Fireworks 3.0 Complete package

Fireworks is an excellent graphics package that is designed to integrate well with Dreamweaver for web work. I’m a committed Dreamweaver man, so you might imagine that I’d be likewise sold on Fireworks, but it’s not quite as simple as that. It is a very good package, no question, but I’ve found that I prefer to work with CorelDraw for most things and the only facility I really use Fireworks for is to produce GIFs with transparent backgrounds. It’s a bit quirky, I know, but I’ve developed this as my own preferred solution and because I’ve got access to both packages I can mix and match without ... more

Right you're looking for a package to help you do your graphics for your web site, well look no further than Fireworks 3. A word of caution though: if you're a novice you may find this product a bit daunting at first. As with all Macromedia products there's something for everyone, however you may need to trawl the help files in order to be able get you started. However, saying this doesn't mean that the program is unfriendly, in fact far from it. I just recommend that you don't just jump straight in unless you've used other versions of Fireworks and know you're way around. The basics are there ... more

Fireworks 3 is the most useful web graphics tool I have used to date you can use it to make buttons banners text and headings for your web sites. You can create advanced javascript rollovers with the simplest of ease and export the html to go with the graphics in various formats depending on wheteher your html editor is frontpage, dreamweaver, ect. It is simple to make animated gifs using fireworks using vector based animation. also once animated gifs are created these can be exported into a flash movie which generally run faster than the traditional animated gif. with lots of other export ... more

Fireworks is an excellent product for creating Logos, Banners and GIF Animations. It is not a very simple program to use initially, but after a few days of learning you soon get the hang of it. I have now created all of the Logo's, Banners and Animated Images for my web-sites using this product. I used to use Paintshop Pro, but I now use Fireworks all the time, the main reason for this is the export wizard which allows you to export your images in many different formats and a preview is displayed showing the different formats. Also the ability to create animations in the same program is great ... more

I don't like graphics at all, but I love Fireworks! As a web designer, I need to be able to make graphics. Fireworks enables even someone like me to do it. It took a bit of learning, but once you know what you are doing the features are amazing. With fireworks, you can create roll - over graphics for web pages very easily, and the integration with Dreamweaver is seamless. You can also compress graphics very easily - you have a range of choices which enable you to pick the best compression for the image, rather than saying 'knock 20% off the file size and hope'. There is a batch conversion ... more

This program has got masses off features which are aimed at web site builders . If you have a really large image you want to put on your page this program has the ability to slice your image into different sections .This program also has the ability to change a batch of files at once and you can resize them , alter the number of colours and create backup copies. You can also preview various compression options and four of these can be displayed on the screen at any one time There is an excellent feature called the size wizard in which you determine the file size and Fireworks will attempt to ... more

This program has so many more features than Adobe Photoshop, it is a lot easier to use and can produce as good results, and in a lot of occasions it can produce better results. It has flawless intergration with other Macromedia products. Produces very sharp, clean graphics. Allows you to import/export in many ways. Lets you slice up images and make HTML hotspots and more.... make your nav bar in your Graphics editor and save as HTML. Excellent plug-in intergration as well, nearly all will work. There are so many features and it is so easy to use, you will love this program. ... more