Mobile Apps and New Hardware Extend Creative Cloud Workflow;
All Major CC Desktop Apps Updated
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE), the leader in creative software, today
continued to drive Creative Cloud innovation by announcing 14 new
versions of CC desktop applications, including essential tools such
as Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe Dreamweaver CC
and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. The biggest Adobe software release since
CS6, it also includes four new mobile apps, the immediate
availability of creative hardware, updates to Creative Cloud
services and new offerings for enterprise, education and
photography customers. Yesterday, Adobe announced that there are
now over 2.3 million Creative Cloud subscriptions, far exceeding
original projections when it was unveiled two years ago.
Adobe Ink & Slide (Photo: Business
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“Our shift to Creative Cloud has given us a broad canvas on
which to innovate like never before,” said David Wadhwani, senior
vice president, Digital Media, Adobe. “We’ve taken bold steps
with this milestone release, fast-tracking new features to
industry-defining tools like Photoshop and InDesign, while
introducing mobile apps that turn tablets into indispensable
creative tools.”
The release serves a creative industry that is changing at a
staggering pace: three in four creatives believe the industry has
changed more in the past five years than the previous 50 and about
two thirds believe their role will significantly change in the next
3 years (see The New Creatives Report, surveying 1,000 U.S.
creatives, issued June 16). Creatives cited new technologies as the
top driving force behind the rapid change.
Mobile Apps Extend CC Desktop Workflows
Delivering on mobile innovation, Adobe launched three new mobile
apps for iPad – Adobe Sketch, Adobe Line, and Adobe Photoshop Mix;
and began shipping new creative hardware called Adobe Ink, a new
digital pen, and Adobe Slide, a new digital ruler (see separate
release). The mobile apps were developed using a new Adobe Creative
SDK that unlocks over 30 years of Adobe innovation and makes it
available on mobile devices for the first time. These new apps are
professional-grade quality but easy enough for anyone to use,
similar to the recently launched Lightroom mobile for photographers
and Adobe’s new animated video app for storytelling, Adobe Voice,
which were also updated with this release. These powerful, yet
easy-to-use apps add significant mobile capabilities to Creative
Cloud, integrate workflows with the CC desktop apps and bring
tablets into serious creative workflows for the first time.
New Versions of CC Desktop Apps
Beyond mobile innovation, the 2014 release of Creative Cloud
delivers more Adobe magic, makes everyday tasks easier and faster,
while delivering new support for cutting-edge hardware and
standards. Highlights of top features in the 14 new desktop apps
include:
- New capabilities in Photoshop CC for
photographers such as, Blur Gallery motion effects for creating a
sense of motion; Focus Mask that makes portrait shots with shallow
depth of field stand out; new Content-Aware capabilities; and the
recently introduced Perspective Warp for fluidly adjusting the
perspective of a specific part of your image without affecting the
surrounding area. Designers using Photoshop CC will enjoy enhanced
Mercury Graphics Engine performance as well as the ability to link
Smart Objects and share them across multiple documents. With
improved Layer Comps, users save time by changing the visibility,
position, or appearance of one layer and simply syncing to see the
change reflected in all other Layers. Photoshop CC also has ability
to pinch and zoom images, create smoother strokes, and deliver a
more responsive experience on Windows 8 Touch devices, such as
Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
- Also for designers, new capabilities in
Illustrator CC include Live Shapes to quickly transform rectangles
into complex shapes and then return to the original rectangle with
just a few clicks, as well as faster rendering of vector graphics
with GPU acceleration on Windows with an Adobe-certified NVIDIA
graphics card. In InDesign CC, layout artists can now select table
rows and columns and use EPUB Fixed Layout to easily create digital
books. Adobe Muse CC now includes 64-bit support, HiDPI display
support for sharper-looking images, objects, and text, and the
ability to preview and optimize desktop, smartphone and tablet
versions of your sites before going live.
- New features in the video apps include,
Live Text Templates and Masking and Tracking, new integrations that
leverage the power of Adobe After Effects CC inside Adobe Premiere
Pro CC. Race through projects thanks to enhanced graphics
performance in Premiere Pro; precise new keying effects in After
Effects; a more flexible Direct Link color pipeline in Adobe
SpeedGrade CC; and enhanced multi-track tools for audio work in
Adobe Audition CC. Integration between apps has also been further
improved to save time when working between Premiere Pro and After
Effects or SpeedGrade.
- Web tools now include the ability to
look at the markup in a document using the new Element Quick View
in Dreamweaver CC, which allows Web developers to easily see,
navigate, and modify the HTML structure of pages. CSS Designer
improvements help apply CSS properties like gradients, box shadows
and borders and then easily undo. SVG export in Flash Pro CC lets
developers export any frame in Flash projects as an SVG file, while
native HTML video support in Edge Animate CC allows the direct
import of HTML5-friendly video clips.
Your Creative Assets and Your Creative Profile
Anywhere
The new CC desktop apps, mobile apps, and hardware are tightly
integrated through Creative Cloud services. This integration helps
liberate the creative process by enabling users to access and
manage everything that makes up their creative profile – their
files, photos, fonts, colors, community and more – from wherever
they work. Also introduced today is the new Creative Cloud app for
iPhone and iPad that allows users to access and manage their files,
assets, and more from their mobile device.
New Creative Cloud Offerings For Enterprises, Educational
Institutions and Photographers
Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise is an offering designed
specifically for large-scale software deployments that works with
other Adobe enterprise offerings such as Adobe Marketing Cloud,
Acrobat, Adobe Anywhere, and Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.
Updates include more services with collaboration and file storage,
expanded options for deployment, and a new dashboard for managing
users and entitlements. For education, Adobe now has a device-based
licensing offer for classrooms and labs, which allows multiple
users to access software on a single device rather than tying it to
an individual with an Adobe ID, critical in an environment where
students come and go. And for photography customers, Adobe has
introduced a new Creative Cloud Photography Plan for $9.99 per
month (see separate press release).
Pricing and Availability
Today’s updates to CC desktop tools are immediately available
for download by Creative Cloud members as part of their membership
at no additional cost. The new mobile apps are free to everyone. To
join Creative Cloud, special promotional pricing is available to
existing customers who own Adobe Creative Suite 3 or later.
Membership plans are available for individuals, students, teams,
educational institutions, government agencies and enterprises. To
download free trials of any of the new Creative Cloud desktop apps,
go to: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/desktop.html.
For pricing details, visit:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html#buy.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. For
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Adobe Systems IncorporatedVanessa Rios,
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