Adobe Design Standard CS6

Features

• New for Photoshop CS6
• Retouching Magic
  Retouch images with astonishing ease and precision. Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, which allows you to choose the sample area that Content-Aware will use to magically create your patch
• Astonishing Performance
  Experience blazing-fast interactions when editing with key tools such as Crop, Transform, Liquify, and Puppet Warp. The Mercury Graphics Engine delivers unprecedented speed and responsiveness for a fluid feel as you work
• Video Editing
  Edit video in Photoshop to include in your digital publishing projects. Quickly combine clips and stills using transitions, audio, and effects, such as pan and zoom
• Faster Design Tasks
  Finesse details quickly with new and reengineered tools. Apply type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly search layers, and more
• Crop Tool
  Crop images quickly and precisely using the hardware-accelerated, nondestructive Crop tool. Manipulate your images on canvas and see the adjustments live
• Blur Gallery
  Quickly create photographic blur effects using a simple interface with on-image controls. Create tilt-shift effects, blur everything and then sharpen one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points
• Improved Auto-Corrections
  Enhance your images with improved Auto Curves, Levels, and Brightness/Contrast controls. Intelligence from thousands of hand-retouched images is built-in to provide a better starting point for making adjustments
• Background Save
  Protect against losing your work during unexpected shutdowns. Auto-save your edits without interrupting your progress, and keep working while saving even the largest Photoshop files in the background
• Scripted Patterns
  Generate geometric pattern fills more easily with new Scripted Patterns
• Dozens of Time-Savers
  Experience more than 50 creativity and productivity boosts directly requested by users
• New for Illustrator CS6
• Mercury Performance System
  Work blazingly fast – even with processing-intensive effects such as blurs, glows, and drop shadows that used to slow you down. Access all the RAM on your system thanks to native 64-bit support on both Mac OS and Windows
• Easy Pattern Creation
  Easily create seamlessly tiled vector patterns. Experiment freely with repeating patterns that can be edited at any time
• Image Trace
  Convert raster images to editable vectors with a completely new tracing engine. Get clean lines, accurate fitting, and reliable results without dealing with complex controls
• Gradients on Strokes
  Apply gradients to your strokes – along the length, across the width, or within the stroke itself – all with complete control over gradient placement and opacity
• Enhanced User Interface
  Perform daily tasks such as editing layer names and selecting fonts in fewer steps. Keep the focus on your artwork with an adjustable-brightness “dark UI”
• New for InDesign CS6
• Multiple Layout Versions in One File
  Efficiently manage multiple layouts based on a single set of content. Use Alternate Layout to create multiple versions in one document. Use Liquid Layout to automate layout resizing based on page size
• Content Linking Across Documents
  Link content that appears in multiple InDesign documents so that changes made to parent text or objects are applied automatically to all linked children objects. Save time and avoid hassles when making last-minute changes
• PDF Forms
  Use InDesign to add form fields to a layout. Include standard elements such as text fields, radio buttons, and checkboxes, and export the form as a PDF file for online publishing
• Small, High-Impact Enhancements
  Take advantage of over a dozen enhancements – including page-specific PPI, split window views, a list of recently used fonts, and persistent text frame fitting options – to help you fly through production tasks without compromising quality
• Bridge CS6
• Cross-Platform, 64-bit Support
  Take advantage of 64-bit support for excellent performance in Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw, especially with large files and while browsing, searching, organizing, and viewing your creative assets
• Adobe Mini Bridge
  Access all your creative assets within the context of what you’re working on with Adobe Mini Bridge, a customizable panel within Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Photoshop Extended software. Sort and filter, then drag files right into your document
• Display of Linked Files in InDesign Documents
  Quickly access every component of your page layouts with the ability to browse linked files in InDesign documents from within Adobe Bridge
• JPEG Export
  Convert any supported graphic, image, or document in Adobe Bridge into JPEG format for an easy way to share files via web galleries, email, and more
• Custom Image Sizing and PDF Watermarks
  Enjoy more control when creating web galleries. Add watermarks to PDF files, resize images precisely, and click once to display filenames in HTML and SWF galleries
• Flexible Batch Processing
  Save time by using Adobe Bridge to batch process raw files or quickly conduct batch renaming. Use a simple Find and Replace command, and customize your dialog box by moving fields around with drag-and-drop ease
• Drag-and-Drop Capability Between Applications
  Easily place Illustrator files in InDesign layouts, create new Smart Objects in Photoshop, and more with the ability to drag and drop files between Adobe Bridge CS6 or Adobe Mini Bridge and other Creative Suite 6 components
• Editable Path Bar
  Move among folders more easily thanks to an improved navigation bar
• Centralized Color Settings
  Set color preferences from a centralized Bridge panel for more consistent color in your projects and files. This single set of preferences controls color settings for Photoshop, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat X Pro
• Media Encoder CS6
• Preset Browser
  Access commonly used settings immediately using the Preset Browser. Organize presets by category, set favorites, and customize your most frequently used encoding presets
• Fast, Sure Output to Virtually any Screen
  Quickly and easily output your work for virtually any video or device format. Customize, set, and organize your favorite presets in the Preset Browser for fast export and batch encoding in the background
• Performance and Stability
  Use Watch Folders to quickly encode video from a single source to multiple output formats
• ARRIRAW, RED EPIC, and RED Scarlet-X Support
  Import your ARRIRAW, 5K RED EPIC, and RED Scarlet-X footage directly into Adobe Media Encoder CS6 for transcoding to HD and SD formats
• Presets for Devices and Formats
  Quickly and easily encode video by using presets that help ensure your video looks great on popular devices, platforms, and formats, including Android, iOS, YouTube, Vimeo, HDTV, and more
• Background Batch Encoding
  Work more efficiently when transcoding. Adobe Media Encoder transcodes files in the background, freeing your system for other tasks. This is particularly important with 4K and 5K workflows that normally tax your system
• Source Settings Applied to Encoding
  Streamline your encoding workflow by automatically matching encoding settings to those of the original Adobe Premiere Pro source sequence or Adobe After Effects composition
• Drag-and-Drop Encoding
  Drag and drop sequences from Adobe Premiere Pro and compositions from After Effects directly into Adobe Media Encoder, which can then encode them immediately
• Convenient Watch Folder Workflow
  Set Adobe Media Encoder to watch a folder. Automatically encode files arriving in the folder in a format you specify. Each watch folder can be set to encode in multiple formats
• Metadata Output Templates
  Preserve metadata in encoded outputs to make production more efficient and enhance usability, or clear metadata before distribution to protect confidential production data
• Interpret Footage Options
  Override automatic interpretation of the frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, field order, or alpha channel settings of items you import into Adobe Media Encoder
• Crop and Trim Control
  Easily crop the frame size and trim the in and out points of a clip or sequence
• Support for Still Image Sequences
  Automatically encode a numbered sequence of still images as a single video clip, or convert any source file into a still image sequence
• Adobe Flash Professional Cue Points from Metadata
  Create FLV and F4V clips from Adobe Flash Professional software with XMP cue points, which can be automatically read from the source, imported from an XML file, or manually entered in the Export Settings dialog box
• FTP Export
  Upload files to an FTP server that has storage space allocated for file sharing. This feature is especially useful for transferring large files over the Internet
• MPEG Export Options
  Control how MPEG video and audio data are merged into a single stream or, conversely, split into separate streams
• Other Features
• Breakthrough Image Editing in Photoshop
  Deliver eye-catching results with the industry standard in digital imaging. Enjoy creative freedom and precise control when refining and compositing images, applying artistic effects, and painting with versatile brush tools
• Distinctive Vector Graphics in Illustrator
  Create top-quality vector artwork for any project, from logos to illustrations for advertising, packaging, signage, and more. Use precise drawing tools and expressive natural brushes to create graphics that get noticed
• Professional Page Layout in InDesign
  Lay out, preflight, and produce stunning page layouts with intuitive design software that offers precise control over typography and built-in tools for creative effects
• Tablet Publications in InDesign
  Use InDesign to create media-rich publications for the iPad and other tablet devices. Add interactive elements such as pan and zoom, slide shows, audio, and video. Upload to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite for distribution
• E-Book Authoring in InDesign
  Create engaging e-books with refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit any screen. Add video and audio for eBook mobile devices that support HTML5 video and audio tags, and take advantage of its support for the EPUB3 standard
• Robust Preflighting
  Prepare files for hassle-free production for print layouts by finding errors in InDesign with Live Preflight, or by using robust preflight checks and fixes in Adobe Acrobat X Pro
• Efficient Delivery of Accessible Documents
  Apply accessibility rules in InDesign – including tab and read-aloud order – and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat Pro
• PDF File Creation, Editing & Delivery
  Distribute layouts reliably using Acrobat X Pro to create simple PDF documents and package layouts, drawings, images, video, audio, and other files in a single polished PDF Portfolio
• Performance on 64-Bit Operating Systems
  Take advantage of the full power and performance of 64-bit Windows and Mac OS systems. Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator are 64-bit-native for lightning-fast creativity and production
• Visual Media Browsing
  Find files fast by browsing thumbnails instead of filenames with Adobe Bridge. Or browse thumbnails and place files from the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop and InDesign
• Integration with Other Adobe Tools & Services
  Enjoy integration with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Adobe Touch Apps within individual components of Design Standard