The Best Web Design and Graphic Software is Available in Academic Software Versions

Released on: March 19, 2008, 3:41 am

Press Release Author: jaswalbhisham

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Macromedia's Studio 8 Suite Academic Software Package

Macromedia Dreamweaver

My first choice for HTML editors is Macromedia\'s Dreamweaver. It has an easy to use,
intuitive user interface and state of the art design tools. With a customizable user
interface, you can work the way you need to. Although the student software doesn't
come with manuals, Dreamweaver has excellent online tutorials.


Press Release Body: Macromedia's Studio 8 Suite Academic Software Package

Macromedia Dreamweaver

My first choice for HTML editors is Macromedia\'s Dreamweaver. It has an easy to use,
intuitive user interface and state of the art design tools. With a customizable user
interface, you can work the way you need to. Although the student software doesn't
come with manuals, Dreamweaver has excellent online tutorials.

You can design intricate CSS-based layouts and designs easily with tools that allow
for quick selection and control of page and site wide style properties. There is a
built in graphics editor that uses Macromedia Fireworks technology. Dreamweaver
allows you to develop HTML, XHTML, XML, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, and Macromedia
ColdFusion websites.

It has a cross-browser code validation feature that automatically checks tags and
CSS rules for compatibility across all the leading browsers and allows you to
configure browser preview for multiple browsers.

One of the nicest features is the Property Inspector that enables quick,
comprehensive property editing that makes getting it perfect a no-brainer. This is
the editor I use to create and maintain all of my web sites. I have used the entire
professional and many of the other HTML editors available and can say that
Dreamweaver is absolutely the best HTML editor. Since Dreamweaver is taught in most
graphic design curriculums, it inclusion in the academic software package is needed.


Macromedia Fireworks

Fireworks is Macromedia's answer to Photoshop and is included in the student
software package. Fireworks have all the tools web professional needs to create
everything from simple graphical buttons to sophisticated rollover effects. You can
import, edit, and integrate all major graphics formats, including vector and bitmap
images and easily export Fireworks images to Flash, Dreamweaver, and third-party
applications.

Besides all of the normal features you would expect in a professional photo editing
program, fireworks includes new interactive design features and the ability to
create pop-up menus in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) format without the need for
programming. One thing Fireworks does exceptionally well is batch processing. I use
Fireworks batch processing all of the time to optimize entire directories of
photographs. I can resize and optimize 50 photographs in just a couple of minutes.

Macromedia Flash Pro 8

Flash is the industry leader for creation animation and video movies for streaming
over the internet. Flash creates movies with surprising small files sizes. That
translates to quick download times and the availability to use flash animation on
slower links and mobile devices and comes complete with tools for video creation
especially for mobile devices. Flash pro 8 provides everything needed to create
great looking videos. Since flash is being used more frequently is essential that it
be part of an academic software package.

Macromedia Contribute

Contribute is Macromedia\'s answer to the problem of content management. It provides
the ability to change the content of a website without having to know anything about
HTML, but does not need all the expensive software and databases that a regular
content management system uses. Contribute allows companies to buy an inexpensive
tool that lets them provide content without messing with the design. Contribute is a
solution that is custom-made for small to mid-sized companies that don\'t need all
the power of CMS, but would like some of the benefits. Being included in the
academic software package will give students an opportunity to see how a very simple
CMS system works.

Macromedia FlashPaper

FlashPaper generates compact, fast-opening Flash documents that can be published to
any website using Macromedia Contribute, Dreamweaver, or any other HTML tool.
FlashPaper creates Flash documents through intuitive Microsoft Office integration
and file drag and drop. Create Flash documents that are immediately available
cross-platform on any web browser. Compact Flash documents open within a web page,
eliminating the need for a separate viewer application. Flash documents can also be
incorporated into Flash projects. Adding this to the student software package allows
the student to experience using a very handy tool.

Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 Premium Academic Software Package

Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop is the graphics industry standard and my choice of photo editing software.
I have to admit I love Photoshop. You can create original images or modify photos
using a wide range of painting, drawing, and retouching tools. You can work the way
that\'s best for you by creating personalized workspace and tool settings and
customized keyboard shortcuts.
You can achieve sophisticated results by compositing images, text, and effects on
hundreds of layers that you control by grouping into sets, color coding, and
locking. You can simulate traditional fine-art techniques with dry and wet brush
effects, pastel, charcoal, and more and even use brushes to add special effects such
as grass and leaves.
There are tools to improve the color, contrast, and dynamic range of any image,
easily remove dust, scratches, blemishes, wrinkles, and other flaws with the Healing
Brush. Photoshop can give high quality output by working with the complete raw data
files from most major digital camera models. It's great all-around imaging software.
Photoshop is taught in all graphic curriculums and had to be included in the student
software package.

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is also taught in every school's graphic curriculum and is another
essential part of a student software package. It is also an essential tool for
anyone who needs to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other
medium. When my clients send me a rough pencil drawing of the logo they want for
their business, I create the logo in Illustrator then import into Photoshop to get
it ready for their web page.
Illustrator has great 3D features, advanced typographical controls, Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF) integration and enhanced printing options. Illustrator will
help create and efficiently publish your artwork anywhere.

One of the nicest features is the ability to apply live effects without affecting
the underlying artwork, so you can edit at any time without starting over. There are
blending modes and transparency effects similar to those in Photoshop software but,
unlike Photoshop, Illustrator has intuitive tools such as the Pencil, Smooth, Erase,
and Pen tools.

Adobe In Design

In Design is the best page layout software available and is the choice of most print
design professionals. With the advent of paid subscription totally-digital
magazines, it is getting popular for laying out the print like pages of these
products.
It can integrate with both Photoshop and Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) file
formats and supports the multiple layer capability of Photoshop. It is an all around
necessary tool for the professional graphic designer. Although not usually covered
in most curriculums, it is a welcome addition to any academic software package,

Adobe Go Live

Go Live is Adobe's answer to Dreamweaver. It has all of the features that you can
find in Dreamweaver and is integrated directly into the rest of adobe products.
Personally, I prefer Dreamweaver but go live are an excellent HTML editor and
complete the suite for a web designer. Although usually on touched in classes, Go
Live is welcome addition to any student software package.

Adobe Acrobat

Acrobat is the number one tool used to create the widely used PDF document format.
With it's built in security features that can prevent the user from copying or
changing the document and the ability to require a password to open the document,
acrobat is still one of the leading choices for creating paid e-books. This program
is an absolute necessity for a web designer and therefore a welcome addition to the
academic software package.


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