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Redefine the extraordinary in web design and development

Master the production challenges of today and tomorrow with Adobe? Creative Suite? 4 Production Premium software, a tightly integrated pre- and post-production toolset for Windows? and Intel? based Mac OS systems. Use it for video and audio editing, still and motion graphics, visual effects, and interactive media, as well as DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and mobile authoring.

Combines:

• Adobe After Effects? CS4
• Adobe Premiere? Pro CS4
• Adobe Photoshop? CS4 Extended
• Adobe Flash? CS4 Professional
• Adobe Illustrator? CS4
• Adobe Soundbooth? CS4
• Adobe OnLocation? CS4
• Adobe Encore? CS4

Top reasons to buy Adobe? Creative Suite? 4 Production Premium

Complete pre-and post-production solution?Create and deliver high-quality video and interactive productions with tightly integrated software tools for pre- and post-production on Windows? and Intel? based Mac OS systems.

Creative control?Achieve exceptional creative control with all components. Produce engaging experiences by leveraging innovative new 3D workflows; enhanced editing, animation, and compositing features; a unified user interface that makes moving between components fluid; and robust output options.

Powerful integration for exceptional productivity?Work with unparalleled efficiency, so you have more time to craft your vision. For example, expanded Adobe Dynamic Link enables you to link content between components so you can see updates immediately without rendering.

Project intelligence with XMP metadata?Take advantage of the efficiency XMP metadata offers for project intelligence. For example, new Speech Search technology in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and Soundbooth CS4 speeds up the editing process by using metadata to turn spoken words into searchable metadata, making it easy to find particular clips and make video assets searchable.

Wide variety of output options?Deliver on film, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, online, and on mobile devices with smooth efficiency to reach more audiences.

Motion graphics and visual effects with Adobe After Effects? CS4?Be more productive with a host of enhanced features in Adobe After Effects CS4. Searchable timelines and projects, expanded 3D compositing options, included Mocha for Adobe After Effects software, and numerous interface enhancements streamline almost everything you do.

Editing efficiency with Adobe Premiere? Pro CS4?Take advantage of scalable and flexible nonlinear video-editing capabilities to tell your most compelling stories. New native support for tapeless workflows and more than 50 enhancements in this release help make the editing workflow more efficient.

Direct-to-disk recording with Adobe OnLocation? CS4?Bypass the time-consuming capture process by shooting directly to disk, and monitor the quality of your footage using an impressive array of production tools. Featuring a completely redesigned interface, Adobe OnLocation CS4 now runs natively on both Windows and Intel based Mac OS systems.

Interactive experiences with Adobe Flash? CS4 Professional?Work with a new animation model that makes Adobe Flash CS4 Professional easier to learn for new users, adds efficiency for proficient users, and provides even greater control for creating immersive interactive experiences.

Industry-standard design with Adobe Photoshop? CS4 Extended?Edit images and video with an expanded set of creative options. Work directly with 3D models, and take advantage of new video layer enhancements. Plus, the new Adjustment and Masks panels provide quick access to tools you need to adjust color, tone, and selections of your images.

Production planning with Adobe Illustrator? CS4?Design project elements and storyboards for your productions. Create multiple art boards in a single file, and work with enhanced gradient tools.

Enhanced audio editing with Adobe Soundbooth? CS4?Create and arrange audio clips in film, video, and interactive projects with greater flexibility. Easily edit audio in Flash CS4 Professional projects in Soundbooth CS4 using convenient, task-based tools along with new multitrack audio project support.

Collaboration with clients and colleagues*?Access the Adobe ConnectNow service to share project storyboards online with up to three people before you shoot. Use Adobe Encore? CS4 to output SWF file versions of your dailies to post online. Expedite review cycles with the Adobe Clip Notes feature in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, which enables you to embed video into a PDF file and then import timecode-specific comments to the timeline. Access improved Resource Central to find new assets, and quickly find news and inspiration in Bridge Home.

Or Choose...

Adobe? Creative Suite? 4 Master Collection
Before you choose?Consider Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection software, which combines everything in Production Premium plus Adobe InDesign? CS4, Acrobat? 9 Pro, Dreamweaver? CS4, Fireworks? CS4, and Contribute? CS4.

Mac OS System Requirements

• Multicore Intel? processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11?10.5.4
• 2GB of RAM (more RAM recommended when running multiple components)
• 20.6GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional hard-disk space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0?compatible graphics card
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0
• Dedicated 7200 RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD; SCSI disk subsystem preferred
• DVD-ROM drive (SuperDrive required for DVD creation)
• Blu-ray burner required for Blu-ray disc creation
• Core Audio?compatible sound card
• QuickTime 7.4.5 software required to use QuickTime features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services?