of Adobe Creative Suite and will only be available as standalone products. Three recent versions of Macromedia Studio released include: Freehand is a long established computer graphics company based in Dunsfold Surrey - Freehands Website It is also a product from Macromedia which also deals with Graphics but the two are unrelated. ... Macromedia Director is a media application created by Macromedia—now part of Adobe Systems. ... ColdFusion is an application server and software development framework used for the development of computer software in general, and dynamic web sites in particular. ...

• Macromedia Studio MX Released 2002, internally it was version 6 and the first incarnation of the studio to use the "MX" suffix, which for marketing purposes was a shorthand abbreviation that meant "Maximize". Studio MX included Dreamweaver, Flash, FreeHand and Fireworks.
• Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Released 2003, despite its name, it is internally version 7. Studio MX 2004 included FreeHand along with updated versions of Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks. An alternate version of Studio MX 2004 included Flash Professional.
• Macromedia Studio 8 Released in August/September 2005, Studio 8 was the last version of Macromedia Studio. It comprised of Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, Flash 8 Video Converter, Fireworks 8, Contribute 3 and FlashPaper.

References

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External links

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Wired News Overview of CS3