Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION]

by Adobe

Product Features

• The ideal solution for creating interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, presentations, mobile device content, and other digital experiences
• Combines full new versions of Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Fireworks CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Acrobat 8 Professional, and Contribute CS3
• Enjoy support for the latest web technologies and best practices.
• Work on your choice of Macintosh or Windows, and then deliver consistently across platforms, browsers, and mobile devices
• Easily apply best practices of web design and development

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000NDIBWI
• Item model number: 19700076
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 27, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,746 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #25 in Software > Web Development > Professional Development

Product Description

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Note: This is the upgrade version of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium Upgrade software is a complete solution for creating interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, presentations, mobile device content, and other digital experiences. Get everything you need to prototype your project, design assets, build web experiences, and efficiently maintain and update content.

Photoshop CS3 Extended for specialized image editing

Illustrator CS3 for vector graphics creation

Flash CS3 Professional for interactive design

Dreamweaver CS3 for web design and development

Acrobat 8 Professional for Adobe PDF workflows

Build your prototype with Adobe Fireworks CS3

Redefine the Extraordinary in Web Design and Development

Get the essential tools
Finally, all your favorite tools are in one solution. Design core assets and build your prototype with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe Illustrator CS3, and Adobe Fireworks CS3 software. Then bring your project to life with Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 and Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, the industry-leading web design and development tools. Use Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional software to quickly share design ideas and collect feedback from colleagues and clients, and easily maintain the final project with Adobe Contribute CS3. Creative Suite 3 Web Premium is everything you need, all in one place.

Discover intelligent integration
Return to your creative roots with intelligent integration that allows you to forget the tools and focus on the project. Import files directly from Illustrator CS3 to Flash CS3, or cut and paste files from Photoshop CS3 into Dreamweaver CS3. Take advantage of improved CSS workflow between Dreamweaver and Fireworks and improved rendering compatibility between Dreamweaver and Contribute. Organize your assets with Adobe Bridge CS3, and coordinate your team with Adobe Version Cue CS3.

Enjoy the latest workflows
Never before have there been so many opportunities for designers and developers to refine their current skill set while expanding into exciting new techniques and technologies. Immerse yourself in online video creation with sophisticated web video tools. Follow best practices with new CSS tools. Explore the possibilities in mobile content authoring. Expand into development with the Spry framework for Ajax and new Flash ActionScript 3.0 language. With Creative Suite 3 Web Premium, the future is yours.

Visually manage assets in Adobe Bridge

Test mobile designs in Adobe Device Central

Coordinate with team members using Adobe Version Cue

Host real-time, web-based meetings with Adobe Acrobat Connect

Top New Features of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium

Powerful integration
Fluidly move assets across Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, and Adobe Fireworks CS3 software. Use Adobe Version Cue CS3, Adobe Bridge CS3, and Adobe Stock Photos to manage assets. Prepare content for mobile devices with Adobe Device Central CS3.

More expressive interactive design
Explore new dimensions in digital design with new features in Flash CS3 such as the Pen tool, shape primitives, new filter effects, and advanced video support. All these come alongside renowned interactive video, animation, and graphics capability, plus high-quality text rendering.

Unrivaled image editing power
Perfect your images with new capabilities in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended designed specifically for web professionals, including features such as 3D editing, animation support, a new timeline, and more.

Powerful, flexible graphic design
Create editable and scalable vector artwork for web, mobile, and interactive design. Adobe Illustrator CS3 now features improved drawing performance and tools to help you apply and experiment with color.

Rapid prototyping
Use Fireworks CS3 to rapidly prototype web designs. Leverage a common library of prebuilt graphic symbols with customizable properties. Move designs to Flash CS3 Professional and Dreamweaver CS3, or leverage an extensible API to integrate with Adobe Flex software.

Emerging technologies
Prepare for the next generation of web technology while applying best practices. Develop dynamic user interfaces with CSS and Ajax, add Flash Video, and incorporate new standards-based user elements.

Mobile content authoring
Use Adobe Device Central CS3 to design, develop, preview, and test content for a wide range of mobile and consumer devices. Easily show your work in numerous mobile device skins through built-in and regularly updated device profiles.

Browser and platform compatibility
Ensure your experience is consistent across operating systems, browsers, and platforms using the new Browser Compatibility Check in Dreamweaver CS3 and the Adobe CSS Advisor website, an invaluable source of user-contributed solutions to CSS issues.

Macintosh or Windows
Pick your platform. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium software is available for Mac OS--including Intel based Macintosh computers--Windows XP, and Windows Vista. Design in your preferred platform, and then deliver across platforms with consistent results.

Easy web maintenance
Free yourself from simple web edits. With Contribute CS3, enable individuals or workgroups to quickly and easily edit and publish content to websites and blogs from a controlled, permissions-based application or from within Microsoft applications.

Additional Features

Best of the best
Get the newest versions of the award-winning tools, integrated workflows, and valuable utilities used to prototype, design, develop, and maintain websites, applications, interactive experiences, and mobile device content.

Flash Video
Create and edit streaming and progressive Flash Video--and deploy progressive Flash Video--with comprehensive video support, including a standalone video encoder, alpha channel support, a high-quality video codec, embedded cue points, video import support, QuickTime import, closed-captioning, and more.

Engaging interactivity
Incorporate rich interactivity into your projects. Whether it's Ajax interactivity in web page elements, streaming interactive broadcasts, or an interactive multi-user collaboration application, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium software has everything you need to draft and deploy your interactive vision on the web.

Latest technologies and standards
Keep pace with evolving technologies and standards. Design with HTML and CSS; integrate with development technologies like XHTML, XML, Adobe ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, and PHP; test content across browsers and operating systems; and prepare for the new Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

ActionScript 3.0 development
Go farther with ActionScript 3.0, the high-performance, object-oriented programming language for Adobe Flash Player. Explore a whole new world of customization using the rich language, API, libraries, and expansive community support services.

Best practices
Easily apply best practices of web design and development. Create consistent CSS-based designs with CSS layout and visualization tools. Drag and drop an XML feed onto a web page. Use the industry's first integrated tool for Section 508 and WCAG Priority 2 checkpoints.

Reliability and innovation
Whether you're adding interactive video, migrating to CSS, conforming to accessibility regulations, preparing for IPv6 conversion, or experimenting with mobile content, Creative Suite 3 Web Premium lets you work well today and grow for tomorrow.

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

Adobe CS3 Web Premium Upgrade Mac. Upgrade to Web Premium CS3 if running Creative Suites Studio 8 or Dreamweaver and Flash Pro.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value - ESPECIALLY if you're upgrading, August 4, 2007

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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I initially purchased Macromedia's Studio MX suite (Mac OS X) for web design in 2002 and haven't upgraded since. Personally I like the idea of owning the whole web design suite rather than individual applications (much more economical in the long run). I usually like to upgrade every third new version or so. So you can imagine my joy in being able to upgrade to Adobe's CS3 Web Premium, which bundles Photoshop 10 and Acrobat Professional into this all-new suite! Not having a Mac version of Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop previously, upgrading to Web Premium CS3 with these apps thrown in was more than worth the upgrade price. (Sold separately they cost over $600 each!) CS3 Web Premium features tightly integrated applications for a complete powerful web design experience. Running natively and "Universal" on PowerPC or Intel dual core Macs results in blazingly fast performance and a very rewarding overall user experience. There are so many new tools to explore that I really wonder if I'll ever exhaust them!

If you love web design, you'll LOVE Adobe CS3 Web Premium - especially if your upgrade is from Studio MX!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some great, some not so great, October 14, 2007

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Eric Lund "GPS nut" (Helena, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

Turns out I WAS able to upgrade from a Windows version of Studio MX to the Mac version of CS3. When I got to the serial number step, it would not accept my Windows serial number. However, a quick call to Adobe and the phone tech had me push some magic key combo, got a challenge/response key and I was able to get it authorized! Nice job Adobe.

As for the actual software, Photoshop and Illustrator are fantastic tools and the latest versions are incrementally better. I haven't used Fireworks, Acrobat or Contribute yet.

The downside is Dreamweaver. I'm a long time Windows Dreamweaver user (indeed FAN) but I'm pretty disappointed with this 'upgrade.' It's surprising how sloppy and out of it's element it feels running DW on a Mac. There are really no new features in the CS3 version (compared to v 8).

I'm glad I was able to get all this software in one bundle and the upgrade price was great. It would be hard to justify this upgrade if I already had CS2 version of these programs because I don't feel there are any MUST HAVE new features. However, it was a sweet way to get all these fine programs for my shiny new Mac.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pricey but still a must have for web developers., July 21, 2007

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Richard L. Barrett "Grandpa" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I have spent thousands on Adobe upgrades over the years and the price just keeps increasing. However, I do web development and this package has the tools that I use. The upgrade package was almost $500 this time. But, the tools are excellent and they do the job. Web development in Dreamweaver is very strong and Flash Pro, Fireworks, and Photoshop Extended complement Dreamweaver very well. It is not unreasonable to look at this as a must have tool set... Just for the productivity that the combined tools bring. I guess compared to upgrading individual products it is not much more... and when you upgrade everything together they all work seamlessly.