So ever since Youtube vids and rumors and screenshots of CS4 first began appearing on the web almost a year and a half ago, the big question has been “when will Adobe Flash CS4 be released?” Well if you’ve been waiting like I have, you’ll be relieved to know you’ve reached the final stretch. Adobe CS4 (including Flash CS4, of course) will be release at the end of October, 2008.

Adobe didn’t say exactly what day in October, but there you have it. That said, you don’t have to wait any longer to buy it. Adobe is currently accepting advance orders for CS4, so if you want to be first in line to get it when it ships, there is no better way than pre-ordering.

Next question? Cost. If you want to buy Flash CS4, not in a package or anything, it’s stand-alone price is $699. Not cheap. And if you want the better deal, you’ll probably want to throw down for the other goodies, too. Stuff like Photoshop and Illustrator and Dreamweaver… all depends on your needs. To get all those, you’ll be paying for WebPremium or Design Premium at $1,799 or $1,699 respectively. Upgrades are cheaper, of course, but rather than me going down the pricelist, here is the link to Adobe’s CS4 release pricelist.

That’s all for now– except I should give you guys an update on the latest developments in my Flash tools… I’ve been waiting for the release of CS4 so I can make sure the new stuff is compatable on multiple platforms. I’ll have more free Flash Extensions available very soon, so sign up on the notifications list if you want them.