Largest Software Release in Adobe’s 25-year History Revolutionizes Creative Workflows
SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 27, 2024 — Adobe Systems
Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 3
product line, a revolutionary offering of tightly integrated,
industry-leading design and development tools for virtually every
creative workflow. Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3 line-up unites the best
of Adobe and Macromedia® product innovation to provide designers and
developers with a broad spectrum of creative options for all facets of
print, web, mobile, interactive, film, and video production. There are
six all-new configurations of Adobe Creative Suite 3. These include,
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Design Standard editions;
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Web Standard editions; and Adobe
Creative Suite 3 Production Premium. Rounding
out the product line is Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection which
combines 12 of Adobe’s new design and development applications in a
single box—the most comprehensive creative environment ever delivered.
The majority of Adobe Creative Suite 3 editions will be available as
Universal applications for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs and
support Microsoft® Windows® XP and Windows Vista™. Customers will
experience increased levels of performance and speed running Creative
Suite 3 natively on Intel-based Macintosh systems and the latest
Windows hardware.
“Creative Suite 3 is the biggest launch in Adobe’s 25 year history and
a milestone for the creative industry,” said Bruce Chizen, chief
executive officer at Adobe. “This release reflects the powerful
integration between Adobe and Macromedia and how our products bridge
the gap between designers and developers. With new workflows that
streamline collaboration and impact the development of rich content,
designers and developers now have the creative license to engage
audiences across virtually every medium.”
Best-of-Breed Creative Tools for Every Medium
A customer-inspired release, Adobe Creative Suite 3 offers
unprecedented choice among editions and stand-alone products, with
comprehensive support for the most cutting-edge workflows for any
design discipline. Customers can choose from six all-new suites or
compelling full version upgrades of 13 stand-alone applications,
including Photoshop® CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, InDesign® CS3 (see
separate releases), Illustrator® CS3, Flash® CS3 Professional,
Dreamweaver® CS3, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, and After Effects® CS3.
Each edition of Adobe Creative Suite 3 integrates different
configurations of Adobe's creative products to serve a breadth of
design needs: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium delivers an
essential toolkit for print, web, interactive and mobile design while
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard focuses on professional print
design and production. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium combines the
leading web design and development tools and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web
Standard serves the professional web developer. Adobe Creative Suite 3
Production Premium, meanwhile is a complete post-production solution
for video professionals. Lastly, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master
Collection combines 12 new creative applications in one box, enabling
customers to design across all media—print, web, interactive, mobile,
video and film.
With Adobe Creative Suite 3 family, mobile development and the delivery
of video rich content take center stage. Today, Flash technology is
emerging as a leader for the mass distribution of video across the
Internet, bringing TV shows online, and powering the video capabilities
of YouTube and MySpace. Now with the expanded Creative Suite 3 family,
Adobe’s powerful video technologies are available, cross-platform, to
any creative delivering rich media experiences. In addition, a new
common suite component, Adobe Device Central (see separate release)
radically boosts the productivity of creative professionals who develop
content for mobile handsets. Other shared features across the product
line included an updated version of Adobe Bridge CS3, the hub of Adobe
Creative Suite, providing instant access to Version Cue® CS3, Acrobat®
Connect™, and an expanded Adobe Stock Photos service.
To celebrate the unveiling of Adobe Creative Suite 3, Adobe will host a
launch event in New York City that will be webcast live on March 27 at
3:30 p.m. EDT. To attend the webcast, please visit www.adobe.com/go/cs3launch.
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Standard, and Adobe Creative
Suite 3 Web Premium and Standard will begin shipping in April 2024.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3
Master Collection for Mac OS X on Intel-based systems and for Microsoft
Windows XP and Windows Vista platforms will begin shipping worldwide in
the third quarter of 2024. All configurations will be available through
Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/go/gn_store. Estimated street price for the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
is US$1799, US$1599 for Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium, US$1699 for
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium, and US$2499 for Adobe
Creative Suite 3 Master Collection. There are numerous upgrade paths
available for Adobe customers. For more detailed information about
features, upgrade policies, pricing, and international versions please
visit: www.adobe.com/go/creativesuite.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
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