Adobe Upgrade Creative Suite 2 (CS2) to Adobe Design Bundle for Macintosh

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Upgrade to Adobe Design Bundle
To install this upgrade successfully, you will need an earlier licensed version of Adobe Creative Suite Standard or Premium on the same platform as this purchase.

With the Adobe Design Bundle, you can realize your ideas in print, on the web, and on mobile devices using the unified design environment of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software and create rich, interactive web and mobile experiences with Macromedia Flash Professional 8 software

Adobe Creative Suite 2 software is a unified design environment that delivers the next level of integration in creative software. The Premium version combines Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, and Acrobat 7.0 Professional, which contains features that provides tighter integration across the suite. Version Cue CS2 includes enhancements in file versioning and review management, while other new features like Adobe Bridge, Adobe Stock Photos, color consistency, and unified Adobe PDF file creation offer greater productivity and collaboration.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 - The professional standard in desktop digital imaging
Adobe Photoshop CS2 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, delivers more of what you crave. Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down.
  • Timesaving file handling with Adobe Bridge
    Simplify file handling with Adobe Bridge, the next-generation File Browser, where you can process multiple camera raw images at once; resize, rate, and label thumbnails; quickly review images in Slideshow mode; search metadata; and more.
  • Revolutionary Vanishing Point
    Achieve amazing results in a fraction of the time with the groundbreaking Vanishing Point, which lets you clone, paint, and paste elements that automatically match the perspective of the surrounding image area.
  • Multiple layer control
    Select and move, group, transform, and warp objects more intuitively by clicking and dragging directly on the canvas. Easily align objects with Smart Guides.
  • Smart Objects
    Perform nondestructive scaling, rotating, and warping of raster and vector graphics with Smart Objects. Even preserve the editability of high-resolution vector data from Adobe Illustrator software.
  • Multi-image digital camera raw file processing
    Accelerate your raw file workflow with simultaneous processing of multiple images while you continue working. Import images into your choice of formats, including Digital Negative (DNG); enjoy automatic adjustments to exposure, shadows, and brightness and contrast; and much more.
  • Image Warp
    Easily create packaging mock-ups or other dimensional effects by wrapping an image around any shape or stretching, curling, and bending an image using Image Warp.
  • Advanced noise reduction
    Polish digital photos with advanced noise correction in high-ISO shooting plus JPEG artifact reduction.
  • 32-bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) support
    Create and edit 32-bit images, and combine multiple exposures into a single, 32-bit image with expanded range - from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights.
  • Customizable workspaces and menus
    Get easier access to the tools you need with task-based presets, highlight new or commonly used menu items, and set up and save custom menus and workspaces.
  • Spot Healing Brush
    Effortlessly retouch photos - including 16-bit images - in a single click with the advanced power of the new Photoshop CS2 Spot Healing Brush.
  • One-click red-eye correction
    Instantly neutralize red eyes with the one-click red-eye correction tool, which supports 16-bit images and lets you set pupil size and darkening level.
Adobe Illustrator CS2 - Vector graphics reinvented
Adobe Illustrator CS2 software gives you new creative freedom that lets you realize your ideas quickly and powerfully. Instantly convert bitmaps to vector artwork and paint more intuitively. Save time with intelligent palettes and optimized workspaces. Plus, tight integration with other software allows you to produce extraordinary graphics for print, video, the Web, and mobile devices.
  • Live Trace
    Quickly and accurately convert photos, scans, or other bitmap images to editable and scalable vector paths with the Live Trace feature.
  • Live Paint
    Apply color to any area of your artwork and use overlapping paths to create new shapes with the Live Paint feature, which intuitively colors artwork and automatically detects and corrects gaps.
  • Control palette
    Discover new features and find existing features faster in the context-sensitive Control palette. Accessing selection-based tools from a single location eliminates the need for multiple palettes.
  • Custom workspaces
    Work more efficiently and optimize your screen area using custom workspaces that display only the palettes you need for a specific task. Save, share, or access any workspace at any time or use workspace templates.
  • Adobe Photoshop layer comp support
    Control the visibility of layer comps in linked, embedded, or opened Photoshop files from within Illustrator CS2.
  • Expanded stroke options
    Control the position of a stroke on a path by choosing centered, inside, or outside.
  • Mobile content creation
    Optimize rich graphical content for mobile wireless devices by saving artwork in any SVG format, including SVG-t, with improved export options, previewing, and more.
  • Colorized grayscale
    Assign a spot color to a linked, embedded, or opened grayscale image, or even apply a spot color to a drop shadow and be confident that artwork will separate properly when printing.
  • PDF/X support
    Create reliable, press-ready layouts using ISO-standard and ANSI-standard PDF/X.
Adobe InDesign CS2 - A new standard in professional layout and design
Join the growing ranks of creative professionals discovering new levels of creative freedom and productivity using Adobe InDesign CS2 software. Tightly integrated with the Adobe applications you use most, InDesign CS2 delivers faster production workflows and a more fluid creative environment for designing professional layouts with sophisticated graphics and typography.
  • Object styles
    Apply and globally update object-level formatting more efficiently using object styles. Save a wide range of graphic, text, and frame-level attributes as object styles to create more consistent designs and speed up production tasks.
  • Adobe Photoshop and Adobe PDF layer support
    Selectively display layers and layer comps in Photoshop files, and layers in Adobe PDF files, to experiment with different design options or use multiple variations of a file in your layout - all while linking to a single file.
  • InDesign snippets
    Easily export InDesign objects as snippets, which can be shared with colleagues or reused in other documents. When you place or drag a snippet into a layout, InDesign re-creates the original objects, their formatting, and their relative positioning on the page.
  • Adobe InCopy CS2 assignments
    Assign only the elements of a document that an editor needs to work on in InCopy CS2 software while you're designing the rest - whether that's specific frames on a page, frames on one or more spreads, or all the frames in a document.
  • Backwards compatibility with InDesign CS
    Export your InDesign CS2 document to the InDesign Interchange (INX) format and open it in InDesign CS for sharing with people still working in the previous version.
  • Anchored Objects
    Easily anchor callouts, pull quotes, margin notes, and graphics to text. Precisely control the positioning of Anchored Objects, apply text wrap settings, and more.
  • Improved Microsoft Word and RTF support
    Automatically style Microsoft Word files on import by mapping Word styles to InDesign styles. Also resolve style name conflicts at import, preserve local overrides while removing other formatting, and save Word import settings as presets for future use.
  • Smart text handling
    Enjoy powerful text handling features including the ability to drag and drop and paste without formatting text, plus an integrated word processing tool to enable quicker editing.
  • Flexible XML support
    Import XML files with greater control, including linking to XML content for easier updating. Also apply XML tags to tables, and then import XML content into and export it from those tables.
Adobe GoLive CS2 - Professional, standards-based web and mobile authoring
Adobe GoLive CS2 software lets you unlock the power of CSS with intuitive visual tools such as prebuilt CSS objects that you can drag and drop to build sophisticated sites. Jump-start your designs by easily converting Adobe InDesign layouts into Web pages. Or, design Web and mobile content in an advanced, standards-based coding environment.
  • Enhanced live rendering
    Preview changes to Web and mobile content in a real-time, integrated engine built on the Opera browser that supports Small-Screen Rendering (SSR).
  • Simple visual tools to build and edit CSS-based pages
    Build Web pages that conform to open standards using innovative new visual CSS workflows based on the CSS Editor and CSS prebuilt block objects.
  • Visual CSS authoring for mobile devices
    Easily author and validate standards-compliant CSS content for mobile devices using simple visual tools.
  • Visual SVG-t inspection and authoring for mobile
    View SVG-t content in split-view interfaces, enabling art tree, source, and XML outline views and access to an animation scrubbing timeline for rapid development.
  • Total site management
    Track and manage everything in your site, from assets to links, uploading content using Secure FTP and WebDAV via SSH or SSL. Easily synchronize local and remote files.
  • Complete development environment for OMA, W3C, and 3GPP standards
    Develop for mobile using global industry standards, including CSS, XHTML, SVG Tiny, SMIL, MPEG-4, and more.
  • Collaborative asset management
    Track your team-based projects using popular content versioning systems like Perforce, CVS, or Version Cue, or use Local/Network File System Directory Versioning.
  • Quick Start developer mode
    Open GoLive in a comfortable, code-only mode - great for developers who still want access to GoLive site management features.
  • Automated favicon creation
    Reduce the time it takes to create favicons, using an easy drag-and-drop interface.
  • Enhanced InDesign Package for GoLive
    Transfer assets from Adobe InDesign software to GoLive with drag-and-drop ease, open an InDesign package in GoLive and export to XHTML to jump-start your site, or flow tagged InDesign content into CSS templates.
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional - Collect, produce, and share intelligent documents
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional software is the advanced way to create, control, and deliver more secure, high-quality Adobe PDF documents. Assemble electronic or paper files - even Web sites, engineering drawings, and e-mail into reliable PDF documents that are easy to share with others using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software.
  • Create, Protect, and Deliver Content-rich Documents
    Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional enables business, creative and technical professional to easily convert electronic or paper documents - even web sites, complex engineering drawings, and e-mail - to an Adobe PDF file that accurately reflects the original documents. Adobe PDF documents can be opened by anyone around the world using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software
  • Control Who Can See, Share, or Print Sensitive Documents
    Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional gives you advanced document security and control inside and outside the firewall, online and offline. Restrict access to documents with passwords, and use digital signatures to help ensure that documents have not been accidentally or deliberately altered. Also control whether documents can be printed,copied or changed.
  • Combine Content from Various Applications and Sources Into One Polished Document
    Combining content from multiple applications and sources no longer requires making copies or e-mailing Zip files. Regardless of the original's size, shape, or file type, Acrobat enables you to combine your documents into a single, small PDF document.
  • Accelerate and Simplify the Review, Commenting, and Approval Process
    Acrobat delivers powerful review and markup features, including easy review tracking and comment gathering. Acrobat speeds the approval process, regardless of the number of reviewers.
Adobe Version Cue CS2 - Keep track of document changes even in large workgroups
Bring an end to confusing filename conventions and versioning nightmares with Version Cue CS2, the intuitive file-version manager in Adobe Creative Suite 2 software. Find files quickly using extensive search capabilities, create alternates to show as comps, and manage versions within Adobe Bridge. With Version Cue, the right file is always right at hand.
  • Robust tracking of versions and alternate content
    Track all versions of a file, including historical versions generated in a sequential workflow and alternates generated in a parallel workflow.
  • Implicit versioning
    Say goodbye to arcane naming conventions and awkward filenames such as "brochure_final_final3.indd." Instead, name a file to suit your preferences and let Version Cue CS2 handle the version tracking.
  • Alternates for branched workflows
    Use Version Cue CS2 alternates to easily manage variations of a design. For example, alternates can be based on prior versions as part of an approval process; or designated from completely different content for different editions of a publication.
  • Extensive search capabilities
    Automatically capture, store, and search on metadata information directly from Adobe Bridge.
  • Browser-based Adobe PDF reviews
    Initiate and track Web-based, collaborative reviews of Adobe PDF files with Version Cue CS2. Invite reviewers to submit comments that Version Cue centrally collects and makes available to all reviewers for reference as the review progresses.
  • Simplified file sharing and project information
    Easily share files with others in a workgroup without fear of overwriting each other's work. Actively track whether a file is in use and by whom.
  • Version update notification
    Receive helpful reminders while updating versions or placing photos and illustrations in layouts.
  • Productivity made simple
    Take back the time you spend hunting for, opening, moving, and renaming the many file versions generated in typical creative projects. Find files fast, track versions across applications, link files together, and share work intuitively.
  • Advanced file administration
    Manage security options, back up projects on a recurring schedule, create projects by importing files from a folder, delete old versions of files in a batch, and much more through advanced file-management options in Version Cue CS2.
  • Embedded metadata
    Metadata information is embedded in all versions of a file through XMP, a metadata standard supported by Adobe. This information can include status, keywords, file descriptions, author, copyright, and file type, as well as content information such as image types and dimensions. It provides an efficient and effective way to locate the files you need without having to open them to learn what they contain.
Adobe Bridge - Keep your ideas moving
Adobe Bridge software is a navigational control center built for Adobe Creative Suite 2 software and its components. Based on the File Browser introduced in Photoshop 7.0, Adobe Bridge goes a step further by providing centralized access to your suite project files, applications, and settings. With file organization and sharing, plus Adobe Stock Photos, at your fingertips all the time, Adobe Bridge is where you keep your ideas moving.
  • Organized assets
    Quickly organize, browse, locate, and view the assets you need every day with visual previews and scalable thumbnails of Photoshop images, Illustrator graphics, InDesign layouts, GoLive Web pages, and a variety of standard graphics files. Even page through an entire Adobe PDF file right in the Preview panel of Adobe Bridge.
  • Project and file sharing
    Access multiple versions of your files and track alternate renditions through Version Cue CS2 in Adobe Bridge. Actively track the status of project files and collaborate more easily by sharing this information across workgroups.
  • Accessibility anywhere
    Jump to Adobe Bridge from within Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, or GoLive CS2, work in it as a standalone application, or have it float onscreen as a palette.
  • Powerful file searching
    Search for files on a hard drive or across a network using extensive metadata information, including version comments and attributes such as all files that use a certain PANTONE color or set of fonts.
  • Convenient access to stock photos
    Browse and search royalty-free images from leading stock photo agencies using Adobe Stock Photos in one convenient, familiar location. Purchase images from several agencies in a single shopping cart, and manage your imagery without ever leaving Adobe Creative Suite 2.
  • Bridge Center
    View and access recent files and folders, plus RSS feeds and software tips and tricks, from Bridge Center, an exclusive feature of Adobe Bridge in Adobe Creative Suite 2 and the starting point for all your projects.
  • Centralized color settings
    Set color preferences from a central control panel in Bridge Center, available exclusively in Adobe Creative Suite 2, for more consistent color in your projects and files. This single set of preferences controls color settings for Adobe Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, and InDesign CS, so screen and print output match closely as you work file to file.
  • Scripting support
    Automate labor-intensive tasks across components of the suite by writing JavaScripts or using included workflow script examples, and then store your scripts in a central location for easy access or to share with colleagues.
  • Image processing and searches
    Process multiple camera raw images at once. Resize, rate, and label thumbnails in Slideshow or Filmstrip mode. Save searches as Collections that you can recall anytime.
Adobe Stock Photos - Extensive Stock Photography library at your fingertips
Adobe Stock Photos is a service included in your favorite Adobe applications. Access Adobe Stock Photos through the Adobe Bridge file browser
  • Find images faster
    Use powerful keyword search and advanced search. Browse categories and subcategories of keywords. See results from all providers and libraries in a single window. Recall a search quickly and conveniently with retained search history.
  • Create without hassle
    Design with unwatermarked comps, downloadable at no charge. Open downloaded comps for editing in Photoshop. Place edited or original comps into InDesign layouts then edit and rename images without losing metadata.
  • Manage with ease
    Easily retrieve your search history so you can repeat previous searches. Find comps and purchased images fast, automatically saved in folders in Adobe Bridge. Eliminate having to track image ID numbers by hand, thanks to retained metadata. Manage a single customer account for all your images, from multiple providers.
  • Buy images instantly
    Fill your shopping cart and check out, all inside Adobe Stock Photos. Purchase images from multiple providers and libraries at once. Easily recall your purchase history and maintain your account inside Adobe Stock Photos. Enjoy pricing that's competitive with what you would pay buying direct.
Macromedia Flash Professional 8 - Create Memorable Interactive Websites
Flash Professional 8 is the industry's most advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content. With Flash Professional 8, creative professionals design and author interactive content rich with video, graphics, and animation for truly unique, engaging websites, presentations or mobile content.
  • Get Full Creative Control
    Great ideas deserve great tools. Flash provides full design control to maximize creativity, resulting in a consistent end-user experience across a variety of platforms.
  • Build Once, Deliver Anywhere
    Unleash applications to the web, Windows, Macintosh, Unix, PDAs, and even cell phones, and reach the widest possible audience via the Flash Player, installed on 98% of desktops globally.
  • Create Rich Animations
    Create compelling 2D animations with the tool that brought animation to the Web.
  • Take Video Where it has Never Gone Before
    Take advantage of the most widely deployed video platform on the
System & Software Requirements To install this upgrade successfully, you will need an earlier licensed version of Adobe Creative Suite Standard or Premium on the same platform as this purchase.

Macintosh System ONLY

  • PowerPC G4 or G5 processor
  • Mac OS X v.10.2.8 - 10.3.8 (10.3.4 - 10.3.8 recommended; G5 requires v.10.3 or later), Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1
  • 384MB of RAM to run any one creative application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace
    Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended)
  • 3GB of available hard-disk space to install all applications
    installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk
  • 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3
  • Internet or phone connection required for product activation
  • QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features
  • Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services
    The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service.

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What's in the Box

Adobe Upgrade Creative Suite 2 (CS2) to Adobe Design Bundle for Macintosh
  • Adobe Photoshop CS2
  • Adobe Illustrator CS2
  • Adobe InDesign CS2
  • Adobe GoLive CS2
  • Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
  • Adobe Version Cue CS2 file manager
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Stock Photos
  • Macromedia Flash Professional 8
  • Total Training Video Workshop
 
 
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