Adobe has today announced the fifth major release of its Creative Suite product family.

Creative Suite 5 (CS5), announced today and expected to ship to consumers within 30 days, includes upgrades to five suites comprising of a selection of up to 15 point products - including popular applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Photoshop, arguably Adobe's most popular Creative Suite application, is once again at the forefront of the upgrades with new features including Content Aware Fill - a tool designed to remove areas of an image and dynamically fill the void to create a seamless effect.

In addition to its independent application upgrades, Creative Suite 5 is also introducing support for integrated online analytics via Omniture, a web analytics firm acquired by Adobe in 2009.

Meanwhile Adobe Flash, a technology seemingly surrounded by controversy in recent weeks, looks set to be given a major overhaul with Creative Suite 5 allowing developers to export Flash animations into HTML5 Canvas. The added functionality could prove to be a new lease of life for the ubiquitous format, with Adobe looking to ensure Flash development remains strong despite the expected growth of the HTML5 standard.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 is available to pre-order at a cost of £643.90, whilst Adobe's comprehensive software suites range from £1,773.08 for Creative Suite 5 Design Premium to £2,706.02 for the top-of-the-range Creative Suite 5 Master Collection.

Press release: Adobe Helps Prepare the 21st Century Workforce with Creative Suite 5

Product page: Adobe.com