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Adobe Illustrator CS4—What’s New 11
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Part of the Adobe Creative Suite 4 family
Adobe Illustrator CS4 is integral to the Adobe Creative Suite 4 family of products, providing
a vector graphics environment that serves as the foundation for design across media.
Illustrator complements the other components of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium
soware for creating resolution-independent graphics that easily move among products and
out to print, web, interactive, and mobile media. Design Premium provides all the tools you
need to deliver your designs across media in a unied, intuitive environment.
Also a component of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium soware, Illustrator CS4 is the
key for building rich vector assets for use on the web and in interactive experiences, and for
creating lightweight assets for mobile content. Web Premium provides a complete solution
for creating and maintaining interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, mobile
device content, presentations, and other digital experiences.
For lm, video, audio, and interactive media, get Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production
Premium soware, which includes Illustrator CS4 as the foundation for building creative
assets for use in video and lm. Production Premium is a total post-production solution,
with tighter-than-ever integration between video, audio, and design tools for a smooth
workow from concept to delivery.
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection soware is your premier solution for professional
creative work, including, of course, Illustrator CS4—the key to creating the vector graphics
that are the basis of your designs. Master Collection combines the best of Adobe Creative
Suite 4 Design Premium, Web Premium, and Production Premium editions, giving you
advanced productivity features so you can create content for virtually all media using one
value-packed oering.
Availability and pricing
Adobe Illustrator CS4 will be available in North America for an estimated street price of
US$599, directly from Adobe or through Adobe Authorized Resellers. To order directly
from Adobe, visit the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com or call 1-800-833-6687.
Licensed owners of Illustrator CS3, Illustrator CS2, or Illustrator CS can upgrade to Adobe
Illustrator CS4 for US$199.
Licensed owners of Illustrator CS3, Illustrator CS2, or Illustrator CS are also eligible for
special upgrade pricing to certain editions of Adobe Creative Suite 4.
Owners of FreeHand 9, 10, or MX, and owners of CorelDRAW can switch to Illustrator CS4
for US$199.
A complete description of upgrade eligibility and pricing is available in a separate Pricing
Overview document. For volume licensing information, contact an Adobe Licensing Center
or go to ww w.adobe.com.
Estimated street prices do not include taxes, shipping, handling, or other related expenses.
Information on pricing and support policies outside of North America and for Education
customers will be available separately.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information—anytime, any-
where, and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.
Adobe,theAdobelogo,ConnectNow,CreativeSuite,Fireworks,Flash,Flex,Illustrator,InDesign,Kuler,andPhotoshopareeitherregisteredtrademarks
ortrademarksofAdobeSystemsIncorporatedintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.Mac,MacOS,andMacintosharetrademarksofApple
Computer,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.QuickTimeisatrademarkusedunderlicense.IntelandPentiumaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.PowerPCisatrademarkofInternationalBusiness
MachinesCorporationintheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsVistaareeitherregisteredtrademarksor
trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.This
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online services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in
part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe privacy policy, and access to these services may
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intheUSA.08/14/08
Mac OS
•PowerPC®G4orG5orIntel®processor
•MacOSXv10.4.11–10.5.4
•512MBofRAM(1GBrecommended)
•2GBofavailablehard-diskspaceforinstallation;
additional free space required during
installation(cannotinstallonavolumethat
uses a case-sensitive le system or on ash-
basedstoragedevices)
•1,024x768display(1,280x800recommended)
with16-bitvideocard
•DVD-ROMdrive
•QuickTime7softwarerequiredformultimedia
features
•BroadbandInternetconnectionrequiredfor
online services
Windows
•2GHzorfasterprocessor
•Microsoft®Windows®XPwithServicePack2
(ServicePack3recommended)orWindows
Vista®HomePremium,Business,Ultimate,or
EnterprisewithServicePack1(certiedfor
32-bitWindowsXPandWindowsVista)
•512MBofRAM(1GBrecommended)
•2GBofavailablehard-diskspaceforinstallation;
additional free space required during
installation(cannotinstallonash-based
storagedevices)
•1,024x768display(1,280x800recommended)
with16-bitvideocard
•DVD-ROMdrive
•BroadbandInternetconnectionrequiredfor
online services
Forupdatestosystemrequirements,visitwww.
adobe.com/products/illustrator/systemreqs.
Expected ship date
Fourthquarter2008
For more information
FormoredetailsaboutAdobeIllustratorCS4,
visit ww w.adobe.com/illustrator.