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Adobe® Acrobat® 8ProfessionalCreative Suite® 2.3 Premium

Create, Collaborate, and Control Output with Adobe PDF John SchumanEducation Solutions Engineer

January 16, 2007


Adobe Systems Incorporated

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Horizontal and Vertical Focus

Media & Publishing

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Prepress & Print


Create and optimize Adobe PDF documents for many uses

CollectStreamline data collection with Adobe PDF forms

Combine files from multiple applications into a single, document container

CollaborateManage, organize and extend feedback to expedite document collaboration

Zen of Acrobat 8 Professional

Control documents and processes to achieve the expected output


Acrobat 8 — Enhanced User Experience

Task-based interface

What’s New

Getting Started Panel

Improved Help

Easy to Customize


Introducing Acrobat Connect

Eliminate technology barriers

Bring real-world functionality to online real time collaboration

Available for Acrobat, Reader, and PDF Maker users

Now available for individuals with Acrobat Connect

*Available only in English for the launch of Acrobat 8

98% PCs

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Creative Workflow Challenges

Consistently preserving the design intent ofdocuments

Reliably distributing files in a variety of mediums

Managing and tracking reviews efficiently

Handing off files optimized for print output

Printing increasingly complex content

Managing designers’ expectations

Reducing errors in file handoff

Automating repeatable processes

Increasing profitability

Designers

Printers

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Acrobat 8

Acrobat 7

Acrobat 6

Acrobat Innovations for Design and Print Professionals

Preflight

Acrobat 8

Acrobat 7

Acrobat 6

Fall 2006

Dec 2004

April 2003

User Experience

PDF/X

JDF Automation

Collaboration

JDF creation

Enhance and Optimize

Automate corrections

JDF workflow with validation

Introduce

Creation and preflight

Expanded creation and validation

Acrobat and ReaderEmail and browser

Server-based reviews and Acrobat Connect

Acrobat only

Industry specific features

Industry specific workflowsProduct segmentation

Universal Binary

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Integration and Control Over End-to-End PDF Workflow

Create Collaborate Control Output

Comment and Review

PDF/JDF workflows Preflight & corrections

JDF job ticket creation

Submission

Native PDF file creation Standards / best practices built-in

Content preserved with no conversions

Content integrity

Control over output Streamline workflows

Achieve expected results


Acrobat 8 Professional for Design and Print Professionals

Create Ease of use – new UI, tasked-

based menus, customizable toolbar

JDF for controlling and automating PDF creation

Tighter Creative Suite integration, including synchronized color settings and transparency flattener presets

Built-in presets to create and validate PDF/X and PDF/A

Dramatic Distiller performance improvements

Combine multiple files into a single PDF or a portable collection



Collaborate Shared reviews

Server-based reviews and commenting

Enhanced review tracker

Offline reviews with automated re-synching

Distribute PDF for review through RSS feeds

New Adobe Reader enablements Commenting in server-based reviews

Fill-in, submit and save forms

Digital Signature

Easy set-up of live web-based meetings with Acrobat Connect

Use JDF to communicate job and process controls for design and print consistency

Embed joboptions and preflight profiles



Control Output Preflight with automated corrections

JDF workflow enhancements, including automated output and validation of InDesign files

Editing enhancements: Object touchup, crop pages, add watermarks and backgrounds

Expanded support for industry standards: PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4, PDF/A

Printing enhancements: Booklet printing, large page size capability

Native PDF workflows from creation through output to Adobe PDF Print Engine


Acrobat 8 Professional Demo

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Integration and Control Over End-to-End Adobe PDF Workflow

Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Create Collaborate Control Output

Native PDF file creation Common across applications

Predefined Settings

Content preserved with no conversions

Comment and Review

PDF/JDF workflows Preflight & corrections

JDF job ticket creation

Submission

Consume native PDF/JDF Preview

Print


What Does this Mean for Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium?

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Illustrator CS2

InDesign CS2


GoLive CS2

Version Cue CS2

Adobe Bridge

Adobe Stock Photos

Plus

Dreamweaver 8

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Availability and Pricing

Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Premium plus DreamweaverAnnounce: Fall 2006 - worldwide

First Customer Ship: Fall 2006

Pricing:

Creative Suite 2.3 Premium plus Dreamweaver US $1199.00

Upgrade from CS 2 Premium US $159.00

Upgrade from CS 1.X Premium or Standard US $549.00

Adobe Reader 8 Download:

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