Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Creative Suite 2 Now Available - Press Release

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Both Adobe Photoshop CS2 and the complete Creative Suite 2; including InDesign CS2, Illustrator CS2, Photoshop CS2, and GoLive CS2, and inCopy CS2 are now shipping. See the following press releases for complete details.

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Adobe Photoshop CS2 Now Shipping

Highly Anticipated Upgrade to Adobe Photoshop Includes New Vanishing Point Feature, Camera Raw 3.0 Workflow Improvements, Smart Objects and Customizable Menus

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2005-- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today shipped Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) CS2, a major upgrade to the professional industry standard for digital image editing and creation. Available as a stand-alone software application or as a component of the Adobe Creative Suite(R) 2, also shipping today (see separate press release), Photoshop CS2 software is equipped with indispensable new features and simplified workflows delivering a greater level of power, precision and control to photographers, film, video and creative professionals.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 users will push creative boundaries with many new powerful and dynamic features, including Vanishing Point, which allows users to clone, paint and transform image objects while retaining visual perspective. The new Image Warping feature makes it easy to fold, stretch, pull, twist and bend images. A variety of new tools and commands address common, photographic problems, such as the Spot Healing Brush for blemishes and dust, the Red Eye Tool, Lens Correction, Smart Sharpen and Remove Noise. Smart Objects allow users to scale and transform images and vector illustrations without losing image quality -- as well as create linked duplicates of embedded graphics -- so that a single edit updates across multiple iterations.

"Adobe Photoshop CS2 is a mind-blowing new product innovation," said Bill Hurter, president, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI). "From Vanishing Point to the Bridge to the absolutely magical qualities of the Healing Brush, the new Photoshop, which is but one part of CS2, will keep photographers and graphic artists busy catching up to the program for years. The most intuitive Photoshop yet."

Film, broadcast and video professionals rendering and compositing images in 3D will appreciate the flexibility to edit and create content with the new 32-bit High Dynamic Range feature. Projects can now be previewed in real-time on a television monitor with Firewire Preview, a new direct export feature that saves valuable time during the editing and rendering processes.

The acclaimed File Browser has been upgraded to Adobe Bridge in Photoshop CS2, which acts as a productivity, imagery and creativity hub and provides multi-view file browsing across all Adobe CS2 software applications. The Photoshop CS2 interface now adjusts to the needs of the user, offering task-based menu presets for easy access to critical features or the ability to create custom presets for common workflow scenarios. Multiple Layer Control speeds editing, enabling the simultaneous selection and manipulation of numerous layers within a file. In addition, the new Camera Raw 3.0 workflow allows photographers to simultaneously batch process raw files all in the background, without launching the main Photoshop executable.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Mac OS X version 10.2.8 through 10.3.8, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2, is immediately available to customers in the United States and Canada, through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. International versions are expected to begin shipping in late May and early June. Adobe Photoshop CS2 is available for an estimated street price of US$599 and licensed users of any previous version of Photoshop can upgrade for US$149. Adobe Photoshop CS2 is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 2. In addition, Adobe Photoshop CS2 is immediately available as part of the Adobe Video Collection 2.5 Professional edition (see separate press release). For more detailed information about new features, upgrade policies and pricing, please visit: www.adobe.com/photoshop.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe is the world's leading provider of software solutions to create, manage and deliver high-impact, reliable digital content. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

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Adobe Creative Suite 2 Now Shipping; Adobe Photoshop CS2, InDesign CS2, Illustrator CS2, GoLive CS2 and InCopy CS2 Also Available Today

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2005--Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe(R) Creative Suite 2 software. Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium Edition integrates new full-version upgrades of indispensable design software -- Adobe Photoshop(R) CS2 (see separate release), Adobe InDesign(R) CS2, Adobe Illustrator(R) CS2 and Adobe GoLive(R) CS2 -- with the all-new Version Cue(R) CS2. It also introduces the Adobe Stock Photos service (see separate release), Adobe Bridge and includes the recently released Adobe Acrobat(R) 7.0 Professional. Adobe Photoshop CS2, InDesign CS2, Illustrator CS2 and GoLive CS2 are also available today as standalone software products. In addition, Adobe InCopy(R) CS2, a professional writing and editing program that integrates tightly with Adobe InDesign CS2 software, is shipping today.

Adobe Creative Suite 2 is the powerhouse design and publishing environment for print, Web and the latest generation of handheld devices. Adobe Creative Suite 2 is anchored by a new visual file browser, Adobe Bridge, that acts as a hub for productivity and enables designers to quickly browse, organize, and process design assets. It also provides direct access to Adobe Stock Photos, a new stock photography service that offers designers one-stop shopping for high-quality, royalty-free images for layout and design, and the Adobe Help Center, in-depth how-to information for all of the components of Adobe Creative Suite 2.

Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium Edition includes all the elements creative professionals need to translate their ideas into compelling designs.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 -- The professional industry standard for digital image editing and creation brings a new level of power, precision and control to the digital photography experience and to the overall creative process. New feature Vanishing Point cuts tedious graphic and photo retouching tasks by allowing users to clone, paint and transform image objects while retaining visual perspective. Adobe Photoshop CS2 is also available as a standalone software product for estimated street price of US$599. For more information visit www.adobe.com/photoshop.

Adobe InDesign CS2 -- As a leader in layout and design, InDesign CS2 makes it easier, faster, more fluid and versatile for designers across a variety of workflows from text-intensive book, magazine and newspaper production to high-end XML-based cross-media workflows. Exporting objects with the new InDesign snippets feature enables users to easily share or repurpose live InDesign content and layouts from part of a page. Adobe InDesign CS2 is also available as a standalone software product for estimated street price of US$699. For more information visit www.adobe.com/indesign.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 -- Designers can rediscover the power of vector graphics through Illustrator CS2 with its enhanced user interface and expanded support for a variety of file formats, including Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny (SVG-t). New feature Live Trace easily and accurately converts scans of hand-drawn sketches and digital photos into fully editable and scaleable Illustrator artwork in seconds. Live Paint enables users to color artwork quickly and intuitively, based on how it appears on screen rather than how it was constructed. Adobe Illustrator CS2 is also available as a standalone software product for estimated street price of US$499. For more information visit www.adobe.com/illustrator.

Adobe GoLive CS2 -- Mobile content development is simplified through innovative new CSS layout tools, a rich environment based on open standards and tight integration with Adobe Creative Suite 2. With GoLive CS2, Web designers and developers can create, publish, manage and update content that adapts simply and gracefully to the latest handheld devices. Adobe GoLive CS2 is also available as a standalone software product for estimated street price of US$399. For more information visit www.adobe.com/golive.

Version Cue CS2 -- A powerful file-version manager and collaboration tool, Version Cue CS2 enables users to visually preview, track and access historical and alternate versions of files in Adobe Creative Suite 2 projects. Workgroup users can easily share their work, and can now initiate a Web-based collaborative review of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) project files.

Adobe InCopy CS2 -- Adobe today also began shipping InCopy CS2. Although not part of Adobe Creative Suite 2, this professional writing and editing program tightly integrates with InDesign CS2 to streamline and enhance collaborative editorial workflows for small creative teams. Assignments-based workflows allow writers and editors to work in parallel with one another on an InDesign CS2 file without overriding each other. Adobe InCopy CS2 is available for estimated street price of US$249. For more information visit www.adobe.com/incopy.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Creative Suite for Mac OS X version 10.2.8 through 10.3.8, Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2, is immediately available to customers in the United States and Canada, through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. International versions are expected to begin shipping in late May and early June. Estimated street price for the Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium Edition is US$1,199 and US$899 for Adobe Creative Suite 2 Standard Edition. Upgrade pricing is available for customers of Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Photoshop. For more detailed information about features, upgrade policies and pricing, please visit: www.adobe.com/creativesuite. Adobe Stock Photos may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. For details on availability visit: www.adobe.com/adobestockphotos.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe is the world's leading provider of software solutions to create, manage and deliver high-impact, reliable digital content. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

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