Introducing Adobe Creative Suite 7

Over the next two months, Adobe plans a number of additional relases and updates for Creative Cloud apps and the debut of CS7 features for Creative Suite 6 cloud subscribers. Last week, an Adobe blog referred to the new Illustrator CS6 file packager. That is an early example of the planned integration of CS7 features, offered in advance exclusively to Creative Cloud subscribers. There's more where that came from, for Illustrator and other apps, Adobe says. New CS7 features that will be incorporated into Dreamweaver Creative Cloud subscriptions are also planned for release soon, and others are on the horizon. 

While Creative Cloud subscribers will get early access to some new features planned for CS7, they will not get the entire slate of new CS7 features before CS7's release. In light of Adobe's new yearly upgrade cycle for all Creative Suite apps, CS7 is expected to be released sometime during the first half of 2013. At that time all users, whether they are subscribers to Creative Cloud or holders of traditional perpetual licenses, will get the same upgrade. "Subscribers will get a piece of CS7 beforehand, but they won't get the whole of CS7 until CS7 is released," Morris said.

So here our expected release dates and past launch information:

• CS7.5 Rumored Release- Expected to come in Mid 2015
• CS7 Rumored Release – Expected to come in April 2014
• CS7 Beta – Look out for CS7 public betas available between February and March 2014.
• CS6.5 – We will see select versions updated in April 2013 (Photoshop is usually excluded).
• CS6 – The current version. Announced on April 23, 2012 and began shipping on May 7, 2012.
• CS6 beta – Was released in March 2012 on Adobe Labs.
• CS5.5 – Released back in April 2011 (12 months after CS5).
• CS5 – Released in April 2010 (about 18 months after the release of CS4).
• CS4 – Released in October 2008 (about 18 months after CS3).
• CS3 – Released in April 2007 (approximately 24 months after CS2).
• CS2 – Released in April 2005 (18 months after CS).
• CS1 – Introduced in October 2003.

Some important changes aae coming to the upgrade policy that you should be aware of. Starting January 1, 2013, Adobe will only be offering upgrades on versions that are no older than one version back, no longer letting you save money by skipping one or two versions between upgrades. Learn more about the changes.
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