Adobe Acrobat 9

Definition

 
 
 
Software used to create, control,
collaborate and share PDF
workflow.
 Editions

• Acrobat 9 Standard
 
 
• Acrobat 9 Pro
 
 
• Acrobat 9 Pro Extended
 Acrobat 9 Standard

  Features:
 
• You can create, edit, e-mail, save, print,
secure and combine PDF documents.
 
• You can convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Publisher, Access and other files into PDF.
 
• You can create, edit, fill in, save and
distribute PDF fillable forms.
 
• You can scan a paper document and convert
that into a searchable PDF file/form.
 Acrobat 9 Pro
  Features:
 
• You can create dynamic forms using LiveCycle
Designer that comes with Acrobat 9 Pro.
• You can convert Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft
Visio, and Microsoft Project files to PDF with
one-button ease.
 
• You can insert FLV or H.264 video for direct
playback in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.
 
• You can compare and highlight the differences
between two versions of a PDF document.
 Acrobat 9 Pro Extended

  Features:
 
• You can easily add audio, video, and quizzes
to your PowerPoint slides and create rich,
interactive presentations with Adobe
Presenter (included)
 
• You can convert a variety of video formats to
FLV for playback in PDF.
 
• You can convert 2D and 3D designs from major
CAD applications to PDF for use by extended
teams without expensive CAD or viewer
software.
 Acrobat 9

  Targeted Customers/Industries:
 
• AEC (Architecture, engineering, and construction)
• Creative
• Education
• Government
• Legal
• Manufacturing
 Find it out!

• Adobe Acrobat editions Comparison Table.

• Difference between forms created using

Acrobat 9 Standard and Pro (using LiveCycle
Designer)
InDesign cs5
 Definition

 
 Professional desktop publishing (DTP)
or page layout software.
 
Used to create compelling page layouts and and PDF
documents.
 InDesign cs5

 Features
•Spread rotation

Temporarily rotate the spread view without physically turning your

monitor. Enjoy full editing capability at 90- and 180-degree angles so that
you can easily include nonhorizontal elements in your designs.
 
•Built-in support for multilingual text

Check spelling and correctly hyphenate documents in 31 languages and

related dialects using the Proximity dictionaries.

•Smart Guides

Quickly align, space, rotate, and resize multiple objects in one step. Align
to the horizontal, vertical, or center of page edges. 
 
 InDesign cs5

Features

•Live Preflight
Continuous preflighting alerts you to potential production problems in real
time so you can immediately identify and correct errors instead of waiting
until the document is ready for print.

•WYSIWYG font menus

See samples of font faces in any InDesign font menu, so you can always
choose the exact font you need.

• More features here: http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/features/

 InDesign cs5
  Targeted customers
• Book publishers
 
• Magazine editors
 
• Graphic designers
 
• Print professionals
 
• Corporate designers
 
Illustrator cs5
 Illustrator cs5

 
 It is a comprehensive vector
graphics environment.
 
Used to create logos, banners and other
artworks.
 Features
 
• Live Trace

• Quickly and accurately convert photos, scans, or other

bitmap images to editable and scalable vector paths.

• Smooth Tool

• Reduce or eliminate unwanted bumps in a path using the

Smooth tool.

• Live Paint

• Easily paint any closed or partially closed area of your

artwork with the Live Paint Bucket, which automatically
detects and corrects gaps and lets you interactively select
colors from the Swatches panel for faster filling.
 Features
 
• Actions

• Save time by recording frequently performed tasks as actions, which

you can manage in the Actions panel.

• Eyedropper

• Copy object attributes such as color and text formatting from one
object to another using the Eyedropper tool.

• More features here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/features/
 Illustrator cs5

  Targeted customers
• Creative professionals
 
• Multimedia producers
 
• Web and interactive designers
 
• Animators
 
• Motion graphics designers
 
Photoshop cs5
 Editions

 
• Photoshop cs5
 
• Photoshop cs5 Extended
 Photoshop cs5

 Definition
 
It’s a professional photo editing software. With
Photoshop cs5, you can perfect all of your images.

You can now create sophisticated composites

more easily than ever with breakthrough tools for
automatically aligning and blending layers and
making quick selections.
 Photoshop cs5's Features
• Content-Aware Scaling

Content-Aware Scaling feature automatically recomposes an

image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as the
image adapts to the new dimensions.
  
• Smart Filters

Experiment by adding, adjusting, and removing filters from an

image without resaving the image or starting over to preserve
quality.
  
• Auto-blending of images

Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure,

color, and focal point — with options to preserve tones and
colors — into a single color-corrected image.
 Photoshop cs5's Features
• History panel and Edit History log

• Undo and redo any set of editing steps in an open image with the
History panel, and automatically track all editing steps within your
files with the Edit History log.

• 360-degree panoramas

• Automatically stitch horizontal or vertical photos to create seamless

panoramas — even 360-degree spheres — using Photomerge®
technology.

• More features here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/features/
 Photoshop cs5 Extended

• Adobe Photoshop cs5 Extended software delivers all

the features in Photoshop cs5, plus new features for

working with 3D imagery, motion-based content, and

advanced image analysis.

 Photoshop cs5 Extended

Features
• 3D painting and compositing

• Adobe Photoshop cs5 Extended software delivers all the features

in Photoshop cs5, plus new features for working with 3D imagery,
motion-based content, and advanced image analysis.

• Quantitative data extraction

• Use selection tools to define and calculate distance, perimeter,

area, and many other measurements. Record data points in a
Measurement Log.
 Photoshop cs5 Extended

Features
• Single-key shortcuts

• Edit motion graphics on video layers more efficiently with new

single-key shortcuts

• Fluid canvas rotation

• Now just click to smoothly turn your canvas for distortion-free

viewing at any desired angle — no more tilting your head in the
middle of painting and drawing
 Photoshop cs5 & Extended

Targeted customers
• Professional photographers
• Serious amateur photographers
• Medical professionals
• Architects and engineers
• Scientific researchers
 
Dreamweaver cs5
 Dreamweaver cs5

 Definition

Software used to design, develop, and

maintain standards-based websites and
applications.
 Dreamweaver cs5

 Features
• Cross-platform support
• Design in your preferred system, and deliver across platforms with
reliable, consistent, and high-performance results.

• Integrated coding
• Tap the power of built-in code hints for faster and cleaner coding in
HTML; JavaScript; Ajax frameworks such as Spry, jQuery, and
Prototype; and several server languages.
 
• Live View
• Design your web pages under real-world browser conditions with the
new Live View in Dreamweaver cs5 — while still retaining direct
access to the code. Changes to the code are instantly reflected in the
rendered display.
 Dreamweaver cs5

 Features
• FLV Support
• Integrate FLV files into any web page with point-and-click ease and
standards-compliant coding — no knowledge of Adobe Flash®
software required.

• Code Navigator
• See all the code sources that affect your current selection, such as
CSS rules, server-side includes, external JavaScript functions,
Dreamweaver templates, iframe source files, and more..
 
• More features here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/features/
 Dreamweaver cs5

  Targeted customers
• Web designers,
 
• Web developers, and
 
• Visual designers.
  
Flash cs5 Professional
 Flash cs5 Professional

Definition

Adobe Flash cs5 Professional software is

the industry-leading authoring
environment for creating engaging
interactive experiences.
 Flash cs5 Professional

 Features
• 3D transformation

Animate 2D objects through 3D space with exciting new 3D translation and

rotation tools, which allow you to animate along the x, y, and z axes.

• Motion presets

It has prebuilt animations that can be applied to any object. Select from
dozens of presets or create and save your own.

• Bones tool

Create chain-like animation effects with a series of linked objects, or

quickly distort a single shape using the new Bones tool.
 Flash cs5 Professional

 Features
• Animation copy and paste

Copy an animation that is applied to an object and paste it into any other
timeline object, dramatically reducing time spent on animation
development.

• Advanced Debugger

Test content with a powerful ActionScript debugger that offers flexibility

and user feedback

More features here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/features/

 Flash cs5 Professional

 Targeted Customers
• Web designers
 
• Graphic designers
 
• Animators
 
 
Fireworks cs5
 Fireworks cs5

Definition

Software used to create and optimize images for the

web more quickly and accurately.
 Fireworks cs5

 Features
• Superb design tools
• Create and edit vector and bitmap images, or import and modify native
Photoshop and Illustrator files. Apply lighting effects, shadow effects,
styles, and blend modes

• Optimization and scaling tools

• Optimize graphics for virtually any delivery scenario with preview,
cross-platform gamma preview, selective JPEG compression, and a
wide range of export controls.
 
• PDF Export
• Generate high-fidelity, protected PDF documents from your Fireworks
comps for client communication.
Targeted customers

 
• Web designers
 
• Web developers
 
• Visual designers
 
 
Contribute cs5
 Definition

Software used to update, review, and

publish web content while maintaining
site integrity — without learning HTML 
 
 Contribute cs5

 Features
• In-browser editing

• Edit pages directly in your favorite web browser without having to

open another application.
 
• Rich media support

• Easily drag and drop your images, FLV and SWF files, or PDF
documents into the editable regions of your Contribute pages.
 
• Inline spelling checker

• The inline spelling checker improves the user experience by checking

spelling on-the-fly and flagging potential errors as soon as the user
enters text.
 Contribute cs5

 Features
• More secure editing with Auto-Save
• Protect your content contributors' ongoing edits with the new Auto-
Save feature, which enables you to specify how frequently Contribute
cs5 will save and store updated drafts.

• Version Rollback feature

• Use the Rollback feature to return to an earlier version of your web
page.
Targeted customers

 
• Writers
 
• Editors
 
• Content Experts
 
Premiere Pro cs5
 Premiere Pro cs5

Definition

Software used to capture, edit, and deliver video

online, on air, on disc, or on device.
 
It includes OnLocation and Encore.
 
 Premiere Pro cs5

 Features
• Speech Search
• Jump to a specific area of a shot by searching for keywords within the
dialogue, and then use keywords to quickly locate and display what
you're looking for — or even cut video based on the script.
 
• DVD authoring (Encore)
• Create high-quality DVD titles using Adobe Encore cs5 software. Create a
compelling viewer experience with interactive menus and slide shows,
and help ensure disc quality with integrated transcoding of your content.

• Direct-to-disk recording (OnLocation)

• Save tape and time by eliminating capture from your production process.
Record SD and HD video directly to hard disk using Adobe OnLocation
cs5 software
 Premiere Pro cs5

Features
• Multicam editing
• View multiple tracks from a multiple-camera shoot, easily sync via
timecode, and edit by switching between tracks in real time.
 
• Support for all major media types
• Import and export major video, audio, and graphic file formats, including
FLV, F4V, MPEG-2, QuickTime, Windows Media, AVI, BWF, AIFF, JPEG,
PNG, PSD, TIFF, and more.
 Premiere Pro cs5

  Targeted customers
• Filmmakers
 
• Cable and network broadcasters
 
• Event and corporate videographers
 
• Rich media creative professionals
 
• Editors
 
After Effects cs5
 After Effects cs5

Definition

Software used to create motion graphics and

visual effects.
 
 After Effects cs5

 Features
• Cartoon effect
• Instantly give live footage the look of cell animation. Stylize video by
reducing the color palette of a clip and by emphasizing edges.
 
• Shape path operators enhanced
• Modify and animate hand-drawn or parametric shapes by applying a
series of specialized shape effects, including Merge Paths, Offset Paths,
Pucker & Bloat, Repeater, Round Corners, Trim Paths, Twist, Wiggle
Paths, Zig Zag, and the Repeater.
 
• 2D and 3D element combination
• Work in 2D or 3D, or freely combine 2D and 3D elements in the same
composition without having to change modes or redo your work.
 After Effects cs5

 
Features

• Shape presets
• Browse and apply dozens of Shape Layer sprites and animations 

• Parenting
• Work with parent and child layers. A child layer inherits all
transformations applied to the parent, including the parent's anchor
point, while maintaining its own local animation.
 After Effects cs5

  Targeted customers
• Motion graphics designers
 
• Visual effects artists
 
• Post-production professionals
 
• Corporate and event videographers
 
• Rich media designers
 
SoundBooth cs5
 SoundBooth cs5

Definition
Software used to create and polish audio, customize
music, add sound effects, and do much more.
 
 SoundBooth cs5

 Features
• Multitrack support
• Work on more than one mono or stereo file at a time. Multitrack support
allows you to create sounds composed of multiple clips and to mix
multiple tracks and scores.
 
• Automatic volume correction
• Quickly match the volume levels within a single audio clip, or match the
volume levels for multiple audio files with just a few clicks.
 
• Additional Soundbooth scores enhanced
• Jump-start your audio projects with royalty-free content, including
thousands of sound effects and more than 100 Soundbooth Scores.
 SoundBooth cs5

Features

• Fast audio cleanup

• Use powerful, sample-accurate tools to cut, copy, paste, fade, and stretch
audio assets.
 
• High-quality audio effects
• Enjoy a library of audio filters to help you achieve your own sound,
including reverb, echo, EQ, time and pitch stretch, distortion, chorus, and
more.
 SoundBooth cs5

  Targeted customers

• Sound engineers
 
• Audio professionals
 
• Filmmakers and multimedia professionals. 
 
• Web developers
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