Adobe Creative Suite CS5.5 Design Premium (Mac)

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium software is the ultimate toolkit for designing eye-catching print content, immersive digital magazines and corporate publications, elegant eBooks, dynamic PDF files, websites based on HTML5/CSS3 standards, and interactive content that displays consistently across screens of virtually any size.

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium includes:

• Photoshop CS5 Extended
• Illustrator CS5
• InDesign CS5.5
• Dreamweaver CS5.5
• Flash Professional CS5.5
• Flash Catalyst CS5.5
• Fireworks CS5
• Acrobat X Pro
• Bridge CS5
• Device Central CS5.5
• Media Encoder CS5.5

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium Integrates with:

• CS Live online services

TOP FEATURES
Deliver eye-catching designs for print, web, and devices such as tablets, e-readers, and smartphones using Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium software, the ultimate toolkit for designing content that captivates audiences across media.

• Breakthrough image editing in Photoshop Extended
  Create compelling digital images with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended, the industry standard in digital imaging. Paint with realistic strokes, make exacting refinements, and use a wide range of workflow and performance features to accelerate everyday tasks.
• Creative 3D possibilities
  Quickly add depth and create unusual effects using 3D editing tools in Photoshop CS5 Extended. Create attention-getting 3D logos and artwork from text and shapes and edit, manipulate, and paint directly on 3D models.
• Vector graphics for virtually any medium
  Create scalable vector artwork for projects ranging from logos to billboards and from animations to interface elements. Used by design professionals worldwide, Adobe Illustrator CS5 provides powerful drawing tools and expressive natural brushes for creating attention-getting content.
• High-quality page layout and production
  Lay out, preflight, and produce stunning page layouts with Adobe InDesign CS5.5, an intuitive design environment that offers precise control over typography and built-in tools for creative effects.
• Folio Producer tools in InDesign
  Create engaging digital magazines, newspapers, and retail catalogs that incorporate eye-catching elements such as 360° object rotation and image panoramas for a wide variety of tablet devices. Upload to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for further production and distribution.
• Elegant eBook authoring4 in InDesign
  Create engaging eBooks with refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. A smooth EPUB workflow helps minimize dependence on developers. Design eBooks with video and audio for applications and browsers that support HTML5 video and audio tags.
• Robust preflighting
  Prepare files for hassle-free production by detecting errors with Live Preflight for InDesign layouts and robust preflight checks and fixes for PDF files with Acrobat X Pro.
• World-class websites and applications
  Design, develop, and maintain standards-based websites and applications with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5. Jump-start your designs with built-in page templates using cascading style sheets (CSS), and work visually or directly in code.
• Interactive design without writing code
  Create resizable applications and components and craft more precise and expressive transitions and effects with Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.5.
• Easy website prototyping with Fireworks
  Easily prototype website and mobile device designs by repurposing Photoshop and Illustrator assets with the built-in bitmap and vector editing toolset in Adobe Fireworks CS5. Generate high-fidelity PDF files or interactive HTML comps for client review.
• Mobile content testing with Device Central
  Design, preview and test content for your choice of devices with Adobe Device Central CS5.5.
• Authoring of accessible documents
  Use features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that help you to deliver publications that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards. Apply accessibility features in InDesign CS5.5, and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro.
• High-quality PDF files with Acrobat X Pro
  Create more secure and richly expressive PDF files and confidently prepare files for high-end print production with Adobe Acrobat X Pro.
• Visual media browsing
  Find files fast by browsing thumbnails instead of filenames with Adobe Bridge. Or browse thumbnails and place files from the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop CS5 and InDesign CS5.
• Acceleration of key project workflows
  Boost efficiencies in your day-to-day design and production work with Adobe CS Live online services. Streamline reviews, initiate web-based meetings, share and collaborate on documents, and efficiently preview web pages on multiple browsers and operating systems -- all from within your web browser.
• Interactive PDF documents
  In InDesign, craft dynamic digital documents and presentations that include interactivity, video, and audio, and deliver them as PDF files for viewing in Adobe Reader.
• Help when you need it
  Take advantage of Adobe Community Help, an online service for instruction, inspiration, and support that enables you to find the best answers for your Adobe product questions, no matter where they may be found.
• Consistent Adobe user interface
  Work quickly and intuitively thanks to a consistent user interface across all Design Premium components. Enjoy a shorter learning curve and stay more focused on the art of design.
• Performance on newer operating systems
  Take advantage of the power and performance of newer Apple and Microsoft operating systems so you can work more quickly. And Photoshop CS5 is 64-bit native, which means even faster image-editing no matter which computer platform you use.
• Enhanced creative freedom on the go
  Take your creativity beyond the desktop. Use mobile devices like the iPad with Adobe Ideas sketching software and additional companion apps as they become available for Photoshop CS5 Extended.
• Creation of immersive interactive experiences
  Deliver interactive microsites and games that present consistently across computers, browsers, and mobile devices with Flash Professional CS5.5. Import your design from Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, or InDesign, and then add interactivity and motion to bring it to life.

FEATURES NEW SINCE CS5
Create compelling documents such as immersive digital magazines,4 elegant eBooks, dynamic PDF files, and interactive SWF content with Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium software. Also develop world-class websites based on the latest standards.

• Code hinting for HTML5 and CSS3
  Enjoy rich code hinting and completion for HTML5 and CSS3 in Dreamweaver CS5.5.
• Multiscreen Preview in Dreamweaver
  View website designs as they would appear on screens of different sizes and resolution, all within a single, easy-to-use panel in Dreamweaver CS5.5.
• Folio Producer tools in InDesign
  Create engaging digital magazines, newspapers, and retail catalogs that incorporate eye-catching elements such as 360° object rotation and image panoramas for a wide variety of tablet devices. Upload to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for further production and distribution.
• Enhanced eBook authoring4 in InDesign
  Create more engaging eBooks, with less need for developers. Use a smoother EPUB workflow as you include refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. You can now even add video and audio for eBook reader applications that support HTML5 video and audio tags.
• Action Wizard in Acrobat Pro
  Automate routine, multistep PDF tasks more easily in Acrobat X Pro. The Action Wizard guides you through creating an Action, which is an automated sequence of steps that can be applied to a single PDF or batches of files.
• Interactive design without writing code
  Create resizable applications and components and craft more precise and expressive transitions and effects with Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.5.
• Enhanced creative freedom on the go
  Take your creativity beyond the desktop. Use mobile devices like the iPad with Adobe Ideas sketching software and additional companion apps as they become available for Photoshop CS5 Extended.
• More efficient delivery of accessible documents
  Use enhanced features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that help you to deliver publications that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards. Apply accessibility features more easily in InDesign CS5.5, and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro.
• Reach on more platforms and devices
  Use Flash Professional to create interactive experiences that render consistently across desktop, browser, and hand-held devices. Reach audiences via the latest Flash Player and AIR runtimes; and on Android, BlackBerry, webOS, and Adobe Digital Home devices.

System requirements

Windows

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 2; or Windows 7
• 1GB of RAM or more recommended
• 9.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices)
• 1280x800 display with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
• Some features in Adobe Bridge rely on a DirectX 9-capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM
• DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
• Java Runtime Environment 1.5 (32 bit) or 1.6
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
• Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

Mac OS

• Multicore Intel processor
• Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6
• 1GB of RAM or more recommended
• 10.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
• 1280x800 display with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
• DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
• Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or 1.6
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
• Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

*Adobe online services, including Adobe CS Live Services, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe's online privacy policy. Online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.

Activation

This product must be activated over the Internet prior to use. Visit the Product Activation Center to learn more about activation.

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