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[Clandestine]

does anyone use fireworks? i just bought studio 8, and it had that, and i spent all that money and i dont want it to go to waste so is it worth learning?

[Canen Art]

I personally like using Fireworks. It's a great program. I learned it before I learned Photoshop. So there are certain things I like to use Fireworks for. It's just an easier program for me to use.

Any program is worth learning if you buy it.

Regards,

Jason

[slack3r08]

i personally wouldn't recomend it .. although some people say it's the same as PS ... it isn't

[BeaverElfeater]

its as if flash and photoshop bred together and made a retarded program thats handicapped of creating anything beyond graphics that give me an eyesore

Edited by BeaverElfeater, 11 December 2005 - 10:29 AM.

[funkysoul]

people people.. Why are you saying such bad things about fireworks?
I think you people should first take a serious look at the program before you rate it!
I've already seen stuff made in fireworks that is really mind-blasting.

I personally don't use it, because I'm used to work with photoshop or illustrator.

Like CanenArt said, every program is worth to learn!

[BeaverElfeater]

funkysoul, on Dec 11 2005, 05:39 PM, said:

people people.. Why are you saying such bad things about fireworks?
I think you people should first take a serious look at the program before you rate it!
I've already seen stuff made in fireworks that is really mind-blasting.

I personally don't use it, because I'm used to work with photoshop or illustrator.

Like CanenArt said, every program is worth to learn!

well ok ill admit, its not THAT bad, but photoshop is still more capable of things

[SKETCHi]

Fireworks is worth learning. Everyone who I have talk to who uses it say that it is better for web graphics than Photoshop. Which is understandable. Photoshop wasn't created for the purpose of making images for websites, Fireworks was.

I hear it works very well with Flash and Dreamweaver. You should definitely take the time to learn it, especially since you bought it.

However, if you're like most of us you're probably used to Photoshop. It will most likely be awkward at first, but if you take the time to learn it and use it I'm sure it will be useful.

If you decide to learn it, good luck

[BeaverElfeater]

SKETCHi, on Dec 12 2005, 09:23 AM, said:

Fireworks is worth learning. Everyone who I have talk to who uses it say that it is better for web graphics than Photoshop. Which is understandable. Photoshop wasn't created for the purpose of making images for websites, Fireworks was.

I hear it works very well with Flash and Dreamweaver. You should definitely take the time to learn it, especially since you bought it.

However, if you're like most of us you're probably used to Photoshop. It will most likely be awkward at first, but if you take the time to learn it and use it I'm sure it will be useful.

If you decide to learn it, good luck

actually photoshop was built to make websites, not primarily but it WAS another function, thats why there is a slice tool

[Cheyne]

I use fireworks because I have the liscence, it's good, but its not as good as photoshop IMHO.

[jonno]

I reckon fireworks would be good if i could be bothered to learn it but after a few years of PS it seems wierd changing software!! i might use fireworks now and again, not often though

[SKETCHi]

BeaverElfeater, on Dec 13 2005, 03:19 AM, said:

SKETCHi, on Dec 12 2005, 09:23 AM, said:

Fireworks is worth learning. Everyone who I have talk to who uses it say that it is better for web graphics than Photoshop. Which is understandable. Photoshop wasn't created for the purpose of making images for websites, Fireworks was.

I hear it works very well with Flash and Dreamweaver. You should definitely take the time to learn it, especially since you bought it.

However, if you're like most of us you're probably used to Photoshop. It will most likely be awkward at first, but if you take the time to learn it and use it I'm sure it will be useful.

If you decide to learn it, good luck

actually photoshop was built to make websites, not primarily but it WAS another function, thats why there is a slice tool

Key phrase is "not primarily". Fireworks was made specifically to do web graphics. That's why Photoshop isn't called Webshop. It was made to do photo correction and retouching.

[Archangel]

It really just depends on how you use it. No, it's not Photoshop, but it's not meant to be.

To be honest though, it is, hands down the best program to strip images for the web that I have found yet.

Also makes other things such as disjoint rollovers and what not very easy.