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May 27, 2008

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New CS4 betas weave dreams, work fires, and, er, booth sounds

Posted May. 27, ’08, 9:37 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Software

cs4betas.jpgLooking for a chance to try your hand at the new versions of Adobe apps like Soundbooth, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks? Get thee over to Adobe Labs, where beta versions of all three are now publicly available for you to download and peruse.

Of course, there are catches: while existing CS3 users can continue to use the programs until CS4 is released, new users are limited to just 48 hours of usage after the initial launch. Which means you better finish up your project within two days, or you, my friend, are right out of luck.

Dreamweaver adds a Related Files Toolbar and a Code Navigator that lets users update several parts of a document at once; Adobe’s also changed the rendering engine to WebKit, the same engine used by Safari. Meanwhile, Fireworks can now export designs as high-fidelity, interactive, secure PDF documents, and Soundbooth now sports multiple track support, the ability to match volume levels across files, and preview MP3 compression settings.

Our big brothers and sisters at Macworld will be taking a first look at all of these betas; the Soundbooth article is already up, with Fireworks and Dreamweaver to follow.

You’ll need at least 10.4.11 to run any of the Betas, and as with its previous incarnation, Soundbooth requires an Intel-based processor. There is sitll no shipping date or pricing information available on CS4.

[via Macworld]


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