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Features:
* Cross-media publishing; publish your artwork to any delivery medium
you like * Includes 3D graphics effects, character and paragraph styles,
and innovative text composition controls * Enhanced support for Adobe
PDF, expanded print capabilities, faster performance, and more *
Timesaving tools include dynamic data-driven graphics, robust scripting
support, and Action Sets * Create logos, illustrations, packaging, maps,
posters, Web graphics, and more Product Description: Adobe Illustrator
CS software is an essential tool for anyone who needs to express ideas
visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium. Powerful new
features, including 3D graphics effects, character and paragraph styles,
and innovative text composition controls, deliver indispensable design
options to help you explore your creative vision. And enhanced support
for Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), expanded print capabilities,
faster performance, and tight integration with other Adobe products as
well as Microsoft Office make it easier than ever to efficiently publish
your artwork anywhere. New Features: * Advanced typographical controls:
set sophisticated-looking type with new text composition controls,
character and paragraph styles, automatic smart quotes and ligatures,
and more. * Enhanced Adobe PDF file creation: create native Adobe PDF
files using settings and options consistent with Adobe Acrobat Distiller
software. * Adobe PDF layers support: create separate layers in Adobe
PDF files that can be displayed or hidden within Adobe Acrobat 6.0
software to organize your work or to show different design options. *
Faster performance: work more efficiently with faster opening, saving,
and printing of files; copying and pasting; and displaying of artwork. *
3D effects: create custom 3D shapes and type treatments, add lighting,
and wrap artwork around shapes for packaging mock-ups. * Expanded print
capabilities: get fast, consistent print results with a streamlined
interface and features like Fit to Page, Print Preview, and support for
Print settings. * Tighter Microsoft Office integration: easily export
Illustrator graphics in a format optimized to print and display in
Microsoft Office applications, such as Word and PowerPoint. * Save As
Template command: reuse designs by saving files as templates that
include artboard dimensions, placeholder elements, styles, symbols,
layers, and more. * Professionally designed content: get projects off to
a quick start with more than 200 professionally designed templates and
over 100 OpenType fonts in addition to clip art and stock
photographs--all included free. * Video tour of new features: learn how
to use the new features in Illustrator CS with the special quickstart
training video, included free. Overall Features: * Industry-standard
tools: use the industry-standard software that creative professionals
rely on to create logos, illustrations, packaging, maps, posters, Web
graphics, and more. * Industry-standard drawing tools: draw and edit
using intuitive tools, such as the Pencil, Smooth, Erase, and Pen tools.
* Integration with your favorite applications: Easily integrate artwork
into other Adobe applications, such as Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and
After Effects software, as well as Microsoft Office products. * Advanced
typographical controls: set sophisticated-looking type with new text
composition controls, character and paragraph styles, automatic smart
quotes and ligatures, and more. * Enhanced Adobe PDF file creation:
create native Adobe PDF files using settings and options consistent with
Adobe Acrobat Distiller software. * 3D effects: create custom 3D shapes
and type treatments, add lighting, and wrap artwork around shapes for
packaging mock-ups. * Powerful creative tools: give your artwork a
unique look with powerful creative tools such as transparency, Scribble
Effect, brushes, symbolism, and Gradient Mesh. * Creative effects: apply
a variety of nondestructive effects to your artwork, including
envelopes, warps, SVG effects, and Photoshop filters, while enjoying the
freedom to edit your original artwork at any time. * Production
automation: work at peak efficiency with timesaving tools like dynamic
data-driven graphics, robust scripting support, and Action Sets. *
Cross-media publishing: Publish your artwork to any delivery medium you
like, from print and the Web to cell phones, PDAs, dynamic media, and
more. Features for Cross-Media Designers: * Advanced typographical
controls: set sophisticated-looking type with new text composition
controls, character and paragraph styles, automatic smart quotes and
ligatures, and more. * Faster performance: work more efficiently with
faster opening, saving, and printing of files; copying and pasting; and
displaying of artwork. * 3D effects: create custom 3D shapes and type
treatments, add lighting, and wrap artwork around shapes for packaging
mock-ups. * Expanded print capabilities: get fast, consistent print
results with a streamlined interface and features like Fit to Page,
Print Preview, and support for Print settings. * Envelopes and live
distortion: easily warp, liquify, and distort artwork any way imaginable
with envelopes and live distortion tools. * Character and Paragraph
Styles: apply formatting to individual characters, lines of type, or
entire paragraphs with a single click using new Character and Paragraph
Styles. * Industry-standard drawing tools: draw and edit using intuitive
tools, such as the Pencil, Smooth, Erase, and Pen tools. *
Adobe-standard user interface: move easily between Illustrator and other
Adobe products using the familiar Adobe user interface. * Live effects:
apply live effects without affecting the underlying artwork, so you can
edit at any time without starting over. * Unlimited transparency: expand
your design options with blending modes and transparency effects similar
to those in Adobe Photoshop software. Features for Web Designers: *
Object-oriented work environment: design for the Web with superb
flexibility by using object-oriented drawing tools that enable your
graphics to remain completely editable at any time. * Adobe Photoshop
integration: preserve layers, transparency, editable text, slices, and
more when moving files between Photoshop and Illustrator. * Broad Web
format support: create graphics for the Web in a variety of standard
formats, including SWF export, W3C SVG import and export, and native
support for Adobe PDF. * Pixel Preview: visualize just how your vector
artwork will look when rasterized in Web browsers using the Pixel
Preview mode. * Versatile slicing tools: create vector-based slices from
objects, groups, or layers. Move or edit an object, group, or layer and
any associated slices will update automatically. * Production
automation: work at peak efficiency with timesaving tools like dynamic
data-driven graphics, robust scripting support, and Action Sets. * Save
for Web: easily export for the Web using the comprehensive Save for Web
dialog box that lets you choose HTML, SWF, GIF, JPEG, and more. *
Support for symbols: keep file sizes small and efficiently manage
repeating graphics by using symbols. Instantly update every instance of
the symbol when you redefine the original. * Transparent text effects:
expand your typographic options using ghosted text, transparent drop
shadows with soft edges, and other effects for transparent text. *
Release to Layers: quickly create animated graphics by blending two
objects, using the Release to Layers command, and then exporting the
graphic as a SWF file. Features for Business Communicators: *
Industry-standard tools: use the industry-standard software that
creative professionals rely on to create logos, illustrations,
packaging, maps, posters, Web graphics, and more. * Integration with
your favorite applications: easily integrate artwork into other Adobe
applications, such as Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and After Effects
software, as well as Microsoft Office products. * Flexible creative
options: unleash your creativity with fully editable creative options,
including 3D design features, envelopes, and live distortion tools. *
Powerful graphing tools: communicate data clearly using powerful
graphing tools that make it easy to produce visually compelling charts
and graphs. * Professionally designed content: get projects off to a
quick start with more than 200 professionally designed templates and
over 100 OpenType fonts in addition to clip art and stock
photographs--all included free. * Enhanced Adobe PDF file creation:
create native Adobe PDF files using settings and options consistent with
Adobe Acrobat Distiller software. * Advanced typographical controls: set
sophisticated-looking type with new text composition controls, character
and paragraph styles, automatic smart quotes and ligatures, and more. *
Vector and raster support: create graphics for any use with full support
for vector-based artwork and pixel-based images. * Character and
Paragraph Styles: apply formatting to individual characters, lines of
type, or entire paragraphs with a single click using new Character and
Paragraph Styles. * Adobe-standard user interface: move easily between
Illustrator and other Adobe products using the familiar Adobe user
interface.
System requirements:
* Windows: * Intel Pentium III or 4 processor * Microsoft Windows 2000
with Service Pack 3 or Windows XP * 192 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended) *
470 MB of available hard-disk space * CD-ROM drive * For Adobe
PostScript printers: Adobe PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3 |
