Which Adobe® eLearning Suite® is right for you? Compare Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 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
Adobe® Captivate® 5.5, 5, 4, 3,or 2	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe Photoshop® CS5, CS4, CS3 or CS2 or Adobe Photoshop CS5, CS4, CS3 Extended	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe Flash® Professional CS5.5, CS5, CS4 or CS3, or Macromedia® Flash Professional 8	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe Acrobat® Pro Extended 9 or Acrobat Suite	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe Creative Suite® 3 or 2, or Macromedia Studio 8	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe Creative Suite® 4	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe eLearning Suite 2 and Adobe Creative Suite® 5	eLearning Suite 2.5
Adobe eLearning Suite 1	eLearning Suite 2.5
*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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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