WHAT'S NEW FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
Enjoy creative freedom and precise control in print and the latest digital media with Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Design & Web Premium software. Create images and graphics at astonishing speeds. Design for iPad and other tablet devices without learning new software. Save time with dozens of enhancements that speed up tedious tasks.
Work with lightning-fast creativity in Photoshop and Illustrator
Discover a host of high performance drawing, painting, pattern, and image manipulation tools designed to help expand your creative freedom.
Content-Aware Patch in Photoshop Extended
Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, which enables you to specify the sample area from which it creates a patch.
Astonishing performance in Photoshop Extended
Experience blazing-fast interactions when editing with key tools such as Crop, Transform, Liquify, and Puppet Warp. The Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine delivers unprecedented speed and responsiveness for a fluid feel as you work.*
Faster design tasks in Photoshop Extended
Finesse details quickly with new and reengineered tools. Apply type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly inrch layers, and more.
Adobe Mercury Performance System in Illustrator
Work blazingly fast - even with processing-intensive effects such as blurs, glows, and drop shadows that used to slow you down. Access all the RAM on your system thanks to native 64-bit support on both Mac OS and Windows®.
Easy pattern creation in Illustrator
Easily create inmlessly tiled vector patterns. Experiment freely with repeating patterns that can be edited at any time.
Image Trace in Illustrator
Convert raster images to editable vectors with a completely new tracing engine. Get clean lines, accurate fitting, and more reliable results without dealing with complex controls.
Gradients on strokes in Illustrator
Apply gradients to your strokes - along the length, across the width, or within the stroke itself - all with complete control over gradient placement and opacity.
All-new Crop tool in Photoshop Extended
Crop images faster and more precisely using the hardware-accelerated, nondestructive Crop tool. Manipulate your images on canvas and see the adjustments live.
Blur Gallery in Photoshop Extended
Quickly create photographic blur effects using a simple interface with on-image controls. Create tilt-shift effects, blur everything and then sharpen one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points.
Improved auto-corrections in Photoshop Extended
Enhance your images with improved Auto Curves, Levels, and Brightness/Contrast controls. Intelligence from thousands of hand-retouched images is built in to provide a better starting point for making adjustments.
Drawing enhancements in Photoshop Extended
Draw more naturally and efficiently using airbrush tips, drawing tips that wear down as you work, an Oil Painting filter, and painting presets and brush enhancements.
Create new types of content without learning new software
Use familiar tools to easily apply your creative expression to an expanded world of design applications.
Video editing in Photoshop Extended
Edit video to include in your digital publishing projects. Quickly combine clips and stills using transitions, audio, and effects such as pan and zoom.
Simplified 3D in Photoshop Extended
Create eye-catching 3D artwork more easily with intuitive on-canvas and in-context scene editing. Easily drag shadows into place, animate 3D objects, give 3D objects the look of sketches or cartoons, and more.
PDF forms in InDesign
Create form fields directly within InDesign before you export to PDF. You can also assign the tab order in InDesign using the Articles panel.
Multiple versions in one InDesign file
Efficiently manage multiple layouts based on a single set of content. Use Alternate Layout to create multiple versions in one document. Use Liquid Layout for a head start adapting content for a new page size or orientation.
Linked content across InDesign documents
Link content within or across InDesign documents, so that changes (including interactivity) made to the parent text or object are applied automatically to all linked children objects.
Adaptive web layouts in Dreamweaver
Use fluid grid layout to define styles and rules for adaptive web layouts that scale and look great on screens of virtually any size. It's now easier to design complex layouts without drowning in code.
Latest CSS3 in Dreamweaver
Take advantage of support for the latest web standard updates. Bring pages to life with CSS3 transitions, and test pages with a WebKit rendering engine that supports display of HTML5 content.
Benefit from timesaving enhancements
Stay focused on creativity with productivity-boosting improvements in Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks.
Background Save in Photoshop Extended
Help protect against losing your work during unexpected shutdowns. Auto-save your edits without interrupting your progress, and keep working while saving even the largest Photoshop files in the background.
Scripted Patterns in Photoshop Extended
Generate geometric pattern fills more easily with new Scripted Patterns.
Preset sharing in Photoshop Extended
Easily migrate your presets, workspaces, preferences, and settings so you can experience Photoshop in the same way on all your computers.
Dozens of time-savers in Photoshop Extended
Experience more than 50 creativity and productivity boosts directly requested by users.
Inline editing in panels in Illustrator
Efficiently edit layers, swatches, brushes, artboards, and more directly in panels without intermediate dialog boxes.
Enhanced Color panel in Illustrator
Sample colors faster and more precisely using an expandable color spectrum in the Color panel. Quickly copy and paste Hex values into other applications.
Productivity enhancements in Illustrator
Experience numerous refinements for crafting beautiful graphics and illustrations in fewer steps and less time.
Recently used fonts in InDesign
Access fonts you use frequently. Recently used fonts appear at the top of the font list.
Smart text frame fitting in InDesign
Set frames that grow to accommodate additional text, using simple parameters. Grow and shrink frames automatically for headlines, callouts, or other variable content.
Efficient delivery of accessible documents
Apply accessibility rules in InDesign - including tab and read-aloud order - and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro.
Small, high-impact enhancements in InDesign
Take advantage of over a dozen enhancements, including page-specific PPI, split window views, a recently used fonts list, and persistent text frame fitting options, to help you fly through production tasks without compromising quality.
Improved FTP performance in Dreamweaver
Upload site files faster with the reengineered FTP transfer tool.
Integrate with other Adobe tools and services
Go beyond Creative Suite 6 with other tools from Adobe that expand your ability to create, publish, and collaborate with others.
Integration with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
In InDesign, create and preview digital magazines, newspapers, and catalogs with engaging elements such as 360° object rotation and image panoramas for a wide variety of tablets. Upload to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for further production and distribution.†
Integration with Adobe Business Catalyst
Build everything from compelling "brochure-ware" sites to powerful online stores - without back-end coding - with Adobe Business Catalyst (available separately).
Integration with Adobe Touch Apps
Sketch with Adobe Ideas and refine in Photoshop or Illustrator. Edit images with Adobe Photoshop Touch and refine in Photoshop. Create color themes in Adobe Kuler® for use in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.§
WHAT'S NEW FOR WEB PROFESSIONALS
Enjoy creative freedom and precise control across media with Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Design & Web Premium software. Craft responsive layouts that adapt to different screen aspect ratios. Take advantage of support for the latest HTML5/CSS3 standards and frameworks, including jQuery Mobile, PhoneGap, and WebKit.
Adaptive web layouts in Dreamweaver
Use fluid grid layout to define styles and rules for adaptive web layouts that scale and look great on screens of virtually any size. It's now easier to design complex layouts without drowning in code.
High-performance software
Take advantage of blazing 64-bit performance in Photoshop Extended and Illustrator. Also experience fast FTP transfers in Dreamweaver.
Retouching magic in Photoshop Extended
Retouch images with astonishing ease and precision. Use the Content-Aware Move tool to move or extend an object to another image area and see Photoshop recompose and blend the result. Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch.
Improved FTP performance in Dreamweaver
Upload site files faster with the reengineered FTP transfer tool.
Wider device support in Flash Professional
Reach audiences with the latest Adobe Flash® Player and Adobe AIR® runtimes and on Android™ and iOS devices. Now also export Flash authored content to HTML.
jQuery and PhoneGap updates in Dreamweaver
Build native mobile apps for iOS and Android using integrated mobile frameworks. Includes emulators that work with Adobe PhoneGap™ to simplify working with complex mobile SDKs.
CSS3 transitions in Dreamweaver
Bring pages to life by animating changes to CSS properties as transitions. Maintain precise control as you finesse page elements and create unique effects.
Improved CSS support in Fireworks
Extract CSS code and create sprites and CSS effects with the new CSS Properties panel. Design complete web pages and export complete layouts with external style sheets in one step.
Sprite sheets in Flash Professional
Export symbols and animation sequences to instantly generate CSS sprite sheets that improve gaming workflows and performance.
Video editing in Photoshop Extended
Edit video to include in your digital publishing projects. Quickly combine clips and stills using transitions, audio, and effects such as pan and zoom.
Enhanced 3D animation in Photoshop Extended
Animate all 3D properties - including cameras, lights, materials, and meshes - using the Animation timeline. Save time with faster final rendering performance when exporting your 3D animation.
Platform and device-specific access in Flash Professional
Use prebuilt native extensions that provide access to platform- or device-specific capabilities, such as battery level and vibration.
Easy pattern creation in Illustrator
Easily create inmlessly tiled vector patterns. Experiment freely with repeating patterns that can be edited at any time.
*Photoshop Extended 3D features and some GPU-enabled features are not supported on Windows XP.
† Adobe Digital Publishing Suite requires a separate license and payment of associated fees.
‡ Wireless Internet connection required. Mobile and tablet applications and syncing functionality require a separate download and agreement to additional terms. Adobe online services, including the Adobe Creative Cloud service, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe's online privacy policy. The applications and online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.
§ InDesign uses EPUB3 and HTML5 code to create eBooks with audio, video, and other advanced features. EPUB3 and HTML5 presentation, media playback, and double-byte character support (for example, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) may not be supported by all devices, browsers, or EPUB readers.