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cs4 master collection
design across media
Create visually rich content for virtually any media—print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile—using the tightly integrated tools and services in Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection software. From producing printed pages to distributing engaging content online, on film, on air, and on device, you get the ultimate design environment to keep pace with your imagination.
ideal for …
- Graphic designers
- Web professionals
- Video professionals
- Educators
top reasons to invest in Adobe® Creative Suite 4 Master Collection
| Ultimate creative toolset | Design across media using a comprehensive, integrated creative environment. Work deeply in one discipline, such as print, web, video, or audio, and then move your skills and content to another medium efficiently. For example, export rich interactive documents from Adobe InDesign® as SWF or PDF files or as XFL files that you can open and edit in Adobe Flash.® Or, import live Adobe After Effects® compositions into Adobe Flash to add interactivity. |
| Industry-leading graphic design tools | Create eye-catching vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator® CS4, produce powerful digital images in Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended, and lay out visually rich long and short documents for print and digital delivery in InDesign. Showcase design work in dynamic, customizable PDF Portfolios, and prepare PDF files for high-end printed output. |
| Efficient creation of websites, applications, and digital experiences | Prototype and create leading-edge digital experiences, including interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, presentations, and mobile device content, using Adobe Fireworks® CS4, Dreamweaver® CS4, Flash, and many other tools in Master Collection. Exchange creative content between designers and developers without rework. |
| A complete pre- and post-production toolset | Work with a highly efficient pre- and post-production toolset to do video and audio editing, still and motion graphics, visual effects, and interactive media design, and then deliver for film, broadcast, and DVD as well as Blu-ray Disc and mobile authoring. |
| New dimensions in image editing | Use the indispensable tools in Photoshop Extended more efficiently: Pan and zoom on images more smoothly and rapidly, rotate your canvas to any angle, and resize images without distortion or pixelation using revolutionary new Content-Aware Scaling. Paint, composite, and animate 3D models using familiar tools. |
| Rich animation | Produce animations for virtually any screen with the utmost control in After Effects, or create rich interactive animations with new easy-to-use, object-based controls in Flash. |
| Cutting-edge web technologies and industry standards | Prototype in Fireworks and build standards-based websites and applications in Dreamweaver, whether you're working with client-side HTML/XHTML, CSS, and XML; server-side application languages like Adobe ColdFusion,® ASP, and PHP; or advanced JavaScript and Ajax. Get consistent cross-browser-compatible results with virtually any development platform. |
| Project intelligence with XMP metadata | Track, manage, automate, and extract more value from your design and video assets by embedding XMP metadata as you create your projects. For example, use new Speech Search technology in Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4 and Soundbooth® CS4 to turn spoken dialogue into metadata, making it easy to find particular clips as you edit and your video assets searchable when posted online. |
| Collaboration with clients and colleagues | Access the Adobe ConnectNow service to review creative ideas online in real time with colleagues or clients. Find answers to technical questions with Adobe Community Help. Share colour harmonies online with Adobe Kuler.™ Access improved Resource Central to find new assets, and quickly find news and inspiration in Bridge Home. |
| Mobile designs for millions | Deliver compelling content to mobile subscribers worldwide. Use Adobe Device Central CS4 to create, preview, and test mobile content easily on an extensive selection of devices under simulated real-life conditions directly from your desktop. |
top reasons to upgrade to Adobe® Creative Suite 4 Master Collection
| More speed and control in everyday design tasks | Catch production errors on-the-fly with Live Preflight and manage placed files more efficiently with the newly customizable Links panel in Adobe InDesign® CS4. Zoom in on images more smoothly and rapidly than ever, and rotate your canvas to any angle in Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended. Combine multiple art boards in a single document in Adobe Illustrator® CS4. And do more with dozens of other enhancements that help you deliver the design work you do today, faster. |
| New dimensions in image editing | Use the indispensable tools in Photoshop Extended as a starting point in any medium: Apply the revolutionary new Content-Aware Scaling to automatically recompose an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas of the image as it adapts to new dimensions. Paint, composite, and animate 3D models using familiar tools. Enhance video footage, even syncing visual effects to an audio track. |
| Rich interactive documents | Export a dynamic presentation or interactive brochure as a SWF file with interactive buttons, hyperlinks, and unique page transitions, such as curl, wipe, dissolve, and fade. Or, combine the page layout strength of InDesign and the authoring power of Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional to customize rich interactive documents. For example, export an InDesign layout as an XFL file and open it with full visual fidelity in Adobe Flash Player. Then add sophisticated interactivity, animation, and navigation in Flash to produce engaging online experiences. |
| New animation controls for richer online experiences | Simplify the creation and updating of animations with Flash CS4 Professional without losing creative flexibility. Apply tweens directly to objects instead of to key frames with greater control over individual animation attributes. Use the new 3D translation and rotation tools to animate 2D objects on x, y, and z axes in 3D space. Create more natural animated interactions between linked objects or distort a single shape using the new Bones tool. |
| Easier interactions with complex web pages | Design and develop more sophisticated websites with new Live View in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4, which features interactive code editing. Use the new Related Files and Code Navigator features to dive deeply into complex pages that include HTML files, link to external JavaScript documents, and integrate XML data. Update your code in the associated files, and then review changes in the master document's Design view. |
| Exceptional productivity in video post-production | Move content among Adobe After Effects® CS4, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4, Soundbooth® CS4, and Encore® CS4 with unparalleled efficiency, so you have more time to craft your vision. Expanded Adobe Dynamic Link enables you to link content between components, so you can see updates without rendering. |
| Direct-to-disk recording and tapeless workflows | Shoot footage directly to disk from non-file-based cameras with redesigned Adobe OnLocation™ CS4, which now runs natively on Windows® and Intel® based Mac OS systems. Import and natively edit a wide variety of tapeless formats—including AVCHD, P2, and XDCAM EX—without transcoding or rewrapping in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. |
| Project intelligence with XMP metadata | Capture valuable XMP metadata from your camera, and accumulate key information throughout the production process for intelligent media management. Use new Speech Search technology in Adobe Premiere Pro and Soundbooth to turn spoken dialog into metadata, making it easy to find particular clips and your video assets searchable online. |
| Intuitive audio | Amplify your impact in your video, film, and online interactive projects with Soundbooth CS4. Multi-track recording capabilities, a visual approach to professional audio editing, and tight integration with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash, and Encore, make Soundbooth a valuable addition to your creative work. |
| PDF collaboration | Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and others using Adobe PDF files. Add video and audio created in Flash to PDF files for smooth playback in Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro and Adobe Reader® 9 software. Quickly export interactive web prototypes from Adobe Fireworks® CS4 to PDF for client review. Embed video into PDF files for clients to add time code-specific comments, and then view those comments mapped to an Adobe Premiere Pro timeline. Package documents in dynamic PDF Portfolios with customizable interactive navigation. |
frequently asked questions
- What are the benefits of purchasing Master Collection over another edition of Creative Suite 4?
- Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is a more comprehensive design environment that delivers leading tools for more design disciplines than the other editions, including print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile design. You get the tools you need for the creative work you do every day, plus other powerful tools that enable you to efficiently deliver your content in more media.
- Why do I need all the software in Master Collection?
- Each component of Master Collection provides deep support for the core functionality it delivers, whether in image editing, page layout, interactive design, web development, motion graphics, or video editing. Together these tools provide the power you need to go deep in every creative medium—print, web, video, audio, film, and mobile content.
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