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Redefine the extraordinary in web design and development
Create the full range of digital experiences, including interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, presentations, and mobile device content, with Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Web Premium software. Technology advances empower you to work across disciplines — from graphic to web to interactive design — and give you more creative freedom than ever before to deliver exceptional online content.
- Professional website design with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
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Manipulate pixel-perfect designs, craft complex code, or do both with speed and easy precision as you use this comprehensive toolkit for building world-class websites and applications. Create leading-edge digital experiences that blend CSS best practices with web standard–compliant layouts for the web, digital devices, or desktop applications.
Adobe Photoshop Smart Objects new
Insert any Adobe Photoshop® PSD document in Dreamweaver to create an image Smart Object tightly linked to the source file. Make changes to the source image, and update your image in Dreamweaver without opening Photoshop.
Live View new
Design your web pages under real-world browser conditions with the new Live View in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 software — while still retaining direct access to the code. Changes to the code are instantly reflected in the rendered display.
Related Files and Code Navigator new
Click any included file shown in the Related Files bar to see both its source in Code view and the parent page in Design view. The new Code Navigator feature shows you the CSS source code that affects your current selection and allows you to access it quickly.
- Rich interactive content development with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional
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Discover new ways of creating engaging interactive experiences without handwriting a line of code. Friendly yet powerful new tools for animation and collaboration help you deliver rich dynamic content to wider audiences across browsers, desktops, and devices.
Object-based animation new
Gain complete control over individual animation attributes with object-based animation, which applies tweens directly to objects instead of to keyframes. Easily make changes to motion with Bezier handles.
3D transformation new
Animate 2D objects through 3D space with exciting new 3D translation and rotation tools, which allow you to animate along the x, y, and z axes. Apply local or global transformation to any object.
Inverse kinematics with the Bones tool new
Create chain-like animation effects with a series of linked objects, or quickly distort a single shape using the new Bones tool.
Procedural modeling with Deco and Spray Brush new
Turn symbols into instant design tools. Apply symbols in a variety of ways: Quickly create kaleidoscopic effects and apply fills using the Deco tool, or randomly spray symbols across any defined area using the Spray Brush.
- New dimensions in digital imaging with Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
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Let your creativity take flight with powerful new features in the gold-standard software for digital image editing. Unprecedented support for native Photoshop® files across Web Premium introduces greater levels of efficiency and creative flexibility, as layers, vector paths, and text maintain full fidelity and editability throughout your development workflow.
Content-Aware Scaling new
Use the new and revolutionary Content-Aware Scaling feature to automatically recompose an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as the image adapts to the new dimensions. Get the perfect image in one step without time-intensive cropping and retouching.
Smoother panning and zooming and fluid canvas rotation new
Navigate to any area of an image with new, ultrasmooth zooming and panning. Maintain clarity as you zoom to individual pixels, easily edit at the highest magnification with the new Pixel Grid, and use the revolutionary new Rotate View tool to smoothly turn your canvas for distortion-free viewing at any angle.
See top features in Photoshop CS4 Extended for graphic and web designers
- Inspired vector graphics creation with Adobe Illustrator CS4
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Work more efficiently with new guides and panels, an updated Appearance panel, and more versatile gradient controls. Deliver to developers, to printers, and across applications more easily with this comprehensive vector graphics environment that boasts a new level of integration with other Web Premium components.
Multiple artboards new
Create files containing up to 100 artboards of varying sizes and display them any way you want — overlapping, side by side, or stacked. Save, export, and print artboards independently or together. Save a selected range or all artboards as a multipage PDF file.
Blob Brush tool new
Sketch with a brush that generates a single clean vector shape, even when strokes overlap. Draw naturally, using the Blob Brush tool together with the Eraser and Smooth tools.
- Web prototyping and image editing with Adobe Fireworks CS4
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Build prototypes quickly using an enhanced toolset for creating interactive designs ranging from web graphics to multipage comps to applications — all more accurately and quickly than before.
Adobe AIR authoring new
Create your Adobe AIR® prototype directly within Adobe Fireworks® software, ready to be deployed to HTML and CSS, Adobe Flex®, or SWF. Easily convert your click-through mock-up.
CSS export new
Design complete web pages in a robust graphic environment and then export standards-compliant, CSS-based layouts, complete with external style sheets, in one step. Integrate foreground and background graphics with new slice types.
- PDF file creation and collaboration with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
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Let Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro software (and PDF integration features throughout Web Premium) provide all the tools you need to create interactive PDF files or publish static documents to the web with absolute control over security, layout, and appearance.
Package diverse documents as a PDF Portfolio new
Apply your expertise with Adobe Flash software to producing branded, high-impact, easy-to-navigate PDF Portfolios — a more secure way to link layouts, images, drawings, video, audio, and other documents in a compact container. You can quickly assemble PDF Portfolios using predesigned templates, or create custom templates and navigation using your skills with Flash to their utmost. With new native support for Flash technology, Acrobat enables you to create more rich interactive documents for your clients.
PDF collaboration new
Communicate with your clients professionally with PDF file export from Fireworks CS4. Fireworks automatically transforms linked pages into interactive PDF elements so clients can quickly experience how your design flows from one page to another.
Manage forms, reviews, and sharing with Acrobat.com services new
Use the new services from Acrobat.com, which work directly with Acrobat 9 Pro, to more easily manage reviews either one on one or across a team. Through new support in Acrobat 9 Pro and Acrobat.com, you can also create forms and easily aggregate the data collected from them, store files online, and much more.
See top new features in Acrobat 9 Pro for creative professionals
- Audio creation and editing with Adobe Soundbooth CS4
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Mix any number of mono or stereo clips — as well as royalty-free Soundbooth Scores and sound effects — using new multiple track support in this vital audio application fully integrated into Web Premium.
Intuitive, task-based tools enhanced
Take command of audio for your film, video, or rich media project. Task-based tools help you clean up recordings, polish voice-overs, customize music and sound effects, and much more. High-quality production becomes more efficient with Adobe Soundbooth® CS4 software, without sacrificing creative control.
Ready-to-use audio assets enhanced
Select from dozens of Soundbooth Scores, adjust the intensity of your soundtrack to suit the mood, and create audio using thousands of sound effects available via Resource Central (Internet connection required).
Tighter integration enhanced
Work on audio in Adobe After Effects® CS4, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4, or Flash CS4 Professional software more efficiently than ever with the Edit in Soundbooth option that lets you edit your audio files directly in Soundbooth.
Enhanced audio editing enhanced
Tackle everyday audio editing and cleanup with the power of nondestructive editing. Quickly and easily heal sound; remove pops, clicks, and other unwanted noises; and match volume levels.
- Flexible web publishing with Adobe Contribute CS4
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Simplify web content management by enabling users with no HTML background to collaboratively author, review, and publish content to your web pages while always maintaining the integrity of your website's design.
Collaborative publishing new
Establish workflow processes to collaboratively author, review, and publish content. Define different review paths at the template level, whether a single approval for an internal web page or multiple sign-offs for a public page.
In-browser editing new
Edit pages directly in your web browser without having to open another application. The Adobe Contribute® CS4 in-browser editor supports most browsers, including Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 6 and 7.
Express yourself richly
Bring your creativity to life with technology advances that enhance your initial concepts with inspirational color choices and powerful graphic designer toolsets in Photoshop CS4 Extended, Illustrator CS4, and Fireworks CS4. Take your projects even further by making audio edits with visual feedback to keep you informed at every step using Soundbooth CS4.
- Next-generation web experiences
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Live View new
Design your web pages under real-world browser conditions with the new Live View in Dreamweaver CS4 — while still retaining direct access to the code. Changes to the code are immediately reflected in the rendered display.
Related Files and Code Navigator new
Manage the various files that make up today's web pages more efficiently in Dreamweaver CS4. Click any related file to see both its source in Code view and the parent page in Design view. The new Code Navigator feature shows you all the CSS source code that affects your current selection.
Code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks new
Write JavaScript more quickly and accurately with improved support for JavaScript core objects and primitive data types. Put the extended coding functionality of Dreamweaver CS4 to work by incorporating popular JavaScript frameworks including jQuery, Prototype, and Spry.
CSS best practices new
Implement CSS best practices without writing code. Create new CSS rules in the Property inspector and get clear, simple explanations of where each property fits in the cascade of styles.
HTML data sets new
Integrate the power of dynamic data in your web pages without the learning curve of mastering databases or XML coding. Spry data sets recognize content in a simple HTML table as an interactive data source.
Adobe Photoshop Smart Objects new
Insert any Photoshop PSD document in Dreamweaver to create an image Smart Object. Smart Objects are tightly linked to the source file. Make any changes to the source image and update your image in Dreamweaver without opening Photoshop.
Subversion integration new
Use Subversion® software, an open source versioning control system integrated with Dreamweaver, for a more robust check-in/checkout experience. Update your site and check in modifications directly from within Dreamweaver.
Cutting-edge technologies coupled with industry standards enhanced
Work with the latest technologies to output standards-based websites and applications, whether you're working with client-side HTML/XHTML, CSS, and XML; server-side application languages like Adobe ColdFusion®, ASP, and PHP; or advanced JavaScript and Ajax.
ActionScript 3.0 development enhanced
Code more effectively with ActionScript® 3.0, the Adobe Flash Player runtime programming language. Leverage the extensive ActionScript 3.0 API, libraries, and community support to extend the reach and improve the performance of your applications.
Delivery for the most recent version of Adobe Flash Player enhanced
Continue to reach wide audiences around the world by delivering to the most popular media player on the Internet today.
- Faster, more expressive design tools
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended enhanced
Enjoy greater precision, more intuitive selection, and smoother image navigation, along with comprehensive 3D painting and ray-trace rendering.
Adobe Illustrator CS4 enhanced
Work faster and more efficiently with multiple artboards, live preview, robust gradient handling, and in-place editing.
Work across disciplines
Interact smoothly with your team to produce creative output across disciplines, without having to re-create assets. Effortlessly transition fixed graphics — from print or web design — to interactive movies. Build on wireframes and prototypes and convert them to standards-compliant HTML and CSS. Create rich application interfaces that developers can turn into functioning applications with the core design intact.
- Common, intuitive Adobe workspace
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New, standard user interface enhanced
Work faster and smarter across Creative Suite 4 components with a shared user interface design. Toggle quickly from one work environment to the next with the Workspace Switcher.
Consistent core functionality new
Collaborate more smoothly with consistent core functionality, such as text handling across Creative Suite 4 components including Fireworks CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, and Illustrator CS4.
Spring-loaded panels new
Drag related content from one panel to another without first opening the receiving panel. For example, drag a swatch from the Swatches panel into the Color panel without opening it first. Easily collapse and expand panels for workspace flexibility.
Workspace Switcher new
Customize your workspaces in Photoshop CS4 Extended and Illustrator CS4 to fit your tasks and then put them to use immediately through the new Workspace Switcher in Dreamweaver CS4 and Fireworks CS4.
Application Bar new
Use a new control button in the menu bar to quickly switch to a new workspace, modify the view of a document, perform a search, or quickly access elements such as Adobe Bridge CS4.
Tabbed documents new
Manage and work across multiple documents with ease by quickly tabbing through open documents to find the one you need without having to maximize each document individually.
Right-click tool access new
Switch tools quickly by right-clicking a tool in the Tools panel, which opens the flyout menu and instantly exposes tool alternatives.
- Interactive project design with Flash CS4 Professional
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Object-based animation new
Gain complete control over individual animation attributes with object-based animation, which applies tweens directly to objects instead of to keyframes. Easily make changes to motion with Bezier handles.
Motion paths new
Experience granular control over object animation paths — Flash CS4 Professional now automatically generates motion paths that can be easily modified using familiar Bezier handles.
Motion presets new
Jump-start your project with prebuilt animations that can be applied to any object. Select from dozens of presets or create and save your own. Share presets with others to save animation time.
Improved library new
Work with assets more easily, thanks to an improved library that includes search capability and prioritization.
Vertical Property inspector new
Take better advantage of wider displays and gain screen space with the new vertically displayed Property inspector.
Support for Adobe Pixel Bender new
Easily apply custom filters and effects at runtime for real-time creative expression. Use the Adobe Pixel Bender™ Toolkit, included with Flash, to create unique filters, blends, and fills to produce compelling, on-demand visual effects for the Flash Player runtime. Your visual effects are now portable to multiple applications.
- Website and application prototyping with Fireworks CS4
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CSS-based export new
Design complete web pages in a robust graphic environment and then export standards-compliant, CSS-based layouts, complete with external style sheets, in one step. Start with one of the six most common layouts and integrate foreground and background graphics with automatic margin and padding detection. Drop Fireworks rich symbols on your layouts to specify headings, links, and form properties for precise CSS control.
Adobe PDF file export new
Generate high-fidelity, protected Adobe PDF documents from your Fireworks design comps for enhanced client communication. Help safeguard your designs with optional password protection — separate passwords are definable for viewing and other tasks such as printing, copying, and commenting.
Live Styles
Customize a Fireworks object or text with professionally designed styles or your own custom collection of styles. Update applied effects, colors, and text attributes for all instances of a style by modifying a single style source.
Workspace improvements enhanced
Quickly place Smart Guides on your canvas for swift, accurate positioning and measurement of guides and elements — the heads-up display lets you know where you are on the canvas as you drag guides in place. Edit symbols in place for precise symbol refinement in context with the rest of your design.
Optimization and scaling tools enhanced
Optimize graphics for virtually any delivery scenario with preview, cross-platform gamma preview, selective JPEG compression, and a wide range of export controls. Intelligently scale buttons and graphic symbols (in vector or bitmap) with 9-slice scaling. Combine 9-slice scaling with the Auto Shape Library to accelerate website and application prototyping.
Customizable and reusable assets
Jump-start your design process with the Common Library, a repository of graphic symbols, form elements, text symbols, and animations frequently used in web and software applications, interfaces, and websites. Expand your collection with your own custom symbols and styles for continued rapid design.
Superb design tools enhanced
Create and edit vector and bitmap images, or import and modify native Photoshop and Illustrator files. Apply lighting effects, shadow effects, styles, and blend modes, including seven new blend modes from Photoshop, to add depth and character to text and symbols.
- Content preview and testing for mobile devices using Adobe Device Central CS4
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Intelligent integration with Creative Suite 4 components
Streamline your mobile authoring workflow through tight integration between Adobe Device Central and other Creative Suite 4 components, including Flash CS4 Professional, Photoshop CS4 Extended, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, and After Effects CS4.
Dynamically updated library of device profiles
Access the latest device profiles available for use in Device Central CS4 through the dynamically updated online device library, which contains more than 450 Adobe Flash Lite® enabled devices. 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
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.
- Adobe AIR authoring support
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Adobe AIR prototypes with Fireworks CS4 new
Create your Adobe AIR prototype directly within Fireworks, ready to be deployed to HTML and CSS, Flex, or SWF. Easily convert your click-through mock-up.
Interactivity on the desktop new
Deliver interactive experiences created with Flash CS4 Professional to the desktop with new capability to publish to the Adobe AIR runtime. Reach even more audiences across more devices — web, mobile, and now the desktop.
Adobe AIR and Dreamweaver CS4 new
Create new HTML and JavaScript based Adobe AIR applications within Dreamweaver. Preview AIR applications without leaving Dreamweaver. Get your AIR application ready to deploy with AIR packaging and code-signing features.
- Broad, cross-platform support
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Flexibility in how you work enhanced
Take advantage of the latest advancements in hardware technology. Creative Suite 4 Web Premium is available for PowerPC® and Intel® based Mac computers as well as Microsoft® Windows® XP and Windows Vista® systems. Design in your preferred system and then deliver across platforms with reliable, consistent, and high-performance results.
Find inspiration online
Fuel your creativity and optimize your collaborations with the new online communication options in Creative Suite 4 Web Premium. Share your ideas with coworkers and clients in real time using Adobe ConnectNow, the web-based meeting room service. Browse, create, and share harmonious color themes through new integration with the Adobe Kuler™ web-hosted application. Take advantage of Adobe Community Help for quick access to tool tips, Adobe Help content, and community-generated tutorials.
- Online services
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Adobe Community Help new
Access the power of an online search engine from within Creative Suite 4, but with more targeted results. Searchable content includes the in-depth, product-specific Help that Adobe has always delivered, plus additional Adobe and third-party content chosen by experts at Adobe and in the design and production communities.
Adobe Kuler new
Explore, create, and share color themes with Adobe Kuler. Kick-start your creative projects with color inspiration from the online Kuler community, accessible from the new Kuler panel in some Creative Suite 4 components, the Kuler website, and the Kuler Adobe AIR application. Browse and search for thousands of themes, download directly into your Swatches panel, and even upload your own themes to share.
Adobe ConnectNow from Acrobat.com new
Sign up for Acrobat.com, a set of online services you can use to create and share documents, communicate in real time, and simplify working with others. Thanks to the ability to access one of the Acrobat.com services, Adobe ConnectNow, from within many Creative Suite 4 components, you can meet live over the web and share your screen with up to two online guests for no charge.
Adobe InContext Editing* (Free preview)
Offer your colleagues, clients, or end users an easier way to make edits to web copy without impacting the design integrity of your web pages — and without help from you or additional software on their computers.
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