This week, Adobe Systems Inc. has released Photoshop CS4’s free beta version. The new Creative Suite features beta versions of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth. Users only need one thing in order to start putting the applications to the test, namely Creative Suite 3.

Among the new features added to Dreamweaver, we find the Relates Files toolbar and Live view Mode.

Soundbooth is a sound editing application; it comes with a very interesting ability: voice recognition; when users play an audio file, the words that are uttered should be written in a text file.

As for Fireworks, the website design tool was given a new interface.

User feedback is now waited on in order for the company to see whether or not its software pack meets the public’s requirements. 

At the end of March, the beta version of the online Photoshop Express application was made available. It allows a 2GB online storage limit, enables users to edit photos, share them with other website members and also lets them download and upload photos from and to social networks such as Facebook. The list of requirements for using this application is not long at all, as users only need an Internet connection and an up-to-date Flash Player 9.