April 11, 2011 - 15:51 AMT
Adobe releases Creative Suite 5.5

Software firm Adobe has announced its Creative Suite 5.5 product line, which targets the smartphone and tablet markets, according to theinquirer.net.

The update focuses on HTML5, Flash authoring, digital publishing, video tools and additional capabilities that will cater to handheld devices.

Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium Suite is available separately and allows HTML5 and Flash to work for "virtually any screen", according to Adobe. It means that designers and developers can make content for Android, IOS and Blackberry Tablet operating systems, as well as other systems.

Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium aims at audio and video professionals, and has features including faster performance, support for additional GPU hardware, a Warp Stabiliser for reducing the effect of a shaking camera, Light Falloff for light simulation, and improved collaboration tools.

The Design Premium suite adds additional digital publishing options, including Folio Producer, video and audio integration, panoramic views, 360-degree object rotation, image pan and zoom, and HMTL and HTML5 support.