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Adobe Illustrator CS3 Version 13 Upgrade (Win) English

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bUpgrade OnlybAdobe Illustrator CS3 software allows you to create sophisticated artwork for virtually any medium. Industry-standard drawing tools, flexible color controls, and professional type controls help you capture your ideas and experiment freely, while timesaving features such as easier-to-access options let you work quickly and intuitively. Improved performance and tight integration with other Adobe applications also help you produce extraordinary graphics for print, web and interactive, and mobile and motion designs. bLive ColorbExplore, apply, and control color variations using Live Color, which lets you select any artwork and interactively edit the colors to see results immediately. Use the Color Guide panel to quickly choose tints, shades, or harmonious color combinations.bLive TracebQuickly and accurately convert photos, scans, or other bitmap images to editable and scalable vector paths using Live Trace.bDrawing tools and controlsbDraw in Adobe Illustrator more quickly and fluidly than ever. Easier and more flexible anchor point selection, improved operating performance, and a new Eraser tool help you create artwork efficiently and intuitively.bIntegration with Adobe design applicationsbSpeed your way through graphic designs and print production thanks to tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat software.bLive PaintbEasily paint any closed or partially closed area of your artwork with the Live Paint Bucket, which automatically detects and corrects gaps and lets you interactively select colors from a Swatch palette for faster work.bAdvanced typographybEasily create and control type with over 100 OpenType fonts, paragraph and character styles, paragraph composition, underline and strikethrough, transparent effects, and more.bControl panelbDiscover more options faster and free up screen space by accessing anchor point controls, clipping masks, envelope distortions, and more from the context-sensitive Control panel.bCustom wo Minimize


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	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Review - Imaging Software Pros: Live Color, Streamlined interface Cons: Still no multipage support, Grouping objects forces them all to the same layer, Can't manipulate multiple Bezier handles Summary: Though it remains an excellent vector drawing tool, there's not a lot in Adobe Illustrator CS3 to compel CS2 users to upgrade.	77/100
	Title: Review: Adobe Illustrator CS3 vector graphics software Pros: Improved drawing tools; ease of use Cons: Expensive; high system requirements Verdict: It's expensive, but Illustrator remains the first choice for professional-level vector graphics work	80/100
	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Pros: Excellent Flash integration. Many improvements to working with anchor points and paths. New Live Color feature. Eraser tool. Cons: None significant. Verdict: If Adobe Illustrator and Flash are already part of your everyday workflow, you'll definitely want to get Illustrator CS3 for its superior integration with Flash. But even if you work primarily in print, you'll still find enough significant improvements to Summary: Since it bought the competition--Macromedia FreeHand--Adobe could have grown complacent with Illustrator CS3. It hasn't: The new Illustrator is the best one yet.	100/100
	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Verdict: Compared with the improvements in the latest Photoshop and InDesign, it might seem that Illustrator CS3 is struggling to keep up. Not at all. Colour is key to producing successful results and, with its ground-breaking Live Colour handling, Illustrator CS3 Summary: An improved working environment and ground-breaking colour handling make Illustrator fresher than ever.	83/100
	Title: PC Pro: Product Reviews: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Verdict: An improved working environment and ground-breaking colour handling make Illustrator fresher than ever.	83/100
	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 (single user upgrade from FreeHand, Mac) Pros: Live Color; streamlined interface. Cons: Still no multipage support; grouping objects forces them all to the same layer; can't manipulate multiple Bezier handles. Verdict: Though it remains an excellent vector drawing tool, there's not a lot in Adobe Illustrator CS3 to compel CS2 users to upgrade.	77/100
	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Pros: Improved interface is very slick, Live Colour works brilliantly, Excellent Colour Guide panel, New brush-based Eraser tool, Impressive Isolation mode Cons: Steep learning curve for new users Verdict: A truly excellent vector graphics application - and Live Colour makes choosing harmonious colour schemes a breeze Summary: Illustrator is an essential ingredient of any creative professional's arsenal. With FreeHand pretty much swallowed by Adobe's buy-out of Macromedia, and CorelDRAW going PC-only from version 12, Illustrator has little competition in the Mac ranks	80/100
	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Pros: Speedy with good stability, Works with Flash better than before Cons: Gradient panel is still due an overhaul Verdict: A excellent upgrade that irons out most of the small number of difficulties we had with Illustrator Summary: During the course of its last two incarnations, Illustrator CS3 manages to hone these existing tool sets while introducing yet more trend-defining features, all held within a redesigned and much streamlined program interface	100/100
	Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Pros: Color exploration easy with Live Color. Usability improvements. Flash integration greatly improved. Universal binary. Interface can be overwhelming and obscure. Cons: Interface can be overwhelming and obscure. Verdict: . In a sense, Adobe shot itself in the foot by producing such good recent versions of Illustrator: Most users won't have a pressing need to upgrade unless they design for mobile devices or use Flash. But nearly everyone will enjoy Live Color, the improved Summary: Adobe's changes to the Mac's greatest vector-based drawing app will send you back to the drawing board - but that's a	100/100
	Title: Illustrator CS3 Pros: Live Color's one-click colour correction is great. Interface enhancement, new path and anchor editing tools, Flash integration and SWF/SVG export, Isolation mode, Intel Mac and multi-processor support. Cons: Fairly steep learning curve, relatively expensive as a standalone. Verdict: In the absence of an updated FreeHand, CS3 consolidates Illustrator's lead of the vector pack. Live Color is definitely the standout tool and serves to push Illustrator ahead of cheaper alternatives such as Xara Xtreme Pro in terms of features. It's expen Summary: In the absence of an updated FreeHand, CS3 consolidates Illustrator's lead of the vector pack. Live Color is definitely the standout tool and serves to push Illustrator ahead of cheaper alternatives.	90/100
	Title: Review: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Verdict: However, one of the single biggest gripes I have had with Illustrator is the fact that you can only create one page documents! I do not get that. To me, that is highly unproductive. I need someone to explain to me why that is good, because I just don't un Summary: The new Illustrator is faster, flashier, and more colorful, yes. But is it worth the upgrade? Read on to find out.	N/A