April 28, 2007 5:59 AM PDT
3. Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
Editors' rating: 8.0
The good: Adobe's improved Creative Suite 3 integration has improved the work flow, performance and work space in Flash, enabling it to import Photoshop and Illustrator layers, convert animation to open-source ActionScript 3 and render faster.
The bad: Flash remains tricky to learn. While Adobe has focused on useful cross-application integration, some annoying ease-of-use quirks remain.
The bottom line: Adobe has improved the speed of Flash and its integration with other CS3 apps, although flashy new features are few. Plus, Flash now works natively on Intel-based Macs.
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