The suite was last updated in April last year with the 5.5
release, but it's two years since it was given a full revision. Four versions
of the suite are available, Design Standard CS6, Web Premium CS6, Production
Premium CS6 and finally Master Collection CS6.
CS6 is the first suite that Adobe is offering as part of a
subscription package called Adobe Creative Cloud - annual subscribers can a
monthly fee of £38 while it's £57.17 for month-by-month subscribers, rather
handy for situations where you need to bring in a few extra seats for a limited
time as part of a specific project.
Here some links for reviews that I have collected for you check them out:
A new version of Photoshop is always a highlight in the
designer's calendar, and CS6 is no exception. Those looking for the
much-heralded Deblur filter, however, will be disappointed: it's far too early
for inclusion this time around. In fact, those looking for big splashy show-off
features will also be looking in vain.
When Apple released Final Cut Pro X last year, many veterans
were up in arms as it wasn't just an update to the program they'd come to know,
love and rely on, it was a complete departure from what they were used to. You
either loved it or hated it. Those who fell into the latter category started to
shop around, and Adobe was only too pleased to welcome new clients to their
platform. With the release of the latest version, part of their major CS6
update, Adobe is working very hard to make sure their clientele stays put.
Adobe After Effects has a huge user base in the motion
graphics and animation sectors, so any update to the power of this venerable
compositing workhorse will be eagerly scrutinised by those working in broadcast
and cross-media applications. Luckily for those artists (and Adobe), After
Effects CS6 will do nothing to tarnish its status and appeal.
Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard tool for vector
drawing and illustration, used by a wide variety of creative professionals
including editorial illustrators, identity designers, textile and pattern
designers, UI designers, motion artists and many others. It's always been an
incredibly versatile tool, thanks to a broad feature set, and of course the
fact that vector graphics are infinitely scaleable and in most cases relatively
lightweight.
The web doesn't stay still, and new browsers and new technologies
mean changes to your sites. With the explosion in mobile browsing, those
changes are now bigger than ever before. Dreamweaver CS6 has added new tools
for working with sites that scale from desktop, to tablet, to phone, using some
of the latest CSS features.
Welcome to the new version of Adobe Flash Pro – Flash Pro
CS6 (or 12 if you want to keep count). Over the last 24 months web development
has seen a change in focus. Where rich content was the bastion of Flash and
Flex, now HTML5 and various JavaScript libraries have taken on some of that
responsibility. However, Flash has always had the luxury of being ahead of the
curve when it comes to new features and new areas to expand and extend into.
The launch of any new iteration of the Creative Suite is
hyped to the extreme by Adobe, which knows that there's an army of fanatics out
there eager to lap up every new whizz-bang feature, tweak and addition
regardless of how subtle some of them may seem to the slightly more jaded
reviewer. Amidst all this hoopla, Photoshop, without exception, takes the
lion's share of the limelight, followed by Illustrator and After Effects,
leaving InDesign languishing in fourth place in the attention and column inches
stakes.
What's in each version of CS6:
Design Standard CS6 - Acrobat X Pro, Dreamweaver, Fireworks,
InDesign and Photoshop
Web Premium CS6 - Acrobat X Pro, Dreamweaver, Fireworks,
Flash Pro, Flash Builder, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop Extended
Production Premium CS6 - After Effects, Audition, InDesign,
Illustrator, Photoshop Extended, Premiere Pro, Prelude, SpeedGrade and Adobe
Story.
Master Collection CS6 - Acrobat X Pro, After Effects,
Audition, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash Pro, Flash Builder, InDesign,
Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop Extended, and Premiere Pro.
FOR:
Various Photoshop enhancements
Multi-camera support in Premiere Pro
Trimming tools in Premiere Pro
Cross-device grid tools in Dreamweaver
Content Collector in InDesign
AGAINST:
You'll need a decent graphics card
Older Photoshop filters not updated
