Cs4 Illustrator Whatsnew

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Whats New

Adobe Illustrator CS4 soware, available or both Mac and Windows, is a comprehensive

vector graphics environment that is tightly integrated with other Adobe Creative Suite 4

soware. Discover the power o editing appearances, work eciently with new guides and

panels, and deliver to developers, to printers, and across applications more easily than ever.Stay ahead o the pace o change with precisely the tools you need or mastering print, web,

interactive, motion, and mobile content design.

With Adobe Illustrator CS4, you can:

Explore new features. Powerul additions such as the Blob Brush tool and transparency

in gradients inspire resh creativity. Support or multiple artboards is a highly anticipated

update in Illustrator, prompting new ways o working on a wide variety o designs.

Discover hidden gems. Existing eatures have been polished and hidden unctions

uncovered to expose deep capabilities, enabling you to learn new techniques quickly and

take advantage o the true power o Illustrator.

Discover new eatures and hidden gems that enable you to work eciently

and deliver anywhere. Multiple artboards, transparency in gradients, and a new

Blob Brush tool or uid sketching make Illustrator CS4 a must-have upgrade.

ADOBE

ILLUSTRATOR

CS4Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Adobe Illustrator CS4 is also

available as a component o:

AdobeCreativeSuite4DesignPremium

AdobeCreativeSuite4DesignStandard

AdobeCreativeSuite4WebPremium

AdobeCreativeSuite4ProductionPremium

AdobeCreativeSuite4MasterCollection

Use multiple

artboards to work

aster across many

designs, all in one

le. And increase

your eciency

with controls right

on your objects,

such as those or

gradients that now

include color-stop

transparency.


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Transparency in gradients

Create a gradient o many colors and dene the opacity o any or all individual colors

assigned to your color stops. ransparency within a gradient simplies creating interaction

between layers and enables easy mixing and knockouts. Use transparency to create cover-up

ades or to reveal underlying objects or images. For example, make a rainbow gradient on

one object, and then simply set the blue gradient slider or color stop to 0% opacity level to

show whats underneath.

You can even apply multiple lls to a single object, such as a pattern ll overlaid

with transparent gradients, to create highlights and shadows that simulate the

abric o a draped garment. In the Appearances panel, simply apply additional

lls and then use the Gradient tool to dene opacities. And change the shape o

that object as much as you wantall o your lls will ollow along.

ransparency in gradients also enhances work between Illustrator and other

Creative Suite 4 components in which transparency and gradients behave in

a similar ashion, such as Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended, Adobe Flash CS4

Proessional, and Adobe Fireworks CS4 soware.

Gradients exposed

On-object interaction plus new elliptical gradients exposes the power o

gradients in Illustrator CS4. Te new controls enable ast adjustment with

minimum interruption o your train o thoughtno need to shi your attention

to the Gradient panel.

Work with gradients right on your object with immediate visual eedback. Color

sliders and swatches appear on your selected object, with gradient stops that you

can drag along the gradient bar. You can add and delete gradient stops and set

the angle and position o the gradient by clicking directly on the controls.

Radial gradients are enhanced with the new ability to set dimensions

independently, to create an elliptical gradient o any proportion.

TheGradientpanel

now has an opacity

slider you can use

with any o the

gradient stops. You

can also set the angle

o your gradient with

a slider and dene

the dimension o a

radial gradient to get

an ellipse.

Gradientcontrolsonyourobjectprovideinstant

visualfeedbacklikeneverbefore.Theprecisionof

classic Illustrator gradient controls is preserved, while

new controls provide more uid, visual interaction.


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Blob Brush tool

Te Blob Brush tool generates a clean, lled, vector shape while you sketch, even when

strokes overlap, merging your paths naturally into a single object thats easily selected and

edited. Now, when you draw, you dont get the typical jumble o paths, you get an outlined

and lled shapeno expansion or Pathnder tools required. And you can customize how

your drawing ows together, choosing options or stroke character and pressure sensitivity.

Drawing with the Blob brush is a truly painterly, uid way to create vector

orms, especially when used in combination with the Eraser and Smooth tools.

Use these tools togetheralternately stroking and erasingto perect your

silhouette to get a single, smooth outline without ever needing to expand paths

or use the Pathnder panel.

Integration and delivery

Collaborate with your team, work across products, and deliver anywhere, using integrated

tools and extensive ormat support. Illustrator CS4 enables export o editable, workable

content or web, interactive, and RIA projects. And moving smoothly among Adobe tools is

easier than ever, thanks to cross-product eature support and common interace elements.

Flex integration

Enrich your Flex applications more easily and take advantage o urther support or

designer-developer eciency with Adobe Flex 3 integration. Flex Skin Design extensions

or Illustrator enable reliable creation o vector skins with export in native Flex ormat.

Smooth send and receive

Send your artwork anywhere with broad support o even more le ormats and acrossAdobe products. Enjoy cross-product eature support such as the ability to import multiple

artboards rom Illustrator into both Flash and Adobe InDesign CS4 soware.

Work across multiple applications

Streamline your work among multiple applications with more tool commonality, increased

consistency o tool behavior, and new user-interace enhancements across the components

o Creative Suite 4.

TheBlobBrushtoolworks

with the calligraphic brushes

in Illustrator CS4 or you can

create custom brush shapes.

Begin drawing a shape

with the Blob Brush tool.

Perfecttheshapebysketching,

working strokes on top o strokes.

Use the Eraser tool to remove strokes rom your shape,

alternating between the Blob Brush and the Eraser tools.


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Enhanced user experience

Stay in the creative groove, thanks to signicant interace improvements. Work aster and

smarter with the ollowing eatures that help reduce clicks and make interacting with

Illustrator easier and more productive.

Options where you work

Choose tool options, stay precisely oriented, and make complicated edits to your artwork

without interrupting your train o thought. New eatures in Illustrator CS4 help ocus your

attention where you need it moston your artboard and on your objects.

Tabbed document view

With multiple open documents in a tabbed view, you can bring windows to the ront with

one click. abbed documents are also spring-loaded or easy copying and pasting. Simply

drag a selection rom your window onto a document tab, and that document pops to the

ront so you can paste your

selection where you want.

And, you can arrangemultiple document windows

in a ti led or cascaded view

or easy visual comparison

and even aster copying

across documents.

Spring-loaded panels

Get to your panels even

more quickly with spring-

loading. Panels now expand

automatically when you

drag an object on top o the

panel icon.

Multiple Illustrator documents are

accessible via clickable tabs and

can be viewed side by side or top

to bottom by selecting a preset

arrangement or dragging a tab.

Appearance editing

in the panel

SmartGuidereadouts

at your pointer

Gradientcontrols

on the object


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Practical Smart Guides

Smart Guides are more intuitive and practical, with an unobtrusive look and

new behaviors, such as alignment to objects on the artboard rather than to

the cursor. New on-object readouts tell you exactly where you are, without

your having to shi ocus away rom your work.

Isolation Mode advances

Isolation Mode now supports more object types, including compound paths, gradient mesh

objects, images, and clipping masks. You can isolate a single object as well as top-level layers.

Control your view while in Isolation Mode with new support or Outline View and with

quick locking and hiding o objects. Its now easy to add new objects to a particular place in

a stacking order, reducing the need or the Paste In Front/Back and Arrange commands.

Check the new iconic breadcrumbs to see at a glance what type o object youre editing. Te

icons symbolize Layer, Group, Symbol, Path, and Image. Te labels in the breadcrumbs are

clickable so you can quickly navigate through your layers and objects. When youre nished

working in Isolation Mode, exit using the Escape key.

Use Isolation Mode to work on an object

that may be otherwise dicult to isolate.

Edit object attributes in the Appearance

panel while youre in Isolation Mode.

Exit Isolation Mode to see the

results o your edits in context.

Breadcrumb icons in Isolation Mode

SmartGuidesreadoutsaresetupin

thePreferencespanel.Viewrotation

angles in degrees, along with guides

that show you relationships with

nearby objectscontinuously,

while you transorm your selection.


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In-panel appearance editing

Edit multiple object characteristics directly in the Appearance panel. Tis improved panel

shows attributes or single and multiple objects, such as ll or stroke color, which you can

edit by simply clicking on the attributeeven when its shared among objects.

Another new unction in the Appearance panel is the ability to control the display o

individual attributes. You can simply click the eye icon to turn of a complex efect that

must be re-rendered with every move, so that you can work aster and keep your creative

momentum going.

And i you wish to select all objects in your artwork that have certain attributes, you can use

a new Same Appearance Attribute option in the Select menu. Once you have selected objects

with at least one common attribute, you can edit that attribute in the Appearance panel and

see immediate results on all the objects at once.

Te power o the new Appearance panel lies in centralization o control and streamliningo your workspace. You no longer need to keep multiple panels open to apply and edit lls,

strokes, complex attributes, and more. You can even copy and paste within the panel, so

adding attributes to any object is ast and simple.

Toeditanattribute,simply

click on a ll or stroke in the

Appearance panel to access

the corresponding options.

Turnoattributesusingtheeyeicons

Edit an efect such as

Distortion in the Appearance

panel and choose to view just

that attribute while you edit.


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Refned graphic styles

Apply sets o attributes to objects and text as a single graphic style, layering and combining

styles or unique efects. Te Graphic Styles panel provides new unctionality that includes

an option to preview all your styles on the seleted object or group o objects. Its now easy to

choose a style without having to actually apply it.

Te Graphic Styles panel and the Appearance panel work hand in hand, supporting creation

o complex styles that can be quickly applied without destroying an objects original

appearance. Add a new style while pressing the Option key (Mac) or the Alt key (Windows)

and observe that it doesnt replace the objects existing appearance. o see all the attributes

that make a graphic style, click on the style and nd its attributes listed in the Appearance

paneleach easily edited.

Illustrator CS4 makes graphic styles even more attractive with a new library o prebuilt

styles to jump-start your creative exploration. New libraries include sets o efects such as

pre-set blurs and drop shadows that you can add without afecting lls. And, o course,

you can generate your own libraries o graphic styles that you can use again and again.

Create new graphic styles by

selecting multiple attributesin your Appearances panel.

Thumbnailpreviewsshow

you the style on your selected

object, even on live text.

Change style attributes in the

Appearance panel and text

still remains editable.

Edit attributes o a graphic

style in the Appearance panel,

then quickly redene your

style or create a new one.New style

In this example, see how only our steps can create a sot, mixed shape. Use the Blob Brush tool to

drawared-lledobject.ClickaGraphicStylesuchasAirbrush2whilepressingtheOptionkey(Mac)

ortheAltkey(Windows).Drawablue-lledblob.ClickAirbrush2againwhilepressingOptionorAlt.


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Clipping masks demystifed

Work with masks more easily, thanks to true WYSIWYG behavior. Now, when the clipping

object or group is selected, you will see only the clipped area (the visible parts o your

objects). Edit the masking object in Isolation Mode or choose to make it visible using the

Clipping Path menu options. Plus, with the buttons in the Control panel or Edit Clipping

Paths and Edit Contents, you have truly intuitive choices or viewing and editing both your

masks and masked objects.

Separations preview

Help ensure awless printing using the new Separations Preview panel. Avoid color output

surprises such as unexpected spot colors, unwanted overprinting, overprints that dont

overprint, white overprinting, and CMYK blacks in text and placed les. Te Separations

Preview panel displays a list o spot and process colors; you can choose to display individual

colors or previewing color separations onscreen. Illustrator CS4 continues the tradition oimproving print support so you can deliver artwork that prints more reliably than ever.

Check how your color separations

will look using the Separations

Previewpanel.Seethepreview

on your artboard while you work.

Clipping path or

mask object

Quickly switch rom editing

mask to editing contents.

Clipping path is easily edited

with clipped area visible

Clipped contents

or masked group


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Creative Pro Online ServicesConnect to the power o the online community through your creative desktop. New online

services accessed rom within Adobe Illustrator CS4 let you search or help and get answers

rom the online community; share your screen with colleagues or clients in a ew quick

clicks; get color inspiration rom your peers, and more. With new online services in

Illustrator CS4, you can take your ideas to the next level.

Adobe Community Help. Get the power o an online search engine within your Illustrator

CS4 soware, but with more targeted results thanks to Adobe Community Help. Searchable

content includes the comprehensive product-specic Help that Adobe has always delivered,plus additional Adobe and third-party content chosen by experts at Adobe and in the design

and production communities. With Adobe Community Help, you can nd the ocused

answers you need, ast. (Internet connection required or extended content.)

Acrobat.com. Acrobat.com is a set o online servicesle sharing and storage, PDF conver-

ter, online word processor, and web conerencingthat you can use to create and share

documents, communicate in real time, and simpliy working with others. Tanks to the

connection between one o the Acrobat.com services, Adobe ConnectNow, and Illustrator

CS4, you can meet live over the web to share your screen, present creative concepts and

ideas, and brainstorm with up to two online guests or no additional service charge. o

share your screen with colleagues and clients, choose File > Share My Screen. Guests can

then see your desktop on their screens as you work. You can exchange ideas using the chat

pod, add a live video or audio eed, or use the Whiteboard eature to enable guests tocomment on content. You can even temporarily hand over control o the screen to a guest to

collaborate on a le. Additional Acrobat.com services, such as Share, Create PDF, My Files,

and Adobe Buzzword, are accessible via your web browser. (Internet connection required.)

Adobe Kuler. Explore, create, and share color themes with Adobe Kuler. Kick start

your creative projects with color inspiration rom the online Kuler community. Browse

thousands o themes by newest, most popular, or highest rated; or search themes by tag

word, title, or creator. Temes can be downloaded and moved to your Swatches panel with

a single click. You can also upload colors rom your Swatches panel to share with others.

(Internet connection required or community unctionality.)

Adobe Bridge Home. Visit Adobe Bridge Homean online channel available in Adobe

Bridge CS4and stay up to date with whats new rom Adobe and the design, web

development, and video and audio production communities at large. Watch the latest video

tutorials or Illustrator CS4, listen to a podcast interview with a leading designer, or learn

about the next training event in your community. Discover tips and resources that can help

you work smarter and aster. (Internet connection required.)

Illustrator CS4 includes a Kuler panel,

which enables browsing and

searching Kuler themes rom inside

Illustrator. Download themes rom

the online Kuler community directly

to your Swatches panel.

Whats new in Adobe Bridge CS4

Adobe Bridge CS4included with Illustrator CS4

is a visual le browser that helps you search,

view, and sort through many assets to quickly

nd the ones you want. New eatures and

enhancements include:

Fasterperformancefromstartuptobrowsing,

including an option to display previews

embedded in raw images

Easieraccesstotask-basedworkspaces

AnewListviewwithrichdataandfamiliar

sorting controls

Built-inpreviewandcreationofHTMLandFlash

webgalleries,andPDFcontactsheets

One-clickfull-screenpreviews

Collectionsfororganizingrelatedassetsin

reeorm or search-based virtual groupseven

when assets are spread across multiple olders

Fast,detailedsearchresultsthankstotight

integrationwithSpotlightinMacOSXand

DesktopSearchinWindowsVista

Newreviewmodes,suchasCarouselViewfor

quickly cycling through assets

Smartanalysisandauto-stackingofHigh

DynamicRange(HDR)andpanoramicimages

forhandotoPhotoshop

Newsupportforpreviewing3Dimages

CameraRawimprovements,including

non-destructive application o dodge, burn,

sharpen, and other adjustments


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Part of the Adobe Creative Suite 4 familyAdobe Illustrator CS4 is integral to the Adobe Creative Suite 4 amily o products, providing

a vector graphics environment that serves as the oundation or design across media.

Illustrator complements the other components o Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium

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Also a component o Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium soware, Illustrator CS4 is the

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Mac OS

PowerPCG4orG5orIntelprocessor

MacOSXv10.4.1110.5.4

512MBofRAM(1GBrecommended)

2GBofavailablehard-diskspaceforinstallation;

additional ree space required during

installation(cannotinstallonavolumethat

uses a case-sensitive le system or on ash-

basedstoragedevices)

1,024x768display(1,280x800recommended)

with16-bitvideocardDVD-ROMdrive

QuickTime7softwarerequiredformultimedia

eatures

BroadbandInternetconnectionrequiredfor

online services

Windows

2GHzorfasterprocessor

MicrosoftWindowsXPwithServicePack2

(ServicePack3recommended)orWindows

VistaHomePremium,Business,Ultimate,or

EnterprisewithServicePack1(certiedfor

32-bitWindowsXPandWindowsVista)

512MBofRAM(1GBrecommended)

2GBofavailablehard-diskspaceforinstallation;

additional ree space required during

installation(cannotinstallonash-based

storagedevices)

1,024x768display(1,280x800recommended)

with16-bitvideocard

DVD-ROMdrive

BroadbandInternetconnectionrequiredfor

online services

Forupdatestosystemrequirements,visitwww.

adobe.com/products/illustrator/systemreqs .

Expected ship date

Fourthquarter2008

For more inormation

FormoredetailsaboutAdobeIllustratorCS4,

visit www.adobe.com/illustrator.

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