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Adobe Creative Suite
What's In The Box

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

With the release of Adobe Creative Suite 4 in October 2008 there are currently six versions of Creative Suite. Some are geared more toward print design while others focus on Web design or interactive media. Discover at a glance what each suite contains. Most of the individual components of the suite are also available as standalone products so you can build your own custom collection.
Adobe Creative Suite
Design Premium Design Standard Web Premium Web Standard Production Premium Master Collection
Individual Products
InDesign X X X
Photoshop X Extended X X Extended X Extended X Extended
Photoshop Extended adds 3D and motion-based features to the Photoshop package.
Illustrator X X X X X
Acrobat 9 Pro X X X X
After Effects X X
Contribute X X X
Dreamweaver X X X X
Encore X X
Fireworks X X X X
Flash Professional X X X X X
Soundbooth X X X
OnLocation X X
Premiere Pro X X
OnLocation and Encore are not available as standalone products. They are included as part of the standalone Adobe Premiere Pro package.
Shared Services, Applications
Bridge X X X X X
Device Central X X X X X
Dynamic Link X X
Version Cue X X X X
The Shared Apps are not available as standalone products. Bridge is not included in standalone versions of Acrobat Pro, Contribute, or Soundbooth.
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