Features
Searchable library of device profiles
Searchable library of device profiles
Quickly learn about the capabilities, constraints, and features of individual mobile devices from one centralized place. Browse, search, and sort device profiles, directly compare multiple devices along several dimensions, and create custom sets of devices for quick project access.
Smart testing environment
Smart testing environment
Easily preview and test the appearance, performance, and behavior of mobile content right on the desktop. Simulate various display conditions, such as backlight timeout and sunlight reflections, in the context of mobile device skins to better tune designs for real-world conditions.
Enhanced Flash Lite device emulation
Enhanced Flash Lite device emulation
Interact with Adobe® Flash® Lite™ content through the keypad on emulated devices, while also gauging expected performance and memory consumption on the handset. Change handset and network settings such as date, time, battery level, and signal strength to simulate how your content reacts under these conditions. Use all this feedback plus debugging messages to optimize your content for target devices.
Regular device profile updates
Stay current on new Flash Lite supported mobile devices from around the world with free, regularly published device profile updates available through Adobe Device Central Online on Adobe.com and via Adobe Update Manager.
Ability to create new mobile documents
Ability to create new mobile documents
Start a new Adobe Flash, Photoshop®, or Illustrator® mobile document from within Device Central CS3, and then complete your mobile design in one or more of these authoring environments.
Intelligent integration with Creative Suite 3 components
Streamline your mobile authoring workflow through tight integration between Device Central and other Creative Suite® 3 components, including Flash CS3 Professional, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Dreamweaver® CS3, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, After Effects® CS3, and Bridge CS3.
| Device Central integration with Creative Suite 3 components | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learn about and manage devices | Preview and test mobile content | Create a new mobile document | Emulate Flash Lite content | ||
| Flash | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Photoshop CS3 | yes | yes | yes | no | |
| Illustrator CS3 | yes | yes | yes | no | |
| Dreamweaver CS3 | yes | yes | no | no | |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | yes | yes | no | no | |
| After Effects CS3 | yes | yes | no | no | |
Consistent user experience
Make the most of your creativity. Shared menus, functionality, and persistent mobile device sets in Device Central help you focus on your project instead of the user interface when working on mobile content in Adobe Creative Suite 3 components.
Mobile developer information and resources
Take advantage of extensive online resources and information on Adobe mobile technologies and solutions — including tips and tricks, samples, discussion forums, and more — by joining the free Adobe Mobile Developer Program and by visiting the Adobe Mobile & Devices Developer Center.
