The Web Premium CS4 Software Suite from Adobe is a software bundle that is aimed at web designers, programmers, and webmasters.
The bundle includes Flash CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver CS4, Contribute CS4, and Fireworks CS4. Also included are the components common to CS4 applications. They include Bridge CS4, Version Cue CS4, and Device Central CS4.
Bridge CS4
Bridge is a file browser and organization tool for the Creative Suite. It allows you to group Photoshop images into stacks, rate files on a star basis, and view metadata. It is an essential tool for anyone who works with a large amount of media.
Flash CS4 Professional
Flash is a development suite that is used to create Flash animations, videos, and applications. Flash is the industry-standard file format for multimedia web and mobile content delivery. The software features full integration with the other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. Flash is an essential tool for multimedia web development.
Dreamweaver CS4
Dreamweaver is a powerful web development tool that allows you to work with HTML, XML and CSS data in either a code-based or powerful visual-based interface. The software features tools that help you better develop "best practices" web sites that are compliant with web standards. Dreamweaver seamlessly integrates with Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator, making it a crucial component for a powerfully streamlined web development workflow.
Contribute CS4
Contribute is a software package aimed at webmasters and bloggers. It allows content authors to post content to multiple websites and blogs simultaneously from within the Contribute application or Microsoft Office. It features seamless integration with Dreamweaver, ensuring that website integrity is not compromised. This is a great tool to allow multiple authors to update a single web site.
Fireworks CS4
Fireworks is a software program that is designed to be used for creating rough prototype versions of web sites and interfaces. The software lets you create, edit, and optimize vector and bitmap images for use on the web. This is an excellent tool for graphic designers to use to present web interfaces to clients and web developers.
Device Central CS4
Device Central is designed to help developers create applications for display on mobile phones, PDAs, and other portable devices. Device emulators will show you exactly what your project will look like on a specific mobile device, going so far as to emulate its processing power and memory. You'll be able to control the application using a clickable interface that reproduces buttons and controls on emulated device. The included library of devices is limited to those that support Flash Lite.
