Posts Tagged ‘cs5’
Adobe Digital Publishing Platform – Welcome Back to the Show, Adobe!
Today Adobe announced the upcoming release of the Digital Publishing Platform that is built upon Creative Suite 5. This technology, though not available publicly as of yet, was used by WIRED to publish their first iPad edition of their magazine. Having seen the WIRED digital magazine on my iPad, I’m excited to see what this Digital Publishing Platform can do. In the FAQs Adobe has posted, they mention that InDesign CS5 was a core element in the creation of the WIRED Reader. I love creating print collateral with InDesign and look forward to a chance of creating interactive materials in it. I’m hoping that the publishing platform will allow me to provide new services to clients where we can turn what use to be ‘plain-Jane’ PDFs into more interactive pieces that really engage the reader.
And in case you’re wondering, this platform appears to be fully compliant with the Apple Developers License Agreement, so it shouldn’t go the way of Flash. It also takes advantage of HTML5 technologies – showing that they are not being too stubborn in their quest for Flash acceptance. The plan is also to make this support multiple platforms, so the iPad isn’t the only tablet/device out there that will take advantage of this.
I’m happy to see Adobe is embracing new technologies like the iPad even if Flash is not supported. What the WIRED digital magazine shows is that Adobe is still tops in producing creative materials, static or interactive. Welcome back to the show, Adobe! [Adobe via Gizmodo]
Photoshop CS5 (64-bit) Blows CS4 (32-bit) Out of the Water
Posted in Software, on April 19th, 2010 by Carlos.
John Nack, Principal Product Manager for Adobe Photoshop, has posted some rather impressive speed benchmarks comparing the soon-to-be-shipped Photoshop CS5 64-bit vs the 32-bit CS4 counterpart. CS5 outperforms CS4 in every test that was run from 1.4 – 2.4 times faster. From time to time I work with large files that put a strain on my system, but given CS5 can take advantage of more system RAM that I actually have a available, I should realize some improvements.
I’ll admit one of my greatest disappoints with CS4 was that Adobe didn’t make it 32-bit, while our Windows brethren got to enjoy an extra 32 bits of bittage. It’s good to hear that the initial results are showing that 64-bit was worth the wait. Let’s hope that tests run by non-Adobe employees turn out to be similar! [John Nack on Adobe via Daring Fireball]
Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) to Ship Mid-May – Pricing Announced
Posted in Software, on April 12th, 2010 by Carlos.
Adobe has announced that the CS5 entourage of products will be available mid-may and is up for pre-order on their website now. Also, the pricing has been made official. Here are some of the different packages available and pricing grabbed from their website:
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium will sell for $1899 USD, upgrade for $599 USD
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium will sell for $1799 USD, upgrade for $599 USD
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium will sell for $1699 USD, upgrade for $599 USD
- and the Death Star of the Adobe CS5 lineup, Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection will sell for $2599 USD, upgrade for $899 USD
As always adoption of the new software suites is generally slow in the professional realm as printers and agencies have to evaluate the costs, budget for it and finally upgrade all their machines. I have a couple clients that are quick on the upgrade so I’ll be waiting for their cue before I take the plunge. [Adobe via BusinessWire via Gizmodo]
I’ll eat my hat – Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5 Looks Impressive
Posted in Software, on March 24th, 2010 by Carlos.
Ok – sorry for my little dig against CS5 there without knowing much about it. This video on Content-Aware Fill looks impressive, if not amazing. Of course I’d like to judge it for myself and see what the results really look like zoomed in, but still… wow. I just hope this is a professional tool that produces professional results, rather than something that Photoshop enthusiasts will use but have so-so results.
[YouTube via I Love Typography]
Adobe CS5 Launch – April 12, 2010. Groan.
Posted in Software, on March 24th, 2010 by Carlos.
Ugh. Seriously? Already? It would be nice that with a new release this time around, Adobe decided to IMPROVE its software. [Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch]
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