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Adobe (news, site) packs in improved HTML 5 support, mobile and digital publishing, Flash authoring and a subscription plan to spread out the purchase cost.

When Adobe released its Creativity Suite 4, it was designed to make it easier to design websites that combine different types of media. With the recent launch of Adobe’s Creativity Suite 5, the aim is to improve creative editorial workflows and analytics; while offering some cool new design, video and photography tools.

Let’s take a look, shall we?

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?

Nearly everything can be stored and accessed in the cloud. But until now, an HTML coding editor has not been on that list. In an effort to increase the use of open web technology, Mozilla Labs, innovators of a variety of web technologies, has released an open web HTML editor framework.

Betas are always a joy. They give you the opportunity to review new and upcoming products prior to actual release. You get the opportunity to see what new features are available and help work out bugs in programs to ensure proper functioning when they are actually released. We took the opportunity to try out the new Adobe betas released by Adobe Labs last week — starting with Dreamweaver CS4.

Web media is changing and video and interactivity are growing at such a rapid rate many cutting edge companies are following the trend with new product development. Adobe Systems Incorporated has released a sneak peek of three applications in beta stages still. Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Soundbooth are now available for free download in a sneak peek beta version.

Komet Digital has built a Dreamweaver extension for Movable Type template tags. Download it here.

The extension brings code coloring and code hints to MT 3.x template tags, as well as their tag attributes and global filters. Code hints for the custom tags of more common plugins are also included.

Apparently code hints only work with < MTTagName > style tags, however. Gee, that’s good to know.