One of the most oft-requested features by Illustrator users is soon to make it into Illustrator CS 6. We are lovingly calling it ”Package Files” since it’s an easy way to automatically collect everything necessary to work with your Illustrator document into a single folder. In that folder, you’ll find everything your document depends on: linked files, embedded fonts, static images, etc. By having Illustrator create this packaged folder, you can archive the folder, store it in a code repository or share with members of your team – especially handy since we are working on some new sharing capabilities that will ship for Creative Cloud soon.
Here is a quick video of the Package Files feature within Adobe Illustrator CS 6, showing how this new feature will make your design process even simpler. We’ll be making it available exclusively to Adobe Creative Cloud members soon. Remember, by subscribing to Creative Cloud, you get these types of nimble product enhancements often and easily.
Our promotional offer of $29.99 per month for your first year on Adobe Creative Cloud, if you currently own CS3 or later suites or products, ends soon so be sure to signup.
Comments
I have no idea about this but still excited =)
Very much needed. Thanks for the update and link to the video.
Wow, neat. FlightCheck from Markzware (where I work) also does that, but for all version of Adobe Creative Suite and not only for Illustrator, but for InDesign, Photoshop and other DTP application files as well.
Pingback: Sneak Peek of New Package File Feature for Illustrator CS6 in the Creative Cloud | Creative Layer
Pingback: Adobe Creative Cloud 40%-Off Extended for Current CS Customers | ProDesignTools
It’s pretty unfair that this is just for Cloud members. What about the other people that are also paying year after year?
It’s a great feature Packaging. I have the latest update to ai (16.0.1) and it is not available under the file menu. Can anyone help? I see nothing on troubleshooting.
Nice!
Our Schoolboard just spent thousand (ss) of dollards to by cs6 premium for our class and they tell us that this is only available to Creative cloud Members…
Finally get a direly needed feature and then with hold it from people who have the purchased version. This is a really crappy move.
I have the same issue as Rich. It tells me its up to date and the package option does not show up in the file menu. Suggestions?
We keep paying for updates to the same software – I see nothing new in Creative Suite 6 other than dark gray menus and now the Package feature is Only available to Cloud? I just paid $1,000 for darker menus and the ability to open other upgraders files. Thanks for nothing.
Will this be available for non-Creative Cloud CS6 owners??
Thanks
No This functionality is only for Creative Cloud members.
Kind Regards,
For Cloud Members ONLY!?!
Hey… luckily for all us old fashioned customers… we won’t get our Illustrator file menu bloated with this new feature. Who needs to keep track of assets anyway?
Well the feature has been added on User-requests. So we can try to continue to request the feature it might get broden outside the cloud users as well.
This is disgusting. To only do this for cloud members is an absolute joke. Not only do Adobe rip off customers with half yearly upgrades, you now blackmail users into paying a subscription service to use a feature that SHOULD be available to all customers who pay for the product.
Someone should report you to trading standards for this, it’s blackmail.
The people who don’t want to be cloud members are being treated like second class citizens all because the Adobe fat cat corporate idiots get rich. It’s no wonder that you are losing a lot of profit to other companies now and commercial printers and designers are jumping ship to other affordable products that do the same as your products and then some.
Thank god for Serif, Corel, Xara, Autodesk etc.
Scum
When is this going to be ready? I am a Creative Cloud member and keep upgrading and still dont see the packaging feature. 12/03/12, Help!
This is available now. Download Illustrator from Creative Cloud and run the in-product updater (Help > Updates). This update is available to paid Creative Cloud members.
What this does is teach me never to use Illustrator for a project I could do with InDesign.
Some of us have no need to get on “Creative Cloud”, some of us don’t have a choice whether we are or not. It would appear my CD-based version of Adobe Creative Suite (the one that cost $1,900) is actually a crippled, trial demo for the internet-based version. I would have thought paying almost two thousand dollars should get you the full version.
With “Package” being a helpful, standard application in InDesign, it seems a bit cheesy to block access to Illustrator’s version unless you are a Cloud subscriber. Not a good feeling!
I agree with the others. Creative Cloud is a great idea for monthly and yearly use of the product, but fore everyone who bought the software, important tools like PACKAGING should be included in updates. GIVE ME MY PACKAGE FILES COMMAND. this is ridiculous.
A number of people on this blog have asked the same question (Rich, Jason), but no one has answered it yet. I’m going to ask it again…..
My Illustrator V16.0.3 has no Package menu item in the File menu; and when I check for updates, I am completely up-to-date. I am on the Creative Cloud. What gives?
Does anyone have a clue?
I agree that the Package function should be made available to all C6 users. There are so many types of design that illustrator is better for than InDesign or Photoshop. The one downfall is the lack of ease to “collect” associated files.
Creative Cloud is great but I would be paying a monthly fee for something I would barely use. That is a steep fee for the ability to “Package” files.
This makes me so bloody ANGRY! withhold functionality for a select few? did the Adobe accountants say that these Creative Cloud subscribers are more profitable in the long run and therefore you’re denying your bread and butter customers who’ve bought god-forbid, actual copies of CS Suite a feature you well know should be standard to only your special customers? Here I am with CS6 embedding bloody images into Illustrator knowing full well that’s a stupid thing to do and Ai is probably going to crash and burn. Well I have no choice because I have to use Illustrator for this job and I have no other way. ANGRYYYYY!!!
This feature should be available to all CS6 users, not just Cloud members. What, purchasing $1900 per premium suite isn’t worthy enough for a packaging feature in illustrator? C’mon.
I’m absolutely stunned that this is for cloud members only. wow.
SHAME ON YOU ADOBE,
Our company purchased cs6 suite as soon as it released. Is this the reward for paying rediculous money?
SHAME ON YOU!
I cannot find this feature either. I am a cloud subscriber with the program up to date. Still no Package feature. What is the deal? God knows I can’t call because last time I called Adobe I spent 2 hours talking to some guy with such a thick Indian accent I couldn’t understand a thing he said. Your customer service is a JOKE!!!!
Wow, I also truly can’t believe this! I completely agree with Craig! If I can’t package my designs from AI, why would I use Illustrator for anything other than creating vectors? Thank god I used an old student number to get the student price. Had I paid $2000, I’d be screaming bloody murder! Creative Cloud? Gimme a break! From what I can tell, it’s nothing but a cash grab by a company that already makes HUGE profits!
Dear J
I am really confused here. I have Adobe Illustrator CS6 16.0.4 and there is no “PACKAGE” menu item under my file menu? What am I doing wrong. I would love to be able to do this as in in-design… please advise.
thanks
billy
I agree this should be a feature available to everyone not just Cloud users. GRrrrr.
Hi, My trial version of illustrator creative cloud does not have the package file option that should be next to scripts on the drop down file menu?…
Any help on this would be Awesome
I’m going to agree with below comments. Packaging is a feature that is intelligent and a necessary part of the program to make it a good product. It should already have been there in the first place, as the technology was clearly already available in InDesign.
While this is not devastating, I don’t think that will be good for their business because it makes regular customers feel second rate and ripped off. I understand that Adobe is trying to provide and incentive to be in the cloud program but, unfortunately, this only makes me feel like I bought into a scheme, and supported major and impersonal corporation, not a creative company with integrity.
Seriously?? We are made to pay exuberant amounts of money for Adobe products and now, you have to pay for have Package? Excuse me? I am a very small business owner and cannot afford yet another payment to keep myself afloat let alone pay extra for what used to come with this exceptional program!!!? Why do big companies just do their worst to their loyal customers?
P-I-S-S-E-D-O-F-F