Adobe About To Reveal Their Best Software


by John Mahoney - Date: 2008-10-17 - Word Count: 501 Share This!

Creative Suite is software that is developed and marketed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. One of the biggest software development companies in the world, Adobe released CS4 on Tuesday, September 22, 2008. Revenues are expected to increase by $70 billion or more as it is distributed in more than 25 countries around the world, including Poland, Romania and Turkey.

Revealing the Power of CS4

CS4 is seen by web design companies and professionals more as an upgrade than new software. The software is pretty much the same, but CS4 is packed with many new web development features designed to make the design process easier and faster. One of the best new features is the ability of the user to create a website with multiple types of media that does not take a long time to download. In addition to improved download times, page and image quality and browser compatibility are also improved. In fact, users report speeds of up to 30% faster than the previous versions of the Suite.

There are 13 different Adobe software applications that come in the CS4 package. You will recognize Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flash, and Dreamweaver. Macromedia is one of Adobe's biggest competitors and the original creator of Flash, until Adobe purchased it away from them. Acquiring the Adobe CS4 will give you a full range of capabilities that include web design, desktop publishing and advanced photo editing.

CS4 has provided some interesting updates for Adobe Dreamweaver. Your workspaces can now be customized to your liking by simply choosing options from drop down menus. Also the CSS part of your web development has been significantly improved. Dreamweaver CS4 also offers the user the ability to simply hover over a workspace to view the needed formatting codes to make the page work right.

CS4 Computer Requirements

The software will run most effectively if your graphics card is 2.0 compatible. MAC users will need a multicore processor. A screen resolution of 1280 x 900 is required. As far as your hard drive goes, 25 GB of free disk space and 2 GB of RAM are required. Shader Model 3 will require some support if you wish to use it for video work. XP SP2 and Vista users will need a 2GHz processor or better if they wish to use HD formatting in their video work.

How Much will CS4 Cost Me?

At a cost of $2,499, the Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is very expensive and putting out that much money for one software program can be very painful for most people. There is an upgrade available with add-ons, but the cost is still between $899 and $1,599. Discounts are available, but the amounts are small compared to the price. Freelance web designers and students will find the price over their heads unless they have been saving up for it. You will need to weigh the price versus how much profit it will bring you. If you can make a significant profit with the use of the software, then you probably will not mind the expense.

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