Posted by Bernhard Sturm on 04/02/07 06:40

Kevin Scholl wrote:
> Bernhard Sturm wrote:
>
>> I wonder, why almost nobody is using Fireworks as this *is* the tool
>> for webdesigners. PS is okay for print purposes, but does not offer
>> the flexibility to combine vector with raster manipulation, whereas
>> Illustrator, Freehand are vector only, and therefore not suitable for
>> webdesign purposes.
>
> You do realize, do you not, that all text layers, as well as simple
> geometric shapes, are not rendered as vector in Photoshop?
>
I assume you meant 'are rendered as vector'? Yes, I am aware of this.
But PS targets to print-media (this starts with the fact, that you have
to fiddle with the colorspaces in PS where this point is entirely
missing in FW for a good reason, or that PS offers you the possibility
to render your images mainly in cm or inches, where FW default-settings
are set in pixel (for obvious reasons as well).)
PS is mainly a 'raster-manipulation' tool with some vector additions,
where FW can treat entire images as 'vector-only' (you will find a lot
more vector tools in FW than in PS) additionally FW uses the same
raster-manipulation-plugins as PS, so if you have installed both apps on
your machine you can use all the filters in FW as in PS...

cheers
bernhard


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