Who Came First

**MetroStars** · 12-16-2003, 08:45 PM

I like Fireworks 100 times more than Adobe Phototshop...
but who wos on the Graphic scene first

Adobe or Macromedia Fireworks

**Wolfmight** · 12-16-2003, 09:20 PM

i pretty sure Adobe PS1 was out first..

**camille** · 12-16-2003, 11:44 PM

There's slight difference when they were launched. Adobe is the pioneer.

**Marius24** · 12-17-2003, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by MetroStars@16 December 2003 - 19:45
I like Fireworks 100 times more than Adobe Phototshop...

u may prefer fireworks but photoshop is alot powerfuler (sp) and more widely used

**Illuminati** · 12-17-2003, 12:37 AM

If I was being brutally honest, these Photoshop vs Fireworks debates on multiple forums have started to be LOL material for me. The reason is that these are (abeit unnoticible by non-users) somewhat different.

Fireworks is used primarily to create vector graphics - This is because of their crispness and their smaller size compared to similar bitmap images; this makes them effective at their purpose of web images (Remember that Macromedia Studio, despite its almost swiss-army status, is designed mainly for web development)

Photoshop is used for exactly what is on the tin - Photos. Some bright spark however had learnt the potential of PS and so has become more than just editing photos. But its main use is still to create/edit bitmap graphics - Larger file size most times but looks a damn sight better.

In effect, comparing FW & PS is like comparing shampoo and soap, when in fact both are used for different things.

If you truly wanted to compared Macromedia and Adobe, try Fireworks vs Illustrator or Dreamweaver/Flash vs GoLive - Macromedia has no equivalent of Photoshop

**MetroStars** · 12-17-2003, 02:56 PM

dam gud answer Illuminati

**Wizzandabe** · 12-17-2003, 04:33 PM

Well, iv heard of Fireworks a long time before Photoshop, but Foreworks, is a fucking cunt, its shit! Ps, it a lot better.

TRshady · 12-17-2003, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by Illuminati@17 December 2003 - 00:37
If I was being brutally honest, these Photoshop vs Fireworks debates on multiple forums have started to be LOL material for me. The reason is that these are (abeit unnoticible by non-users) somewhat different.

Fireworks is used primarily to create vector graphics - This is because of their crispness and their smaller size compared to similar bitmap images; this makes them effective at their purpose of web images (Remember that Macromedia Studio, despite its almost swiss-army status, is designed mainly for web development)

Photoshop is used for exactly what is on the tin - Photos. Some bright spark however had learnt the potential of PS and so has become more than just editing photos. But its main use is still to create/edit bitmap graphics - Larger file size most times but looks a damn sight better.

In effect, comparing FW & PS is like comparing shampoo and soap, when in fact both are used for different things.

If you truly wanted to compared Macromedia and Adobe, try Fireworks vs Illustrator or Dreamweaver/Flash vs GoLive - Macromedia has no equivalent of Photoshop

Thats that sorted then.

**slimboyfatz** · 12-18-2003, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by Illuminati@17 December 2003 - 01:37
If I was being brutally honest, these Photoshop vs Fireworks debates on multiple forums have started to be LOL material for me.  The reason is that these are (abeit unnoticible by non-users) somewhat different. 

Fireworks is used primarily to create vector graphics - This is because of their crispness and their smaller size compared to similar bitmap images; this makes them effective at their purpose of web images (Remember that Macromedia Studio, despite its almost swiss-army status, is designed mainly for web development)

Photoshop is used for exactly what is on the tin - Photos.  Some bright spark however had learnt the potential of PS and so has become more than just editing photos.  But its main use is still to create/edit bitmap graphics - Larger file size most times but looks a damn sight better. 

In effect, comparing FW & PS is like comparing shampoo and soap, when in fact both are used for different things. 

If you truly wanted to compared Macromedia and Adobe, try Fireworks vs Illustrator or Dreamweaver/Flash vs GoLive - Macromedia has no equivalent of Photoshop

Very good point...I've been using the Macromedia and Adobe software for a fair while now (since DW2 and Illustrator 6

) and i use Photoshop and Illustrator primarily for web graphics , never really touched on Fireworks at all...adobe has done me proud for all these years..and having Imageready bundled with photoshop is a bonus..strange i've never used Golive but i think Dreamweaver is the dogs anyway..jus' keeps getting better...

In reply to the first question...Adobe was there years before Macromedia...
Good idea this 'Internetworld'....lets keep it going!!!