Adobe Illustrator CS2 (Mac)

Adobe Illustrator CS2 lets you realize your ideasquickly and powerfully. Instantly convert bitmaps

to vector artwork and paint more intuitively.Save time with intelligent palettes and optimized

workspaces. Take your graphics to the printedpage, Web sites, video, mobile devices, andvirtually everywhere you want to go. See for

yourself how vector graphics have been

reinvented -- and rediscover what you love aboutillustration. Use Adobe Bridge to browse andpreview your creative assets, run automationscripts, access Adobe Stock Photos, and moreAdobe Photoshop layer comp support - control

open Photoshop files within Illustrator CS2 PDF/Xsupport creates reliable, press-ready layouts

Read moreAdobe Illustrator CS2 is the latest (April 2005)

release of Adobe Illustrator, theindustry-standard vector graphics software.Illustrator CS2 gives designers new creative

freedom so they can realize ideas quickly andpowerfully. Users can instantly convert bitmaps

to vector artwork with Live Trace, paintintuitively with Live Paint and save time with the

new context-sensitive Control Palette andoptimized workspaces. Plus, tight integration

with other software, both within the new AdobeCreative Suite 2 and with other applications, lets

designers produce extraordinary graphics forprint, video, the Web, and mobile devices. What'sNew with CS2? Live Trace Quickly and accuratelyconvert photos, scans, or other bitmap images toeditable and scalable vector paths with the LiveTrace feature. Live Paint Apply color to any area

of your artwork and use overlapping paths tocreate new shapes with the Live Paint tool, which

intuitively colors artwork and automaticallydetects and corrects gaps. Control Palette

Discover new features and find existing featuresfaster in the context-sensitive Control Palette.Accessing selection-based tools from a single

location eliminates the need for multiple palettes.Custom Workspaces Work more efficiently and

optimize your screen area using CustomWorkspaces that display only the palettes youneed for a specific task. Save, share, or accessany workspace at any time or use workspace

templates. Adobe Photoshop Layer Comp SupportControl the visibility of layer comps in linked,embedded, or opened Photoshop files from

within Illustrator CS2. Adobe Bridge Use AdobeBridge to efficiently browse and preview your

creative assets, run automation scripts, accessAdobe Stock Photos, and more. Mobile Content

Creation Optimize rich graphical content formobile wireless devices by saving artwork in any

SVG format, including SVG-t, with improvedexport options, previewing, and more. Colorized

Grayscale Assign a spot color to a linked,embedded, or opened grayscale image, or even

apply a spot color to a drop shadow and beconfident that artwork will separate properly

when printing. More About Adobe Illustrator CS23D Effects Turn 2D shapes into fully editable 3Dobjects by extruding and revolving paths. Addlighting and wrap images around 3D shapes to

easily create objects such as packaging mock-ups.Advanced Typography Easily create and controltype with over 100 OpenType fonts, paragraphand character styles, paragraph composition,

underline and strikethrough, transparent effects,and more. Envelopes and Live Distortion Easily

warp, liquefy, and distort artwork any wayimaginable with envelopes and live distortion

tools. Professionally Designed Content Jump-startyour projects with more than 270 professionally

designed templates and over 100 OpenType fonts,all included with Illustrator CS2. Production

Automation Work at peak efficiency withtimesaving tools like dynamic, data-drivengraphics, robust scripting, action sets, and

automated processing in Adobe Bridge.Integration with Your Favorite Applications Keepyour work flowing with easy integration of your

designs into other Adobe applications, as well asinto Macromedia Flash (SWF), QuarkXPress, and

Microsoft Office products. Enhanced Adobe PDFFile Creation Create native Adobe PDF files,including multipage PDF files, so clients andothers can easily review your artwork using

Adobe Acrobat or free Adobe Reader software.Superior Web Graphics Easily create for the Webusing vector-based slicing tools, expanded SVG

import and export, Pixel Preview mode,expanded Adobe Photoshop export options,

simplified SWF file export options, and more.Nearly Universal Graphic File Format Support

Work with almost any type of graphicfile--including PDF, EPS, SVG, Photoshop (PSD),TIFF, GIF, JPEG, SWF, and more. Superior PrintCapabilities Get fast consistent results with an

intuitive interface that includes advanced controlover separations, transparency flattening, Fit to

Page, and new support for printing page tileoverlaps. Gradient Mesh Simulate airbrush and

watercolor effects by adding multiple colors andprecisely controlling the transitions between

colors. Symbolism Tools Enhance your artworkwith additional design elements by spraying,

scaling, colorizing, and adjusting thetransparency of repeated symbols while keeping

file sizes small. Flexible Brushes Add flair to

paths with customized brushes. Choose fromcalligraphic, scatter, art, and pattern brushes.

Live Effects Apply live effects, including thehand-drawn Scribble Effect, without affecting theunderlying artwork, so you can edit at any timewithout starting over. Unlimited Transparency

Expand your design options with blending modesand transparency effects similar to those in

Adobe Photoshop software. Envelopes and LiveDistortion Easily warp, liquify, and distort

artwork any way imaginable with envelopes andlive distortion tools. 3D Effects Turn 2D shapesinto fully editable 3D objects by extruding andrevolving paths. Add lighting and wrap imagesaround 3D shapes to easily create objects such

as packaging mock-ups. Adobe Photoshop FiltersAchieve a wide variety of effects by applying

Adobe Photoshop filters as nondestructive liveeffects, included with the Photoshop Filter

Gallery. Pen Tool Draw with precision using thePen Tool for complete control over anchor pointsand Bézier curves. Pencil Tool Draw onscreen as

you would on paper with the Pencil tool. Editpaths by simply drawing a new line near the path

you want to alter. Expanded Stroke OptionsControl the position of a stroke on a path by

choosing centered, inside, or outside. Smoothand Erase tools Quickly smooth unwanted bumpsin a path or erase part of a path with the Smoothand Erase tools. Advanced Typography: Character

and Paragraph Styles Apply formatting toindividual characters, lines of type, or entire

paragraphs with a single click using Characterand Paragraph Styles. Paragraph Composition

Optimize line breaks throughout an entireparagraph with minimal hyphenation and better

word and letter spacing using the Every-LineComposer. Text Underline and Strikethrough

Easily apply underlining and strikethroughs toany line of text, section of text, or text element.

Transparent Text Effects Expand yourtypographic options using ghosted text,

transparent drop shadows with soft edges, andother effects for transparent text. OpenType

Fonts Simplify cross-platform font managementand take advantage of alternate glyphs andextended character sets with more than 100

OpenType fonts, included free. AutomaticKerning and Optical Alignment Adjust the spacebetween letters using automatic kerning, and

hang punctuation outside the edges of a text boxusing optical alignment. Smart Quotes and

Ligatures Add polish to your designs withautomatic smart quotes and proper ligatures.

Alternate Glyphs Palette Access a font'sextended character set from the Alternate Glyphs

palette. Read more

Product FeatureLive Trace and Live Paint convert bitmap●

images into vector paths, while applying colorwith overlapping paths, instantly detecting and

correcting gapsCreate custom workspaces with the palettes●

you need for a specific task - Save, share, oraccess any workspace at any time or use

workspace templatesExpanded stroke options - choose a centered,●

inside, or outside strokeOptimize mobile content creation by saving●

artwork in any SVG format, including SVG-tColorized grayscale assigns a spot color to a●

linked, embedded, or opened grayscale image -for proper color separations when printing