Research shows that every unnecessary click has the ability to slow down users’ productivity. And with CS4 these clicks have been dramatically reduced, thus speeding up productivity. The independent study was conducted by Pfeiffer Consulting, who did more than 100 benchmark tests with the following key highlights:
- InDesign CS4 – Production level errors can be identified and fixed twice as fast with Live Preflight.
- InDesign CS4 - Creation and alignment of a new object takes half the time it used to.
- Illustrator CS4 - Artboards help users save 1/3 their time when changing common parameters composed across numerous design pieces.
- Photoshop CS4 – Non-destructive adjustments can be done more than twice as fast.
- Photoshop CS4 – Open GL support helps speed up navigation of images, saving an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes a month.
- Bridge CS4 – New Review mode heps user select images for use twice as fast than in previous versions.
- Dreamweaver – Live Code allows for the checking of a web page in a browser taking 63% less time.
- Dreamweaver CS4 – Round trip editing is done in less than half the time with Photoshop Smart Objects.
- Flash CS4 – Motion tweens can be done in one third the time.
- Premiere Pro CS4 – Speech to Text allows for searching for a phrase, taking 80% less time.
- After Effects CS4 – Searching for a specific layer takes 80% less time.
And more! Check out the study here.
