Transforming scratch to digital vector art by CheeZhing

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Broad-based file format and platform support

Support for the latest hardware and software
Enjoy native, universal binary support for Intel® based Macs and support for Microsoft® Windows Vista® systems.

PDF/X support
Create reliable, press-ready layouts using ISO-standard and ANSI-standard PDF/X.

Industry-standard graphic file format support
Work with almost any type of graphic file — including PDF, EPS, Photoshop (PSD), TIFF, GIF, JPEG, SWF, SVG, DWG, DXF, and more.

XMP support
Make your graphics easier to track in Adobe Bridge, other asset-management applications, and network publishing-savvy tools by automatically embedding customized metadata such as fonts, color swatches, and printing plates.

Computer-aided design (CAD) file support
Import AutoCAD 2004, 2005, 2006, DWG, and DXF files with reliability, preserving original drawing shapes.

Microsoft Office integration
Easily export Illustrator artwork with the Save For Microsoft Office command to display and print graphics in applications such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

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Integration with all Adobe design applications

Adobe Photoshop CS4 integration
Preserve layers, layer comps, transparency, editable text, and slices when moving files between Photoshop and Illustrator. Use Smart Objects in Photoshop to edit Illustrator content, and use Edit Original in Illustrator to edit placed Photoshop images.

Adobe InDesign CS4 integration
Bring Illustrator artwork into InDesign layouts, including files containing multiple artboards, and edit it using InDesign tools. Transparent Illustrator artwork is preserved and interacts with elements in the InDesign layout.

Adobe Acrobat 9 integration
Save Illustrator artwork as single-page or multipage PDF files, complete with layers that are fully compatible with the latest features of Acrobat 9 and free Adobe Reader.

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional integration
Import native Illustrator files, including files with multiple artboards, into Flash CS4 Professional, or copy and paste artwork from Illustrator to Flash, with Illustrator file properties preserved.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 integration
Work efficiently between applications with the Illustrator CS4 Save for Web and Devices command to quickly generate and replace images in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 site directories.

Adobe Fireworks CS4 integration
Easily import native Illustrator artwork into Adobe Fireworks® CS4 software to take advantage of vectors when creating, editing, and optimizing images for the web.

Adobe Flex 3 integration
Export visual assets in native Adobe Flex® format with new Flex Skin Design Extensions for Illustrator CS4. Define named Illustrator symbols with 9-slice scaling behavior that can be used in Flex component skins, and load exported SWF files at runtime into Flex applications.

Adobe After Effects CS4 integration
Import native Illustrator vectors into After Effects with layers, masks, gradients, and effects intact. Create paths from raster images using Live Trace, and then bring small vector files into After Effects for animation.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 integration
Import Illustrator files into Adobe Premiere Pro and then use the Edit Original command to open the artwork in Illustrator, edit it, and see your changes automatically incorporated into your video project.

Adobe Encore CS4 integration
Bring Illustrator artwork into Adobe Encore® CS4 software to create chapter graphics, titles, and menus.

Motion and effects tools

Multiple artboards for motion and effects
Use multiple artboards to define up to 100 working areas in one file that are specific to your video aperture, complete with safe-area guides. Easily export artboards automatically to multiple files, or export them as a single, multipage PDF file.

New Document Profiles for motion and effects
Select prebuilt profiles that include video color profiles, pixel aspect ratios, transparency grids, and aperture settings. Save profiles with custom parameters.

Live Color for motion and effects
Use Live Color to explore, apply, and control color variations for effects. Quickly change colors in your artwork and automatically see the update in Adobe After Effects® or Adobe Premiere® Pro software.

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Prepress and desktop print tool's tips sharing

Separations Preview
Avoid color output surprises such as unexpected spot colors, unwanted overprinting, overprints that don't overprint, white overprinting, and CMYK blacks in text and placed files.

Support for bleeds
Quickly set up your artboards for bleeds with the new Bleeds document attribute. You can choose to work with bleeds when you open a new document or add them later in the Document Setup dialog box.

Live Color for print and prepress
For reliable spot color printing, use Color Reduction tools in the Live Color panel to quickly find and convert colors in your artwork to a defined number of specific colors.

DeviceN colorspace
Place duotone or separated Photoshop images in Illustrator and preserve the file's native color space with DeviceN support. Use multicomponent and HiFi color, raster effects, transparency, and gradient meshes with confidence that your artwork will separate correctly.

LAB spot colors
Create LAB spot colors and use predefined spot colors from the Toyo, PANTONE®, DIC, and HKS libraries.

Separations
Print color separations using either host-based or in-RIP options and optimize output directly in the application, controlling screen angle, ruling, and dot size for each plate.

Intuitive printing interface
Enjoy consistent results with an intuitive, comprehensive printing interface that provides optimized presets for a wide variety of devices.

Page tile overlap control
Easily and reliably print oversize documents to standard desktop printers by controlling the overlap between tiled pages.

Fit To Page command
Print large designs on standard paper sizes using the Fit To Page command or custom scale options. Scale dimensions with precision to three decimal places.

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Web and interactive tools

Integration with Adobe Flash
Import native Illustrator files into Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional software, or copy and paste artwork from Illustrator to Flash, with paths, anchor points, gradients, clipping masks, and symbols intact. Layers, groups, and object names are also preserved.

Live Color for web and interactive
Quickly explore, apply, and control color variations for web and interactive designs. Easily create multiple versions for any web prototype or interactive design.

Symbols for Flash
Use Symbols to animate repeated objects while keeping file sizes small. Define and name symbol object attributes, and preserve these properties when you take the artwork to Flash CS4 Professional for further editing.

Web and mobile device export
Easily export using the Save for Web and Devices dialog box, which lets you choose from HTML, SWF, GIF, and JPEG formats, along with color count, compression, file size, mobile output, and more.

Adobe Device Central CS4
Create rich graphic content for mobile devices and deliver engaging experiences to billions of subscribers with Adobe Device Central CS4. Design, preview, and test mobile content with this innovative visual testing tool that you can find within the Save for Web and Devices dialog box.

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Tools for automation

Automated processing
Make tools like Live Trace even more efficient by automatically batch-processing images in Adobe Bridge while continuing to work in Illustrator CS4.

Actions
Save time by recording frequently performed tasks as actions, which you can manage in the Actions panel.

Industry-leading scripting support
Extend the capabilities of Illustrator to automate repeated production tasks, build your own feature capabilities, or enforce a specific workflow by writing custom JavaScript, AppleScript, or Microsoft Visual Basic scripts.

Dynamic, data-driven graphics
Quickly create custom artwork variations using scripts to connect graphic variables to unique data.

Ability to save selections
Streamline a range of production tasks by saving complex selections so you can quickly reload them later.

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