Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard includes:

• Adobe InDesign CS4
• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Illustrator CS4
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard software is the essential toolkit for print design and production. Boost productivity with exciting new tools that enable the creation of eye-catching digital images and vector graphics, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Work confidently within this tightly integrated creative environment to deliver exceptional print results.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Exciting new versions and services
Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe® InDesign® CS4, Photoshop® CS4, Illustrator® CS4, and Acrobat® 9 Pro. Plus explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Simplified workflows
In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel. Rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Flexible, powerful page layout
Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple. Efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Publishing redefined
Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash® Player runtime can view. Or combine rich typography, interactivity, and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Streamlined digital imaging
In Photoshop CS4, take advantage of new ways to make image adjustments and create masks, more powerful compositing, improved color correction, accelerated graphics handling, and enhanced raw image processing.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Sophisticated vector graphics
Find inspiration with new creative options in Illustrator CS4, such as transparency within gradients or the painterly Blob Brush tool. Work quickly and fluidly by accessing tools and options now availably directly on your artwork.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Innovative collaboration and presentations
Easily share your screen to present, review, or brainstorm directly from within your design software. Showcase your work in a dynamic, customizable PDF Portfolio that is easy to distribute and view.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Quality testing as you work
Catch production errors on-the-fly with Live Preflight in InDesign CS4, and use enhanced preflight checks and corrections in Acrobat 9 Pro.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Efficient shared interface elements
Enjoy improved user interface consistency across InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, and Illustrator CS4. Flexibly arrange multiple documents in a single window to compare content or drag-copy objects between them. Easily tab through multiple open documents without maximizing each one.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - Answers when you need them
Connect to the expertise of the online design community through your creative desktop. Access information ranging from basic tips, Adobe Help content, and video tutorials to community discussions and blogs.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - System requirements

Windows

• 2GHz or faster processor
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista)
• 1GB of RAM or more recommended
• 9.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
• Some features in Adobe® Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.4.5 software required for multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services*

Mac OS

• PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4
• Java™ Runtime Environment 1.5 required for Adobe Version Cue® Server
• 1GB of RAM or more recommended
• 10.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional hard-disk space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.4.5 software required for multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services