Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Master Collection Upgrade [OLD VERSION]

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Product Features

• The most comprehensive collection of all-new versions of Adobe creative tools at an amazing value
• Tight integration for exceptional productivity
• Output virtually anywhere--print, web, interactive, film, video, DVD, and mobile
• Combines the latest versions of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Acrobat 8 Professional, Flash Professional, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute, After Effects Professional, Premiere Pro, Encore, and Soundbooth
• Enjoy easy collaboration between designers and developers

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NDICBS
• Item model number: 29280058
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 27, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,456 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Note: This is the upgrade version of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.

Follow your ideas anywhere with Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection Upgrade software, a comprehensive creative environment featuring highly integrated, exceptionally productive tools. Master Collection is a value-packed offering that helps you meet deadlines while you express your creative vision in print, web, interactive, film, video, and mobile design.

Photoshop CS3 Extended for new dimensions in digital imaging

Illustrator CS3 for powerful vector graphics creation

InDesign CS3 for professional page design

Flash CS3 Professional for creating rich interactive content

Dreamweaver CS3 for developing standards-based websites and applications

Acrobat 8 Professional for Adobe PDF creation and collaboration

Contribute CS3 for updating websites and blogs

Fireworks CS3 for web prototyping and designing

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for capturing, editing, and delivering video

Adobe Encore CS3 for preparing DVD titles

Design Across Media

Blur boundaries and break rules in pursuit of your vision--Master Collection equips you to take your designs anywhere you want to go. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software is a comprehensive creative environment that features highly integrated, all-new versions of professional design, web, video, and mobile tools from Adobe. It combines the best of Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Web Premium, and Production Premium editions with productivity features that let you produce content for virtually all media--print, web, interactive, film, video, and mobile--in one value-packed offering.

Audience benefit

Design professionals--Expand your creative horizons and express your ideas in virtually any medium using Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software. Creative Suite 3 Master Collection lets you design across media by combining all-new versions of essential tools for professional print, web, interactive, motion, film, video, and mobile design--plus Adobe PDF workflows--with features for exceptional productivity. Visually manage your creative assets, coordinate projects efficiently, preview mobile content, preview video compositions without rendering, and collaborate effectively with colleagues using Master Collection. Blur boundaries and break the rules as you explore and express your ideas with the highly integrated, productive tools in Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.

Web design professionals--Take your content beyond the web and express your ideas in virtually any medium using Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software. Creative Suite 3 Master Collection lets you design across media by combining all-new versions of essential tools for professional web, interactive, motion, film, video, and mobile design--and even print design and Adobe PDF workflows--with features for exceptional productivity. Include video in your websites; design print deliverables; enjoy efficient workflows; and keep up with current technology, industry standards, and best practices. Blur boundaries and break the rules as you explore and express your ideas with the highly integrated, productive tools in Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.

Film and video professionals--Tell compelling stories in virtually any medium using Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software. Creative Suite 3 Master Collection lets you design across media by combining all-new versions of essential tools for professional film, video, motion, interactive, web, and mobile design--even print design and Adobe PDF workflows--with features for exceptional productivity. Promote your work in print and on the web, convey emotionally compelling content, and increase production values on ever-shrinking budgets. Blur boundaries and break the rules as you explore and express your ideas with the highly integrated, productive tools in Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.

Visually manage assets in Adobe Bridge

Test mobile designs in Adobe Device Central

Top reasons to buy Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection

All the latest, greatest creative tools
Discover new levels of creative opportunity and efficiency with all-new versions of professional Adobe tools for print, web, interactive, film, video, and mobile design. This comprehensive creative environment combines the latest versions of:

• Adobe InDesign CS3 for professional page design
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for new dimensions in digital imaging
• Adobe Illustrator CS3 for powerful vector graphics creation
• Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Adobe PDF creation and collaboration
• Adobe Flash CS3 Professional for creating rich interactive content
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 for developing standards-based websites and applications
• Adobe Fireworks CS3 for web prototyping and designing
• Adobe Contribute CS3 for updating websites and blogs
• Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional for industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for capturing, editing, and delivering video
• Adobe Encore CS3 for preparing DVD titles
• Adobe Soundbooth CS3 for creating and editing audio quickly and intuitively

An amazing value
Expand your technical skills without breaking your budget. Creative Suite 3 Master Collection combines the best of the Design Premium, Web Premium, and Production Premium editions into one value-packed offering.

Highly efficient integration

Work more productively than ever thanks to the exceptional integration of the tools in Master Collection. Come up to speed quickly with the help of the consistent interface across many of the creative tools--including the new standard Adobe interface in Flash--and easily exchange native file formats to streamline content creation across design disciplines. Import layered Photoshop files into Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Flash, After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Encore, or copy and paste from Photoshop to Dreamweaver. Export InDesign files as XHTML to jump-start web designs in Dreamweaver. Paint video layers in Photoshop CS3 Extended, and then export to a variety of video formats, including Flash Video (FLV), to incorporate into a website or an After Effects or Adobe Premiere Pro project. And much more.

Easy collaboration between designers and developers
Produce rich, engaging content that can be freely deployed on the web and on a wide variety of mobile and other devices. Quickly copy motion to ActionScript 3.0 language to hand off to a Flash developer, or use scripts to automate tasks across components of the software. Master Collection offers robust features for producing and deploying cutting-edge content as well as for improving efficiencies between designers and developers.

Complete creative freedom
Whether you need to produce printed brochures, compelling websites, rich interactive experiences, engaging mobile content, or stories told through motion and sound, find the perfect mode of expression for your ideas with Master Collection. You'll also find learning resources, CSS-based web-page starting points, animation presets, and other support for quickly getting high-quality results in design disciplines you're just starting to explore.

Tools to grow your business
Venture into new creative territory with Master Collection, which offers everything you need to excel in your core discipline, as well as to meet changing customer requirements and to expand your creative business in new directions.

Streamlined cross-media publishing
Easily publish content to multiple media. Preview Photoshop or Illustrator artwork for mobile devices using Device Central CS3. Prepare audio in Soundbooth, and then layer it over video in Adobe Premiere Pro--and export the result as FLV for use on a website. Repurpose InDesign layouts using XML, and export InDesign layouts as XHTML that you can open in Dreamweaver. Master Collection makes it easy to leverage your content for multiple and various final media.

Standards-based professional output
From high-quality print to high-definition video, Master Collection meets your most rigorous output criteria. It offers the professional output options you need for every design discipline, from print to web to video. Adobe's ongoing focus on open standards ensures that your work can easily go wherever you want.

Support for the latest Mac and Windows systems
Experience the ultimate in performance by running Master Collection natively on Intel based Macs and on Windows Vista PCs. Work smoothly on legacy PowerPC based Macs and Windows XP systems, as well.

Efficient installation and management
Simplify installation and software management using a single installer and serial number. Install all components at once, or install only those you most need now, and additional components later (one user per license).

Improve efficiency and incorporate a tapeless workflow during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation CS3 to monitor your camera's video signal and record it directly to a computer hard drive.

Additional Features

Tools to take you beyond print
Move beyond print design and begin to incorporate web, interactive, mobile, and even motion and video design and production into your repertoire. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection offers the essential tools you need for professional design and print production as well as tools to expand into new disciplines--including learning resources and other support for quickly getting up to speed in the areas you're starting to explore.

Easily reusable content
Incorporate layered Photoshop or Illustrator files with equal ease into an InDesign layout, an animation created in Flash, an After Effects motion graphic, or an Adobe Premiere Pro video. Even copy and paste Photoshop files directly into Dreamweaver web pages. And export InDesign layouts as XML or XHTML for reuse on the web or other print deliverables, or embed sound and animation in InDesign layouts and export them as interactive Adobe PDF files.

A complete, cost-effective toolset
Expand your technical skills without breaking your budget. Master Collection combines everything you need for your core discipline as well as tools to grow your skills (and your business) in new directions, all at a great value.

Richer, more compelling websites
Create more compelling and dynamic websites by incorporating high-quality motion graphics and video in your designs. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection combines the best of Adobe web and interactive tools--Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Contribute CS3, and Fireworks CS3--with the best of Adobe motion and video tools--After Effects CS3 Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, and Soundbooth CS3.

Tools to take you beyond the web
Move beyond web design and development and begin to incorporate print, video, and mobile design and production into your repertoire. Master Collection offers the essential tools you need for professional web design as well as tools to expand into new disciplines--including learning resources and other support for quickly getting up to speed in the areas you're starting to explore.

A complete, cost-effective toolset
Expand your technical skills without breaking your budget. Master Collection combines everything you need for your core discipline as well as tools to grow your skills (and your business) in new directions, all at a great value.

Tools to promote your projects
Call attention to your motion graphics, videos, and films by creating print and web marketing materials. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection offers the essential tools you need to put your ideas in motion as well as tools to expand into print, web, and mobile publishing, so you can promote your projects and grow your business.

Efficient post-production solution
Efficiently handle all aspects of post-production, from importing and editing footage to creating titles and DVD menus, and showcase your work effectively using high-quality, standards-based output for web, mobile, film, video, and DVD.

* Online services, including, but not limited to, Adobe Stock Photos and Acrobat Connect, may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies. Availability of services is subject to change. Use of online services is governed by terms and conditions of a separate agreement and may be subject to additional fees. For details, visit www.adobe.com.

Adobe Creative Suite 3: What's in Each Edition?

	ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 3 EDITIONS
	DESIGN PREMIUM	DESIGN STANDARD	WEB PREMIUM	WEB STANDARD	PRODUCTION PREMIUM	MASTER COLLECTION
Adobe Photoshop CS3 extended
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe illustrator CS3
Adobe indesign CS3
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
Adobe Contribute CS3
Adobe Fireworks CS3
Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional
Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
Adobe Soundbooth CS3
Adobe Encore CS3
Adobe OnLocation					*
Adobe Ultra CS3					*
	ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND SERVICES IN ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 3
Adobe Bridge CS3
Adobe Version Cue CS3
Adobe Device Central CS3
Adobe Dynamic Link
Adobe Stock Photos
Adobe Acrobat Connect

* Adobe Ultra runs on Microsoft Windows only. For Macintosh users, Adobe OnLocation requires Bootcamp and Windows (purchased separately), or a separate Windows-based computer.

Product Description
With the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection, you'll follow your ideas anywhere. This creative environment features highly integrated & productive tools. Meet deadlines while you explore and express your creative ideas. Blur boundaries and break rules in pursuit of your vision. It's a value-packed offering that helps you realize your artistic vision in print, web, interactive, film, video, and mobile design. Features: Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 for developing standards-based websites and applications Adobe Fireworks CS3 for web prototyping and designing Adobe Contribute CS3 for updating websites and blogs Adobe After Effects CS3 Professionalfor industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for capturing, editing, and delivering video Adobe Encore CS3 for preparing DVD titles Adobe Soundbooth CS3 for creating and editing audio quickly and intuitively

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, Long Installation, November 25, 2007

By	R. Hess - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Master Collection is a significant package upgrade for anyone upgrading from a previous version of the Adobe Creative Suite. I personally upgraded from Adobe CS2 Standard and Macromedia Studio 8, and both sets of programs (Adobe's and Macromedia's) have been significantly updated in this upgrade. Most of the new features you can find out about elsewhere, so I'll focus this review on two intangibles: installation and Adobe customer service.

First, installation is nearly entirely automated. CS3 detected my previous software (which was already on the system) and didn't need to ask for any of the licensing information for those products. However, it does NOT automatically uninstall former editions of the software.

The CS3 installer also automatically detects your system specifications and will not install any software which will not run on your system. It also provides the reason(s) why this is the case.

Perhaps the worst part about the installation is the length of time it takes. Between each step in the beginning process (system specification detection, program selection, etc.) the installer will pause, sometimes for a significant amount of time (likely dependent upon system resources). This appears to be normal, and given enough time the installer continues. The actual install process takes a long time (I didn't install all of the products, and still took more than an hour). It also requires that you manually feed the DVDs in sequence (there are about four or five; the length of time the discs stay in the drive probably vary dependent upon the products you install--this does not include additional content, like templates).

One other thing to keep in mind is that Adobe seems to be having some struggles with their internal systems. I originally attempted to purchase the product from Adobe itself, and it took weeks for them to complete my order (I canceled it after two-three weeks and it hadn't shipped). Adobe Customer Service is generally good, but they occasionally give different answers depending on if one is dealing with online support or telephone support. I rarely have had a technical problem with CS2 or CS3, so I don't know how they are at resolving technical issues on a more frequent basis. If you purchase from Amazon you'll escape most of the problems I've had with Adobe itself.

Conclusion:
Excellent software and excellent upgrade even from the most recent version of the products. Just be sure to budget enough time to install the products you need. And make sure to purchase from Amazon instead of Adobe directly--you'll avoid a whole lot of headache.