Adobe Creative Suite 4
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| Adobe Creative Suite 4 | |
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| Developed by | Adobe Systems |
| Latest release | Public beta test of selected applications / May 27, 2008 |
| OS | Windows and Mac OS X |
| Development status | In development - beta testing |
| Genre | Graphic design, web development and presumably video editing |
Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) is the planned successor to Adobe Creative Suite 3. It is currently being developed by Adobe Systems. Public betas of some applications (Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth) were released on May 27, 2008 [1].
Currently, little is known about the development of CS4. New versions of Photoshop and Flash are known to be in development, but have not been released for beta testing yet. Other applications from previous versions of Adobe's Creative Suite are assumed to be in development. It is rumored that CS4 will be available as both 32-bit and 64-bit applications for Windows, but only 32-bit for OS X [2].
There is currently no public release date or pricing information for Adobe CS4, although there is speculation of a release date in late 2008 or early 2009 [3].
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[edit] Confirmed Applications
So far, only a limited number of applications from previous versions of Creative Suite have been confirmed to be in development. These are:
- Adobe Dreamweaver - codenamed "Stiletto" [4]
- Adobe Fireworks
- Adobe Flash - codenamed "Diesel" [5].
- Adobe Flash Player - codenamed "Astro". Note that a new version of Flash Player may be released separately to CS4.
- Adobe Photoshop - codenamed "Stonehenge" [6].
- Adobe Soundbooth
It is assumed that other popular applications from previous versions of Creative Suite, including Adobe Bridge, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Premiere Pro will be updated and included with CS4. Some new applications, including Adobe Thermo may also be included. Additionally, it is possible that existing applications will be removed or merged together.
[edit] New Features
Although Adobe has not made any formal announcement about the new features to be introduced in CS4, some new features have been shown in beta tests and demonstrations.
- Dreamweaver - Many new features aimed towards improving workflow and ease of use [7]:
- Live View - The ability to view a web page under standards-based browser conditions, while still retaining direct access to the code
- Related Files - Manage related files more easily. All files related to the currently displayed page will be displayed in a toolbar
- Code Navigator - Displays all code sources that affect the current selection in a window
- CSS - Help information to be displayed to the user while editing CSS
- Code hinting for Ajax and Javascript
- Improved spry widgets and HTML datasets
- Increased compatibility with Photoshop
- Overhauled user interface
- Fireworks - There are several new features included in the Fireworks beta [8]:
- New user interface
- Increased compatibility with Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash
- Web design and CSS export - allows graphical design of web pages, which can then be exported with standards-compliant CSS sheets created automatically
- PDF export ability
- Live style updates - when a style is updated, all elements using the style are also updated
- Adobe Type Engine - enhanced typesetting abilities, similar to that already seen in current versions of Photoshop and Illustrator
- Flash - It is believed that Adobe will be performing a substantial overhaul of Flash for CS4. Possible changes include [9]:
- Removal of keyframes
- IK (Inverse Kinematics) [10]
- "Mobile Convergence", making it easier to make Flash content for mobile devices
- Object-based tween modelling
- 3D rotation
- Photoshop
- Largely unknown beyond compatibility fixes for Microsoft Windows Vista [6].
- There has been speculation about Photoshop having Content Aware Image Resizing due to Adobe hiring one of its inventors.
- Soundbooth - According to Adobe Labs, several new features are available in the beta release [11]:
- Arranging audio files on multiple tracks
- Making quick edits and applying fades
- Matching volume levels with a single command
- Removing unwanted noises and background sounds
- Adjusting tempo and pitch
- Recording and polishing voice-overs
- Adding effects and filters
- Previewing MP3 compression quality
[edit] References
- ^ Adobe Ships CS4 Betas: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Soundbooth. PC World. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Adobe CS4 will be 64-bit, but only on Windows. Beta News. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ When Will Adobe Ship Adobe CS4 Creative Suite?. Digital Inspiration. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Introducing Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Beta. Adobe. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ Flash vs Silverlight. Scott Harwell. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ a b Adobe Photoshop CS4 (codename Stonehenge 11.0). Fluid. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Adobe Dreamweaver Beta. Adobe Labs. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Adobe Fireworks Beta. Adobe Labs. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Flash CS4. Flash CS4 News. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Flash CS4 IK Example. The Flash Blog. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Adobe Soundbooth Beta. Adobe Labs. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
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