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› February 15, 2002

Dumb Idea

  • Reported by Nate

I sure wish Adobe would make PhotoStrator or Illushop - an app suited for both vector and bitmap work in one app, with one type tool, one export feature, etc. One large footprint app to replace two would be worth the scratch to me. Yah, I know there are other tools for doin' simillar, but they don't cut it.

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1. February 15, 2002 03:36 PM

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meryl Posted…

Not a dumb idea at all! Sometimes I wish I could resize an item in Photoshop, but in vector style. Whenever I try to use Illustrator... I find the learning curve is steep even though I am comfortable around Photoshop and software in general. I miss programs like Arts and Letters. More intuitive for vector stuff. Be nice to have those capabilities built in.

2. February 15, 2002 04:02 PM

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Nate Posted…

Another one that seemed to have a nice combo was an old version of xara I used long ago.. oh look, the program is still being made, I'll have to give it a trial run and see how it operates these days.

3. February 15, 2002 04:53 PM

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pepe Posted…

I think Adobe moved this way years ago with OpenDoc. Where a document could be crafted in a component driven environment and those components could transcend software manufacturers as well. So it worked well in a kind of "pay what you need" sense. Unfortunately, the plug was pulled about 4 or 5 years ago.

4. February 15, 2002 07:09 PM

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Mary Posted…

Try Jasc's Paint Shop Pro. 30 day, full version, evaluation available for download.

5. February 15, 2002 07:21 PM

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Nate Posted…

I agree Mary, it might be time to do a re-review of the non-adobe image making tools, to see if any might be worth at least having handy if not using regularly. I only hope my old windows box doesnt croak from it's many installed/uninstalled programs. I've wanted to try the win port of gimp, and this would be a good excuse to do so. Of cousre there's lots of other stuff to check out in the odp.

6. February 17, 2002 02:08 PM

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PhotoDude Posted…

Macromedia Fireworks has been cmbining vectors and bitmaps since the beta of v1.0, and for that very reason has always been one of my favorite apps. But I think there's a trade-off. The combo is great for web output, or some other monitor based usage. But for print output, I think you need the extra levels of specialized depth that dedicated programs like Photoshop and Illustrator provide.