Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION]

by Adobe

Product Features

• Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro; explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before
• In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel; rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4, plus many more enhancements
• Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple; efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references
• Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash Player can view; or combine rich typography and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF
• Freely edit and enhance digital images using extended nondestructive editing techniques in Photoshop CS4; perform common tasks smoothly and conveniently with new, easy-to-access image adjustment and masks panels

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 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: B001EUCS82
• Item model number: 65020360
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 23, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,155 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take productivity to the next level with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard software, the latest evolution of your essential toolkit for print design and production. Exciting new tools enable more expressive design, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Discover new ways to collaborate and tap into expert resources. Simply deliver quality work reliably in print.

In Illustrator, create and arrange up to 100 artboards of differing sizes, and then save them in a single, multipage PDF file or export them as sequentially numbered files. Click to enlarge.

In Photoshop, rotate canvas and image together to any angle for convenient viewing and editing. Click to enlarge.

In InDesign, sort by any column and easily scan the thumbnails in the enhanced Links panel to view detailed, customizable information about linked content. Click to enlarge.

In InDesign, quickly create a compelling interactive document by using the new Page Transitions panel to add animated transitions such as Page Turn. Then export the document as a SWF file that anyone with Adobe Flash Player or a web browser that supports Flash can conveniently view. Click to enlarge.

Upgrade from CS3 to Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Customers who have a license for Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, Web Standard, Production Premium, Master Collection are eligible for upgrade pricing.

Why Creative Suite 4 Design Standard?
Print designers today need to quickly and reliably deliver eye-catching, high-quality printed material, and a single software application is not enough to complete the job. Creative Suite 4 Design Standard puts the tools you need for expert print production in one box. The components are built to work smoothly together, so you don't need to worry about file formats and compatibility, and a common user interface makes it easy to transition between your software tools. Plus, a single installer and single serial number are easier to manage.

Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Exciting new versions and services
Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro. Explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before.

Simplified workflows
In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel. Rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4, plus many more enhancements.

Flexible, powerful page layout
Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple. Efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references.

Publishing redefined
Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash Player can view. Or combine rich typography and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF.

Streamlined digital imaging
Freely edit and enhance digital images using extended nondestructive editing techniques in Photoshop CS4. Perform common tasks smoothly and conveniently with new, easy-to-access image adjustment and masks panels.

Sophisticated vector graphics
Find inspiration with new creative options in Illustrator CS4, such as transparency within gradients or the painterly Blob Brush tool. Work quickly and fluidly by accessing tools and options now available directly on your artwork.

Innovative collaboration and presentations
Access the Adobe ConnectNow service to easily share your screen to present, review, or brainstorm from within your design software. Showcase your work in a dynamic, customizable PDF Portfolio that is easy to distribute and view.

Quality testing as you work
Catch production errors on-the-fly with Live Preflight in InDesign CS4, use Separations Preview in Illustrator CS4 to avoid color output surprises, and rely on enhanced preflight checks and automatic PDF corrections in Acrobat 9 Pro.

Efficient shared interface elements
Enjoy improved consistency across InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, and Illustrator CS4. Flexibly arrange multiple documents in a single window to compare content or drag-copy objects between them. Easily tab through multiple open documents without maximizing each one.

Answers when you need them
Connect to the expertise of the online design community through your creative desktop. Access information ranging from basic tips, Adobe Help content, and video tutorials to community discussions and blogs.

Combines:

• Adobe InDesign CS4
• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Illustrator CS4
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Quickly and reliably test mobile content in a variety of simulated lighting environments by controlling test settings for backlight, reflections, contrast, and more. Click to enlarge.

Using Live Preflight in InDesign, you can open the Preflight panel to be alerted to errors as they occur rather than when the presses are just about to roll. Click to enlarge.

To allow you to work smoothly and swiftly within components and to move effortlessly among them, Design Standard offers several elegant, cross-component interface enhancements, including N-up view, an application bar, an application frame, and tabbed documents, and task-based workspaces. Click to enlarge.

Adobe InDesign CS4--Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing

Publish persuasive content
Create high-impact, personalized content and long documents tailored for unique audiences in less time and with fewer steps.

Experience fluid workflows
Design with ease using customer-inspired enhancements to your everyday toolset and a more flexible layout environment.

Create rich interactive documents
Create dynamic documents for playback in the Adobe Flash Player runtime as well as engaging PDF content that both include professional typography and top-quality page design.

Adobe Photoshop CS4--Create powerful images with the professional standard

Easily access full editing power
Take greater advantage of all that Adobe Photoshop CS4 software offers with a more intuitive user interface and features that put you in control.

Achieve amazing results
Bring your vision to life with industry-leading tools that let you enhance images and create composites that help meet your highest standards.

Work more efficiently
Be more productive by taking advantage of smooth integration with other Adobe software and enhancements that leverage the power of today's faster graphics processors.

Adobe Illustrator CS4--Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Explore new features
Powerful additions such as the Blob Brush tool and transparency in gradients inspire new creativity. The highly anticipated multiple artboards feature prompts new ways of working.

Discover hidden gems
Existing features have been polished, and hidden functions have been uncovered to reveal usefulness and depth, enabling you to learn more quickly and take better advantage of the power of Illustrator.

Work efficiently
Illustrator CS4 offers improved interaction with options and tools, plus you can do more directly on the artboard. Innovations with Smart Guides and Isolation Mode plus new panel behaviors enable a smoother, more efficient workflow.

Deliver almost anywhere
Print delivery is more reliable with Separations Preview. And with new user interface similarity and shared formats among Adobe Creative Suite tools, work across applications is virtually seamless.

Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro--Protect documents and accelerate information exchange with PDF

Deliver professional documents
Easily organize content from a variety of sources--including documents, e-mail, images, spreadsheets, and web pages--in a single searchable PDF Portfolio, compressed for easy distribution. Use professionally designed templates that can be branded with your company logo and colors. Quickly integrate content, define navigation, and add polish to communicate clearly and effectively. Share information with anyone using free Adobe Reader software.

Create and manage forms
Simplify the creation and completion of forms to efficiently analyze and use data. Convert Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms with automatic recognition of fillable fields. Or use Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES software, a professional form design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro software, to further customize and automate dynamic XML forms. Extend Acrobat functionality to Reader users so virtually anyone can participate in the workflows you initiate. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. And easily export data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.

Manage document reviews
Accelerate the exchange of ideas with colleagues, extended teams, and customers. Through easy-to-manage electronic document reviews, participants can see and build on other reviewers' comments as they are being made, so you can quickly gain the input and consensus you need to efficiently develop and complete work. Enable virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in reviews, and use the Form Tracker to monitor progress and participation.

Help protect sensitive information
Control access to and use of PDF documents, assign digital rights, and maintain document integrity. Set document permissions to define whether a file can be printed or changed. Apply passwords to help restrict document access. Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive information. Digitally sign and certify documents to validate they came from a trusted source. Create and reuse document security policies to precisely manage who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

Choose Your Edition

With the tightly integrated tools and services in Adobe Creative Suite 4 software, you can create visually rich content for virtually any media--print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile. Find the one that's right for you:

Adobe Creative Suite 4 also allows you to access features and services that are hosted online, such as Adobe Community Help, Adobe Kuler, Adobe ConnectNow (a service on Acrobat.com), Adobe InContext Editing, and Bridge Home.*

* This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online ("online services"), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe privacy policy, and access to these services may require user registration. Some online services, including services initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees. For additional details and to review the terms of use and privacy policy, please visit www.adobe.com.

Product Description

This Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade for Mac requires Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, Web Standard, Production Premium, or Master Collection. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard is the essential toolkit for print design and production. Take productivity to the next level with exciting new tools that enable the creation of eye-catching digital images and vector graphics, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Work confidently within this tightly integrated creative environment to deliver exceptional print results. InDesign CS4 Photoshop CS4 Illustrator CS4 Acrobat 9 Pro Adobe Bridge CS4 Adobe Device Central CS4 Version Cue CS4

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: fine print says only upgrades from CS3 to CS4!, February 26, 2009

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Colin Jensen "http://www.colinandbethany.com/... (Marin County, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I love CS4. What I hate is that you have to read the whole listing to see that THIS IS ONLY AN UPGRADE FROM CS3 TO CS4, not any other versions. So I spent hours preparing for this transition, hours upon hours, and when I called Adobe support they said "Oh, yeah, this is a really common problem. There's really no way to tell the CS3-CS4 from the CS2-CS4 upgrades, and they cost the same price. We could help you, but you didn't buy it from us..." Aargh! So I'm returning it, Amazon won't make any money, I have to explain to my office that they're stuck on CS2 for a while, and there's just no way my boss will believe this isn't something completely negligent on my part.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Apps from a company that has lost its "magic", April 9, 2009

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L. Hall - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

Considering Adobe has worked their way into being the industry standard, it's a good thing that these apps are very useful for my design and illustration business. I mainly use Illustrator and Photoshop. I was one of the last hold-outs with the competitor of Illustrator - Macromedia Freehand. I found Freehand to be much faster, "lighter" and less bloated. When Adobe bought Macromedia I knew it was over for Freehand. I tried for years to make the switch but found Illustrator lacking in the tools I used for my illustration work. CS4 was the version I was finally able to use to make the conversion. They even offer an option called "Like Freehand" that mimics the old Freehand interface. I find the new "Blob Tool" very useful and I like the improved gradient tools.

However, I have found Adobe's customer service to be abhorrent. I have been using Adobe products since the early 1990's. I have not had to use their customer service in years, but when I recently had a problem, it was probably one of the worst customer service experiences I have ever had. I have read where they are working on this. I hope so, because for what they charge for their products, customer service should be excellent.

Overall, considering there is very little competition, Adobe CS4 contains very good (although somewhat "bloated") applications. Just hope you never have to call customer service.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to upgrade from CS3 to CS4, November 30, 2009

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Apol (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade [Mac] [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I am glad that I upgraded - there are several great new features in CS4 like when you're placing an image in InDesign, it shows in the list if you've color coded a folder which CS3 did not do. Illustrator it's cool to add more pages/artboards though it takes a bit of time to figure it out. Not sure I really noticed any big difference in Photoshop but maybe I need to play more.