Review of Adobe Creative Suite 5

Barence writes "Adobe today updated its Creative Suite software to version 5, and PC Pro has an absolutely massive collection of reviews. Along with an overview of the entire suite, from Design to Web to Production bundles, every individual component gets the full in-depth treatment. It includes video demonstrations of Photoshop CS5's fabulous Content-Aware fill trick and new Puppet Warp function; a long-awaited step up to 64-bit for Premiere Pro CS5; and big updates to Dreamweaver CS5, After Effects CS5, and the rest."

Re:Any update on the export to iPhone?

[c_sd_m]

Hope they atleast release the Actionscript to Obj-C cross compiler so that people can at least attempt to use it for themselves, if not distribute it through the App Store.

Or for enterprise (proprietary, in-house) use.

Gushing, ignoring the important issues

[Blakey Rat]

It's not an overview, it's a gushing, excited press release. And it doesn't even drop one word on my most important concern: is Adobe continuing their trend of writing awful, inconsistent, ugly, usually-slow UIs?

The fact that that, after Macromedia's was acquired, I'd actually pay extra to get Flash 8's UI back... well, that tells you something. How the hell do you write a UI worse than Macromedia's? That takes the kind of talent only Adobe can offer I guess... IBM should hire these guys to do Lotus Notes next. ;)

Eclipse, Java, GIMP, Blender3D > CS5?

[LifesABeach]

I think a Bench Marks applied here would be most telling.

Waste of time...

[Roogna]

Sadly after their ridiculous always broken DRM in CS3 I stopped buying Adobe products. The only unfortunate thing is that I've still yet to find a replacement for Illustrator since Freehand was killed. Ahh well...

Content-aware filler? I love Resynthesizer too!

[Anonymous Coward]

That content-aware feature has been all the rage with the general Internet population lately. I can agree how awesome it is, I've been enjoying it a lot with the Resynthesizer [logarithmic.net] plugin for GIMP for over a year now!

Re:Gushing, ignoring the important issues

[WarForge]

It is good, but it is even better in GIMP, where it has been for years known as the Resynthesizer plugin.

http://o3.tumblr.com/post/470608946/photoshops-caf-content-aware-fill-unbelievable [tumblr.com]

Re:FLOSS alternative?

[DAldredge]

Then how do you suggest that software developers who target people instead of corps make money?

Re:FLOSS alternative?

[tsm_sf]

I'm of the opinion that most of your ilk are borderline OCD cases who simply can't wrap their noggin around somebody not following the rules. It's not like you don't understand my position. Lord knows that with your UID you've seen it hashed out again and again. You simply can't bring yourself to believe someone actually holds it. Because of rules.

Well let me tell you something, daldardedge, not everything fits into the neat bubble-wrap case you've made for it in your brain. Life isn't a series of collectible action figures, to be kept mint and safely tucked away each in their own place. Sometimes it takes a slightly broader view than the one you get peering over your viewsonic (yes, im insulting you by saying that, through choice and not necessity, you still own a crt). You need to wake up and realize that you are not the only person on god's green earth, but are rather one of a multitude of opinions and voices. Most of which are telling you to get stuffed.

So crawl back to your masters and let them know that men still exist who are willing to stand against them. That men still exist who are capable of leaning into the rushing tide of corporatism with the firm footing that comes with the knowledge of a righteous cause passionately pursued. Men who apparently write increasingly purple posts on self-important message boards. Men who will take free software, partially because they know it to be a victimless crime, but mostly because fuck you.