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Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop magically fills in the space left behind. Match lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Content-Aware Scaling in Photoshop

Automatically recompose an image as you resize it, preserving vital areas as the image adapts to the new dimensions, with Content-Aware Scaling in Photoshop. Get the perfect image in one step without cropping and retouching.

Complex image selection made easy in Photoshop

Produce highly accurate masks and make selections faster with Photoshop CS5. Even the trickiest image elements, such as hair and foliage, can be masked quickly and accurately to produce realistic composite images.

Puppet Warp in Photoshop

Precisely warp or stretch graphics, text, or image elements to create unique new looks for your designs.

Performance on newer operating systems

Take advantage of the power and performance of newer Apple and Microsoft operating systems so you can work more quickly. And Photoshop CS5 is 64-bit native, which means even faster image-editing no matter which computer platform you use.

Realistic painting effects in Photoshop

Easily paint with lifelike brush strokes to create beautiful, expressive images in Photoshop CS5. Blend a photo’s colors; use bristle properties such as shape, length, and stiffness; or define multiple colors on a brush and blend them into the underlying colors on your canvas.

Smooth panning and zooming in Photoshop

Gracefully navigate to any area of an image with ultra-smooth zooming and panning in Photoshop. Maintain clarity as you zoom to individual pixels, and easily edit at the highest magnification using the Pixel Grid.

Beautiful strokes in Illustrator

Dynamically create and edit strokes with infinitely adjustable widths, precisely position and scale arrowheads and dashes, and finely control the scaling of art brushes along a path in Illustrator.

Gradients exposed in Illustrator

Interact with gradients right on an object. Set gradient angle, position, and elliptical dimensions. Add and edit colors using sliders — all with immediate feedback where you work.

Perspective drawing in Illustrator

Draw shapes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective to create the look of realistic depth and distance.

Multiple artboards in a single Illustrator file

Work on up to 100 artboards of varying sizes in one Illustrator file — named, organized, and viewed the way you want.

Transparency in gradients in Illustrator

Define the opacity of any individual color stop in a gradient. Reveal underlying objects and images, and create rich color and texture mixes using multiple layers, knockouts, and cover-up fades.

Blob Brush in Illustrator

Use the Blob Brush in Illustrator to draw a stroke that generates a clean, filled vector shape as you sketch, even when strokes overlap.

Fluid vector painting in Illustrator

Combine the expressiveness of painting with the editability and scalability of vectors in Illustrator CS5. Paint freely with vectors that resemble real-world brush strokes, controlling paint opacity and bristle characteristics such as shape, length, and stiffness.

Simplified InDesign object selection and editing

Perform finicky layout tasks efficiently. Manipulate frames and frame content without switching tools. Dynamically adjust white space between objects to reposition page items. Use on-object controls to modify frame corners directly in the layout.

Multiple page sizes in a single InDesign file

Include different page sizes in a single InDesign document, and apply the same master page to different-sized layouts.

Paragraphs that span or split columns

Quickly create text that spans or splits into multiple columns in just a few steps.

Live Preflight in InDesign

Preflight while you design for better results, greater time savings, and lower production costs. Continuous preflighting alerts you to potential production problems in real time. View contextual tips to help you correct errors directly in layout.

Multi-file place in InDesign

Import several files in one step. See thumbnail views of the files and cycle through them until you find the one you want to place.

Folio Producer tools in InDesign

Create engaging digital magazines, newspapers, and retail catalogs that incorporate eye-catching elements such as 360° object rotation and image panoramas for a wide variety of tablet devices. Upload to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite3 for further production and distribution.

Enhanced eBook authoring4 in InDesign

Create more engaging eBooks, with less need for developers. Use a smoother EPUB workflow as you include refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. You can now even add video and audio for eBook reader applications that support HTML5 video and audio tags.

Improved preflight checks in Acrobat Pro

Reduce errors and delays at the printer. Preview, preflight, correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing. Run checks and fixes on selected objects, and view improved reports.

PDF Portfolio creation

Deliver multiple files and file types, including video, sound, and interactive elements, in a single compelling format with PDF Portfolios.

Action Wizard in Acrobat Pro

Automate routine, multistep PDF tasks more easily in Adobe Acrobat® X Pro. The Action Wizard guides you through creating an Action, which is an automated sequence of steps that can be applied to a single PDF or batches of files.

Convenient asset handling

Access all your creative assets within the context of what you're working on with Adobe Mini Bridge. Use a customizable panel in Photoshop or InDesign to sort and filter files, and then drag them directly into your layout.

Consistent Adobe user interface

Work quickly and intuitively thanks to a consistent approach to the user interface across all Design Standard components.

InDesign export to Flash Professional

Work seamlessly with interactive developers by handing off InDesign layouts to Flash Professional without compromising visual fidelity or editability.

More efficient delivery of accessible documents

Use enhanced features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that help you to deliver publications that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards. Apply accessibility features more easily in InDesign CS5.5, and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro.

1 CS Live online services are complimentary until April 12, 2012.

2 Adobe online services, including Adobe CS Live Services, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe’s online privacy policy. Online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.

3 Adobe Digital Publishing Suite requires a separate license and payment of associated fees.

4 InDesign uses EPUB3 and HTML5 code to create eBooks with audio, video, and other advanced features. EPUB3 and HTML5 presentation, media playback, and double-byte character support (for example, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) may not be supported by all devices, browsers, or EPUB readers.

5 Photoshop CS5 (version 12.0.4 or later) and wireless Internet connection required. Mobile and tablet applications require a separate download and agreement to additional terms. Such applications may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.