Adobe Launches Creative Suite 5.5

Adobe also made significant advances in HTML5, specifically its authoring tools and its support of jQuery mobile framework integration for browser-based content. In addition, it allows PhoneGap integration for the development of native and mobile apps....

Today, Adobe announced a new version of its popular Creative Suite software. The company has always aimed to enable Web designers and developers to produce quality products, and the new Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium is no exception.

According to Scott Fegette, Adobe’s Senior Product Manager on the Creative Suite Web team, CS5.5 “helps Web pros work more efficiently and quickly without having to go back to school and learn a whole new slew of skills or technology.”

While CS5.5 includes updates to Adobe Flash Catalyst, Adobe Flash Builder, Adobe Device Central, and Adobe Acrobat X Pro, the biggest updates come through Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Flash Pro. Through CS5.5, both Dreamweaver and Flash Pro enhance the workflow and sharing experience for Web developers.

“We really sort of tried to gear all of our work in CS5.5 just to make it much more easier for Web professionals to either transition their existing projects, sites, and applications to a multiscreen experience, or in some cases, just literally start from scratch with a green field, dedicated mobile project,” said Fegette.

In terms of Adobe Flash Pro, CS5.5 provides a new feature called Scale Content with Stage that allows users to scale proportionately and quickly. In the past, it could take a long time for users to convert animations and movie clips. Through this feature, this same action could take a matter of seconds.

Adobe also made significant advances in HTML5, specifically its authoring tools and its support of jQuery mobile framework integration for browser-based content. In addition, it allows PhoneGap integration for the development of native and mobile apps. In other words, these improvements eliminate extra steps for developers and make their experience more seamless.

The company has also revamped its pricing and subscription models to give customers the latest versions of their software without being locked into 18-month cycles. Adobe is giving customers both long-term and short-term options with prices starting at $89 per month.

“The hope is that, literally, as soon as people get it installed and take a look at it, it’s just immediately going to feel like a natural extension of the skills they already learned,” Fegette added.

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Adobe Launches Creative Suite 5.5

Adobe Releases Photoshop Premiere Elements 9 & Elements 9

Get everything you need for your photos and videos and the convenience to do so much more. Use Guided Edits to create stunning pop art, reflection, and portrait effects. Quickly share photos and videos on Facebook; in Online Albums; and in printed photo books, cards, calendars, and more that look just the way you want. And now enjoy a complete solution for photos whether you use Windows or Mac.

Adobe Systems has released the latest versions of its popular image and video editing applications, Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9.

Offered as standalone products or as a single retail package, the Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 are available for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Both applications are built around the cores of Adobe's professional products and enable video and photography hobbyists to experience some of the features the professionals use.

The combined Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 pack is on sale now through the Adobe Australia Store  and authorised distributors for an RRP of $202.73. Each application is also offered separately for $135 (RRP). 

For more information, visit www.adobe.com. Free training videos on Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements, can be downloaded from Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com.

Facebook Team Up for Charity & Stand Up to Cancer 2010 (SU2C)

According to Natalie Lent, the director of Digital Strategy at ID, the partnership came about while brainstorming ways the telethon could create a “digital roadblock” online to mirror the TV roadblock. After figuring out tie-in deals with Hulu (live-streaming) and Twitter (free promoted trending topic of the day at #standup2cancer), the marketing team turned their attention to Facebook, which was looking to promote their Credits program beyond gaming. And so the partnership was born.

The social networking site Facebook is working with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) for the cancer research charity’s one-hour fundraising event tonight. But in addition to live-streaming the show on SU2C’s Facebook page, they’ve also arranged for site visitors to donate to the charity with Facebook Credits, the virtual currency program they launched earlier this year. They’ve also agreed to waive their fees for the partnership, which marks the first time the company is launching such a large-scale charity effort.

The Facebook link will be mentioned online and during the live, one-hour fundraising event, which will be broadcast commercial free on CBS, FOX, NBC, E!, G4, HBO, Showtime, VH1, and other cable networks tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PST. Celebrity guests for the show, which was designed as a follow-up to 2008’s telethon, will include George Clooney, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Elizabeth Edwards, and cancer survivors Christina Applegate, Maura Tierney, and Lance Armstrong. (During the program, viewers can phone in, text, or go online to make their donation.)

According to Natalie Lent, the director of Digital Strategy at ID, the partnership came about while brainstorming ways the telethon could create a “digital roadblock” online to mirror the TV roadblock. After figuring out tie-in deals with Hulu (live-streaming) and Twitter (free promoted trending topic of the day at #standup2cancer), the marketing team turned their attention to Facebook, which was looking to promote their Credits program beyond gaming. And so the partnership was born.

Lent says the deal with Facebook came together last week with the goal of enticing younger users to make donations. “As most people know, young people aren’t watching as much television as they did in the past,” she said. “In conjunction with our partnerships with Hulu, YouTube, all our broadcast networks and others to stream the show for internet viewers, Facebook offered us the ability to capture their attentions online and make the donation process very seamless.”

Photos - Stand Up To Cancer 2010

Actress Sofía Vergara at Stand Up To Cance

Musicians, Athletes and Actors all turned out for Stand Up To Cancer’s live, one-hour telethon on September 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. Here’s a look at who showed up — and what sort of SU2C t-shirt they sported.

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Adobe Photo Uploader for Facebook

Adobe Photo Uploader for Facebook 1.0

"Upload photos to your Facebook profile from your desktop."
BS Editor: Now you can upload photos to your Facebook profile from your desktop. Simply click and drag an image (or folder of images) onto the running application. You can also stay constantly connected with your Facebook friends, view your News Feed, receive notifications, pokes and chat, right from your desktop without having to go into the browser.