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arand
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Topic: Software Comparison
Posted: 26 March 2005 at 7:51am

What are the pros and cons to the following graphics software?

- Adobe Illustrator

- Micromedia Fireworks

- Adobe Photoshop

- Adobe Imageready

Thanks.

Arand

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Blueberry_pie
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Posted: 26 March 2005 at 8:50am

This topic would fit better in the Resources and Support forum.

Anyway, look at this topic for pros and cons of various graphics programs: http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2&PN =1

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sedgemonkey
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Posted: 26 March 2005 at 9:48am

Blueberry_pie speaks the truth.

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Chekote
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Posted: 29 March 2005 at 1:41pm

- Adobe Illustrator
Mainly for vector based graphics and text. Designed for Desktop Publishing.

- Micromedia Fireworks
Macromedia's version of photo-shop. I like it.

- Adobe Photoshop
Designed for a wide variety of tasks, with many advanced bitmap effects not available to Illustrator. As the name suggests, started out as a photo touch up and editing tool.

- Adobe Imageready
Not sure about this one. I think it has something to do with preparing Photoshop images for web...

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DrknssCmth
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Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:08pm

And MS Paint is better then all of them combined

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Psychotic_Carp
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Posted: 02 April 2005 at 8:18am

Originally posted by DrknssCmth

And MS Paint is better then all of them combined

maybe for pixel art but not graphics in general

actually for pixel art i would vote on graphics gale being better

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TakeOut
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Posted: 03 April 2005 at 3:36pm

I'm probrably the only one here who actually uses photoshop for drawing pixel art instead of just putting it in for transparency, windows and junk. Photoshop I think's the best program out there. It's just a wee' bit harder to use and you need to set it up to work with pixelart right. But in the end I like it much more. I used to hate drawing in ms paint then taking it in to photoshop for transparency. Now I just do it all in PS. PS's color loss feature is very handy for transparency and I basically like PS for all it's great effects and things that it can do to text.

Photoshop is perfect for other kinds of art also.

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pixelblink
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Posted: 03 April 2005 at 5:53pm

gotta say that I love using Paint Shop Pro for all my pixelling. It also comes with Animation Shop which works great with it.

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Posted: 04 April 2005 at 10:04pm

Originally posted by pixelblink

gotta say that I love using Paint Shop Pro for all my pixelling. It also comes with Animation Shop which works great with it.

are you using psp7,8, or 9? i have 7 and 8 and i am sticking with 7. it seems so much quicker

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Posted: 04 April 2005 at 11:12pm

I have 7.02 ... I've used it since the start and can't be bothered to learn another program. Like they say - if it ain't broke, don't fix it

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Posted: 05 April 2005 at 3:47pm

Originally posted by pixelblink

I have 7.02 ... I've used it since the start and can't be bothered to learn another program. Like they say - if it ain't broke, don't fix it

i agree with that. in 7 i click the icon to open it boom its open. in 8 i click the icon to open it i have to wait a min for everything to load :( more tools but i wanted a faster program :(

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matt
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Posted: 13 April 2005 at 8:46am

Macromedia Fireworks is great for Web Graphics, and i also like to use it for Pixelling as i can control layers, transparencies, etc.

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sedgemonkey
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Posted: 13 April 2005 at 10:05am

Should have nipped this in the bud quicker... don't want a bunch of topics about the same thing. Please post to the sticky topic in this section for pixel art software discussions.

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arand Seaman Joined: 26 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: Software Comparison Posted: 26 March 2005 at 7:51am
	What are the pros and cons to the following graphics software? - Adobe Illustrator - Micromedia Fireworks - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Imageready Thanks.
	Arand
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Blueberry_pie Rear Admiral Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2176	Posted: 26 March 2005 at 8:50am
	This topic would fit better in the Resources and Support forum. Anyway, look at this topic for pros and cons of various graphics programs: http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2&PN =1
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 26 March 2005 at 9:48am
	Blueberry_pie speaks the truth.
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Chekote Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Posted: 29 March 2005 at 1:41pm
	- Adobe Illustrator Mainly for vector based graphics and text. Designed for Desktop Publishing. - Micromedia Fireworks Macromedia's version of photo-shop. I like it. - Adobe Photoshop Designed for a wide variety of tasks, with many advanced bitmap effects not available to Illustrator. As the name suggests, started out as a photo touch up and editing tool. - Adobe Imageready Not sure about this one. I think it has something to do with preparing Photoshop images for web... Edited by Chekote
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DrknssCmth Seaman Joined: 20 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:08pm
	And MS Paint is better then all of them combined
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Psychotic_Carp Commander Joined: 02 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1008	Posted: 02 April 2005 at 8:18am
	*Originally posted by DrknssCmth* And MS Paint is better then all of them combined maybe for pixel art but not graphics in general actually for pixel art i would vote on graphics gale being better
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TakeOut Commander Joined: 27 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 147	Posted: 03 April 2005 at 3:36pm
	I'm probrably the only one here who actually uses photoshop for drawing pixel art instead of just putting it in for transparency, windows and junk. Photoshop I think's the best program out there. It's just a wee' bit harder to use and you need to set it up to work with pixelart right. But in the end I like it much more. I used to hate drawing in ms paint then taking it in to photoshop for transparency. Now I just do it all in PS. PS's color loss feature is very handy for transparency and I basically like PS for all it's great effects and things that it can do to text. Photoshop is perfect for other kinds of art also. Edited by TakeOut
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 03 April 2005 at 5:53pm
	gotta say that I love using Paint Shop Pro for all my pixelling. It also comes with Animation Shop which works great with it.
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Psychotic_Carp Commander Joined: 02 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1008	Posted: 04 April 2005 at 10:04pm
	*Originally posted by pixelblink* gotta say that I love using Paint Shop Pro for all my pixelling. It also comes with Animation Shop which works great with it. are you using psp7,8, or 9? i have 7 and 8 and i am sticking with 7. it seems so much quicker
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 04 April 2005 at 11:12pm
	I have 7.02 ... I've used it since the start and can't be bothered to learn another program. Like they say - if it ain't broke, don't fix it
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Psychotic_Carp Commander Joined: 02 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1008	Posted: 05 April 2005 at 3:47pm
	*Originally posted by pixelblink* I have 7.02 ... I've used it since the start and can't be bothered to learn another program. Like they say - if it ain't broke, don't fix it i agree with that. in 7 i click the icon to open it boom its open. in 8 i click the icon to open it i have to wait a min for everything to load :( more tools but i wanted a faster program :(
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matt Seaman Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 13 April 2005 at 8:46am
	Macromedia Fireworks is great for Web Graphics, and i also like to use it for Pixelling as i can control layers, transparencies, etc.
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 13 April 2005 at 10:05am
	Should have nipped this in the bud quicker... don't want a bunch of topics about the same thing. Please post to the sticky topic in this section for pixel art software discussions.
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