Adobe's Spry framework for Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is the largest qualitative change within Dreamweaver CS3. This addition is a JavaScript library of code snippets that makes it easy to add in client-side behaviors. The library is broken into Spry Effects, which are animations such as image movements; Spry Data, which binds dynamic data to HTML; and Spry Widgets, which create interactive elements such as pop-up menus."

Perhaps the most significant new feature to Dreamweaver CS3 is invisible to users. This is the first universal binary version of the program, which means that it will run natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs. Newer Macs won't have to rely on OS X's Rosetta emulation environment, so owners of newer Macs should see a performance boost." CNET.com, April 2007

Without a doubt, Dreamweaver CS3 remains the premiere Web design program, and owners of Dreamweaver MX 2004 or earlier should upgrade as a matter of course. Dreamweaver 8 owners have a tougher decision. If you do a lot of front-line Web design and building sites from scratch, the upgrade to CS3 makes perfect sense, because the new CSS templates, CSS management, and Spry widgets will save you lots of time and quickly justify the upgrade cost." CreativePro.com, April 2007

Over recent years, Dreamweaver has idled as Macromedia concentrated on Flash as the best way to enhance the end user's web experience. With Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe has rightly put page-based authoring back centre-stage." PC Pro, July 2007

Current Dreamweaver users can upgrade to the new version for $199 and continue to use it with Fireworks, Flash (now itself part of CS3), and the other former Studio apps, but they'll be missing out on the new version's biggest productivity booster, its direct link to Photoshop (and to a lesser extent the other tools in CS3). The tandem of Dreamweaver and Photoshop is indeed greater than the sum of its parts." PC World, March 2007

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Web Designers will discover an exceptional web design workflow with Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 software. Design and maintain websites from start to finish with your choice of either a powerful visual design interface or an efficient coding environment. Streamline design with helpful CSS features; preview your pages for PCs, mobile devices, and print; and easily test pages for browser compatibility. Enjoy tight integration with Adobe Photoshop CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Fireworks CS3, and other Adobe tools.

Web Developers will be able to develop more reliable, consistent web applications based on universally accepted development standards with Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. Take advantage of support for leading web development technologies, including PHP, Adobe ColdFusion, and Ajax, for both internal and external projects. Ensure consistency with helpful CSS features and automated cross-browser compatibility testing.

Industry-leading Tool. Take advantage of all the flexibility and power of a world-class web design tool. Manipulate pixel-perfect designs in Design view, craft complex code in Code view, or do a little of each. Work the way you work best.

Integrated Workflows. Design, develop, and maintain content within Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3 while taking advantage of intelligent integration with other Adobe tools, including Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional, Adobe Fireworks® CS3, Adobe Photoshop® CS3, Adobe Contribute® CS3, and new Adobe Device Central CS3 for creating mobile device content.

Complete CSS Support. Discover the advantage of visual CSS tools that make it easy to view, edit, and move styles within and between files, as well as see how your changes will affect the design. Accelerate your workflow with new CSS layouts, and test your design with the new Browser Compatibility Check.

Integrated Coding Environment. Organize and accelerate your coding with code collapse, color coding, line numbering, and a coding toolbar with comment/uncomment and code snippets. Apply code hints for HTML and server languages. 

Support for Leading Technologies. Take advantage of support for leading web development technologies, including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion®, ASP, ASP.NET, and JSP.

Effortless XML. Quickly integrate XML content using either XSL or the Spry framework for Ajax. Point to an XML file or XML feed URL, and Dreamweaver CS3 will display its contents, enabling you to drag and drop appropriate fields onto your page.

FLV Support. Easily add FLV files to your web pages in just five clicks, with no knowledge of Flash required. Customize the video environment to match your website..

Learning Resources. Learn as you go with comprehensive in-product tutorials, reference content, and instructional templates that make it easy to expand your skill set and adopt the latest technologies.

Extended Dreamweaver Community. Enjoy all the benefits of the extensive Dreamweaver community, including the online Adobe Design Center and Adobe Developer Center, training and seminars, developer certification programs, user forums, and more than 1,000 downloadable extensions available in the Dreamweaver Exchange.

Cross-platform Support. Pick your platform: Dreamweaver CS3 is available for Intel® or PowerPC® based Macintosh computers, as well as for Windows® XP and Windows Vista™ systems. Design in your preferred platform and then deliver across platforms with more reliable, consistent, and high-performance results.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3's Other Great Features

Create Rich Web Content

A higher standard in web design and development is emerging, powered by Dreamweaver CS3. Create rich, dynamic interfaces that tightly weave static structures together with responsive interactivity. Use the new Spry framework for Ajax to develop energetic web experiences that will leave your competition standing still. In other words, think deep, dream big, and then execute flawlessly with the most exciting web design and development tool we've ever devised.

Spry Widgets. Easily add common interface components such as lists, tables, tabs, form validation, and repeatable regions to web pages with widgets from the Spry framework for Ajax.

Spry Effects. Easily add visual transitions to page elements to make them grow, shrink, fade, highlight, and more with the Spry effects for Ajax.

Support for Leading Technologies. Take advantage of support for leading web development technologies, including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, Adobe® ColdFusion®, ASP, ASP.NET, and JSP.

Maximize Efficiency

Accelerate your workflow with Dreamweaver CS3, a faster, smoother version of the preferred web design and development tool. Drop in FLV files, add images from Adobe Photoshop, and test your content for mobile devices. Create visually or code directly, work on your choice of Macintosh or Windows, and enjoy the benefits of intelligent integration with other Adobe tools.

Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks Integration. Copy and paste directly from Adobe Photoshop® CS3 or Adobe Fireworks® CS3 into Dreamweaver CS3 to leverage assets from your prototype in your finished project.

Adobe Device Central CS3. Design, preview, and test mobile device content using Adobe Device Central, now integrated throughout Adobe Creative Suite® 3.

Adobe Bridge CS3. Enjoy a more efficient workflow with Adobe Bridge CS3, the hub of Adobe Creative Suite 3, which offers central access to project files, applications, and settings, as well as XMP metadata tagging and searching capabilities.

Text and Code Import. Quickly import text or code from other applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Word. (Microsoft Office 12 is supported.) Retain original formatting, or apply CSS from the destination file.

Apply Best Practices

Dreamweaver CS3 makes it easy to apply best practices and accepted standards to ensure your websites and applications play well with others. Build CSS-based websites from the ground up with new CSS layouts, the unified CSS panel, and CSS visualization and management tools. Ensure more reliable and consistent performance with the new Browser Compatibility Check. Instantly preview your content for PCs, mobile devices, and print, and find fast solutions to browser-specific CSS issues with the new CSS Advisor website.

CSS Layouts. Easily incorporate CSS into your project with the new CSS layouts. Extensive comments in each template explain the layout, so beginning and intermediate designers can learn quickly. Each template can be customized for your project.

CSS Advisor Website. Find fast solutions to browser-specific CSS issues with the new CSS Advisor website, an online community featuring a wealth of user-contributed solutions and insight.

CSS Management. Easily move CSS code from inline to head, from head to external sheet, from document to document, or between external sheets. Cleaning up existing CSS in older pages has never been easier.

Unified CSS Panel. View CSS information in a single, unified CSS panel that makes it easy to see the styles applied to a specific element, identify where attributes are defined, and edit existing styles without entering Code view.

CSS Layout Visualization. Apply visual aids, such as outlines and shading, in CSS layouts to easily visualize complex nesting schemes and to select sections for editing. Select a layout to see parameters in a pop-up window, including ID, padding, margin, and border settings.

Style Rendering Toolbar. View content just as end users will see it, regardless of how it's delivered. Use the Style Rendering toolbar to preview your design in simulations of a PC screen, handheld device, or printout.

Windows

● Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor

● Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)

● 512MB of RAM * 64MB of video RAM

● 1GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)

● 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card

● DVD-ROM drive

● Internet or phone connection required for product activation

● Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and other services

Macintosh

● PowerPC® G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor

● Mac OS X v.10.4.8

● 512MB of RAM

● 64MB of video RAM

● 1.4GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)

● 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card

● DVD-ROM drive

● Internet or phone connection required for product activation

● Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and other services  

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