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Adobe released the much-awaited instalment of its Creative Suite series. Creative Suite 4 or CS 4 packs a whole new graphics and medial applications for professional designers.

Adobe sees the launch as their largest to date. The CS4 launch also included upgrade on their other software such as Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute, After Effects, Soundbooth, OnLocation, Premiere Pro, and Encore.

Aside from this launch the company is drawing its efforts to further improve most of its application. Adobe After Effects was recently made import-compatible with Adobe Flash.

Immediate eviews on blogs and tech websites, including that of CNET are all positive. CNET’s review tells that Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is made for professionals who need a jam-packed toolbox for multimedia content creation.

The company released four different packages of CS4 with price ranging from $1,699 to $2,499. The CS4 Master Collection costs $1,599 for users of other CS3 suites to upgrade, or $1,199 for users with two eligible older versions of the suite.

Source: CNet

Adobe System unveiled Adobe Creative Suite yesterday. The CS4 boasts a complete new media capability which includes web, mobile, interactive, film as well as video production

The Adobe CS4 is the company’s largest software release. The package includes Creative Suite 4 Design editors, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 production premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. The most edgy in this release is the CS4 Master edition which the company boasted as “virtually all of Adobe’s new design and development applications, technologies and services in a single box.”

Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer at Adobe stressed CS4’s superb capabilities. According to the president, CS4 “delivers powerful cross-media technologies that have the ability to elevate products, brands and ideas above the clutter.”

One of the features of CS4 is the simplification of workflow. It now permits users to switch between mediums without needing to close a project.

Creative Suite 4 has an upgrade set of tools and design capability in 3D rendering. So don’t be surprised if you will see more functions in the IU of the software compared to CS3. CS4 now permits artists to a more flexible and creative set of functions. They can now paint composite and animate 3D models.

The Adobe Creative Suite 4 will be released in October 2008. The basic price for the CS4 is around $1,699. Adobe plans to offer a lower upgrade price to customers who currently own CS3 and below.

Source: CRN

If you have a Flash Player plugged in to your browser, then you’d better read this.

Adobe has recently announced the release of an upgrade/patch for its graphics and video player. The company advises all Flash users to immediately shift to the latest version, 9.0.124.0, in order to avert possible malware attacks.

The patches plug the security gaps that make the player vulnerable to banner advertisements that are infected with spyware or adware. A PC that gets infected with this type of malware through the Adoble player defect could be susceptible to control by unauthorized third parties.

There have been increasing reports of bogus ad banners that are exploiting Flash’s security lapse. Infection immediately takes place once the user clicks on the malicious advertisement.

Download the upgrade immediately. Don’t be too complacent or confident simply because you have a wide range of security tools or software in your arsenal. It’s definitely better if all your bases are covered.

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