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Title: Adobe Creative Suite 5 Now Shipping Post by: HCK on April 30, 2010, 03:00:09 pm Adobe Creative Suite 5 Now Shipping
Somebody must be in a hurry: Adobe announced Friday that its new Creative Suite 5 products are now shipping, almost two weeks earlier than expected.It’s rare when a major software publisher actually sneaks a release out earlier than expected, but we can’t say it’s not a pleasant surprise. Although a formal availability date was never announced, Adobe promised its refreshed Creative Suite 5 products within a month of their announcement on April 12th, and now they have delivered -- even faster than promised!The full Creative Suite 5 lineup offers five different bundles: CS5 Master Collection ($2,599) gets you everything, CS5 Design Premium ($1,899) is more print-centric, CS5 Web Premium ($1,799) is more web-focused, CS5 Production Premium ($1,699) is more video-centric and the entry-level CS5 Design Standard ($1,299) is perfect if you’re just getting your feet wet. All of the bundles now include the new Flash Catalyst, which promises to allow designers to quickly create Web application interfaces without writing code.“We’ve seen from early customer reaction that Creative Suite 5 continues to inspire the design and developer world by combining time-saving workflow and productivity features with astonishing new capabilities, such as Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5, that really push the creative envelope,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe. “Whatever the media, CS5 is ensuring that publishers and creatives can deliver stand-out work and build great businesses around their unique digital assets and content.”As always, upgrade pricing, volume licensing and educational discounts are available direct from Adobe.com, and you can shave a few bucks off your purchase by hitting e-tailers such as Amazon.com. http://www.maclife.com/article/news/adobe_creative_suite_5_now_shipping |