Adobe Cs4 News & Articles

Adobe (news, site) has announced that is has taken another two of its products targeted specifically at the media and publishing industries and gone open source with them.

In April this year there was so much huffing and puffing about the fact that users of Adobe InContext Editing would probably have to pay a monthly fee for it, Adobe (news, site) had to clarify some of the issues.

First, it was explained that InContext Editing is not a paid additional feature of Dreamweaver, but is, in fact, a standalone editing service even though it provides integration features for Dreamweaver CS4 using its design view and commands.

Second, they explained that the monthly fee would entitle websites of smaller businesses, or non-profit organizations, to update and edit their websites at a relatively small fee compared with other solutions built for large websites, whose costs are not justifiable for smaller ones.

So, with all the dust settled, what is it that InContext Editing does?

One of the most popular tools for designers is Adobe InDesign. InDesign lets you create professional layouts for print and digital publishing -- of which images are an important part. With images comes the need to include captions, copyright and other important information.

WoodWing Software has come out with a new solution to ease the repetitive tasks related to adding text information to images. Smart Image for Adobe Creative Suite 4 enables designers to automatically create text frames for images in InDesign -- making life just a little easier for the creative folks.

Most designers face budgetary challenges as often as they face creative ones. At times like these, designers take notice of software that helps enhance design while saving money. For new start up shops that can't fork over the bucks that Adobe requires for licenses like Photoshop and Illustrator, or for designers who just like to try new things, meet Aviary.

Many consider the Adobe Flash Platform to be the defacto standard for delivering interactive content, video and other media applications on the web today. But even with their market lead, Adobe continues to work hard to improve their Flash Platform. Which is why Adobe has announced the latest installment of their Flash Media Servers.

Adobe Max, one of the most prestigious awards in the design world, has announced the winners from this year’s contest. The Adobe Max award is given annually to those entities who display excellence in using various Adobe products in advertising and branding, video, mobile applications and more.

Adobe Max 2008 is happening right now. And they have announced the finalists for this year. The Adobe Max Awards are a great opportunity to gain valuable exposure by focusing on those that put Adobe’s products to the best use.