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ADOBE vs MACROMEDIA


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Poll: Which do u use and think is best?? (22 member(s) have cast votes)

Which do u use and think is best??

  1. ADOBE (6 votes [27.27%])

    Percentage of vote: 27.27%

  2. MACROMEDIA (2 votes [9.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.09%

  3. COMBINATION of both (14 votes [63.64%])

    Percentage of vote: 63.64%

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#1 psyris

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Posted 03 January 2004 - 08:26 AM

Which is better as they both contest themselves alway, me personally i use a combo of both brands, eg FLash and photoshop. Or is it better to stick with just one lol. lets see.
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#2 Lukus

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Posted 03 January 2004 - 11:16 AM

Depends really ...

PS is much better than Fireworks ... but then Macromedia has Flash ...

So I say a tie :D

#3 psyris

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 02:27 AM

it is the same with me
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#4 JTWedding

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 03:04 AM

This is like comparing apples and oranges. Adobe has photoshop, the best imaging prog. BUt macromedia has flash which adobe has no real equivalent.

#5 psyris

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 03:09 AM

well adobe does have after effects and live motion???
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#6 -Dj-

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 07:59 AM

Live motion any good? i must read into it, i havent heared any GREAT reviews yet.
Adobe yeah, has Photoshop, macromedia has Dreamweaver, and contribute2. 2 nice tools for web designers.
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#7 logotect

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 07:32 PM

It REALLY depends on what you do. I primarily design logos, so I need a vector illustration program, first and foremost, -- I use Adobe Illustrator instead of Macromedia Freehand. I also use Photoshop as opposed to Macromedia Fireworks (although, not in designing logos). I think that Adobe has the upper hand in the vector illustration and digital image editting area.

Now, if I were primarily a web designer, then I would go with Macromedia. More specifically, I would go and buy Macromedia Studio MX and use Fireworks instead of Photoshop just because it would be cheaper (I think) than buying Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash MX. Also, I would think (and I have heard from some) that Macromedia MX applications has good integration with each other.


In summation, here is MY humble opinion: If you are primarily a graphics designer (i.e. logo designer, banner designer, layout designer, etc.), Adobe would be your company because of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe In-Design.

If you were primarily a web designer, or Flash animations designer then Macromedia would be right for you, because of Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Dreamweaver.

JTWedding is right, it's like comparing apples and oranges because we all specialize in different things. I think a more relevant question would be: given the same type of application (i.e. Illustrator vs. Freehand, Fireworks vs. Photoshop, Frontpage vs. Dreamweaver) -- what would people prefer?

#8 llama

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Posted 08 January 2004 - 06:22 AM

I like Flash for drawing, its way underrated. I just noticed I can export to Adobe Illustrator, so I'm a happy man, because I'm able to have randomly vectored images. :D

#9 phacker

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:14 AM

I use a combination of all the above plus throw in Corel products like Corel Draw, and Painter. Corel is highly under rated. Their user interface is a lot more intuitive than that of Adobe.

My Fav is Flash though.
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#10 karl472001

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:40 AM

The both are pretty good.

I accidentally put photoshop, because I did not read the first post. Meant to put both, but I at first thought it meant photoshop vs. fireworks, not all products.

#11 Daywalker

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 09:11 AM

I agree with phacker, corel is also very good, but for vector drawing with graph. tablet - i can't decide between flash and illustrator... PS is the best for some bitmap editing, Fireworks for other... so, both Adobe and Macromedia are great.
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#12 Xerxes

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 09:23 AM

Definatly both:

Adobe:

Photoshop (best application ever invented)
Illustrator
After Effects

Macromedia:

Flash (second best application ever invented)
Dreamweaver
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#13 miao

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 09:46 AM

Both:


An ideal package for me:

Adobe Photoshop, llustrator
Indesign or QuarkXpress.
Macromedia Flash
Painter
Rhino3D + Cinema4D
Gimp
Notepad (I don't like DW or Frontpage)

#14 psyris

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Posted 13 January 2004 - 07:19 AM

What is QuarkXpress like, and what is Gimp "maio"
oh another thing to all everyone seems to like illustrator for logo design, ived never used it before, so is it worth it???
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#15 BBGorB

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Posted 13 January 2004 - 07:51 AM

psyris, illustrator's drawing utilities are quite "powerful", it has tools that allow you to produce accurate drawings, but I find flash's drawing utilities more intuitive
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#16 psyris

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Posted 13 January 2004 - 08:12 AM

cheers
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#17 simplistik

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Posted 13 January 2004 - 10:51 PM

Quark Xpress as well as Indesign is strictly for layout, you don't design in it, persay. You create the stuff in other programs and lay it out in Quark. If you take a look at my portfolio all those collateral pieces I've done for Reebok, were done in Quark or Indesign, but graphics in either Photoshop or Illustrator.

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#18 shuv

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Posted 13 January 2004 - 10:59 PM

i prefer illistrator and photoshop. i havn't seemed to find much interest in flash or with dreamweaver. i dont like the interfaces in macromedia products so well.
i got some swish products, havnt had chance to try them yet.

p.s. miao glad to see i'm not the only one that prefers notepad over dreamweaver/front page
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#19 dbdbdesigns

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Posted 14 January 2004 - 02:47 PM

I find that you can accomplish what you want with one app if you are versed in that app. But I use a combination of a lot of apps to get the result I am looking for. One app can do a lot, but not everything. One of the things I really like about Flash is it is like Illustrator, just easier to use. Granted Illustrator is a more professional approach to vector based graphics, flash is great for a quick answer. But that is just my opinion.
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#20 psyris

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Posted 15 January 2004 - 11:14 AM

hey "simplistik" i get the idea now lol and buy the way i checkout your portfolio, the logos their are great, top shit mate, though are they down in illustrator or photoshop, oh and if so did u do through just options in the app or did u draw then manually with a pen pad?? out of curiosity.


To "shuv and dbdbdesigns" thanks again for more insight. and that i agree with u dbdbdesigns in that not one app can accomplish everything that u hope to achieve.
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