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Waxahatchie · Mar 24, 2002, 06:37 PM

I'm just getting started on HTML and vector-animation development, and have the choice of using Adobe's GoLive and Live Motion vs. Macromedia's Dreamweaver and Flash. I realize Flash is the incumbent for vector stuff, and GoLive and Dreamweaver have been around roughly the same amount of time. For standard graphics work I already have Photoshop 6 and Illustrator 9, so I'm already partially in the Adobe camp.

My questions to you all are: whose solutions do you like better? Does one company's interoperability between apps work out better than the other's? Do you mix and match? And what instructional books for beginners do you like? Thanks in advance.

Waxa

KaptainKaya · Mar 27, 2002, 10:14 PM

Well if you want seamless integration with all your other Adobe apps, I'd go with the GoLive/LiveMotion bundle. I have GoLive 6 and while not much has changed from 5 besides being a carbon app, it runs beautifully in X, with no problems so far here. I don't have LiveMotion, of course I don't deal w/ Flash content anyway. It all depends on what you want to do I suppose. Check reviews at VersionTracker as well, they might help with your decision!

Waxahatchie · Apr 2, 2002, 08:24 PM

Thanks, Kap'n K...

I suspect I'll stivk with the Adobe apps, at least to start.

So, can anyone recommend good books for GoLive, Photoshop 6, and Flash?

Thanks again.

Waxa

CreamKoRn · Apr 20, 2002, 12:36 PM

I would stick with the Adode Apps. But if your really want to make .swf files. You can export the files as .swf files. Dreamweaver and Flash are easier to use by my own use of them. Some good Books for Photoshop 7 are Adobe Photoshop 7 Web Design or Photoshop 7 in a Classroom. They haven't been published yet but they are worth the wait.

Justin W. Williams · Apr 21, 2002, 10:20 AM

I'd go w/ the Macromedia Apps. I love Dreamweaver. I tried GoLive6, but wasn't fond of it at all. It rewrites your code too much.

command-tab · Apr 29, 2002, 09:46 PM

I won't use anything BUT Adobe apps for web design. GoLive and Photoshop are all you need.

Chris in Madison · May 1, 2002, 08:17 AM

I'm a Macromedia user, personally. But it depends a lot on what you are trying to accomplish and what you're most comfortable with. If you are strictly a designer and are most comfortable with Photoshop and Illustrator, then GoLive might be the most comfortable transition into the web world. However, if you care to dive into dynamic content (database driven stuff, ASP, JSP, ColdFusion, etc.), then you might be more productive with a product like Dreamweaver Ultradev or the recently announced Dreamweaver MX.

Best regards,
Chris

Lynn Grillo · May 5, 2002, 08:29 PM

<STRONG>However, if you care to dive into dynamic content (database driven stuff, ASP, JSP, ColdFusion, etc.), then you might be more productive with a product like Dreamweaver Ultradev or the recently announced Dreamweaver MX.
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Thought I'd let you know that GoLive 6 supports JSP, ASP and PHP and makes it a snap to use. Also, GoLive 6 ships with the Adobe Web Workgroup Server right out of the box.That tool allows for collaboration with features such as version control, version comparison and rollback to previous versions of any file. The WorkGroup is supported in our other apps such as Photoshop 7, Illustrator 10, LiveMotion 2 and since it is based on WebDAV (an open standard built on HTTP) it can also be used with any WebDAV enabled application, including the WebDAV support built into OSX and Windows 2000 and Win XP as well as other apps like Dreamweaver. :-)

Neat!

HTH!

[ 05-05-2002: Message edited by: Lynn Grillo ]

godzookie2k · May 6, 2002, 09:29 AM

Well, how is that for from the horses mouth? Anyway, use whatever gets the job done. Who ever said that you HAD to stay company loyal? All the applications mentioned are interoperable if configured correctly, and demos are available for all of them, so download em all and see which one *you* like best, don't let others force your hand (willingly or un).

Personally, I us dreamweaver set with photoshop/imageready as my default graphics editor, and osx set to change all html files to dreamweaver, illustrator files exported to flash.

I like dreamweavers code a thousand times better than golives as far as WYSIWYG, I've never had anything but pain and angst with golive pages, whie dreamweaver html is (semi) pitch perfect needing far less clean up.