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8 December 2008 Adobe Ships Creative Suite 4 PRODUCT: MODELING Adobe rolled out its latest design and development soft- ware, the Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product family, featuring new workfl ow effi ciencies and unique timesaving features for advancing the creative process across print, Web, inter- active, fi lm, video, and mobile applications. Customers can choose from six new versions: Adobe CS4 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, Web Standard, Production Premium, and Master Collec- tion. When using CS4 in conjunction with the new expres- sive features and visual performance improvements in the just-released Adobe Flash Player 10, designers can extend their Web experiences across multiple browsers and oper- ating systems. As part of the CS4 product launch, the largest in Adobe's history, the company has also released brand-new versions of Photoshop CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks CS4, Contribute CS4, After Effects CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Encore CS4, Soundbooth CS4, and Adobe OnLocation CS4. A simplifi ed workfl ow in CS4 enables users to design across media more effi ciently by making it easier to complete common tasks and move content seam- lessly among applications. InDesign CS4 includes a new Live Prefl ight tool that allows designers to catch production errors, and a newly customizable Links panel to manage placed fi les more effi ciently. The Content-Aware Scaling tool in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended automatically recomposes an image as it is resized, preserving vital areas as it adapts to new dimensions. An expanded version of Dynamic Link in CS4 Production Premium enables users to move and update content between After Effects CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth CS4, and Encore CS4 without rendering, thereby saving countless hours in production. With deep XMP meta- data support, the production workfl ow is simplifi ed, resulting in online content that gives viewers new ways to interact with and search for video, while giving content owners new opportuni- ties to track and monetize content. Adobe Creative Suite 4 brings 3D center stage, providing the ability to paint, composite, and animate 3D models using familiar tools in Photoshop CS4 Extended. Flash CS4 Profes- sional now offers the ability to apply 'tweens to objects instead of keyframes, providing greater control over animation attri- butes. Also in Flash CS4 Professional, the Bones tool helps create more realistic animations between linked objects. With a searchable library of more than 450 dynamically updated device profi les from leading manufacturers, Adobe Device Central CS4 enables users to easily test mobile content designed using many of the CS4 products. Additionally, CS4 now offers a number of services for online collaboration. Adobe ConnectNow, a service of Acrobat.com, allows real-time collaboration with two colleagues or clients. Designers can also share color harmonies with Adobe Kuler. Other online resources include: Adobe Community Help for technical questions, Resource Central for accessing video and audio product-related news and tutorials, as well as Soundbooth scores and sound effects, and Adobe Bridge Home, a customizable resource for tips, tutorials, news, and inspirational content. CS4 and its associated point products are available now at the following prices: CS4 Design Premium, $1799; CS4 Web Premium, $1699; CS4 Production Premium, $1699; and CS4 Master Collection, $2499. Upgrade pricing is available. Create 3D Faces Today! Take any photo and turn it into a 3D head. Use it as a morph with any application that reads OBJ, like Maya, 3DS Max, Poser, Lightwave, DAZ Studio, etc. Available in WIN/MAC $89.99 1. FaceShop 2. FaceShot 3D Camera system 3D Mesh on a budget. FaceShot comes with 2 Canon EOS XT cameras, mounts, hardware and FaceShot 1.0 software. Creates full 360° 3D heads with 30,000 polygons in minutes. Starts at $1,799 (Compare to similar systems costing 10x, 20x as much) www.abalonellc.com PRODUCT: GRAPHIC DESIGN