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Softpedia Editor's Review for Adobe Fireworks CS5
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Create, edit, and optimize web graphics more accurately and faster than ever with the enhanced toolset
Written by Elena Opris on November 8th, 2011
If you have no idea what Adobe Fireworks is, then you're probably not a web designer. Otherwise, welcome to Adobe Fireworks CS5 - the most stable version of Fireworks that doesn't plan to reinvent the wheel, but improve it.
Fireworks CS5 is a graphic editor that was specially designed to create, modify and improve the performance of web pages.
It is a complex program, so don't expect the CPU usage to be kind to your computer.
The installation process is fairly long, and it requires your attention a lot, but as soon as it completes, you will see Fireworks CS5 in all its glory (the user interface is very attractive, from the technical point of view).
This edition doesn't bring much to the table, as we have stated before, but chooses to fix previously found bugs.
You still have access to the well-known important features, such as compound shapes and stroke alignment, but there are also minor improvements. For instance, a rectangle's aspect ratio can be constrained and snapped to the nearest pixel in order to avoid anti-aliasing.
But we bet you would like to discover Fireworks CS5 by yourself. And if you're new to this environment, that's also ok. There are tons of "Getting Started" tutorials (let alone guidelines for expert users) given by highly trained web designers, which are very long, but accurate and easy to follow.
So, if you plan on designing or editing the visual contents of a web page in the easiest possible way, you can rely on the stability of Adobe Fireworks CS5.
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Adobe Fireworks CS5 description
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Here are some key features of "Adobe Fireworks CS5":
Easy-to-use design tools for screen-based design:
· Create and edit vector and bitmap images, or import and modify native Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files. Changes remain editable at any time, and final output is optimized for display resolutions.
· Improved performance enhanced
· Work faster with significant performance enhancements, including greater control over pixel placement of design elements, improved file opening and saving, updated symbol operation, and quicker bitmap and vector operations.
· Optimization and scaling tools enhanced
· Optimize graphics for a wide variety of screen types with preview, selective JPEG compression, and comprehensive export controls. Intelligently scale buttons and graphic symbols with 9-slice scaling to accelerate website and application prototyping.
· CSS and HTML export enhanced
· Design complete web pages in a robust graphic environment and then export standards-compliant, CSS-based layouts — with external style sheets — in one step. Integrate foreground and background graphics with distinct slice types, and utilize repeating images.
· Improved type handling enhanced
· Produce exceptional type designs with the enhanced Adobe text engine. Copy and paste double-byte characters from Illustrator and Photoshop without loss of fidelity. Float text inside a path, and take advantage of many other improvements.
· Sophisticated prototyping enhanced
· Design interactive layouts for websites and rich Internet applications (RIAs). Reduce development time by exporting multipage, clickable website comps as standards-compliant, CSS-based layouts, and bring RIA prototypes into the Adobe AIR® runtime without writing code.
· Intelligent integration enhanced
· Import Photoshop and Illustrator files while maintaining color matching, element fidelity, and editing capability. Export Adobe Fireworks® designs into applications in the Adobe Flash® software family for advanced interactivity design. Copy and paste objects between Fireworks and Adobe Dreamweaver®.
· Effortless client collaboration enhanced
· Demo with two-way video communication in real-time online meetings with the Adobe ConnectNow feature in Acrobat.com, part of Adobe CS Live online services.* CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time. Also, generate clickable PDF files or interactive HTML comps for review, and create Adobe AIR prototypes to run on any platform.
· Customizable and reusable assets enhanced
· Jump-start your design process with the Common Library of graphic symbols, form elements, text symbols, and animations. Design your own custom symbols and styles for continued rapid design and prototyping.
· Developer productivity tools enhanced
· Save time by quickly creating assets and optimizing images for use in development projects. Rely on Fireworks for batch processing of graphical elements.
Requirements:
· Intel Pentium 4 processor
· 1GB of RAM
· 1GB of available hard-disk space
· 1,024x768 screen resolution
· CD-ROM drive
Limitations:
· 30 days trial What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Extensive performance enhancements:
· Improve efficiency with faster performance, an updated graphic toolset, and greater control over pixel placement.
Pixel-precise rendering:
· Pixel-perfect rendering keeps designs crisp on screens of almost any size.
Supported workflows with Adobe Flash applications:
· Export objects, pages, or entire documents to Adobe Flash applications via FXG to develop interactivity.
Design templates:
· Save frequently used projects as templates to share with your design team.
Adobe Swatch Exchange support:
· Match colors precisely with designs from other Adobe graphics software with Adobe Swatch Exchange.
Adobe Device Central integration:
· Start mobile projects with confidence using device profiles in Adobe Device Central.
Extensibility improvements:
· Customize scripts for exporting, batch operations, and FXG formats with the expanded extensibility API.
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