Creative Suite likely helped InDesign become the dominant publishing software, replacing QuarkXPressbecause customers that purchased the suite for Photoshop and Illustrator received InDesign for free.ĭue to Adobe's closing of the CS2 activation servers on December 15,Adobe offered existing CS2 users the opportunity to download a version of CS2 that no longer required Adobe server authorization in January This release was intended to allow existing users of CS2 to reinstall their licensed copies without needing authorization from the now-closed servers.Īdobe Creative Suite Production Studio previously Adobe Video Collection was a suite of programs for acquiring, editing, and distributing digital video and audio that was released during the same timeframe as Adobe Creative Suite 2. In Marchit was reported that Adobe would no longer sell boxed copies of the Creative Suite software, instead offering digital downloads and monthly subscriptions. Adobe Encore is available as part of Adobe Premiere Pro. Applications in the Creative Suite family were capable of accessing a stock photography service called Adobe Stock Photos before the service was discontinued in Adobe sold Creative Suite applications in several different combinations called "editions", these included.Īdobe Prelude and Adobe Encore are not released as standalone products.
On May 6, Adobe announced that CS6 would be the last version of the Creative Suite, and that future versions of their creative software would only be available via their Adobe Creative Cloud subscription model.Īdobe also announced that it would continue to support CS6 and would provide bug fixes and security updates through the next major upgrades of both Mac and Windows operating systems as of The following are brief description of the core applications in the various Adobe Creative Suite editions.Įach edition may come with all or subset of these apps.
Each edition consisted of several Adobe applications, such as PhotoshopAcrobatPremiere Pro or After EffectsInDesignand Illustratorwhich became industry standard applications for many graphic design positions.
Adobe Creative Suite CS is a discontinued software suite of graphic designvideo editingand web development applications developed by Adobe Systems.