Adobe Creative Suite® 5 Design Standard software offers a host of productivity features for print design, including more precise image selection in Adobe Photoshop, enhanced object editing in Adobe InDesign, and perspective drawing in Adobe Illustrator. Revolutionize everyday creative work with innovative painting tools in Photoshop and Illustrator, and accelerate creative reviews thanks to integration with Adobe CS Live online services. CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.
Complex image selection made easy
Enjoy faster, more precise edge detection in Photoshop CS5, even when selecting tricky image elements such as hair.
Innovative painting tools
Revolutionize everyday creative work using tools in Photoshop CS5 and Illustrator CS5 that mimic real brushes and paints.
Production and printing tools
Find and place files fast by using the new Adobe Mini Bridge panel accessible from within InDesign CS5 and Photoshop CS5. Export large PDF files in the background, and eliminate font-related production problems using document-installed fonts in InDesign.
Faster, more precise drawing tools
Draw in accurate perspective, and dynamically finesse the details of strokes, arrowheads, and dashes using few steps in Illustrator CS5.
Accelerated creative reviews
Bring creative reviews directly into your design workflow. Initiate reviews and receive comments from within your design software using Adobe CS Review, part of CS Live online services.
Simplified object selection and editing
Perform repetitive layout tasks efficiently using new and enhanced tools and on-object controls in InDesign CS5.
Resolution-independent effects
In Illustrator CS5, apply drop shadows, glows, blurs, and textures that maintain a consistent appearance at different resolutions throughout the design process.
Powerful new text features
In InDesign CS5, take advantage of efficiencies such as the Track Text Changes feature and paragraphs that span and split columns.
Multiple page sizes in a single InDesign file
Include different page sizes in a single InDesign CS5 document and apply the same master page to different-sized layouts.
Faster performance
Perform day-to-day imaging tasks faster and process very large images at least ten times faster in Photoshop CS5. (Requires a 64-bit capable computer with a 64-bit version of Mac OS, Microsoft® Windows® 7, or Windows Vista®. Actual performance increase will vary depending on the drivers you have installed, the feature you're using, and other factors.)