[thelist] Macromedia vs. Adobe

[AtdtXav]

Humph.  I wasn't even aware of the lawsuit.

Too bad the article writer couldn't reach adobe, as with only
one side it's just propaganda (no offense on M meant, that's
just how it works).

Scott
<tip author="Xav" type="putting your foot down">
Don't be afraid to sit down for a talk with your
customer if someone is insisting on breaking through
your processes.  If you're being asked to create HTML
templates when the design isn't even completed, you
might want to explain what "duplication of effort" is
and how much it could cost them.
</tip>

--- John Dowdell <jdowdell at macromedia.com> wrote:
> At 9:58 AM 10/6/0, Erika Meyer wrote:
> > And out of curiosity... which company is more evil,
> Macromedia
> > or Adobe?
> 
> Well, there goes *my* self-esteem for the weekend...!  ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> > Now assuming I want to use FLASH down the road... and I want
> to
> > work with both vector and bitmap graphics...
> > Do I need FREEHAND and FIREWORKS and FLASH and ILLUSTRATOR
> and
> > PHOTOSHOP and IMAGEREADY?
> 
> Well, the Macromedia Flash Player is tuned for streaming
> vector
> interactivity... while it can use bitmaps, the small Flash
> Player is
> definitely not a catch-all media container like the larger
> Shockwave Player
> is.
> 
> (Background: Over the last year, as Flash's popularity has
> exploded, I've
> seen more and more newbies try to force-fit their previous
> experience with
> photo-processing software into delivery as web vectors. It
> *can* work, but
> an over-familiarity with Photoshop actually seems to hurt many
> people,
> until they get over that hump and see that there's more than
> one way to
> approach graphics.)
> 
> A vector layout tool can help, in creating vector styles
> different from
> Flash's own painterly style... FreeHand has more options like
> perspective,
> envelopes, mirroring and such, but either can help for that
> type of
> PostScript-style illustration. (Please *do* go through the
> Flash drawing
> tutorials, though... people with equal experience of both tend
> to go with
> Flash's own drawing, which is surprisingly quick and
> powerful.)
> 
> Fireworks specializes in creation of GIF and JPG, along with
> the HTML/JS
> for various HTML editors... it can convert art to SWF, as
> either vectors or
> pixels. For the occasional pixel-based art, though, pretty
> much any tool
> can do.
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:57 PM 10/6/0, Mike Migurski wrote:
> > Adobe has mastered the user interface and workflow of
> > its applications.
> 
> I'd absolutely disagree, Mike... their workflow is remarkably
> poorly-thought-out and derivative, and the "user interface" is
> also modeled
> on prior Macromedia models and not as sensible as their
> advertising
> describes.
> 
> I realize in my position I can't convince anyone... I'm just
> not letting
> that pass without registering a dissent, thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> btw, for the latest on the lawsuits between the two companies,
> see:
> http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000927/n27375142.html
> 
> jd
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John Dowdell, Macromedia Tech Support, San Francisco CA US
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=====
Xavier
 - Scott
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