Adobe Device Central CS4 is designed to boost the efficiency and productivity of creative professionals and mobile developers who want to produce innovative and compelling content for a broad range of mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. A regularly updated library of device profiles, combined with intelligent integration between Device Central CS4 and the other Adobe Creative Suite 4 components, simplifies the mobile authoring workflow and makes it a snap to preview designs and test content on the desktop — before loading it on the target device for final testing.
The 4th update to the Online Device Library is now available and ready to be downloaded to your Local Library. This update contains 21 new and some updated profiles and has been released on June 25, 2009. Here's an overview of the new profiles.
The final CS3 Device Profile Update has been released on June 18th 2009. Further updates will be available in shorter intervals for Adobe Device Central CS4 via the Online Device Library.
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Learn about the features in the new updates to Adobe Device Central and Flash. Flash Lite 3.1 functionality requires the matching update for Flash CS4 Professional.
Liz Myers (Oct 15, 2008)
Get up to speed with Device Central and learn about the features in this new version.
Adobe (Oct 15, 2008)
The Adobe Device Central Software Development Kit (SDK) allows you to create custom plug-ins that extend the tasks provided as part of Device Central's project feature.
Liz Myers (Oct 15, 2008)
Do batch testing of content created in multiple products for multiple devices. Record a test sequence once, edit, and run whenever.
Stay on top of new Flash Lite devices from around the world by downloading CS3 Device Profile Update #7, released on September 22, 2008, as well as preceding device updates.
Watch or listen to this podcast series aimed at creative professionals new to mobile, as Adobe host John Agger walks you through tutorials on mobile content creation. The Adobe Mobile Podcast series is created in partnership with Terry White's Creative Suite Video podcast and includes the following episodes:
Anant Parekh (Sept. 10, 2007)
Learn how to make custom device profiles in anticipation of new mobile devices to be released and also for mobile devices which are not included in Adobe Device Central.
Winston Wang (March 27, 2007)
Read about the cool features in Adobe Device Central from Winston Wang, former senior product manager for Mobile and Devices.
Winston Wang, senior product manager for mobile authoring at Adobe, talks about how Adobe Device Central helps demystify mobile development (2:30)
Create interactive Flash content that's appropriate for mobile devices. You will learn how to create, publish, and test this content in Device Central.
Learn about setting preferences, working with profiles, and how to create new documents. Find and take advantage of device profiles and sets in the workspace, including how to create a new set and use a search filter to search for devices.
Visit the Device Central Design Center for design-oriented articles, and video tutorials on Adobe Device Central CS3.
Looking for the answer to a specific question you have about Adobe Device Central? Post your question to the forum to get help from others in the community.
Visit the product page to learn more about Adobe Device Central CS3.