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DESCRIPTION
Adobe Illustrator CS4... Rediscover what you love about illustration by moving to Adobe Illustrator CS4 software. Now you can convert bitmap images to scalable, editable artwork in seconds. Paint more intuitively. Find the tools you need more easily. Customize your workspaces. Take your graphics to the printed page, Web sites, video, mobile devices, and virtually everywhere you want to go. See for yourself how vector graphics have been reinvented.
WHAT'S NEW
Version CS4:
- Multiple artboards
- Transparency in gradients
- In-panel appearance editing
- Blob Brush tool
- Refined graphic styles
- Gradients exposed
- Clipping masks demystified
- Integration and delivery
- Separations Preview
- Enhanced user experience
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later or Mac OS X 10.5.4 or later; PowerPC G4 processor or better; 512 of RAM (1GB recommended); 2.5GB hard disk space; 1024x768 monitor resolution (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card; DVD-ROM drive; QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
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| Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Reviews (58 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Dec 12 2008 |
RICHCASTILLO Is it just me, getting impatient in my old age, or is Illustrator getting slower with each new release? (I started in '92 with 3.0) I skipped CS3 so I was very anxious to fire up CS4 when it arrived. After all, I've had a screaming octocore (6 GB RAM) for almost a year now and CS3 has been putting around in Rosetta. Can you imagine my frustration when I discovered Illustrator CS4 actually ran slower than CS2 on my 8 core MacPro? Damn it! Its totally unresponsive when dragging the hand at 800x. I mean, I don't even get a frigging beach ball. It just sits there and totally ignores my attempt to pan. Fortunately, I don't have these problems in Photoshop. But I have to earn my living with Illustrator (consumer package design) and this is absurd. I had to strike while the corporate iron was willing and got my 8 core off the shelf at MicroCenter so it admittedly has the slower video card. But all that I have read says you only need the top card for 3D graphics. Am I wrong? And one more thing, I use Menu Meters so I've always got a visual representation on processor load. Well, I have yet to see Illustrator CS4 using more than one core at a time. I might as well go back to Rosetta. Somebpdy, please help me !!!!!
(Version 1.0) | |
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 | Jan 20 2009 |
POOTUS RICHCASTILLO, I don't know what you are on about. I don't see how it is possible that CS2, which runs under Rosetta (and crashes relentlessly), could outperform Illustrator CS4, which runs native on Intel Macs. CS3 was the first native Intel version of Illustrator, so I don't know what you mean by "CS3 has been putting around in Rosetta." I was thrilled to upgrade to CS3 in order to get away from the terrible Rosetta performance of CS2 under Rosetta. My relatively lightweight MBP--compared to your desktop--functions quite snappy, even with large files with 50+ layers. Granted, Adobe could improve their products immensely on the Mac; they've become more of an MS Windows company. Whereas, I don't doubt you are having problems, I just don't believe it's the software in this case. P.S. - Are you sure you aren't running Illustrator in Rosetta? Check using the Activity Monitor. You can also check to see if the "Open using Rosetta" check box is checked by using "Get Info" on the Illustrator app. If it is checked, uncheck it.
(Version 14.0) | |
| Dec 12 2008 |
TONY AGUILA What is this? Version 1.0? Illustrator CS4 is version 14.0.0 as installed. It does not look like this is a patch to the current version. I wish they would make it clear if this is a trial version or a real patch/update. The same goes for the other modules of CS4.
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| Dec 6 2008 |
EASER Does anyone know of an alternative draw program that can use Illustrator plug-ins? Thanks.
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Mar 3 2008 |
JAN13 ADOBE IS A MONOPOLY !!! AND SO HERE WE PAY THE PRICE .... IT WILL GET EVEN WORST FOR MAC USERS .... HOW SAD !
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Feb 29 2008 |
do not dl! it just does not work, not even a little! Not even if it is in the same folder as the application it should patch! And no, i am not going to reinstall CS3 just to make this crappy patch work.
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Feb 28 2008 |
TWELVEIGHTYONE I just wish someone at Adobe would give this company some direction. Vague update release notes, daft crop spraying of folders all over my hard drive, inability to strip unwanted language files from their apps (they stop working if you try to do it). Adobe, please remember - KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Feb 27 2008 |
KOBALT Okay, so is this update *only* useful for Japanese users? The Adobe weblink is suitable vague (as in it doesn't mention anything about Japanese users, unlike the spiel here at MU). Confuse me, why don't you ...
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Feb 27 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3862
(Version 13.0.3) | |
| Feb 28 2008 |
KOBALT Cheers Admin ... that's not what the page looked like at the time I posted my comment. Then there was no mention of 'Japanese' and hence my post.
(Version 13.0.3) | |
| Feb 27 2008 |
FOULGER This brilliant update can't find Illustrator 13.02 even though its sitting in the applications folder.
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Feb 27 2008 |
BLUESTAR Because Adobe is in bed with storage device makers ! They make applications now close to 1GB big, I mean that's insane! Just so you eat up hard drive space and soon you will run out of space and go out and buy a bigger hard drive to store useless application data such as 12 other language packs that come with the app that you will NEVER use.
(Version 13.0.3) | |
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| Oct 9 2007 |
VíCTOR SOLANO Yeap, all illustrator updates sucks, if you delete lenguages, if delete the readme, if change the name al folder, if this if that Please adobe i know that you an do better that his
(Version 13.0.2) | |
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