I just started my 30 days free trial of Dreamweaver CS5 today. The first thing I notice is the slick startup image.
Hum.. it seems like the Dreamweaver’s green color is getting darker over the years.
To use this free trial version you need to login to your adobe account first. No worries signing up to get an adobe account is free. I have been a Macromedia and Adobe products fan for more than 10 years now, so my account is still in good standing.
Fulled loaded, Dreamweaver CS5 consumes about 133Mb of RAM, a little bit more than its predecessor, CS4. Mind you I am “still running” on Windows XP machine with 3Gb of RAM installed and a Pentium 4 (3GHz) processor. But I can almost feel my PC “sweating” when running this new application.
I certainly need to upgrade to a dual core or quad core before committing to the Adobe Master Suite CS5.
Anyway, the user interface of Dreamweaver CS5 has remained pretty much the same as with previous versions (CS3, CS4). The two visible improvements are the Adobe BrowserLab and Business Catalyst sidebar panels.
I talked about Adobe BrowserLab in a previous article, so no surprise here: it works just fine and can be a real time saver. As for the Business Catalyst I have not gone through its documentation yet but I will less likely shed over $900 on that product.
As you guessed it, I am still tinkering with the most obvious features during this first hour. However, as I dig deeper I will most certainly discover some nuggets to share with you in the upcoming days. So stay tuned.
