I forgot, the most important difference is that I work with high
resolution tif files and then optimize for web/application use.
Fireworks is designed more for gif, jpg, and png. PS allows for more
control for higher resolution images.
Tom
On Apr 24, 2006, at 4:23 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
Josh and Jim,
I have been using PS for many years (actually since 1. release) and
I really make use of the scripting built-in. Most people seem to
assume PS is just for Photo retouching but I actually hardly ever
do retouching now a days and yet use PS on a daily basis.
I would say that Fireworks is heavy on the web support side of
vector/bitmap manipulation and Illustrator/Freehand is heavy on the
vector side and Photoshop is heavy on the bitmap side with vector
support built in.
Fireworks does have some nice tools if you are designing web like
interfaces. But if you are doing application or prototype
interfaces I still prefer Photoshop.
Short list:
PS has better layer effects.
Fireworks effects are rather limited. (but doable for web work)
FW has better vector tools and effects.
PS has more precise drawing tools.
FW has more text tools.
Tom
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On Apr 24, 2006, at 3:46 PM, Jim Ault wrote:
On 4/24/06 11:46 AM, "Josh Mellicker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm really not trying to argue but provide specific examples of
why I
switched to Fireworks... can you provide the top 3 or 5 specific
reasons you prefer Photoshop for GUI design?
Not to belabor the point, but we are generating a lot of graphics
right now for tons of courses and the info could be helpful.
The reasons I use Photoshop (and have not really looked at
FireWorks) are
that PSh has Actions (sequences), is very AppleScriptable, and I
have setup
collections of instruction sets in Rev to tell PSh to:
process incoming camera images into destination folder sets
combine these images into a sequence of related images
apply the various corrections to the camera images
by selecting from lists in Rev, the Photoshop app opens,
processes, renames
and outputs the results, then Rev uploads to the web area I choose.
I realize that this is a very specific use of Rev-AS-Photoshop,
but it is
the reason I chose Rev in the first place. PShop will crank along
for about
8-10 minutes on a Mac G5 duo 2.0 mHz doing what would take me
about 1.5
hours manually, not including mistakes and mis-steps.
For your project, it is possible that the Actions & Sequences in
Photoshop
may get you where you want to go without any other scripting.
I would like to hear if Fireworks has similar capability, as I am
most
involved in camera/jpg image reproduction for web content. The
use of
rollover buttons I do in Flash on a timeline that allows
sophisticated
transitions and states, so simple rollovers are easy, but not often
required.
I am always looking for more good tools for my tool box.
Jim Ault
Las Vegas
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