Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [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: 14.4 ounces
• 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: B000NDICNQ
• Item model number: 29700076
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 27, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,354 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #4 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

Easily maintain the final project with Adobe Contribute CS3

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

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick installation, great software, June 20, 2007

By 

B. G. Palin "Avid reader" (Victoria, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I was eager to upgrade my Studio 8 to Web Premium CS3, but was slightly wary what with the information on installation issues around the web. To avoid compatibility problems, I removed the trials (I didn't have the beta) I had been evaluating, Acrobat Reader, Flash Player, and Studio 8. It seems I needn't have worried. The software installed flawlessly, from the CD, in about half an hour. I was surprised, I had expected it to take longer, what with the number of packages being installed. But it all works!

I've got a lot of work to do, learning the new features and taking advantage of the better interoperability between the apps. Photoshop to Flash is nice; I had tried this with older versions of both, and it didn't work so well then. I work on websites, so the round-tripping between Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and Photoshop is very handy. And the apps are all quick to load and respond.

Dreamweaver isn't a huge update from v8, but it has more up-to-date CSS support and improved browser compatibility checking. It also has numerous page templates and CSS-based layouts you can use, which would be a good time saver when creating a new page or site. I practically live in Dreamweaver, so any productivity boosts are appreciated!

I haven't used too much of the other apps yet, but I will soon enough. But I like them all already! The upgrade is pricey, but you get a LOT out of it.

Maybe I got lucky, or it's my newer computer (7 months old, Core 2 Duo, 2Gb memory, 250Gb hard drive, WinXP Media 2005). But I've had no installation or usage problems at all. I can recommend this product for anyone that does serious web work.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Problems here - Products Rock!, May 10, 2007

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S. Sullivan "web developer" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

Though I realize that the installer may leave something to be desired for some, I'm not sure I'd wait to upgrade to the Web Suite. Waiting gives you nothing really -- except the ability to read tips from other installers first. I doubt there will be a big Adobe update to the installer in the next couple months. But I have no inside information and no idea really. Just read what others have said and follow the accompanying instructions carefully.

That aside, let's talk about the real stuff -- the products themselves. They rock. I'm a web developer, not a Photoshop guru, but dang -- with this version of Photoshop, I'm kinda wishing I was! Unbelievable time-savers and really sexy features. Fireworks hasn't been left behind either and has awesome prototyping abilities now. The Fireworks optimization engine (the best in the biz) will now optimize your Photoshop PSD files when you copy them into Dreamweaver. In fact, the integration between products is one of the best workflow enhancers you'll find.

Dreamweaver has even better CSS features and support including new CSS structural layouts and a great Browser Compatibility Feature that notifies you of possible problems on your page -- AND links you to their solution. Having Contribute in the Suite is great for me since I have most of my smaller clients updating their own sites with it so they don't have to bother me with the small stuff.

I'm not a Flash or Illustrator user personally, but I've seen the new features within demo'd and they're very impressive as well. And Mac users may not return to iPhoto after they see the features in Bridge (and the speed as well).

To me, it's an upgrade (or new purchase) worth having -- just pay close attention to the install process. I just installed on a new MacBook Pro without a hitch. Fast and simple. But I wasn't dealing with old products so I can't speak to that. Good luck and happy creating!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Installation was uneventful but I did take precautions, May 15, 2007

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Jim G - See all my reviews

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

I am happy to report that I had no difficulty upgrading to Web Premium (Win) and successfully completed the installation. I was concerned because of the issues reported by K. Nish "Wild Girl Yonder" and appearing on several newsgroups.

I did take K Nish's recommended precautions and unloaded Acrobat Reader and Flash Player. I also unload the trial (not a beta) versions of the CS3 products I had downloaded and installed earlier this week. I rebooted after the removals and ran a utility that checked the Registry and removed any orphans. The CS3 installation took about two hours but was uneventful.

I have a Dell Dimension 8400, 1 gig memory, 160 gig storage and XP SP2. I have MX 2004 on my machine and purchased the Web Premium Upgrade. The installation process did not "find" MX 2004 and I was challenged during activation to enter the qualifying, MX code. Fortunately, I could locate the original MX 2004 disk cover that had the codes. I gave this rating four stars because the installation process required that I search my collection of CDs to find the MX activation codes.

The updated CS3 applications(especially Photoshop)seem much improved over what I had been using (Photoshop 6).