Illustrator is mainly for working with vector artwork while Photoshop is
mainly for working with bitmap artwork. Photoshop is probably more
appropriate for the work you are doing.
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
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Does anyone in the group have experience with
PhotoShop is more versatile and has a shorter learning curve. Illustrator is
good if you are making pin diagrams (semiconductors etc).
You can take any screenshot, photo of a product, or a picture and edit it in
PhotoShop. Illustrator is a designer.
Whatever little I know. Illustrator you can't
If you plan to get one of them, you might consider getting both as part of the
Adobe Creative Suite 2. On the Adobe website, Photoshop is $649, and CS2 is
$250 more at $899, but you get full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2,
Illustrator CS2, and InDesign CS2 software with new Version Cue
If you plan to get one of them, you might consider getting both as part of
the Adobe Creative Suite 2. On the Adobe website, Photoshop is
$649, and CS2 is $250 more at $899, but you get full new versions of Adobe
Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, and InDesign CS2 software with new Version
Cue CS2,
Based on what you wrote, and assuming that the graphics you have to edit are
not Vectors, I would say Photoshop is the tool for you. You are describing
editing pixels, and Photoshop would likely be more appropriate than
Illustrator for these tasks.
If budget is a concern, you can also try:
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Based on what you wrote, and assuming that the graphics you have to edit
are not Vectors, I would say Photoshop
