There are six new configurations of Adobe Creative Suite 3,
including Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Design Standard editions;
Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Web Standard editions; and Creative Suite 3
Production Premium. The Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection combines 12
applications in a single box.
The majority of Creative Suite 3 editions will be available
as Universal applications for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs, and will
support Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista. Customers can choose from six
all-new suites or full version upgrades of 13 stand-alone applications,
including Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, InDesign CS3, Illustrator CS3,
Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, and After
Effects CS3.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Standard, and
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Standard will begin shipping in April.
Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master
Collection for Mac OS X on Intel-based systems and for Microsoft Windows XP and
Windows Vista platforms will begin shipping worldwide in the third quarter of
2007. Estimated pricing for the Creative Suite 3 Design Premium is $1,799;
$1,599 for Creative Suite 3 Web Premium; $1,699 for Adobe Creative Suite 3
Production Premium; and $2,499 for Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.