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Adobe Illustrator CS5 Datasheet
Adobe® Illustrator ® CS5 Explore new paths with the essential vector tool Find precision and power in Adobe Illustrator CS5 software. Draw accurately in perspective, create variable-width strokes, paint with lifelike brushes, and take advantage of integration with new Adobe CS Live online services.*† Move quickly from ideas to outputs—for any project.
Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Illustrator CS5
Adobe Illustrator CS5 is also available as a component of these Adobe Creative Suite® 5.5 editions: • Design Standard • Design Premium • Web Premium • Production Premium • Master Collection Learn about the newest features of Adobe CS Live online services*† — complimentary until April 12, 2012. Visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive for details. Subscription option: Get the same product with low monthly payments. Visit www.adobe.com/go/cssubscription to learn more.
Perspective Drawing—Use perspective grids to draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective. Create the look of realistic depth and distance with snap-to guides to quickly put objects, live text, and symbols into perspective. Beautiful Strokes—Adjust stroke width interactively using new width handles. Precisely position arrowheads and symmetrically align dashes. Control stretch at any point when scaling art brushes on a path, and see how patterns behave beautifully at corners. Bristle Brush—Paint with vectors that resemble real‐world brush strokes. Control bristle characteristics and paint opacity to achieve the expressiveness of natural media with the scalability of vectors. Define bristle length, stiffness, and shape. Transparency provides lifelike blending. Crisp graphics for web and mobile devices—Create vector objects precisely on the file’s pixel grid for delivering pixel-aligned artwork. Generate clean, sharp raster graphics by turning on Align To Pixel Grid and using text anti-aliasing options for individual text frames. Multiple artboard enhancements—Work on up to 100 artboards of varying sizes in one file, organized and viewed the way you want—overlapping or on a grid. Quickly add, delete, reorder, and name. Save, export, and print artboards independently or together. Shape Builder tool—Intuitively combine, edit, and fill shapes directly on your artboard. Drag your cursor across overlapping shapes and paths to create new objects and add color without accessing multiple tools and panels. Quickly unite, exclude, trim, and more. Drawing enhancements—Work faster with everyday tools. Draw behind, disregarding stacking order. Draw or place an image inside, instantly creating a clipping mask. Join paths with one keystroke, see ruler origins at the upper left, and scale symbols with 9-slice control. Roundtrip editing with Adobe Flash® Catalyst® CS5.5—Take Illustrator designs into Adobe Flash Catalyst software and create interactive experiences without writing code. Roundtrip editing allows you to perfect your vector art in Illustrator while preserving the structure and interactivity you added in Flash Catalyst. Resolution-independent effects—See raster effects such as drop shadows, blurs, and textures maintain the ideal appearance across media. Create work for different types of output and know that raster effects will look the same no matter how your resolution settings change. Integration with Adobe CS Review—Create and share—through integration with Illustrator—online reviews for clients and colleagues down the hall or around the world with Adobe CS Review, a CS Live online service.*† CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time—visit www.adobe.com/go/ cslive for details. Publish your review to the web and see comments in Illustrator so you can track feedback on specific design elements.
System requirements
The continuing evolution of creative power from Adobe
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With Illustrator CS5, Adobe continues its tradition of offering an ever-improving environment for vector graphics design. Keep up with the latest software from Adobe to stay at the forefront of professional creativity. Here are some of the top new and enhanced features included in Illustrator CS5 and previous releases.
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor • Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; or Windows 7 • 1GB of RAM • 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices) • 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card • DVD-ROM drive • Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis†
Adobe Illustrator version comparison Illustrator CS5
Perspective Drawing Bristle Brush Beautiful Strokes Crisp graphics for web and mobile
Mac OS • Intel processor • Mac OS X v10.5.7, v10.5.8, or v10.6 • 1GB of RAM • 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices) • 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card • DVD-ROM drive • Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis† For updates to system requirements, visit www.adobe.com/go/illustrator_systemreqs.
Roundtrip editing with Adobe Flash Catalyst Resolution-independent effects Blob Brush tool Transparency in gradients Elliptical gradients Eraser tool Live Color Live Paint Clipping masks Tablet support Adobe Photoshop® raster effects Integration with Adobe CS Review*†
For more information
Product details: www.adobe.com/go/illustrator Upgrade details: www.adobe.com/go/ ai_upgrade
Shape Builder tool Drawing enhancements Multiple artboards Gradients exposed
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* CS Live online services are complimentary until April 12, 2012. Visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive for details. † 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 (available at www.adobe.com/go/terms). 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.
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