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Product DescriptionAdobe CS3 Production Premium Windows. Includes After Effects CS3 Premiere Pro CS3 Photoshop Extended CS3Illustrator CS3 Soundbooth CS3 Encore CS3 and Flash Pro CS3. DOES include full printed User Guide in the box.Fulfillment will include: User Guide; a PDF of the unabridged User Guide on the CD/DVD; Generic doc fulfillmentcard outlining policy and Adobe commitment to the environment in the box; and Online help (both on web andon the desktop) which includes readily accessible training (beyond what manuals include). Read moreProduct DescriptionMaximize your productivity with Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium software, the total post-productionsolution available for both Mac and Windows. Tighter-than-ever integration between Adobe's all-new video,audio, and design tools--now including Adobe Flash CS3 Professional software--offers a smooth workflow fromconcept to delivery. Reach the widest possible audience by delivering content to film, video, DVD, Blu-ray Disc,the web, and mobile devices.

Photoshop CS3 Extended for new dimensions in digital imaging

Illustrator CS3 for powerful vector graphics creation

Flash CS3 Professional for creating rich interactive content

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for capturing, editing, and delivering video

Adobe Encore CS3 for preparing DVD titles

Put Ideas in Motion with the Total Post-Production SolutionProduce visually innovative work faster and more easily with new Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premiumsoftware for Mac and Windows.

Audience benefit

Corporate and event videographers--You only have one chance to capture that critical shot, and with smallcrews and tight deadlines you need to work fast for clients who demand high production values. Adobe CreativeSuite 3 Production Premium combines the latest versions of Adobe's video, audio, and design tools, allowingyou to capture events directly to disc; work fast with precision editing tools; create blockbuster effects withAdobe After Effects CS3 Professional and Photoshop CS3 Extended software; create and match audio to yourvisuals with Adobe Soundbooth software; and deliver content however your clients need it, whether on tape,DVD or Blu-ray Disc, the web, or mobile devices. Unmatched integration and productivity tools allow you tomove quickly between applications, keeping you on schedule without sacrificing high-quality results.

Motion graphics professionals--For visual effects creation, motion graphics, and compositing, you need tomeet tight deadlines for clients who expect the highest quality productions. Adobe Creative Suite 3 ProductionPremium helps you deliver results using the industry's leading motion graphics tool, Adobe After Effects CS3Professional software, tightly integrated with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro,and other components to enable maximum flexibility and performance. Create multilayered composites, richanimation, and high-quality graphics for films, television commercials, bumpers, and promos, as well as forDVD or online content within the fluid, unified environment of Production Premium.

Independent filmmakers--Your passion is storytelling. Your challenge is finding the right software to handleevery aspect of the production process and deliver high-quality results. Adobe Creative Suite 3 ProductionPremium helps meet this need with a complete toolset combining the latest versions of Adobe'sindustry-leading software components for capturing footage directly to disc, performing nonlinear video andaudio editing, producing motion graphics and visual effects, authoring to DVD, and outputting content as FLV orSWF files for the web and mobile devices. Tell your story with stunning impact to the widest possible audiencewith Production Premium.

Educators--Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is a total post-production solution, combining full newversions of Adobe's world-class design and graphics tools. With Production Premium, you can work with everyaspect of visual design, animation, video, film, and disc production cost effectively and via a single, integratedinterface. Create promotional materials such as websites that feature video content, prepare students forworking with a wide range of file formats on both Windows and Mac platforms, and deliver your work acrossmultiple media types.

Interactive designers--Integrating video into interactive projects is increasingly part of authoring rich,engaging experiences, whether for a DVD, an interactive display, websites, or emerging mobile markets. AdobeCreative Suite 3 Production Premium offers all the essential tools needed for interactive authoring, includingnew releases of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Flash software. Save time as you work fluidlybetween After Effects and Flash, generating sophisticated graphics and animations for your interactive projects.

Improve efficiency and incorporate a tapeless workflow during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation CS3 to monitor yourcamera's video signal and record it directly to a computer hard drive.

Top new features in Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

New Adobe After Effects CS3 ProfessionalTake advantage of innovative new features in Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional such as Shape Layers forflexible drawing and animation of vector shapes; the Puppet tool, an intuitive new approach to shape animation;and Brainstorm to quickly experiment and refine designs using parameters you define.

New Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe OnLocation CS3* (Windows version)Make every phase of video production more efficient with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 as well as Adobe OnLocationCS3* (formerly the award-winning DV Rack HD, now included in the Production Premium box), a powerful set ofdirect-to-disc recording and on-set monitoring tools to help produce high-quality video footage while shootingwith an SD or HD camera. Achieve dramatic effects using improved slow motion with variable speed control inAdobe Premiere Pro CS3.

New Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and Illustrator CS3Enhance your video productions with the highest quality images and vector illustrations. With Adobe PhotoshopCS3 Extended, use new video layer support to edit and paint your video frame by frame, or clone betweenframes. Illustrator CS3 provides New Document Profiles for video, with safe areas specific to your output.

Now with Adobe CS3 Flash ProfessionalMarket your services through your own rich, interactive website using Adobe Flash CS3 Professional. Work inFlash using a familiar Adobe interface and familiar video workflows. Export Flash video with cue points fromAfter Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Soundbooth, and move animations easily between After Effectsand Flash.

Innovative new Adobe Soundbooth CS3 for audioDesigned for creative professionals, Adobe Soundbooth CS3 delivers focused tools to quickly accomplisheveryday audio tasks--even if audio production isn't your specialty. Fast and intuitive, Soundbooth makes iteasy to remove noise from recordings, polish voice-overs, customize music and sound effects to fit a production,and much more.

New Adobe Encore CS3Author once, and then output to multiple media types. Use a familiar Adobe interface to author a single EncoreCS3 project and then export to standard-definition DVDs, high-definition Blu-ray Discs, and interactiveDVD-style SWF-based experiences for immediate use on the web.

Extensive integration for exceptional productivityTighter-than-ever integration between Photoshop and After Effects and between After Effects, Illustrator, AdobePremiere Pro, Encore, Soundbooth, and Flash streamlines your workflow, making it easier than ever to moveprojects and files between component applications and work with a common user interface. In addition, AdobeBridge offers new file type support and metadata previews.

Available for Mac and WindowsWork on the platform of your choice. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is now available for both Macand Windows and is supported by a broad selection of books, training materials, third-party plug-ins, andleading industry partners including the OpenHD Partner Alliance.

Expanded output options, including video for mobile phonesReach a broader audience using a wider range of formats and devices. Use the Adobe Media Encoder to export3GP and H.264 video for mobile phones, iPods and PSP systems, and other mobile devices from After Effects,Adobe Premiere Pro, and Soundbooth. Preview the results for supported mobile devices using Adobe DeviceCentral CS3. Use Adobe Encore CS3 to author DVDs, high-definition Blu-ray Discs, and interactive DVD-styleSWF-based experiences.

Quick, effective keying with new Adobe Ultra CS3Transform keying into a practical daily production tool for all types of video projects with Adobe Ultra CS3software. Create highly realistic background composites with drag-and-drop simplicity, even from marginalvideo sources, and customize hundreds of virtual sets included in Master Sets Library 1, a collection of virtual

sets with alternate angles, motion tracking, and scaling to put your subject in the set, not just in front of it.Output in broadcast quality to a wide range of advanced file formats.

Visually manage assets in Adobe Bridge

Test mobile designs in Adobe Device Central

Additional Features

Future-ready tools for delivery of video content anywhereMeet today's production demands and tomorrow's challenges head on. Broad support for leading standards andformats, an open approach to hardware and platform support, a rich ecosystem of plug-ins and otherthird-party solutions, and the ability to deliver video content to new types of devices--from mobile to Blu-rayDisc--give you a competitive edge.

No more intermediate rendering thanks to Adobe Dynamic LinkEnjoy greater freedom to experiment with new ideas without having to wait for intermediate rendering.Exclusively available in Production Premium, Adobe Dynamic Link allows you to edit a composition in AfterEffects and view your updates instantly in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Encore.

Engaging online experiences leveraging new Adobe Flash CS3Use the industry's most advanced interactive authoring environment to integrate your video content intouniquely engaging websites, presentations, and mobile content. Export layered vector animations from AfterEffects to Flash, import SWF files as vectors into After Effects, and encode FLV files with cue points from AfterEffects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Soundbooth.

Compositing and animation with new Adobe After Effects CS3 ProfessionalInnovative new features make the industry standard even more essential. Adobe After Effects CS3 softwareoffers new Shape Layers for drawing and animating vector shapes, an intuitive new approach to shapeanimation using the Puppet tool, new integration with Flash and Photoshop, and dramatically improvedperformance so you can maintain your creative momentum.

Real-time editing with new Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe Encore CS3, and Adobe OnLocationCS3* (Windows version)Now available for Mac and Windows, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 software offers scalable, efficient, and flexiblenonlinear video editing with improved slow-motion capabilities and delivery options. Support for HD, HDV, SD,and DV gives you the flexibility to deliver high-quality work. Use Encore CS3 to create full-featured,menu-driven standard-definition DVDs, high-definition Blu-ray Discs, and interactive DVD-style SWF-basedexperiences for immediate use on the web. In Windows, enjoy new direct-to-disc recording and on-setmonitoring tools to help produce high-quality video footage with Adobe OnLocation CS3.

Image editing and graphics creation with Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Illustrator CS3Integrate images and graphics for use in your productions. With Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, use new videolayer support to edit and paint your video frame by frame, or clone between frames. Use advanced drawing,texturing, coloring, tracing, and typography tools to create vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator CS3 software.

Fast, intuitive audio editing and creation with Adobe Soundbooth CS3Adobe Soundbooth CS3 lets you take command of your audio in film, video, or Flash projects with convenient,task-based tools that make high-quality audio production more efficient, even if audio production isn't yourspecialty.

Video production and preview for mobile devicesUse the Adobe Media Encoder in After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Soundbooth to export 3GP and H.264video for mobile phones, iPods and PSP systems, and other mobile devices. Preview the results for supporteddevices using Adobe Device Central CS3.

*For Macintosh users, Adobe OnLocation requires Boot Camp and Windows (purchased separately) or a separate Windows basedcomputer.

Adobe Creative Suite 3: What's in Each Edition?

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 3 EDITIONS

DESIGNPREMIUM

DESIGNSTANDARD

WEBPREMIUM

WEBSTANDARD

PRODUCTIONPREMIUM

MASTERCOLLECTION

Adobe Photoshop CS3extended

Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe illustrator CS3

Adobe indesign CS3

Adobe Acrobat 8 ProfessionalAdobe Flash CS3 Professional

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Adobe Contribute CS3

Adobe Fireworks CS3

Adobe After Effects CS3Professional

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3

Adobe Soundbooth CS3

Adobe Encore CS3

Adobe OnLocation *Adobe Ultra CS3 *

ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND SERVICES IN ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 3

Adobe Bridge CS3

Adobe Version Cue CS3

Adobe Device Central CS3

Adobe Dynamic Link

Adobe Stock Photos

Adobe Acrobat Connect

* Adobe Ultra runs on Microsoft Windows only. For Macintosh users, Adobe OnLocation requires Bootcamp and Windows (purchasedseparately), or a separate Windows-based computer. Read more