I have purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Design Premium with Acrobat Pro 9 and
Fireworks CS3). The installation for Fireworks CS3 is on a separate dvd. The
workflow booklet that came with the software has no mention of Fireworks CS3.
Also, I purchased the optional manuals and there is not one for Fireworks. This
creative suite includes INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP EXTENDED, ILLUSTRATOR, FLASH, AND
DREAMWEAVER. What does Fireworks do that these other program do not. I am not
finding any real meat information on the Adobe site to explain why I need this
application.

Thanks for your input. Kristi

Fireworks is a hybrid vector and bitmap graphics program that is focused on
building Web graphics. It is also great for setting up page mockups.

If you are doing print work, then you don't need Fireworks. If you're doing
Web design, then coming from your other Adobe apps you may find some adjustment
necessary, but FW is really streamlilned for getting the Web worker's
(graphics) job done. While it will also produce HTML, this is
mockup/preview quality only, and any real site building should be done in
Dreamweaver, some other specialized program, or by hand.

See also
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforu...id=14&catid=19
3&threadid=1377746&enterthread=y :smile;

[q]Originally posted by: windowswarrior
I have purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Design Premium with Acrobat Pro 9 and
Fireworks CS3). The installation for Fireworks CS3 is on a separate dvd. The
workflow booklet that came with the software has no mention of Fireworks CS3.
Also, I purchased the optional manuals and there is not one for Fireworks. This
creative suite includes INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP EXTENDED, ILLUSTRATOR, FLASH, AND
DREAMWEAVER. What does Fireworks do that these other program do not. I am not
finding any real meat information on the Adobe site to explain why I need this
application.

Thanks for your input. Kristi[/q]

Fireworks is a hybrid vector and bitmap graphics program that is focused on
building Web graphics. It is also great for setting up page mockups.

If you are doing print work, then you don't need Fireworks. If you're doing
Web design, then coming from your other Adobe apps you may find some adjustment
necessary, but FW is really streamlilned for getting the Web worker's
(graphics) job done. While it will also produce HTML, this is
mockup/preview quality only, and any real site building should be done in
Dreamweaver, some other specialized program, or by hand.

See also
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforu...id=14&catid=19
3&threadid=1377746&enterthread=y :smile;

[q]Originally posted by: windowswarrior
I have purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Design Premium with Acrobat Pro 9 and
Fireworks CS3). The installation for Fireworks CS3 is on a separate dvd. The
workflow booklet that came with the software has no mention of Fireworks CS3.
Also, I purchased the optional manuals and there is not one for Fireworks. This
creative suite includes INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP EXTENDED, ILLUSTRATOR, FLASH, AND
DREAMWEAVER. What does Fireworks do that these other program do not. I am not
finding any real meat information on the Adobe site to explain why I need this
application.

Thanks for your input. Kristi[/q]

Fireworks is a hybrid vector and bitmap graphics program that is focused on
building Web graphics. It is also great for setting up page mockups.

If you are doing print work, then you don't need Fireworks. If you're doing
Web design, then coming from your other Adobe apps you may find some adjustment
necessary, but FW is really streamlilned for getting the Web worker's
(graphics) job done. While it will also produce HTML, this is
mockup/preview quality only, and any real site building should be done in
Dreamweaver, some other specialized program, or by hand.

See also
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforu...id=14&catid=19
3&threadid=1377746&enterthread=y :smile;

[q]Originally posted by: windowswarrior
I have purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Design Premium with Acrobat Pro 9 and
Fireworks CS3). The installation for Fireworks CS3 is on a separate dvd. The
workflow booklet that came with the software has no mention of Fireworks CS3.
Also, I purchased the optional manuals and there is not one for Fireworks. This
creative suite includes INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP EXTENDED, ILLUSTRATOR, FLASH, AND
DREAMWEAVER. What does Fireworks do that these other program do not. I am not
finding any real meat information on the Adobe site to explain why I need this
application.

Thanks for your input. Kristi[/q]

Lorraine,

have been creating my web sites in Dreamweaver ... including whatever
mock-ups I needed for the client. I don't do sketches, I just design in
Dreamweaver.

I produce the web graphics in Photoshop using the SAVE FOR WEB feature which
gives me pretty nice control over quality/size.

I will give this app a try, but it sounds like it's adding another step for
me. Thanks for the input and information.

Kristi

Lorraine,

have been creating my web sites in Dreamweaver ... including whatever
mock-ups I needed for the client. I don't do sketches, I just design in
Dreamweaver.

I produce the web graphics in Photoshop using the SAVE FOR WEB feature which
gives me pretty nice control over quality/size.

I will give this app a try, but it sounds like it's adding another step for
me. Thanks for the input and information.

Kristi

Lorraine,

have been creating my web sites in Dreamweaver ... including whatever
mock-ups I needed for the client. I don't do sketches, I just design in
Dreamweaver.

I produce the web graphics in Photoshop using the SAVE FOR WEB feature which
gives me pretty nice control over quality/size.

I will give this app a try, but it sounds like it's adding another step for
me. Thanks for the input and information.

Kristi

If you're comfortable with Photoshop then just use that.

However, Photoshop began life as a photo editor for print applications. In
recent years it has added web functionaility.

Fireworks was inherited by Adobe from the Macromedia acquisition. It is
built from the ground up to do web graphics, vector and bitmap integrated
into one streamlined app, and its workflow and methodology suits the web
medium intuitively.



--
Regards

John Waller

If you're comfortable with Photoshop then just use that.

However, Photoshop began life as a photo editor for print applications. In
recent years it has added web functionaility.

Fireworks was inherited by Adobe from the Macromedia acquisition. It is
built from the ground up to do web graphics, vector and bitmap integrated
into one streamlined app, and its workflow and methodology suits the web
medium intuitively.



--
Regards

John Waller

If you're comfortable with Photoshop then just use that.

However, Photoshop began life as a photo editor for print applications. In
recent years it has added web functionaility.

Fireworks was inherited by Adobe from the Macromedia acquisition. It is
built from the ground up to do web graphics, vector and bitmap integrated
into one streamlined app, and its workflow and methodology suits the web
medium intuitively.



--
Regards

John Waller