Buying guide
Which Adobe® eLearning Suite® is right for you? Compare versions of Adobe eLearning Suite software to find out about upgrade eligibility, and see what's new in the latest version of Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5
Upgrade eligibility
See if you are eligible to upgrade to Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5
| If you have |
Upgrade to eLearning Suite 2.5 |
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| Adobe® Captivate® 5.5, 5, 4, 3,or 2 |
Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe Photoshop® CS5, CS4, CS3 or CS2 or Adobe Photoshop CS5, CS4, CS3 Extended | Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe Flash® Professional CS5.5, CS5, CS4 or CS3, or Macromedia® Flash Professional 8 | Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat® Pro Extended 9 or Acrobat Suite |
Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe Creative Suite® 3 or 2, or Macromedia Studio 8 | Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe Creative Suite® 4 |
Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe eLearning Suite 2 and Adobe Creative Suite® 5 |
Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
| Adobe eLearning Suite 1 |
Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | |
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*Cross platform upgrade eligibility Windows to Windows Yes Windows to Mac OS Yes Mac to Mac OS Yes Mac to Windows Yes |
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Version comparisonSee how Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 compares to previous versions. (Visual- Packshot) |
 Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 |
 Adobe eLearning Suite 2 |
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| Product Features | |||
| Track PDF based eLearning content | |||
| Roundtripping between Adobe Captivate and Adobe Audition | |||
| Roundtripping between Adobe Captivate and Adobe Soundbooth | |||
| Roundtripping between Adobe® Captivate® and Adobe Flash Professional | |||
| Roundtripping between Adobe Captivate and Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended | |||
| Creation of demos and simulations by capturing applications in Adobe Flash Professional | |||
| Reinforced traditional authoring workflow by rapidly creating portions of a project in Adobe Captivate | |||
| Quick development of domain-specific eLearning using attractive, instructionally sound HTML templates for Adobe Dreamweaver® CS | |||
| Greater productivity with the new, optimized user interface of Adobe Captivate | |||
| Importing of video in popular formats (AVI, MOV, FLV, MPEG) and synchronization of video with selected slides | |||
| Hosting of published or in-progress eLearning projects on Acrobat.com* for easy access and review | |||
| In-context learner collaboration using the Twitter widget from Adobe | |||
| Tracking and reporting of key performance metrics at no extra cost using Acrobat.com* | |||
| Use of a multi-SCO packager to create Learning Management System–compliant courses from content created with different components of Adobe eLearning Suite | Enhanced | ||
| Acceleration of the development process with value-added functionalities | Enhanced | ||
| Authoring of content for mobile devices, including smartphones, using familiar tools | Enhanced | ||
| Delivery of content in the optimal format for learners and organizations | |||
| Visual media management with Adobe Bridge CS5 | |||
| Ability to integrate content with Adobe Acrobat® Connect™ Pro giving learners instant online access without a Learning Management System | |||
| Free Adobe AIR® runtime to deliver online courses as desktop applications | |||
