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Favorite Graphics App?

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Posted by: mac_mogul

Everyone has one

Mine is Adobe Photoshop :)

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Posted by: RyanOldw83

I agree, Photoshop is very good.

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Posted by: Shakie

Photoshop.

I would like to learn more about Fireworks though.

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Posted by: Larry

I use Fireworks!!! It Rocks, but I do understand if people like Photoshop.

IMO, Fireworks was/is more 'intuitive' for me to learn than photoshop.... I must say that I have tried a few times, but I don't get photoshop :)

Although, they are very similar in their end results, I do guess photoshop can do more.

Bottom line, I think Fireworks if more for the web and Photoshop is more for print...
If you know what I mean.

:)

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Posted by: ADZ

I use PS for web & Graphic Design. Never thought of going with fireworks. Does it interact with Dreamweaver better in any way?

what is the benefits of going with fireworks?

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Posted by: þÄ®âÐÖx

I've been using Photoshop since 5.0, and I've never really thought about using anything else. PS gets the job done and I'm used to the interface, so I don't see any need to switch to anything else.

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Posted by: ekÆsine

i've been learning photoshop since version 5 also. and btw Larry most graphic design proffesionals use photoshop to create website graphic designs, this is what i have gathered from many forums i used to frequent. although flash isnt really a graphics program they usually go together well.

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Posted by: Larry

true, but Macromedia products (MX Studio) is designed "specifically" for web design - internet applications.
I would say Photoshop was originally designed for print designers -first, then as the Internet came along... people started using it for web stuff too.

I'm biased towards Fireworks, as thats what I began using few years back. I've wanted to learn and get used to photoshop.. BUT find it hard.

anyway, they both work great....

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Posted by: ADZ

PS is an awesome tool, but SO bloody expensive!

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Posted by: mac_mogul

I've never looked at PS by itself. I got it in an 'adobe design collection' It came with ImageReady,Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop, and InDesign. Alltogether it was $1000.

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Posted by: -=joe=-

Photoshop

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Posted by: chrönik04

on windows, i swap between photoshop and corel photo-paint.

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Posted by: Bleep

For graphic design, I use Illustrator & CorelDraw

My sister uses Xara X. It's an ok program, if you want a cheap program that is easy to use.

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Posted by: T1junkie

I use Photoshop 7.0 and Illustrator 8 (I haven't upgraded yet)

I am going to look into Fireworks soon

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Posted by: Shakie

I have to refresh... my *NEW* favorite graphics app is Photoshop CS... mmmmmmmm.... droool.

If you haven't used it, you should.

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Posted by: I)arkTemplar

I don't know, the only program I've indepthly (if that's a word) used was called Ulead PhotoImpact. It's really great and the effects are pretty cool. I did have a Chinese version of PhotoShop once, but I could barely understand it, so I didnt' ever get to know PS.

I'm going for PhotoImpact.

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Posted by: Escher

Photoshop is quite good.

Did anybody try

Corel 10 Photo paint (*****)
MGI Photosuite (****)
Marcomedia apps? Flash?

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Posted by: technique

hmm for 2D id say Photoshop
for 3D id say hmm toughy a draw with 3dstudiomax5 and maya5

and photoshop is so far ahead of anyother bull**** ever made lol things like gimp and psp just crap lol

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Posted by: Iron_Cross

Photoshop hands down for 2D. For 3D it kind of depends on the project, but there is quite a few I like. Zbrush is a cool one :)

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Posted by: Jetta-GT-

Fireworks MX
Photoshop 7
Freehand 10
Image styler 1.0

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Posted by: radguy

fireworks is really great, especially the one included with studio mx 2004 with flash professional, the whole studio works with each other

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Posted by: makaveli#1fan

fireworks and corel 8

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Posted by: Wookstar

photoshop 7.0

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Posted by: anarchy

Photoshop 7.0 by far...

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Posted by: Hackerman

I believe photoshop CS is the program I would use most if I had it. Right now its photoshp 7.

The thing is, a real graphics designer relies not just on one program but many programs, such as flash MX, Bryce 5, and other programs. Thats why I use terragen, cant afford anything else at the moment. I spent my cash of photoshop.

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Posted by: subdivizion

Paint by Microsoft. it's awesome!!!

(btw, i as just joking. don't kill me!) :P

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Posted by: anarchy

Good thing you were joking. Or else I would of had to kill you with my virtual gun and virtual bullet.

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