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Design and deliver across media
Make an impact with exquisite design for virtually any screen. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Master Collection software is a comprehensive creative environment that provides a full complement of design and production tools. Deliver print, web and video projects across media to the latest cutting-edge devices. Design with professional imaging, vector, and page layout tools; develop online experiences with the ultimate web tools; and create mind-blowing video with high-performance editing, effects and audio tools. Use Master Collection to reach audiences in new ways--mobile apps, digital magazines,* HD video and more--all with one value-packed offering.
- The ultimate creative toolset in one comprehensive offering Design and deliver across media using the creative environment that combines the components of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium, Web Premium, and Production Premium software all at a great value.
- Industry-standard image editing Make an impact with your images using Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended, the digital imaging standard preferred by professionals worldwide for its powerful state-of-the-art editing, compositing, painting, and effects capabilities.
- Vector graphics that work across media Create compelling graphics in Adobe Illustrator® CS5, the vector-drawing environment used by design professionals worldwide. Experiment freely and design efficiently with powerful tools for drawing, color, creative effects, and typography.
- High-quality layout and production for print Generate stunning page layouts quickly and efficiently in Adobe InDesign® CS5.5 with precise control over typography, built-in creative tools, and an intuitive design environment using workflows that take your layouts to print reliably with less risk of error.
- Warp Stabiliser effect in After Effects CS 5.5 Smooth a bumpy camera move, or lock a shot automatically. Warp Stabilizer removes jitter and compensates for motion-related irregularities.
- Folio Producer tools in Adobe InDesign Create engaging digital magazines, newspapers, annual reports, manuals, and other documents that incorporate eye-catching elements such as 360° rotation and panoramas, all for playback on tablet devices, such as Apple iPad, RIM BlackBerry PlayBook, and a wide variety of Android tablets, including the Motorola Xoom. Upload them to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite* hosted solution for further production and distribution.
- Elegant eBook authoring in InDesign** Create engaging eBooks with refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. A smooth EPUB workflow lets you create compelling eBooks and helps minimise dependence on developers. Design eBooks with video and audio for eBook reader applications and browsers that support HTML5 video and audio tags.
- Best-of-breed video editing and effects tools Work efficiently and with maximum creativity using the best video editing and effects workflow on the market. Deliver more reliably for broadcast, film, or online experiences with Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5.5, Adobe After Effects® CS5.5 and more.
- Multiscreen Preview panel View website designs as they would appear on screens across desktops, smartphones, tablets, and televisions with a single, easy-to-use panel in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5.5. Handle custom media queries and efficiently manage multiple CSS files.
- Expanded platform and device support Create content in Flash Professional CS5.5 optimised for delivery across a wide variety of devices with support for Adobe Flash Player 10.2 and Adobe AIR® 2.6 runtimes and new platforms including Android, Apple iOS, RIM, webOS, and Adobe Digital Home.
- Support for the latest operating systems Enjoy platform performance speeds that match the speed of your thoughts. Creative Suite components take full advantage of the performance and power of newer standard operating systems, including 64-bit support (see system requirements).
- Video workflow efficiency with Dynamic Link Save time on video projects thanks to roundtrip editing and Adobe Dynamic Link, which eliminates intermediate rendering as you refine assets between After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Encore.®
- Robust jQuery Mobile support Build rich content for a variety of devices with support for the jQuery Mobile framework in Dreamweaver CS5.5. Take advantage of mobile templates, contextual code hinting, and the ability to quickly insert objects into a design.
- Fast object selection and transformation Select an object in InDesign CS5.5 and perform transformations with ease. Efficiency-optimising tools and on-object controls speed up and simplify repetitive, everyday layout tasks.
- Beautiful strokes with variable widths Dynamically create and edit strokes in Illustrator CS5 that have infinitely adjustable widths. Precisely position and scale arrowheads and dashes, and finely control the scaling of art brushes along a path.
- Project workflow acceleration with online services Use integration with Adobe CS Live online services* to enhance your workflow and increase efficiency thanks to streamlined creative reviews, browser compatibility testing, online collaboration, sharing, and more.
- Smooth web designer-developer workflows Work in parallel on the same Flex® based project using Adobe Flash Catalyst® CS5.5 and Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 Premium. Designers can make creative edits while developers manipulate code, and files flow easily back and forth for a fast, smooth workflow.
- Adobe Mercury Playback Engine and 64-bit performance Work faster thanks to enhancements in the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. Edit using newly certified laptop GPUs, get real-time playback of mixed format timelines and use more GPU-accelerated effects and transitions.
- Integration with Adobe BrowserLab Ensure the accuracy and integrity of your web designs across browsers by using integration with Adobe BrowserLab, part of CS Live online services*. From within Dreamweaver CS5.5, you can easily find layout differences, active links and more.
- Integration with Adobe CS Review Streamline creative reviews using integration with Adobe CS Review, part of CS Live online services*. From within your favorite tools, include vector art, images, page layouts, and video sequences in a single online review that's easy to use and invites fast, targeted feedback.
- Professional audio production Design sound at a professional level with cross-platform Adobe Audition® CS5.5. Record, mix, edit, and master with tools that match the creativity and impact of your video and motion graphics.
- Premium tools for Flex developers Leverage a single development platform to deliver expressive, easy-to-use applications on the most popular mobile platforms and a multitude of mobile devices. A new bidirectional workflow with Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.5 allows developers to collaborate intelligently with designers on shared projects.
*Adobe Digital Publishing Suite requires a separate license and payment of associated fee(s).
**InDesign uses EPUB3 and HTML5 code to create eBooks with audio, video, and other advanced features. EPUB3 and HTML5 presentation, media playback and double-byte character support (such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) might not be supported by all devices, browsers, or EPUB readers.
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This software was installed on a machine with the following specification:
Machine: Dell Studio XPS 8100
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.93 GHz
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit
RAM: 4 GB (3.87 GB usable)
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240
Mouse: Logic wireless
Monitor: HP 2210i
Adobe have put together 'themed' versions of their Creative suite to attract specific professional groups.
For example they have the following:
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium - good for media and graphics professionals
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium - good for web design professionals
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium - good for video and film professionals
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection - good for someone who wants all the applications
This review covers the package called the 'Master Collection, Student & Teacher version PC'.
This package is supplied in just the single box and contains the following applications:
* Photoshop CS5 Extended
* Illustrator CS5
* InDesign CS5.5
* Acrobat X Pro
* Flash Catalyst CS5.5
* Flash Builder 4.5 Premium Edition
* Dreamweaver CS5.5
* Fireworks CS5
* Contribute CS5
* Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5
* After Effects CS5.5
* Adobe Audition CS5.5
* Adobe OnLocation CS5
* Encore CS5
* Bridge CS5
* Device Central CS5.5
* Media Encoder CS5.5
* and also integrates with the CS Line online services 1.2
This is a vast collection of major software packages and it would not be practical to review each one of them individually here. Besides there are already a number of excellent reviews on the specific applications already on Amazon. Instead I have concentrated this review mainly on the Master Collection itself rather than the individual software applications. Having said that, there are a few quirks related to applications and this specific package and so I will mention those later.
This package contains all of the applications listed above and if you were to purchase these individually it would be a very expensive venture. Thus, to find them bundled together and offered with an educational discount makes them an extremely attractive package for anyone who is can qualify for the educational discount. It will save you around 75% - 80% of the full professional price for these applications.
The licence for this Master Collection (student & teacher version) is intended for non-commercial, educational use on a single machine; thus you cannot let the whole family install it on their PCs. Each eligible person purchasing this package (student or teacher) can only have one licence of this type in the creative suites. Thus, if you buy this package, you can't buy another copy to let someone else in your family benefit from the discount.
The box comes with three DVDs. Two of them contain the applications, the third is a content and installation disk. Before you can install the disks you have to go through the Adobe online approval process in order to activate the content.
In order to gain access you need to find the product code inside the box which is printed on a yellow slip of paper. This provides you with the URL to start the process of getting a valid serial number.
From that page, you log in to the Adobe Customer Support Portal with your Adobe ID. If you haven't got one, then you create one.
Then you fill in a form that includes the product code from the yellow slip (or the back of the cardboard box which contains the disks). You also need to upload proof that you are part of the education system, either as a student or teacher. For my activation I scanned an image of my University Library & ID card.
After going through this process I had to wait three days for approval. I did submit it on a Saturday, and the approval and serial number came by email on the following Tuesday so perhaps if you did this during the working week it might be a little quicker to arrive. As a bit of reassurance during the wait, Adobe sent me a 'Proof of Academic Status Received' email to confirm that I was in process.
The reason I have explained this process was that I was initially concerned as to what would happen if the approval was not granted by Adobe. I had a valid university card but I had paid a large sum of money for this product. I had to open the box to get the product code but this made me a little nervous about whether I would have been able to return the opened item if approval was not given. Luckily everything went through fine.
Once I had received approval from Adobe I was able to install the software on my computer. It is a huge application and the two DVDs took just over an hour and a half in total to install. The process went smoothly and the only interruption was a message to tell me when the second DVD needed to be installed.
It did not automatically install short cut icons on my desktop but all of the programs were listed in my programs menu.
Once everything was installed I opened Photoshop and that triggered a one-off activation process for the whole set of software. In order to activate the software I needed an internet connection (not a problem). Again, everything went smoothly and within a few minutes all of the products were activated and ready for use.
All the software is fully functional, but perhaps not the full bells and whistles version. I was following some online video tutorials on Adobe Audition 3.0 as that was the latest version I could find tutorial wise. I discovered that many of the features in v3.0 are not present in the CS5.5 version that was supplied with this Master Collection package, even though it says Audition v 4.0 in the 'Help->About' menu. For example it has no sound generation section i.e. you cannot create a sound from scratch with this package. A bit of research on the web indicated that the CS5.5 version is actually a cut down version of version 3.
Perhaps this has occurred due to the need to shoe-horning all of their software onto just two DVDs.
I have not found any obviously missing parts from the main applications such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver yet. I have used pretty much all of the features that I am familiar with and I anticipate I will need. But there is a possibility that like with the Audition application there may be some of the more obscure features missing.
This is a fabulous collection of industry standard software but it is probably a bit overkill for most people; probably better suited to professionals and enthusiasts. However, if you are a student or teacher and you have an interest in using and learning some or all of these applications then this really is an excellent purchase.
Machine: Dell Studio XPS 8100
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.93 GHz
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit
RAM: 4 GB (3.87 GB usable)
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240
Mouse: Logic wireless
Monitor: HP 2210i
Adobe have put together 'themed' versions of their Creative suite to attract specific professional groups.
For example they have the following:
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium - good for media and graphics professionals
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium - good for web design professionals
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium - good for video and film professionals
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection - good for someone who wants all the applications
This review covers the package called the 'Master Collection, Student & Teacher version PC'.
This package is supplied in just the single box and contains the following applications:
* Photoshop CS5 Extended
* Illustrator CS5
* InDesign CS5.5
* Acrobat X Pro
* Flash Catalyst CS5.5
* Flash Builder 4.5 Premium Edition
* Dreamweaver CS5.5
* Fireworks CS5
* Contribute CS5
* Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5
* After Effects CS5.5
* Adobe Audition CS5.5
* Adobe OnLocation CS5
* Encore CS5
* Bridge CS5
* Device Central CS5.5
* Media Encoder CS5.5
* and also integrates with the CS Line online services 1.2
This is a vast collection of major software packages and it would not be practical to review each one of them individually here. Besides there are already a number of excellent reviews on the specific applications already on Amazon. Instead I have concentrated this review mainly on the Master Collection itself rather than the individual software applications. Having said that, there are a few quirks related to applications and this specific package and so I will mention those later.
This package contains all of the applications listed above and if you were to purchase these individually it would be a very expensive venture. Thus, to find them bundled together and offered with an educational discount makes them an extremely attractive package for anyone who is can qualify for the educational discount. It will save you around 75% - 80% of the full professional price for these applications.
The licence for this Master Collection (student & teacher version) is intended for non-commercial, educational use on a single machine; thus you cannot let the whole family install it on their PCs. Each eligible person purchasing this package (student or teacher) can only have one licence of this type in the creative suites. Thus, if you buy this package, you can't buy another copy to let someone else in your family benefit from the discount.
The box comes with three DVDs. Two of them contain the applications, the third is a content and installation disk. Before you can install the disks you have to go through the Adobe online approval process in order to activate the content.
In order to gain access you need to find the product code inside the box which is printed on a yellow slip of paper. This provides you with the URL to start the process of getting a valid serial number.
From that page, you log in to the Adobe Customer Support Portal with your Adobe ID. If you haven't got one, then you create one.
Then you fill in a form that includes the product code from the yellow slip (or the back of the cardboard box which contains the disks). You also need to upload proof that you are part of the education system, either as a student or teacher. For my activation I scanned an image of my University Library & ID card.
After going through this process I had to wait three days for approval. I did submit it on a Saturday, and the approval and serial number came by email on the following Tuesday so perhaps if you did this during the working week it might be a little quicker to arrive. As a bit of reassurance during the wait, Adobe sent me a 'Proof of Academic Status Received' email to confirm that I was in process.
The reason I have explained this process was that I was initially concerned as to what would happen if the approval was not granted by Adobe. I had a valid university card but I had paid a large sum of money for this product. I had to open the box to get the product code but this made me a little nervous about whether I would have been able to return the opened item if approval was not given. Luckily everything went through fine.
Once I had received approval from Adobe I was able to install the software on my computer. It is a huge application and the two DVDs took just over an hour and a half in total to install. The process went smoothly and the only interruption was a message to tell me when the second DVD needed to be installed.
It did not automatically install short cut icons on my desktop but all of the programs were listed in my programs menu.
Once everything was installed I opened Photoshop and that triggered a one-off activation process for the whole set of software. In order to activate the software I needed an internet connection (not a problem). Again, everything went smoothly and within a few minutes all of the products were activated and ready for use.
All the software is fully functional, but perhaps not the full bells and whistles version. I was following some online video tutorials on Adobe Audition 3.0 as that was the latest version I could find tutorial wise. I discovered that many of the features in v3.0 are not present in the CS5.5 version that was supplied with this Master Collection package, even though it says Audition v 4.0 in the 'Help->About' menu. For example it has no sound generation section i.e. you cannot create a sound from scratch with this package. A bit of research on the web indicated that the CS5.5 version is actually a cut down version of version 3.
Perhaps this has occurred due to the need to shoe-horning all of their software onto just two DVDs.
I have not found any obviously missing parts from the main applications such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver yet. I have used pretty much all of the features that I am familiar with and I anticipate I will need. But there is a possibility that like with the Audition application there may be some of the more obscure features missing.
This is a fabulous collection of industry standard software but it is probably a bit overkill for most people; probably better suited to professionals and enthusiasts. However, if you are a student or teacher and you have an interest in using and learning some or all of these applications then this really is an excellent purchase.
I bought CS5 purely for Adobe Premiere Pro because its my favourite video editing suite, but with the likes of photoshop and dream-weaver they just sweaten the deal. Once you get used to it, you'll find it's the most in-depth creative suite out there. Worth the money, and if your student or teacher, it's a steal.
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I've been using this software package for over a year now and I don't know how I ever lived without it. I'd coveted it for years but was unable to afford nearly three thousand pounds for the standard retail package, but definitely knew its worth. I jumped at the chance to buy the Master Collection at student rates when I was at university, as it meant that the package was affordable at long last. Verifying my student status was a simple process, although it took over a week to get approved because I did so in September when I imagine there were a lot of new students doing the same thing as me.
I use Premier Pro for video editing, and although I always knew it was fantastic, having recently tested out other, definitely inferior video editing software options, I know how lucky I am to have the Adobe software instead. Of course, Photoshop is an invaluable tool for me, and the only software which is anywhere near as good for photo editing (or for graphic design, which I also use both it and Adobe Fireworks which is included in this package) is CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 (Guidebook and DVD) (PC) which I would recommend you also get if you can afford it (there are also student options available on this item to make it more affordable).
I've most recently started branching out into web design, teaching myself Dreamweaver. I am by no means a computing expert, but this software has been problem free and it's intuitive and user friendly meaning it's easy to learn even with little to no prior knowledge of all things Adobe.
I use Premier Pro for video editing, and although I always knew it was fantastic, having recently tested out other, definitely inferior video editing software options, I know how lucky I am to have the Adobe software instead. Of course, Photoshop is an invaluable tool for me, and the only software which is anywhere near as good for photo editing (or for graphic design, which I also use both it and Adobe Fireworks which is included in this package) is CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 (Guidebook and DVD) (PC) which I would recommend you also get if you can afford it (there are also student options available on this item to make it more affordable).
I've most recently started branching out into web design, teaching myself Dreamweaver. I am by no means a computing expert, but this software has been problem free and it's intuitive and user friendly meaning it's easy to learn even with little to no prior knowledge of all things Adobe.
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