Adobe Illustrator CS5

Overview

Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Create distinctive vector artwork for any project. Used by design professionals worldwide, Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 software provides precision and power with sophisticated drawing tools, expressive natural brushes, a host of time-savers, and integration with Adobe CS Live online services.* CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.

Features

• Sophisticated vector drawing controls
• Create distinctive designs with precise shape-building tools, fluid and painterly brushes, and advanced path controls.
• Gradients and transparency
• Interact with gradients directly on your objects and control the transparency of individual colors in gradients and gradient meshes.
• Beautiful Strokes
• Fully control variable-width strokes, arrowheads, dashes, and art brush scaling along a path. See it in action
• In-panel appearance editing
• Edit object characteristics directly in the Appearance panel, eliminating the need to open fill, stroke, or effects panels.
• Integration with Adobe CS Review
• Create and share online reviews for clients down the hall or around the world with Adobe® CS Review, one of the new Adobe CS Live online services.* CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.
• Industry-standard graphic file format support
• Work with almost any type of graphic file — including PDF, EPS, FXG, Photoshop® (PSD), TIFF, GIF, JPEG, SWF, SVG, DWG, DXF, and more.
• Adobe PDF file creation tools
• Create more secure, multipage, graphic-rich PDF files with Illustrator® layers retained. Share files confidently with service providers, including support for PDF/X standards.
• Advanced typography
• Design beautiful text for virtually any media with professional controls for paragraph and character styles, support for OpenType®, transparent effects, and more.
• Perspective Drawing
• Use perspective grids to draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective and create the look of realistic depth and distance. See it in action
• Multiple artboard enhancements
• Work on up to 100 artboards of varying sizes in one file — named, organized, and viewed the way you want. See it in action
• Drawing enhancements
• Draw behind, disregarding stacking order. Draw or place an image inside, instantly creating a clipping mask. See it in action
• Integration with other Adobe design applications
• Share files smoothly with other Adobe professional design applications and easily create artwork for multiple uses.
• Crisp graphics for web and mobile devices
• Create vector objects precisely on the file's pixel grid for delivering pixel-aligned raster artwork.

System Requirements

• 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-based storage devices)
• 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card