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Adobe is now shipping their CS5 product to customers. | Adobe also gives you a 30 day trial before you buy it. It will have everything in it as like a full version. Adobe sells these programs alone or packages them up into suites tailored for various market segments. At the very top end is the $2,599 Master Collection, which includes everything. The designer-oriented Design Premium costs $1,799. The prices aren't exactly low, but Adobe counts on new abilities and time-saving improvements to help professionals justify the expense of upgrading. For example, Photoshop CS5 comes with new tools for selecting complex subjects, and Premiere Pro includes the "Mercury" engine for video playback that can tap into the computer's graphics processor. Taking some of the wind out of Adobe's sails is Apple's recent move to block Flash Pro's headline feature, the ability to convert Flash applications into native iPhone applications. After that move earlier this month, Adobe ceased development of the Flash-to-iPhone feature, offering choice words about Apple's "closed" software system. In return, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs just this week lambasted Flash as yesterday's technology. Although the debate began with Flash, Jobs broadened his criticism to the entire Creative Suite team.
Give it a try and tell us what you think of it. Download CS5 Trial |