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From: garywpaul on 6 Apr 2008 21:18

I am thinking of upgrading to one of the creative suites ( I have studio 8),
and want to know the difference between Fireworks and photoshop. While I have
both, I never use PS.

The package I am thinking about does not include the FW CS3, but does have the
new PS plus some others.

Should I just start getting used to PS or go with a package that included FW.

What does everyone use and your thoughts please.

Gary

From: Alec on 6 Apr 2008 21:31
Photoshop and Fireworks, while similar, are different. While they both
allow you to work with bitmap and vector art, Photoshop excels at bitmap
editing, photo touch-up, and creating photo-realistic artwork - but it
lacks serious web tools. Fireworks excels at working with web graphics
specifically, and with prototyping websites with its unique features
such as intelligent 9-slice scaling, multi-page documents with master
page support, and symbols/instances. A competent user can get by with
one or the other, but having both is very nice. Design layouts and comps
with Photoshop. Import to Fireworks and prototype the site. Export
assets from each for use in Dreamweaver.


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From: Lanny Chambers on 6 Apr 2008 22:08
In article <ftbsoa$b04$1(a)forums.macromedia.com>,
"garywpaul" <webforumsuser(a)macromedia.com> wrote:

> I am thinking of upgrading to one of the creative suites ( I have
> studio 8), and want to know the difference between Fireworks and
> photoshop. While I have both, I never use PS.

If you can afford it, buy the upgrade that includes both. Otherwise, if
you are already proficient in FW, get that one. PS is bloated, weak in
vectors, difficult to learn, and vastly overrated for web design;
Adobe's suggestion to design in PS and "prototype" in FW (whatever the
heck that means) demonstrates the company's lack of understanding of how
good FW is as a web design tool.

Adobe got FW when all they really wanted was Dreamweaver and Flash, and
there were too many users to justify killing it off; now they're trying
to make it fit in their product lineup without admitting it's a better
basic design tool than Photoshop. Oh, the humanity!
From: PJR on 7 Apr 2008 07:28
Personally I am very comfortable within the FWs interface and use it for 90%
of my work. I do have PS and use it for the very rare occasion when I need
to output in a CMYK colour format.

Peter
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"garywpaul" <webforumsuser(a)macromedia.com> wrote in message
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| I am thinking of upgrading to one of the creative suites ( I have studio
8),
| and want to know the difference between Fireworks and photoshop. While I
have
| both, I never use PS.
|
| The package I am thinking about does not include the FW CS3, but does have
the
| new PS plus some others.
|
| Should I just start getting used to PS or go with a package that included
FW.
|
| What does everyone use and your thoughts please.
|
| Gary
|


From: Jim Babbage .:CMX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:. on 7 Apr 2008 08:25
PJR wrote:
> Personally I am very comfortable within the FWs interface and use it for 90%
> of my work. I do have PS and use it for the very rare occasion when I need
> to output in a CMYK colour format.
>
> Peter
> _____________________
> "garywpaul" <webforumsuser(a)macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:ftbsoa$b04$1(a)forums.macromedia.com...
> |
> | I am thinking of upgrading to one of the creative suites ( I have studio
> 8),
> | and want to know the difference between Fireworks and photoshop. While I
> have
> | both, I never use PS.
> |
> | The package I am thinking about does not include the FW CS3, but does have
> the
> | new PS plus some others.
> |
> | Should I just start getting used to PS or go with a package that included
> FW.
> |
> | What does everyone use and your thoughts please.
> |
> | Gary
> |
>
>
I use both applications on a regular basis. If my project is screen
based, I'm in Fireworks right form the beginning because I can work
faster there for that type of job.

If I'm doing print work, or I have images which need some serious
retouching (or RAW files from my digital camera) I'm in Photoshop or
Lightroom for some if not all of the job.

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