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Originally Posted by viperice What do you mean for print work? Like static images and fireworks better for things like moving web images? If this is the case then I think photoshop would be better for me for now as I am very inexperianced with graphics and I can still make a nice looking website using static gfx and once I learn that then I can get to grips with moving images. |
By print I mean non-web design (magazines, business cards, flyers, posters, etc.). Not really related to what you're looking for, but that was the reason I loaded Photoshop and didn't load Fireworks on the new laptop. Photoshop is more than capable for web work, it's just Fireworks is a bit more optimized for it. I had to fly home for the holidays a few days after getting the laptop, so I had way too many things to do and not near enough time. I'll probably load it here in the next few weeks when things slow down a bit.
If all you're going to do is web-based images, then Fireworks is probably the better choice. You can even do decent images for print work, it's just not as smooth as Photoshop is in that area. Fireworks will accept most Photoshop plug-ins/filters too.
It might be worth waiting a few months if possible to see what Adobe does with the merger and upcoming CS3 (or whatever they call it). Word is they'll be canning GoLive in favor of DreamWeaver (or renaming DW as GoLive) and combining AfterEffects and FireWorks. Just make sure your system meets the requirements for whatever you choose to buy.