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OverviewExplore new paths with the essential vector tool
Create distinctive vector artwork for any project. Used by design professionals worldwide, Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 software provides precision and power with sophisticated drawing tools, expressive natural brushes, a host of time-savers, and integration with Adobe CS Live online services.* CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.
Complement your design
Craft vector assets for use in any design project, from logos and branding to graphics for advertising, packaging, and environments.
Create beautiful websites
Design graphics for banners, web pages, and interactive experiences, or lay out your entire website.
Get your ideas in motion
Create original graphics and motion paths for animation, and design artwork for broadcast graphics, titles, station IDs, and bumpers.In DepthWhat's new in Illustrator CS5Find precision and power in new Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 software. Draw accurately in perspective, create variable-width strokes, paint with lifelike brushes, and take advantage of integration with new Adobe CS Live online services.* CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time.
Perspective Drawing
Draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-,2-, or 3-point linear perspective to create the look of realistic depth and distance.
Beautiful Strokes
Fully control variable-width strokes, arrowheads, dashes, and art brush scaling along a path.
Crisp graphics for web and mobile devices
Create vector objects precisely on the file's pixel grid for delivering pixel-aligned raster artwork.
Shape Builder tool
Intuitively combine, edit, and fill shapes directly on your artboard without accessing multiple tools and panels.
Roundtrip editing with Flash Catalyst
Edit artwork in Illustrator while maintaining structure and interactivity added using Adobe Flash® Catalyst.
Integration with Adobe CS Review
Create and share an online review of your artwork and view comments using Adobe CS Review, one of the new CS Live online services.*
Create interactivity without writing code
Take Illustrator designs into Flash Catalyst and create interactive experiences without writing code.
Bristle Brush
Paint with vectors that resemble natural-media brush strokes, controlling bristle characteristics and paint opacity.
Multiple artboard enhancements
Work on up to 100 artboards of varying sizes in one file, organized and viewed the way you want.
Drawing enhancements
Work faster with everyday tools. Join paths with a keystroke, draw behind, and draw inside.
Resolution-independent effects
Apply raster effects, such as drop shadows, blurs, and textures, that maintain a consistent appearance across media. System RequirementsWindows- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
- Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
- 1GB of RAM
- 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices)
- 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
- DVD-ROM drive*
- Broadband Internet connection required for online services
Mac OS
- Intel processor
- Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
- 1GB of RAM
- 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
- 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
- DVD-ROM drive*
- Broadband Internet connection required for online services
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