Adobe Systems has announced the release of Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software for Mac OS X and Windows. Shipping now in North America, they’re priced at $1,699 and $2,499 respectively.
CS3 Production Premium combines Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional, Premiere Pro CS3, Encore CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Professional and Soundbooth CS3. This set is aimed at creative professionals who are doing multimedia design, video editing and audio editing in addition to graphic design. It enables users to deliver content to film, SD, HD and DVD, Web and mobile devices. Also included is OnLocation, for direct-to-disk recording and monitoring — included with both Mac and Windows versions, but Windows-compatible only.
CS3 Master Collection includes all of Adobe’s “flagship” creative software — InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3, Contribute CS3, After Effects CS3 Professional, Premiere Pro CS3, Soundbooth CS3 and Encore CS3, along with Acrobat 8 Professional.