Best Graphics Software?

**Shane** · January 24th '06

Vote for the best graphics software in your opinion and tell us why you voted!

For me it has to be Macromedia Fireworks because its a qucik and easy to use, feature rich program that can export images in a whole different range of formats as well as exporting them as html/websites.

It can create soem very clever synamic CSS menus o-the-fly and also have an array of other useful stuff such as batch editing of existing images and hundreds of available plugins, most of which are free.

**Ben** · January 24th '06

Start > All Programs > Accessories > ...you know where i'm going

lol only messing, although it is underrated for usefulness when it comes to basic picture editing. very basic, mind. lol

**Shane** · January 25th '06

Its not meant for picture editing at all really but it is graphics software so I am adding it to the poll!

**Mattimadhead** · January 26th '06

Photoshop no one appreiciates it and especialy with the new release of CS2 which means you can send your images and creations into the macromedia suite as adobe and macromedia have teamed up XD i want it!!!!!!

**NATAL!E** · January 26th '06

I voted Photoshop. I haven't used many of the others, and at the moment, I haven't got Photoshop, and I miss it a lot.

It was useful for photo editing to making stuff. Haha..

**~Wayne~** · January 26th '06

Main one I can use well is photoshop so I'd say that. But for easy and efficient formatting gotta be paint

**AgentGirl** · March 27th '06

Adobe Photoshop all the way. Why? You can do almost anything with it and just gives you smooth effects. Paint Shop Pro is OKAY. It's more of a beginners software, which I started with myself. It's not that bad. But Adobe got it going on. :]

**Ben** · March 28th '06

i've voted fireworks, although i've only just started using it i think from the work i've seen before, it produces the best results.

paint wasn't meant for very much really, it's best for bitmaps, like screenshots.

i did edit a photo in paint once, i patched up the whole in my mate's t-shirt on a group photo. couldn't tell it had been modified! well good!

when i first started making sites in plain html, i made all my buttons in paint, simple. most buttons on sites look 3D and often have a different picture displayed when you hover over them (often to enhance the 3D effect).

**CraigYohn!** · March 28th '06

I vote none of them.

Maybe Photoshop, but theres loads of stuff not listed that I use :/

**LukeEv_17** · March 28th '06

i prefer fireworks followed by corel

**Asi9ine** · April 3rd '06

Photoshop. I like Fireworks and all, but if I want to make a simple graphic, I would rather use that program.

**Notebook** · April 3rd '06

I've only used Paint and Paint Shop Pro outta that list. PSP is good for what I need :-)

**LukeEv_17** · April 7th '06

does anyone use corel rave?

**gprime** · April 8th '06

I didn't vote in the poll. The thing is, as much as I suck at graphics, over the next bit, I'll be working to improve my skills. And the tools used aren't really reflected above. I use Paint.net and Inkscape. Once I master those, I'll start working with Blender.

**Shane** · June 3rd '06

I now only ever use Flash MX, Fireworks MX and Corel Graphics Suite.

I need to use Corel for Higher Resolution work when printing. - It's no where near as good as the Macromedia/Adobe Software.

**bulldogg** · July 22nd '06

ya flash MX is used by me on a day to day basis, fireworks in not so keen on though

**Porcelain** · July 22nd '06

Photoshop. Fireworks is okay, but I've never really used it to actually make graphics, more for the html side of things. Whenever I've used Fireworks, I've pasted something from PS in, so yeah. I use Frontpage for html because it's simple, and Laura likes simple.

I love Photoshop, you can do so much with it, and it's fairly easy to use too. Also, 'cause it's so widely used, there are billions of tutorials out there to help! =]

**ib0b** · July 24th '06

Has anyone here paid for Photoshop? It retails for ~700USD. Even if you can get a special discount at a university, that is not worth it when you can use

pixbie
photo filtre
paint.net
gimp

and other programs to exceed the functionality of Photoshop for free.