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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master CollectionDec 17, 2008 (CNET.com - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) -- Adobe offers Creative Suite 4 professional software in five flavors. Among them, the Master Collection offers professionals the most jam-packed digital toolbox. There are applications for concocting and editing digital pixel and vector graphics, print layouts, video, Web pages and animation, and then repurposing that content for mobile devices. EDITORS' RATING: 4 stars, excellent THE GOOD: The dozen applications in the Adobe CS4 Master Collection sport streamlined interfaces and integration for designing and editing images, Web pages, mobile sites, desktop apps, animation, film and print layouts, and support the latest digital formats. THE BAD: These costly, heavy-duty applications take long to install, are hard to learn and hog resources; personal tech support can exceed the price of some applications; some apps, such as Photoshop, offer few compelling reasons for most users to upgrade. THE BOTTOM LINE: The CS4 Master Collection contains every application in the Adobe Creative Suite. Although priced for serious professionals, it's a relative bargain compared with buying each ingredient piecemeal. CHECK PRICES: http://reviews.cnet.com/software/adobe-creative-suite-4/4014-3513-7-33255199.htm l FULL REVIEW: http://reviews.cnet.com/software/adobe-creative-suite-4/4505-3513-7-33255199.htm l --- CNET.com is where people go to discover the latest in tech and consumer electronics. CNET provides the latest news, unbiased reviews, videos, podcasts, software, and downloads, making tech products easy to find, understand and use. --- (c) 2008, CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. ----- TO SUBSCRIBE TO PLUGGED IN Items in the Plugged In package are not included in your MCT News Service subscription. You can subscribe to the Plugged In package or purchase the items a la carte on MCT Direct at www.mctdirect.com. To subscribe, please call Rick DeChantal at Tribune Media Services at (800) 245-6536 or [email protected]. Outside the United States, call Tribune Media Services International at +1-213-237-7987 or e-mail [email protected]. ----- PHOTO (from MCT Photo Service, 202-383-6099): For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |