Emphasis is on cross-application, cross-media workflow Adobe’s newest set of print, video, and Web creation applications, Creative Suite 4, focuses on workflow and Flash integration capabilities for both designers and developers. Adobe announced several versions of its CS4 application collections on Tuesday.Adobe continues to centralize workflow functions in its Bridge application, which handles workgroup management of files across a project using the Version Cue capability. Bridge also lets you apply consistent metadata, even as you switch among different CS4 tools such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and InDesign to work on different aspects of a project.Adobe has created XML-based versions of its CS4 file formats so that other applications can work directly with CS4 files, such as for database publishing and composite Web apps. And it has introduced rudimentary Flash file creation support in its print-oriented design tool InDesign, so layouts can be the starting point for Flash projects. Adobe has also included its Adobe AIR (integrated runtime) capability for creating rich Internet applications into the CS4 collections. In addition, Adobe has enhanced several CS4 tools to support design workflows within the individual applications. For example, InDesign CS4 now checks layouts as they are built against user-specified production parameters, highlighting violations live. A content-aware scaling tool in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended recomposes an image as it is revised, preserving vital areas as the image adapts to new dimensions. An expanded version of Dynamic Link in the CS4 Production Premium collection lets users move content among various CS4 tools.For mobile developers, Adobe has increased the number of mobile device profiles (to 450) in its Device Central CS4 tool for testing Java, Flash, graphics, and Web content on mobile devices.The various Adobe CS4 collections are scheduled to ship in October, with estimated prices starting at $1,699 for full versions. Upgrades will also be available. Individual tools be sold separately as well; these include Acrobat Professional, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash Professional, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Photoshop Extended, and Premiere. The Version Cue project management tool and the Device Central tool are available only as part of CS4 collections. Software Development