The Master Collection CS3 Software Suite for Mac from Adobe is a software bundle that is aimed at the creative professional who needs a little bit of everything. The bundle includes every application in the CS3 line of Adobe products.
The bundle includes Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Acrobat 8 Professional, Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Contribute CS3, Fireworks CS3, After Effects CS3 Professional, Premiere Pro CS3, Soundbooth CS3, Encore CS3, OnLocation CS3 and Ultra CS3. Also included are the components common to CS3 applications. The include Bridge CS3, Version Cue CS3, Device Central CS3, Dynamic Link, Stock Photos, and Acrobat Connect.
Most applications in the suite are Universal Binary applications that run at native speeds on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. The exceptions to this are Premiere Pro, Encore, Soundbooth and Dynamic Link, which run on Intel Macs only. OnLocation and Ultra are only compatible with Windows XP via Boot Camp on the Mac platform.
| Application | Graphic and Web Design, Video Production and Compositing |
| Compatibility | Mac OS X |
| System Requirements |
Computer: Core Duo Intel Mac Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.9 Memory: 1 GB for DV editing; 2 GB for HDV and HD editing Hard Drive: 40 GB; Dedicated 7200 rpm hard drive for DV and HDV editing; RAID 0 for HD (SCSI recommended) Display: 1280 x 1024 at 32-bit color; OpenGL 1.4-compliant video card with 64 MB RAM recommended for Photoshop Extended; OpenGL 2.0-compliant video card for After Effects (nVIDIA recommended) Software: QuickTime 7.5.1 Hardware: Combo Drive for installation; SuperDrive for DVD burning; Blu-ray burner for Blu-ray burning; Core Audio-compatible sound card; Internet or phone connection required for product activation |