Some powerful improvements – but you won’t get the most out of this unless it’s used alongside other Adobe apps.

Support for latest video formats and a batch-media encoder, but supporting apps have seen little upgrading.

A more mature version, taking it from sound cleaning and score creation to a powerful soundtrack composition tool.

A massive bundle worth the extra money, containing absolutely every tool a video producer might need.

Cleverly extends Photoshop Elements’ appeal to both digital photo novices and the more experienced

A new focus on animation, better video support and deeper integration, but not the core authoring package it once was.

The new interface plus PDF and AIR export sees Fireworks CS4 fully integrated into the Creative Suite.

A shift of focus to advanced CSS and JavaScript handling, but Dreamweaver is beginning to look old-fashioned

A period of transition as Adobe deals with its Macromedia inheritance and the changing nature of the web.

Advanced long document functionality and screen-based publishing via Flash contribute to another Quark-bashing.

Still heavy going, but a raft of improvements means it’s the most comprehensive drawing package on the market.

Adobe builds on its print strengths to take its rich design mission online. And it has made a success of it, too.

Adobe significantly strengthens its print, web and production workflows – and the integration between them

An excellent release that reworks Photoshop’s core colour-correction capabilities, making them even more powerful

With Flash media handling and integration with Acrobat.com the Acrobat platform embraces the Internet – at last

New image editing tools and a more powerful library mode makes Lightroom 2 compelling. It's also compatible with Vista 64-bit.

Support for new file types and platforms plus improved 3D rendering, but director is yesterday’s tool – and it shows

A new interface, smart albums, guided editing and photo merging keep Photoshop Elements ahead of the pack

A new interface, smart albums, guided editing and photo merging keep Photoshop Elements ahead of the pack

With Web Standard/Premium, Design Premium AND Macromedia’s products now absorbed into CS3, choosing the right suite is EASY.