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Adobe Illustrator CS3 software allows you to efficiently
create sophisticated vector artwork for virtually any
medium. Access tools quickly and easily, explore color
variations, and share files seamlessly between Illustrator
and other Adobe professional applications as you prepare
content for print, web and interactive, and mobile and
motion designs.
Use powerful, precise creative tools
Quickly explore multiple design
options with the powerful, precise creative features in
Illustrator CS3. Industry-standard drawing tools, new color
controls, and a wealth of powerful effects enable greater
creative productivity and the ability to easily experiment.
Use new Live Color to explore color harmonies and
interactively apply color to any selection of objects. Work
faster by controlling path editing and point alignment in
the Control panel. And enhance your artwork with
professional typography and transparent effects.
Work quickly and intuitively
Efficiently execute your ideas
in Illustrator CS3. With easier access to tools and options,
flexible and customizable workspaces, and a wealth of
timesaving features and shortcuts, you can speed through
design and production tasks. The enhanced Control panel
frees up screen space and puts more options at your
fingertips, while New Document Profiles provide a launch pad
for video and other designs. Whatever your final output
destination, you can create your artwork quickly and easily
in Illustrator CS3.
Enjoy tight integration
Streamline your design workflows
by moving easily between Illustrator CS3 and other Adobe
applications. Leverage robust integration with Adobe Flash®
software for your web animations, and preview mobile artwork
in Adobe Device Central CS3. Use your vector designs as the
basis of DVD menus, titles, and visual effects by moving
them easily between Illustrator and Adobe motion and effects
applications. And create reliable Adobe PDF files, with
multiple pages and layers intact, for highquality printed
output.
Detailed Features
Live Color
Explore, apply, and control
color variations using Live Color, which lets you select any
artwork and interactively edit the colors to see results
immediately. Use the Color Guide panel to quickly choose
tints, shades, or harmonious color combinations.
Live Trace
Quickly and accurately convert
photos, scans, or other bitmap images to editable and
scalable vector paths using Live Trace.
Drawing tools and controls
Draw in Adobe® Illustrator® more quickly and fluidly than
ever. Easier and more flexible anchor point selection,
improved operating performance, and a new Eraser tool help
you create artwork efficiently and intuitively.
Integration with Adobe design
applications
Speed your way through graphic designs and print production
thanks to tight integration with Adobe Photoshop®, InDesign®,
and Acrobat® software.
Live Paint
Easily paint any closed or partially closed area of your
artwork with the Live Paint Bucket, which automatically
detects and corrects gaps and lets you interactively select
colors from a Swatch palette for faster work.
Advanced typography
Easily create and control type with over 100 OpenType®
fonts, paragraph and character styles, paragraph
composition, underline and strikethrough, transparent
effects, and more.
Control panel
Discover more options faster and free up screen space by
accessing anchor point controls, clipping masks, envelope
distortions, and more from the context-sensitive Control
panel.
Custom workspaces
Work more efficiently using custom workspaces that display
only the panels you need for a specific task. Save, share,
or access any workspace at any time, or use workspace
presets.
Adobe PDF file creation tools
Create native Adobe PDF files, including multipage PDF
files, so clients and others can easily review your artwork
using Acrobat or free Adobe Reader® software.
Web and interactive tools
Easily create for the web and mobile devices using
vector-based slicing tools, robust integration with Adobe
Flash® software, New Document Profiles for web and mobile
designs, the capability to preview mobile content in Adobe
Device Central, and more.
Minimum System Requirements
• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel
Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
• Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows
Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise
(certified for 32-bit editions)
• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
• 2GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space
required during installation)
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
• Internet or phone connection required for product
activation
• Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock
Photos* and other services
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