Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium Upgrade [OLD VERSION]

Customer Reviews

CS3

2007-09-06
Thank you for your timely delivery. So far I am always satisfied with Amazon's service, keep up the good work.

Get a mac and the macintosh version for no worry installation

2007-08-25
I had heard horrible things and experienced terrible things on the windows version. Every type of installation problem imangible. NOw on the Macintosh version i have not had any problems. Its not adobes fault here its microsofts for making a poor product. It seems the issues are in the OS and mainly vista. Although some lie in older versions. I would be careful when installing this on windows and make sure you back up everything before hand.

A MUST HAVE if you own Macromedia's Studio 8

2007-07-28
If you're into Web, don't even think about this package's smaller sibling. Go for the Premium, you won't regret it. If you're like me, and own Studio 8, this is a steal.......... you get the latest Photoshop, Flash, and all the rest for nothing.

Upgrade Horror

2007-07-25
I've wasted a day and a half trying to upgrade from CS2 to CS3. The installation process was EXTREMELY slow (about 3hrs), then I get a dumb message that i have to un-install (which took 4hrs, literally). So I google for solutions and find that I have to run an CS3 Clean script. I do and hope for a working installation, but no such luck. Apparently there's lots of people that experience the same pain. What a crappy upgrade! And the worst thing is that there's no competition!

Not so impressed

2007-07-22
Having used adobe products for many years, the Suite concept recently intro'd with CS2 is barely improved. While Photoshop is the best tool for graphic work, it feels like all the other addons are just fluff and don't add any value. Actually the opposite. Software tools should drop in price, not increase as the product is already developed.
Dreamweaver which was bought 2 years ago hasn't changed substantially and the integration still is not there. After spending $1200 last year for this CS2, Adobe prays I'm dumb enough to shell out another $1800 and get the master collection or at least another $500 to upgrade what I already have. I'm tired of paying adobe and then dealing with a product quality that has dropped in value rather than increased. Its complete with the embedded advertising for more Adobe products, the constant attempt to stick a google toolbar on my machine and the pathetic bi-weekly updates that seem to never end. Nay. Wait 2 years. Get last years version, you'll get your work done. Maybe in a couple years adobe will have paid off the new building and their software prices will come back in line. The graphic editors will constantly tell you this is worth it. But its not. It's just sad there isn't any competitive products I can switch too yet. And while I'm at it, whens the last time you got an adobe font for $200? You'd think that at least that technology, now 12 years old, would have bottomed out, but proprietary Adobe continues to work like Apple.

5 stars all the way.

2008-01-25
Why would you not upgrade? The full MacroMedia suite plus the Adobe tools. Unlike other reviews, I had no problems installing the upgrade. It took me less than an hour to install the full suite.

Adobe Web Design Premium CS3

2007-12-11
This is a great package of wonderful programs in a convenient bundle. Powerful tools that will assist any web or graphics designer. It may be slightly complicated for someone who is not techo-savvy.
I loved Studio 8, and I love this more.

So far, better than expected

2007-11-24
I recently upgraded to CS3 Web Premium on a WinXP machine with Studio MX 2004 installed and separate Photoshop CS2 and Illustrator CS2 installations. For me, the upgrade went very smoothly. This may have been due to my learning from the trials of those installing before me, because I took the advice of many in these reviews and elsewhere: before installing, I manually removed all versions of Adobe Reader and all Flash and Shockwave players and disabled pretty much everything running in the taskbar quicklaunch area, as well as disabling virus protection. I left my Photoshop, Illustrator and Studio MX installs alone, and even with those in place, I was asked to enter the product id number for Studio MX, which I still had. But with these fairly straightforward pre-installation steps, the install itself went well and only took an hour or two.

I've only begun using the new features, but have so far seen the following:

Photoshop CS3 - seems to open and run more quickly than my CS2 installation (on my 5 year old PC.) There is a new default desktop layout for tools and windows which took a little getting used to, but I like better now than previous versions...it makes it easier to get more usable graphic image working area. There is a new magic selection tool that provides a lot of control over selection edge (you drag the tool around and it dynamically builds the selection, then can apply changes to edge non-destructively until you get what you want...very cool!)

Flash CS3 - so far, have explored only the video capabilities...it seems much easier to build integrated Flash video players from 'template-like' components than previous versions. They've also included an external Flash video encoder to convert other formats to Flash video...to test, I converted a WMV file to high quality Flash video...the resulting video file size was large, but the quality was fantastic.

Dreamweaver CS3 - seems to handle CSS designs better than previous versions. This version also seems more stable than my MX 2004 version...that one crashed every once in awhile. Have had no stability issues with CS3. Dreamweaver CS3 also adds a new library of components for javascript and AJAX features like rollover pulldown menu support.

I haven't opened Fireworks, Contribute or Illustrator yet, and have seen only a small part of CS3 so far, but from what I've seen CS3 seems to improve stability, and add features that, while maybe not earth-shaking, are useful and well implemented. Recommended.

A must-have creative tool

2007-10-04
As everyone already knows, Adobe CS3 is a must-have for creative professionals. This version of Creative Suite lives up to its reputation, providing tons of great new tools. The only problem I have had is the installation of Illustrator - it fails to install successfully.

Great Product once you get past the Installation Hurdles

2007-09-14
I upgraded to Adobe CS3 Web Premium from Macromedia Studio MX recently. When I tried to install the new software on my Windows Vista Ultimate laptop, I got an error message with an error code number and a message to contact Adobe Tech Support. Instead of calling Tech Support, I went to Adobe's Knowledge Base on their website and fortunately, the solution to my installation problem was right there and it worked.

Once I got the software installed, it works fine. I primarily use Bridge (it is great for orgainzing my large digital photo collection.), Photoshop and Dreamweaver. I sometimes use Fireworks and Illustrator and I want to do a few animations soon with Flash.

An excellent product other than the installation issues. There is still a lot I want to learn!!