1. PITMAN - WEB DESIGN2010 Presentation Series – Ross Doherty 2010 1 Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks

2. Introduction To Fireworks Owned and developed by software giant Adobe. Bitmap And Vector Graphics Editor Designed to integrate with Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Flash Available to buy as a standalone product, or part of Adobe Creative Suite. Version CS4 (Creative Suite 4 – now industry standard) CS5 Soon To be released 2 Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks

3. Interface 3 Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks Consistent interface with the rest of the Adobe Suite – Dreamweaver, Flash, etc Toolbars and menus are intuitively organised.

4. Features Hierarchical Layers Fireworks supports layering the graphic file. Deep child layers are also possible. All the layers can be accessed from the Layers panel. Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks 4

5. Features Symbols Reusable elements can be converted into symbols and placed at multiple pages or on the same page. When the master symbol is edited, the changes are propagated to all the instances of that symbol automatically. Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks 5

6. Features Image Optimization Fireworks was created specifically for web production and in terms of image compression, it is known to have a better compression rate than Photoshop with JPEG, PNG and GIF images. Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks 6

7. Features Create Graphics For Virtually Any Device: Smartphones Ipod / Iphone PDA’s Internet Kiosks....and of course websites Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks 7

8. Features Create Graphics For Virtually Any Device: Smartphones Ipod / Iphone PDA’s Internet Kiosks....and of course websites Ross Doherty - Web Design - Introduction To Fireworks 8