Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium for Mac (Student & Teacher Edition)

New for Photoshop Extended CS6

Retouching Magic

Retouch images with astonishing ease and precision. Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, which allows you to choose the sample area Content-Aware will use to magically create your patch

Astonishing Performance

See near-instant results when editing with key tools such as Liquify and Puppet Warp. The Mercury Graphics Engine delivers unprecedented speed and responsiveness for a fluid feel as you work

Simplified 3D

Create eye-catching 3D artwork more easily with intuitive on-canvas and in-context scene editing. Easily drag shadows into place, animate 3D objects, give 3D objects the look of sketches or cartoons, and more

Video Editing

Edit video to include in your digital publishing projects. Quickly combine clips and stills using transitions, audio, and effects such as pan and zoom

Faster Design Tasks

Finesse details quickly with new and reengineered tools. Apply type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly search layers, and more

Crop Tool

Crop images faster and more precisely using the hardware-accelerated, nondestructive Crop tool. Manipulate your images on canvas and see the adjustments live

Improved Auto-Corrections

Enhance your images with improved Auto Curves, Levels, and Brightness/Contrast controls. Intelligence from thousands of hand-retouched images is built-in to provide a better starting point for making adjustments

Background Save

Help protect against losing your work during unexpected shutdowns. Auto-save your edits without interrupting your progress, and keep working while saving even the largest Photoshop files in the background

Scripted Patterns

Generate geometric pattern fills more easily with new Scripted Patterns

Drawing Enhancements

Draw more naturally and efficiently using airbrush tips, drawing tips that wear down as you work, an Oil Painting filter, and painting presets and brush enhancements

Preset Sharing

Easily migrate your presets, workspaces, preferences, and settings so you can experience Adobe Photoshop in the same way on all your computers

Dozens of Time-Savers

Experience more than 50 creativity and productivity boosts directly requested by users

New for Illustrator CS6

Mercury Performance System

Work blazingly fast – even with processing-intensive effects such as blurs, glows, and drop shadows that used to slow you down. Access all the RAM on your system thanks to native 64-bit support on both Mac OS and Windows

Easy Pattern Creation

Easily create seamlessly tiled vector patterns. Experiment freely with repeating patterns that can be edited at any time

Gradients on Strokes

Apply gradients to your strokes – along the length, across the width, or within the stroke itself – all with complete control over gradient placement and opacity

Enhanced User Interface

Perform daily tasks such as editing layer names and selecting fonts in fewer steps. Keep the focus on your artwork with an adjustable-brightness "dark UI"

New for InDesign CS6

Multiple Versions in One File

Efficiently manage multiple layouts based on a single set of content. Use Alternate Layout to create multiple versions in one document. Use Liquid Layout to automate layout reformatting based on page size

Linked Content Across Documents

Link content within or across InDesign documents, so that changes (including interactivity) made to the parent text or object are applied automatically to all linked children objects

PDF Forms

Create form fields directly within Adobe InDesign before you export to PDF. You can also assign the tab order in InDesign using the Articles panel

New for Dreamweaver CS6

Adaptive Web Layouts

Use fluid grid layout to define styles and rules for adaptive web layouts that scale and look great on screens of virtually any size. It's now easier to design complex layouts without drowning in code

jQuery and PhoneGap Build Updates

Build native mobile apps for Android and iOS using integrated mobile frameworks. Includes emulators that work with the Adobe PhoneGap framework to simplify working with complex mobile software development kits (SDKs)

HTML5 and CSS3 Updates

Take advantage of support for web standard updates. Bring pages to life with CSS3 transitions, insert HTML5 video content, and test pages with a WebKit rendering engine that supports the display of HTML5 content

Improved FTP Performance

Upload site files faster with the reengineered FTP transfer tool

New for Flash Professional CS6

Wider Device Support

Reach audiences with the latest Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR runtimes and on Android and iOS devices. Now also export content authored in Adobe Flash Professional to HTML

Sprite Sheets

Export symbols and animation sequences to instantly generate CSS sprite sheets that improve gaming workflows and performance

Platform- & Device-Specific Access

Use prebuilt native extensions that provide access to platform- or device-specific capabilities, such as battery level and vibration

Top Features for Media Encoder CS6

Preset Browser

You can access frequently-used settings immediately via the Preset Browser. Organize presets by category, set favorites, and customize your most commonly-used encoding presets

Fast, Easy Output to Virtually Any Screen

Take advantage of the ability to quickly and easily output your work for virtually any video or device format. Customize, set, and organize your preferred presets in the Preset Browser for rapid export and batch encoding in the background

Performance and Stability

Utilize Watch Folders to quickly encode video from one source to multiple output formats

ARRIRAW, RED EPIC, and RED Scarlet-X Support

You can import ARRIRAW, 5K RED EPIC, and RED Scarlet-X footage directly into Adobe Media Encoder CS6 for transcoding to HD and SD formats

Presets for Devices and Formats

With speed and ease, you can encode video using presets that help ensure video looks great on popular devices, platforms, and formats, including Android and iOS, YouTube, Vimeo, HDTV, and more

Background Batch Encoding

Enjoy the ability to work more efficiently when transcoding. Adobe Media Encoder transcodes files in the background, freeing your system up to take care of other tasks. This is especially important with 4K and 5K workflows that typically tax your system

Source Settings Applied to Encoding

You can streamline your encoding workflow by automatically matching encoding settings to the original Adobe Premiere Pro source sequence or After Effects composition

Drag-and-Drop Encoding

Transfer sequences from Adobe Premiere Pro and compositions from After Effects right into Adobe Media Encoder, which can then immediately encode them

Convenient Watch Folder Workflow

Set Adobe Media Encoder to watch a folder. Automatically encode files arriving in the folder to a format specified by you. Each watch folder can be set to encode to a number of formats

Metadata Output Templates

Keep metadata in encoded outputs to streamline production and improve usability, or clear metadata prior to distribution to safeguard confidential production data

Interpret Footage Options

You can override automatic interpretation of the frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, field order, or alpha channel settings of items imported into Media Encoder

Crop and Trim Control

It's easy to crop the frame size and trim the in and out points of a clip or sequence

Support for Still Image Sequences

Automatically encode a numbered sequence of photos as a video clip or convert any source file into a photo sequence

Adobe Flash Professional Cue Points from Metadata

Benefit from the ability to create FLV and F4V clips from Adobe Flash Professional software with XMP cue points, which can be automatically read from the source, imported from an XML file, or manually entered in the Export Settings dialog box

FTP Export

Upload files to an FTP server with storage space allocated for file sharing. This feature is particularly useful for transferring large files over the web

MPEG Export Options

Control the way in which MPEG video and audio data are merged into a single stream or, conversely, divided into separate streams

Other Features

Breakthrough Image Editing in Photoshop Extended

Deliver eye-catching results with the industry standard in digital imaging. Enjoy creative freedom and precise control when refining and compositing images, applying artistic effects, and painting with versatile brush tools

Creative 3D Possibilities in Photoshop Extended

Quickly add depth and create unusual effects using powerful 3D editing tools. Create attention-getting 3D logos and artwork from text and shapes and edit, manipulate, and paint directly on 3D models

Distinctive Vector Graphics in Illustrator

Create top-quality vector artwork for any project, from logos to illustrations for advertising, packaging, signage, and more. Use precise drawing tools and expressive natural brushes to create graphics that get noticed

World-Class Websites & Applications in Dreamweaver

Design, develop, and maintain HTML5/CSS3 websites and applications. Use built-in design templates and work visually or directly in code. Build e-commerce sites without back-end coding via integration with Adobe Business Catalyst

Professional Page Layout in InDesign

Lay out, preflight, and produce stunning page layouts with intuitive design software that offers precise control over typography and built-in tools for creative effects

Tablet Publications in InDesign

Use InDesign to create media-rich publications for iPad and other tablet devices. Add interactive elements such as pan and zoom, slide shows, audio, and video. Upload to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for distribution

E-Book Authoring in InDesign

Create engaging eBooks with refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. Include video and audio in InDesign layouts you export to EPUB format. InDesign uses EPUB3 and HTML5 code to create eBooks with audio, video, and other advanced features. Embedded audio and video play on mobile devices that support HTML5, like the iPad

Robust Preflighting

Prepare files for hassle-free production for print layouts by finding errors in InDesign with Live Preflight or by using robust preflight checks and fixes in Adobe Acrobat X Pro

Efficient Delivery of Accessible Documents

Apply accessibility rules in InDesign – including tab and read-aloud order – and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro

Adaptive Web Layouts in Dreamweaver

Use fluid grid layout to define styles and rules for adaptive web layouts that scale and look great on screens of virtually any size. It's now easier to design complex layouts without drowning in code

Free-Form Interactive Content in Flash Professional

Deliver immersive experiences across multiple runtimes that present consistently on virtually any platform or device with Adobe Flash Professional, the industry standard for interactive authoring

PDF File Creation, Editing & Delivery

Distribute layouts reliably using Acrobat X Pro to create simple PDF documents and package layouts, drawings, images, video, audio, and other files in a single polished PDF Portfolio.

Optimized Graphics & Images in Fireworks

Quickly design content for websites, mobile devices, tablets, kiosks, and interactive display with friendly, easy-to-use vector and bitmap graphic creation and optimization tools

CSS from Design Comps in Fireworks

Cleanly extract CSS elements and values (color, font, gradient, corner radius, and so on) with the new CSS Properties panel. Create CSS sprites from design comps

Performance on 64-Bit Operating Systems

Take advantage of the full power and performance of 64-bit Windows and Mac OS systems. Photoshop and Illustrator are 64-bit native for lightning-fast creativity and production

Visual Media Browsing

Find files fast by browsing thumbnails instead of filenames with Adobe Bridge. Or browse thumbnails and place files from the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop Extended and InDesign

Integration with Other Adobe Tools & Services

Enjoy direct integration with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Adobe Touch Apps within Design & Web Premium ¹

Please Note:

Digital Publishing Suite account is required to access certain features & services that integrate with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Internet connection required for Creative Cloud (for users 13+). This and mobile & tablet apps require a separate download & agreement. May not be available in all countries/languages. May be subject to discontinuation, additional fees, and/or subscription charges.

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Business Catalyst Panel in Dreamweaver

Use the integrated Adobe Business Catalyst panel in Dreamweaver to connect and edit sites you build with Business Catalyst (not included). Build e-commerce sites with the hosted solution