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Adobe Illustrator
Competitive Advantage: Adobe Illustrator vs. Macromedia
The industry-standard vector graphics software

FreeHand

With Adobe Illustrator 10 software, you can produce artwork that can be published with ease on Web pages, PDAs, wireless devices, and in print. This new release is packed with innovative features like live distortion, object-based slicing, and dynamic data-driven graphics that deliver exciting new creative options, enhance productivity, and streamline the production of graphics for the Web and other media. Adobe Illustrator 10 also delivers even tighter integration with other Adobe products, such as Adobe Photoshop. This comparative chart sums up the powerful features and other advantages Illustrator offers, and compares them to those available in Macromedia FreeHand. See why Illustrator edges out the competition, then try Adobe Illustrator 10 yourself. Youll never look back. To learn more about the new features in Adobe Illustrator 10, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com/ illustrator. You can also download a free trial version for either Mac OS or Windows systems, order an upgrade, or purchase Adobe Illustrator 10.
Art and Creative Techniques Calligraphy brushes Scatter brushes Pattern brushes Art brushes Multiple strokes for objects Multiple fills for objects Randomization of appearance (transformations, distortions, and more) Opacity masks Text on a path Blending multiple objects, groups, or compound elements Gradient Mesh Illustrator 10 FreeHand 10

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Vector Flare tool Line tool Arc tool Grid tool Polar Grid tool Interactive controls for polygon, star, spiral, arc, flare, and grid tools
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Illustrator 10

FreeHand 10
Preset warp commands Customized warp effects Warp effects used in styles Live envelope effects 1 Raster image enveloping Envelope mesh objects 2 Nested envelopes Live text warping and enveloping Gradient and pattern distortion within envelopes Stretch text, artwork, and images with the Warp tool Swirl and twist artwork and images with the Twirl tool Squish and squeeze artwork and images with the Pucker tool Puff out artwork and images with the Bloat tool Make the edges of artwork and images loopy with the Scallop tool Make artwork and images jaggedy with the Crystallize tool Smear artwork and images vertically with the Wrinkle tool Symbols and Symbolism Tools 5 Illustrator 10 FreeHand 10
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Graphic symbols of selected objects Editable symbols Symbol Libraries Nested symbols Transparency within symbols Create sets of symbols with the Symbol Sprayer tool Move symbols within a set using the Symbol Shifter tool Bunch or scatter symbols in a set using the Symbol Scruncher tool Vary the size of symbols with the Symbol Sizer tool Rotate symbols in a set using the Symbol Spinner tool Paint color onto symbols in a set with the Symbol Stainer tool Paint transparency onto symbols in a set with the Symbol Screener tool Dynamically apply graphic styles to symbols with the Symbol Styler tool

Warp effects distort objects using distortion controls. Envelopes distort objects using a vector shape that can be manipulated. Envelope mesh objects work like the gradient mesh. But instead of color changes, they change the shape and position of the objects included in the envelope. FreeHand does not support pre-set warps. However, live text can be enveloped in FreeHand. The Freeform tool in FreeHand allows for limited adjustments of single paths only. Illustrator 10 adds powerful symbolism tools that can dynamically move, modify, and alter hue and saturation of symbols placed on the page. The Scatter Brush in FreeHand creates individual, unlrelated symbol instances. Symbol sets created in Illustrator can be dynamically manipulated.
SVG and Data-Driven Graphics 7 SVG scripts for adding mouse events and other interactivity SVG Export

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SVG Import as editable artwork Live SVG Effects SVG effects for placeholder data Adobe SVG Viewer plug-in for Web browsers 8
Variable data sets 9 Integration of variable data sets with ODBC-compliant database Integration of variable data sets with dynamic image servers such as Adobe AlterCast Macromedia Flash (SWF) and Web Production Release to Layers command with control over how animation sequences are built Flash animations with frame rate settings Illustrator 10 FreeHand 10
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Symbols maintained when exported into Flash HTML code for SWF output Object-based Web slices 10 Layer-based Web slices 11 Manual Web slices Slice-specific compression and format settings CSS layers export On-screen Pixel Preview Snap to pixel Web export with 2-up and 4-up Live Previews Browser dither previews Image maps Clip to artboard on export
Dynamic data-driven graphics offer a time-saving way to produce artwork for variable data printing, artwork such as product names or graphical data on Web sites, automatically generated charts and graphs, and much more. The SVG plug-in is automatically installed when Illustrator 10 is installed. In addition, the SVG plug-in is installed when the Acrobat 5 Reader is installed. By defining elements in a graphic template as variables, and then linking the template to a data source, you can automatically create a new artwork variation for each data combination. In addition, you can create sample data sets in order to preview data combinations without leaving Illustrator. Illustrator 10 lets you define a slice based on the bounding box of an object. If you change the size of the object, the slice area automatically changes. Illustrator 10 lets you define a slice based on the size of the objects on a layer. If you add or delete objects on the layer, the slice area automatically changes. In Illustrator, you can export the top-level layers as CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) Layers that let you overlap objects in the final HTML layout. Freehand lacks support for specifying multiple CSS layers and controlling their visiblity. Illustrator 10 supports polygonal image maps. FreeHand 10 supports only rectangular and elliptical image maps.

Appearance, effects, styles, and transparency 14 Live shapes
Live compound shapes 15 Live editable outlined text Live transformations Live distortions Live path modifications Live soft-edged drop shadows Live soft-edged glows Live rounded corners Live feathering Live Photoshop filters (more than 50 filters included with Illustrator) Live third-party, Adobe Photoshop compatible filters Live effects applied to objects Live effects applied to groups Live effects applied to layers and sublayers Customizable stacking of strokes and fills Graphic styles Graphic styles applied to live text Solid object transparency Blend, gradient, and stroke object transparency Character-level transparency on editable text Bitmapped, gradient mesh, and pattern object transparency Spot color transparency Adobe Photoshop style blend modes Group, layer, and sublayer transparency
14 Illustrator object and layer effects let you change the appearance of an object without changing the underlying object itself. These live effects make it exceptionally easy to build and edit complex artwork. 15 Illustrator 10 lets you apply pathfinder operations such as Add to Shape, Subtract from Shape, Exclude, and Intersect as live commands that do not lose the original paths. 16 Freehand has live rounded corners on rectangles only. 17 FreeHand graphic styles do not support full transparency, live effects, multiple fills and strokes, or live Adobe Photoshop filters.

Production Tools

Native Mac OS X support using the Aqua interface Unlimited nested layers in the Layers palette Layer thumbnails Object browser in the Layers palette Lasso tool Direct-select lasso tool Overprint preview Composite overprint printing Navigator palette CMYK color mode Text find/change Convert to grayscale Magic Wand selection
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Ability to load and save selections AppleScript support JavaScript support Windows VisualBasic support Record Actions to repeat commonly used sequences of commands Batch process multiple files using Actions Adobe Product Integration Adobe-standard user interface Editable text exported to Photoshop (PSD) format Layers exported to PSD format Layers preserved when importing PSD files Layer masks maintained when importing/exporting to PSD Clipping masks maintained when importing/exporting to PSD Layer opacity maintained when importing/exporting to PSD Layer blending modes maintained when importing/exporting to PSD Shared color management technology with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat , Shared Adobe technology for font and image display Copy/paste and drag/drop to and from Adobe Photoshop as pixels Copy/paste and drag/drop paths to and from Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects

FreeHand indicates which objects are set to overprint but doesnt let you preview overprinting on screen. Illustrator lets you set the color mode for documents, so you dont inadvertently work in the wrong color space. The Magic Wand tool lets you select a range of objects with similar colors, stroke weights, opacity, or blending modes. The Find and Replace Graphics feature in FreeHand can only select one type of attribute at a time. Support for AppleScript commands is very limited. Illustrator 10 integrates tightly with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign, offering common commands, shortcuts, tools, and palettes. Illustrator 10 shares core Adobe technologies with Photoshop and InDesign to ensure consistent font handling, on-screen graphics display, and Adobe PDF support. 25 Illustrator workground commands let you check files in and out of WebDAV servers.
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Copy/paste and drag/drop from Illustrator to Adobe InDesign as paths Transparency effects and blending modes maintained when placed into Adobe InDesign 2.0 Drop Shadow effect maintained when placed into Adobe InDesign 2.0 Feather effect maintained when placed into Adobe InDesign 2.0 Slices maintained when exported into PSD Workgroup asset management 25 Import native Illustrator files into Adobe GoLive Embedded metadata tags Save and Export Formats AutoCAD Drawing (DWG) AutoCAD Exchange (DXF) BMP Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) Enhanced Metafile (EMF) EPS EPS with font embedding Flash (SWF) export GIF JPEG Native support for Adobe PDF with reliable roundtripping PDF export PICT PCX Photoshop format with layers intact Pixar PNG SVG (scalable vector graphics) Targa TIFF Windows Metafile (WMF) Illustrator 10
26 FreeHand for the Macintosh supports embedded tags for use with image catalogs.
System Requirements* Macintosh PowerPC processor: G3, G4, or G4 dual Mac OS software version 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X version 10.MB of RAM 180 MB of available hard-disk space If using Adobe PostScript printers: Adobe PostScript Level 2 or Adobe PostScript 3 Windows Intel Pentium II, III, or 4 processor Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Special Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 with service pack 2, or Windows XP operating system 128 MB of RAM 180 MB of available hard-disk space If using Adobe PostScript printers: Adobe PostScript Level 2 or Adobe PostScript 3 Estimated Street Price $399 (U.S.) for retail versions $249 (U.S.) for Competitive Upgrades (available to registered owners of Macromedia FreeHand and CorelDRAW $149 (U.S.) for upgrades (available to registered Adobe Illustrator owners) For more information, please visit www.adobe.com/illustrator.
We at Adobe think that Illustrator is the best vector drawing tool available. And we are delighted to see customers choosing Illustrator over Macromedia FreeHand, as the chart below indicates. 2001 Market Share (Units)

Adobe Illustrator: 82%

Macromedia FreeHand: 18%
The NPD Intelect (formerly PC Data) Combined U.S. Retail, Corporate and Distributor Software Data Set for August 2001. Information is based on unit sales from January 2001 through August 2001. Adobe Illustrator sales include Collections that include Adobe Illustrator as a component as well as point product sales, while FreeHand sales include the Flash/FreeHand bundle as well as point product sales. Percentages shown are the respective shares of the total number of units sold of both products.
NOTE: This material has been carefully reviewed by Adobe Systems and independent parties and was, to the
best of Adobes knowledge, accurate as of November 1, 2001. However, because the software programs compared here are complex and (naturally) undergo continuous upgrading, some descriptions may become inaccurate. We therefore recommend that you do not rely solely on this document in evaluating these programs, but that you also carefully review the current specifications of each product to weigh the features and benefits that apply to particular publishing tasks. We welcome your comments and suggestions. If you know of any inaccuracy in this document, please write to: Illustrator Product Marketing, Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95110, USA.
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About Adobe Systems

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for network publishing, including Web, ePaper, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visuallyrich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second-largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion.
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Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, After Effects, AlterCast, GoLive, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, PostScript, and PostScript 3 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PowerPC is a trademark of IBM Corporation in the United States. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Macromedia, Flash, and FreeHand are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. SVG is a trademark of the World Wide Web Consortium; marks of the W3C are registered and held by its host institutions MIT, INRIA and Keio. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 2001 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. 11/28/01

MACROMEDIA FREEHAND TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS3 MIGRATION
FAQs for Macromedia FreeHand Users

Contents

Adobe s Plans for FreeHand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Migration Options for Freehand Owners. . . . . . . . . 2 Illustrator CS3 Features for FreeHand Users. . . . . . 2 Benefits of Migrating to Illustrator CS3. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Multipage Support,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Importing FreeHand Files into Illustrator CS3. . . . 4 Pricing and Availability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Migration Help and Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adobes Plans for FreeHand Q. What are Adobes plans for the future development of Macromedia FreeHand ? A. Adobe does not plan to develop and deliver any new feature-based releases of FreeHand. Adobe will, however, continue to sell FreeHand MX, and will offer technical and customer support according to our support policies. While we recognize that FreeHand has a dedicated user base, we encourage you to migrate to Adobe Illustrator CS3. As a loyal FreeHand customer, youre entitled to special pricing for Illustrator CS3, along with free access to special resources to help you make this move.
Q. Will Adobe provide ongoing maintenance releases for FreeHand MX? A. At this time, Adobe has no plans to provide maintenance releases, patches or updates for FreeHand MX. Q. Does Adobe plan to deliver a FreeHand MX release to support Intel -based Mac computers? A. Adobe has no plans to deliver Universal versions of FreeHand that natively support Intelbased Mac computers. While FreeHand MX can be installed and run on Intel-based Mac computers, it must run under Rosetta, which Apple has built into Max OS X to dynamically translate PowerPC-based applications to work with Intel-based Macs. For more information on running Adobe professional applications under Rosetta, please see the document Support for Intel-based Macs at www.adobe.com/products/pdfs/intelmacsupport.pdf
Q. Does Adobe plan to provide an update to FreeHand MX that will support Microsoft Windows Vista? A. Adobe has no plans to deliver a FreeHand MX release that supports Windows Vista.
Q. Will FreeHand install and run on Windows Vista? A. The last version of FreeHand released by Macromedia was delivered more than three years before Windows Vista was released and does not officially support this new operating system. However, we are not currently aware of any major issues that would adversely affect customer use of FreeHand on Windows Vista. Technical Support plans to document any known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/support. Enter the keyword Vista.
Q. How long will FreeHand MX be sold and supported by Adobe? A. Adobe plans to continue selling and supporting FreeHand MX for the foreseeable future. We understand that customers have significant investments in their current production work flows and may need to replace or add seats of FreeHand. While we encourage customers to evaluate Illustrator CS3 (free 30-day trials are available for testing on Adobe.com), we know that is takes time to plan and prepare for any major transition and we will continue to sell and support FreeHand while that demand lasts. Migration Options for FreeHand Owners Q. What options do I have to migrate to Illustrator CS3? A. Adobe has developed a specially priced upgrade offer for any registered user of FreeHand to migrate to Illustrator CS3 for $199 (U.S.). This special upgrade can be purchased directly through the Adobe Store, www.adobe.com/store, or from any Adobe Authorized Reseller. All thats needed to take advantage of this special offer is a valid FreeHand serial number from any version of FreeHand. Q. Is there an upgrade path from FreeHand to the Adobe Creative Suite 3 family? A. Adobe does not offer a direct upgrade from FreeHand to any Creative Suite 3 editions. However, FreeHand owners who also own specific versions of Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop , Adobe InDesign , Macromedia Studio Macromedia Flash , Macromedia Dreamweaver or Adobe Illustrator are eligible to upgrade to certain editions of the Creative Suite 3 family. For detailed information on upgrade paths and costs, choose the Product Selector tab from the Illustrator main page, www.adobe.com/illustrator.

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Illustrator CS3 Features for FreeHand Users Q. Are there new features in Illustrator CS3 specifically targeted to FreeHand users? A. Yes. The Illustrator development team took a hard look at improving tools and drawing controls, integration, and file import, and for Illustrator CS3, delivered a number of enhancements for FreeHand users:
Improved operating performanceMore responsive drawing and editing, with improvements
in essential operating performance, including faster screen redraws, object moving, panning, scaling, and transformations.
Flash integrationNow import native Illustrator files into Flash CS3 Professional, or copy/
paste artwork from Illustrator to Flash with paths, anchor points, gradients, clipping masks, and symbols intact. Layers, groups, and object names are also preserved.
Eraser toolRemove areas of artwork with the Eraser tool as easily as you erase pixels in
Photoshop, with complete control over the width, shape, and smoothness of the erasure.
Path editingRemove, connect, and split paths, and convert anchor points, using options that
are now displayed in the Control panel. Rolling the mouse over curve handles provides an enlarged view of points for easier selection.
Point alignmentAlign and distribute anchor points with one click via the Control panel, just
as with aligning and distributing objects.
Color controlsLive Color provides in-depth control over color, including the ability to add
used colors from any artwork selection to the Swatches panel, remove all unused colors, and find and replace colors.
FreeHand File ImportAbility to import FreeHand files from all versions from FreeHand 7
to FreeHand MX. See Importing FreeHand Files Into Illustrator on page 4 of this FAQ for details.
Benefits of Migrating to Illustrator CS3 Q. What are the benefits of migrating to Illustrator CS3 compared to staying with FreeHand? A. Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator CS3 offers a number of compelling advantages:
Assured compatibility with new operating systems and hardware, such as Intel-based Macs
and Microsoft Windows Vista.
Deep integration with Adobe professional products: design applications, such as Photoshop,
InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat ; Adobe web and interactive applications including Flash and Dreamweaver; and Adobe video and motion graphics applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
On-going product development, with tighter workflow integration, improvements to existing
functionality, and new capabilities.
Rich and reliable support of PDF work flows, including the latest PDF file formats and
standards, (e.g., PDF/X). Q. FreeHand is my primary application, so product integration is not that important for me, and Ive never learned Illustrator. Why should I move to Illustrator CS3? A. First, your experience working with FreeHand will make the migration to Illustrator easier than you may think. Illustrator and FreeHand have similar approaches to basic drawing tools and operations, (e.g., pen tool, bzier curves, stacking of objects), and if youve any experience with another Adobe application, such as Photoshop or InDesign, your move will be even easier because all Adobe graphics applications share common commands, panels, and keyboard shortcuts. But Illustrator CS3 also delivers a number of capabilities that FreeHand users will appreciate:

An efficient workspace Flexible workspaceThe revised Adobe user interface, common to Illustrator CS3, Photo-
shop CS3, InDesign CS3 and Flash Professional CS3, lets you view the toolbar in one column instead of two, dock self-adjusting panels conveniently out of the way as icons when not in use, and use Maximized Screen mode to keep panels from overlapping the document window.
Control panelDiscover options faster and free up screen real estate by accessing anchor
point controls, clipping masks, envelope distortions, and more from the context-sensitive Control panel.
Custom workspacesWork more efficiently and optimize your screen area 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 templates.
Creative power Live TraceQuickly and accurately convert photos, scans, or other bitmap images to editable
and scalable vector paths.
Live PaintApply color to any area of your artwork and use overlapping paths to create new
shapes with Live Paint, which intuitively colors artwork and automatically detects and corrects gaps.
Live ColorExplore, apply and control color in a completely new color environment. Select
any artwork and interactively edit the colors with live feedback, and use the Color Guide panel to quickly choose tints, shades, or harmonious color combinations.
Beautiful typography OpenType Simplify cross-platform font management and take advantage of alternate
glyphs and extended character sets. More than 100 OpenType fonts are included free with Illustrator CS3.
Character and Paragraph StylesApply formatting to individual characters, lines of type, or
entire paragraphs with a single click.
Paragraph compositionOptimize line breaks throughout an entire paragraph with minimal
hyphenation and better word and letter spacing.
Transparent text effectsExpand your typographic options using ghosted text, transparent
drop shadows with soft edges, and other effects for transparent text.
Reliable output compatible with the latest standards PDF/X supportCreate reliable, press-ready layouts using ISO-standard and ANSI-standard

PDF/X formats.

Near-universal graphic file format supportWork with almost any type of graphic file,
including AI, PDF, EPS, SVG, Photoshop (PSD), TIFF, GIF, JPEG, SWF, and more.
DeviceN colorspacePlace duotone or separated Photoshop images in Illustrator and
preserve the files native color space with DeviceN support. Use multi-component and HiFi color, raster effects, transparency, and gradient meshes with confidence that your artwork will separate correctly.
LAB spot colorsCreate LAB spot colors and use predefined spot colors from the Toyo,
PANTONE , DIC, and HKS libraries.
Intuitive printing interfaceEnjoy consistent results with an intuitive, comprehensive

printing interface that provides optimized presets for a wide variety of devices. Multipage Support Q. One FreeHand feature that is important to me is the ability to produce multi-page documents. Will Illustrator CS3 support the creation of multi-page documents? A. Illustrator CS3 follows a single-page-per-document model. However, you can use the Illustrator page tiling feature to simulate multiple pages in a single PDF document. Once a page is set up with page tiling, you can automatically convert all page tiles to individual pages within the resulting PDF file. In addition, the new Crop Area tool in Illustrator CS3 provides a fast and intuitive way to export pages from a large artboard containing artwork for multiple and/or different-sized pages for output as PDF files, for printing or for export to other formats. For professional multi-page document creation capabilities, Adobe offers InDesign, with features that can handle any page design project, with detailed indexing, easy table creation, character styles, and state-of-the-art printing controls. Importing FreeHand Files Into Illustrator Q. What about the large library of FreeHand files that I have? How will I be able to use them with Illustrator CS3? A. Illustrator CS3 includes the new ability to import FreeHand 10 and MX files directly and with higher fidelity than in previous releases. But there are several ways to get FreeHand files into Illustrator CS3 by using different file types. Determining the best way to move files depends on the type of illustration and whether you plan to edit the text in the file. Adobe has created a technical resource that provides a side-by-side comparison of different file types, along with a detailed discussion for each. This guide, Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator, a Technical Resource, is available on the Illustrator product pages of Adobe.com at: www.adobe.com/illustrator/switch.
Q. Specifically, what improvements have been made for importing FreeHand files into Illustrator CS3? A. Improved FreeHand file import for Illustrator CS3 includes:
Support for FreeHand 10 and FreeHand MX (v. 11) formats. The ability to import multi-page FreeHand files into Illustrator CS3 with separate crop areas
for each page. This helps users print individual FreeHand pages, since Illustrator CS3 allows printing of individual crop areas. Users also have the option to import only a specific page from a FreeHand file.

Import of FreeHand swatches, defined in the swatches palette in FreeHand, as swatches in

Illustrator CS3.

Import of FreeHand symbols as symbols in Illustrator CS3. Import of FreeHand raster effectsdrop shadow, basic and feather transparencyas Live
Effects in Illustrator CS3.
Import of FreeHand Envelopes as Envelope effects in Illustrator CS3. Import of FreeHand custom guides as Illustrator CS3 guides. The ability to outline text upon import so that text appearance in FreeHand is preserved in
Proper positioning of FreeHand text, including text alignment, text wrap, vertical text and text
inset, upon import into Illustrator CS3. Pricing and Availability Q. When will the special upgrade from FreeHand to Illustrator CS3 be available and what is the cost? A. The special upgrade is currently available from the Adobe Store and from Adobe Authorized Resellers for English versions of Illustrator. For other languages, the upgrade will be available when Illustrator CS3 ships, which varies by language. Cost of the special upgrade is show in the table below. U.S. and Canada Illustrator CS3 full version FreeHand Illustrator CS3 upgrade $599 (U.S.) $199 (U.S.)

(Intl English)

Europe 689 199

(Localized)

Europe 719 249

Japan 80,000 24,762

Rest of World $599 (U.S.) $199 (U.S.)
Q. What versions of FreeHand are eligible for this upgrade? A. Any registered version of FreeHand is eligible for this special upgrade offer. Q. Do I need to prove that I qualify for this special upgrade? A. You can simply purchase your upgrade and verify that you have the qualifying FreeHand product during the installation process. During product activation you will be prompted to enter the serial number for the FreeHand version you own. Issues with serial number verification will be handled by Adobe Customer Service. For contact information and hours, please see: www.adobe.com/support/programs/illustrator/?tab:contact=1 System Requirements
System requirements Macintosh
PowerPC G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor Mac OS X v.10.4.MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 2.5 GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation) DVD-ROM drive 1024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit or greater video card
Q. What are the operating system requirements for Illustrator CS3? A. Illustrator CS3 will operate on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms. For Microsoft Windows, Illustrator CS3 requires Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions). For the Mac OS, Illustrator CS3 requires Mac OS X v.10.4.8. Adobe Illustrator CS3 will not operate on Mac OS 9 or on Mac OS X in Classic mode. Please see the system requirements sidebar in this document for more information. Q. Is Illustrator CS3 available in a Universal version for Intel-based Macs? A. Yes. Illustrator CS3 will operate in Universal mode on any PowerPC G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor.

Windows

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) 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 2 GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation) DVD-ROM drive 1024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit or greater video card 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 Online services, including, but not limited to, Adobe Stock Photos and Acrobat Connect, may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies. Availability of services is subject to change. Use of online services is governed by terms and conditions of a separate agreement and may be subject to additional fees. For details, visit www.adobe.com.
Q. Why doesnt Illustrator CS3 support Mac OS 9 or other older operating systems? A. Illustrator CS3 and the other Creative Suite 3 applications only support current Macintosh and Windows operating systems in order to deliver the best software performance and take advantage of new operating system and hardware features, such as multitasking. Help for Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator CS3 Adobe has created a number of materials to help FreeHand users make the transition to Illustrator CS3. All of the resources listed below are available on Adobe.com at no cost. Please see the Illustrator pages at www.adobe.com/illustrator/switch to access these materials. FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide(PDF document) Learn how to transition from Macromedia FreeHand to Adobe Illustrator, understand the differences in tools and features, and discover the power of integration between all Adobe applications. Written and layout with designers in mind. Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: A technical resource(PDF document) Technical resource provides the best way to move your legacy FreeHand content into Illustrator, handle different file formats, outputting files, and other information. Designed for production managers, IT managers and designers. Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator CS3 with Mordy Golding(video training) Video training produced by lynda.com. The author, Mordy Golding, has been a production artist for print and the web for many years, and is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Print Specialist and is also the author of the Illustrator CS2 and Flash 8 Integration video training title published by lynda.com. More information Q. Where can I learn more about Adobe Illustrator CS3? A. Detailed product information and a video overview of the new features offered in Illustrator CS3 are available at www.adobe.com/illustrator. A free, fully functional 30-day trial of Illustrator CS3 is available for download at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=illustrator. The Illustrator Design Center offers tutorials on a wide variety of topics, along with links to blogs, podcasts and other community content is available at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/designcenter/search.cfm?product=Illustrator&go=Go. Q. What third-party plug-ins are available for Adobe Illustrator CS3? A. An extensive list of third party plug-ins can be found in the plug-in center on Adobe.com at www.adobe.com/products/plug-ins/illustrator/index.html.

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