Adobe Systems is launching a new version of its document sharing software Acrobat. It can now package videos. Acrobat allows users to package documents so they can be read across different hardware and operating systems. It  has evolved beyond merely reading Adobe’s Portable Document Format files. And with the new Acrobat 9, Adobe adds features that elevate Acrobat to a potential must-have application for business and individuals alike Acrobat 9 comes with Adobe’s video-enabling software Flash. You can include Flash-based videos when you create and share documents with the portable document format or PDF. For example, with a professional version of Acrobat 9 users could package a Power Point presentation not just with images, but also with an audio of the presenter’s voice.

Here’s a rundown of the other applications you’ll find at Acrobat.com:

• ConnectNow: A web conferenceing tool that lets you share your desktop with others, chat, talk over a VoIP connection, or share files and mark up whiteboards.
• Share: Selectively share files with other users. Adobe Share lets you send files to a list of contacts, and lets the recipients view PDF image, and video files online.
• Create PDF: Seriously, do we need to tell you what this does?
• My Files: Store and organize up to 5GB of files online.

Three flavors of Acrobat are available: the $299 Standard (which includes the cool new PDF Portfolio feature), the $449 Pro (which adds additional options to Portfolio), and the $699 Pro Extended (which now bundles Adobe Presenter for automating PowerPoint presentations with audio and video—previously a separate $500 application—and can convert various video file types to Flash video and has a 3D mapping overlay so you can create PDF maps).

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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm | by Kur-nia-one |