New Tools Increase Efficiency of Mobile Content Simulation

A new searchable online library of device profiles from major handset manufacturers worldwide allows creative professionals to quickly identify appropriate devices and create and organize mobile projects for all media types, including video, images and web content. With the new automated testing environment users can simulate content performance over a network, record a sequence of actions to an editable script, and test the script across devices to identify any potential problems with the content. By taking snapshots at certain frames during the test, users can easily create storyboards and show clients how the content is displayed on a variety of devices.

More Options to Deliver and Share Mobile Content

To share mobile designs with others, Device Central CS4 allows users to capture video recordings of testing sequences and export it to a high-quality movie file based on the H.264 format. Additionally, developers can easily publish mobile content to an FTP server or send it directly to the device via Bluetooth. Full integration with Adobe After Effects CS4 enables editors, producers, and motion graphics artists to author a set of After Effects compositions for multiple mobile devices at the same time.

Developer Community Embraces Adobe Device Central

A broad developer community is emerging to take advantage of Adobe Device Central, cutting production time and testing mobile content and applications. Bacardi's Mobile Cocktail application, Disney's animated SpongeBob Wallpaper, Cell's interactive Sport Games, Avarto's Flash technology based music channel, and Dolce & Gabbana's fashion wallpapers are just a few examples of rich content already developed and tested with Adobe Creative Suite 4.