Adobe announced the release of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to mobile platform partners, redesigned from the ground up with new performance and mobile specific features. Device and technology partners including ARM, Brightcove, Dell, Google, HTC, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung, Texas Instruments and others announced more specifics around their support for Flash Player 10.1 separately. Completely redesigned and optimized for mobile, Flash Player 10.1 delivers new interaction methods with support for mobile-specific input models, incl. support for accelerometer, and Smart Zooming. Performance optimizations work with virtually all major mobile silicon and platform vendors, and make efficient use of CPU and battery performance. For more information on how to optimize Flash content for mobile, visit adobe.com/go/fpmobile. The desktop version of Flash Player 10.1 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux is available here. [source]

Adobe released a new free add-on for Photoshop that includes a custom File Info panel displaying Exif GPS metadata. The panel data will show up in Adobe Photoshop CS5, Bridge CS5, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator and InDesign. Download the new panel (in English only) here: for Windows, for Mac OS X. [source]

Adobe announced a new HTML5 Pack, an extension to Dreamweaver CS5, the latest version of the company's HTML authoring tool for website design. The HTML5 Pack extension includes new code hinting for HTML5 and CSS3 capabilities to enable Dreamweaver users to easily make use of new HTML5 tags. The extension also includes WebKit engine updates and improvements to support video and audio in Dreamweaver CS5's Live View. With new CSS3 capabilities users can more easily design multi-screen Web pages, with previews of how they will render across multiple browsers and devices. Additionally, the HTML5 Pack features HTML5 starter layouts to the New Document dialog box in Dreamweaver CS5, making it easier for users to accelerate their efforts to design and develop with the latest in emerging Web standards. The HTML5 Pack extension for Dreamweaver CS5 is available for both Mac OS X and Windows and can be downloaded for free from Adobe Labs. [source]

Adobe Systems Inc. announced the immediate availability of the Adobe Creative Suite 5 product family. The Creative Suite 5 line-up includes five new versions: Creative Suite 5 Master Collection (est. street price $2599 US), Creative Suite 5 Design Premium ($1899 US), Creative Suite 5 Web Premium ($1799 US), Creative Suite 5 Production Premium ($1699 US), Creative Suite 5 Design Standard ($1299 US), as well as 15 point products and associated technologies. Creative Suite now includes a brand-new component, Adobe Flash Catalyst, a professional interaction design tool that allows designers to rapidly create expressive Web application interfaces and design interaction without writing code. Also available as part of the Creative Suite 5 product family, sold separately or in one of the five Creative Suite editions, are new versions of the Adobe Creative Suite tools, including Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, Flash CS5 Professional, Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, After Effects CS5 and more. New trial versions are also available. [source]

Adobe Dreamweaver, an integrated software environment for designing, development, testing, and deployment of websites, comes in a new CS5 version, announced Adobe. Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 will feature support for PHP-based content management systems like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal; Dynamically Related Files feature that helps you access files and update pages faster, as well as simplify management tasks for complex sites; Live View navigation that allows to quickly and accurately check your code and your CMS design themes; enhanced CSS inspection tools; integration with Adobe BrowserLab on-line service; enhanced support for Subversion; PHP custom class code hinting and CSS starter layouts; integration with Adobe Business Catalyst; and more. Expected to ship mid-May for both Windows and Mac OS X systems, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 will cost $399, or $199 US in case of an upgrade. [source]

Adobe announce Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5, a new professional interaction design tool that allows designers to rapidly create expressive Web application interfaces and design interaction without writing code. Together with Adobe Flash Professional CS5 and Adobe Flash Builder 4, Flash Catalyst CS5 software enables designers and developers to collaborate and work more productively together. Using Flash Catalyst CS5, designers can easily add interactive Flash content to Web sites and applications by transforming native Photoshop and Illustrator artwork, as well as files from Adobe Fireworks CS5, into functional content and user interfaces. Additionally, designers can leverage the powerful new features in Flash Professional CS5, including a new text engine providing creative freedom and control over text, enhanced capabilities for team collaboration on projects, pre-built code snippets for rapidly adding interactivity and integration with Flash Builder for advanced ActionScript code editing. Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 and Adobe Flash Professional CS5 are scheduled to ship within 30 days . Estimated street pricing is expected to be $399 US for Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5, $699 US for Adobe Flash Professional CS5, and $249 US for Adobe Flash Builder 4 Standard and $699 US for Adobe Flash Builder 4 Premium. [source]

Adobe InDesign CS5, a new version of the versatile page layout software, enables creative professionals to deliver digital documents that include interactivity, animation, video and audio. InDesign CS5 allows to create digital documents with MP3 audio files, video, interactivity and animation without working in a timeline or writing code to deliver rich, interactive documents for the Flash Platform. Enhanced support for industry standard EPUB file format enables delivery of eBooks to reading devices such as the Sony Reader, Barnes and Noble nook and tablets, including Apple iPad. InDesign CS5 also adds Adobe CS Review helping users share document reviews online; new and improved productivity and production features, including simplified object selection and editing, multiple page sizes in a single source file, change tracking and an all new Layers panel that closely resembles the one in Illustrator and Photoshop; as well as Document Installed Fonts feature; PDF Export in the background and support for Adobe Bridge inside InDesign CS5 through an easy access panel (more ). Adobe InDesign CS5 and Adobe InCopy CS5 are scheduled to ship within 30 days for an estimated street price for of $699 US and $249 US, respectively. [source]

Adobe officially unveiled the new CS5 lineup: Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, Flash Professional CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, Adobe Soundbooth CS5 , and After Effects CS5. These tools are available separately or in one of the five Creative Suite editions. Adobe Creative Suite 5 products are scheduled to ship within 30 days, with availability through Adobe Authorized Resellers, the Adobe Store and Adobe Direct Sales. [source]

Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced the release of Toon Boom Animate 2, a new version of its Windows and Mac OS X-based application for creating traditional, digital, cut-out and Flash-style animation. For more information on features, read our previous news article here. Buy Toon Boom Animate 2 now at the special launch price of $599.99 US (regular price: $699.99 US), valid until April 14, 2010. All customers who took advantage of the pre-order campaign which started on March 8, 2010, will receive their Product Code electronically along with instructions on how to install and activate the product. A PLE license can be downloaded at this location (requires registration). [source]

Emmy Award-winning Canadian animation software developer Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced the upcoming release of Toon Boom Animate 2, a new version that provides professional animators with more power and flexibility for creating traditional, digital, cut-out and Flash-style animation. New feature highlights include fast distribution of character parts to layers; easy adjustment of velocity on multiple character parts; efficient creation of richer-looking ambiance; full-fledged SWF export with effects; direct import of scanned drawings (TWAIN); and convenient text capability (more)... Toon Boom Animate 2 can be ordered now at the special pre-launch price of $549.99 US (reduced from $699.99 US), or upgraded for $199.99 US (reduced from $299.99 US) valid until March 21, 2010. The software runs on both Windows and Mac OS X-based workstations. If you're new to Toon Boom Animate, try the free Personal Learning Edition (requires registration) of version 1.x... [source]