Difference between Photoshop and ImageReady

What is the difference between Adobe ImageReady and Photoshop. Adobe ImageReady is the software use to make animation, image compression optimization, adding rollover effects, and HTML generation, image slicing. Both Photoshop and Imageready use for making bitmapped files, including JPEG, JPG, TIFF… But Photoshop can’t create GIF file. Photoshop can build vector images, illution. Adobe Imageready is packaged with Photoshop Software which was designed for web development. ImageReady was not designed to be used as an image editor. The ImageReady’s toolbox and application frame like that of Photoshop. But Adobe Photoshop have more tools than Adobe ImageReady. In Photoshop CS6, Imageready is packaged on window menu (Where is ImageReady in Photoshop CS6 )

The lastest Adobe Imageready version is V9 (“CS2”), May 2005.

Adobe ImageReady CS version 8.0

Adobe ImageReady CS version 8.0

Why can’t we find out Imageready in Photoshop CS ?

The first version of Adobe Imageready is version 1, 1998. Imageready bundled with Adobe Photoshop 5.5 was introduced in July 1999. In 2007, Adobe stopped Imageready with introduction the introduction of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 product versions.

Adobe creative suite 3 master collection 2007

Adobe creative suite 3 master collection 2007

How to make a GIF photo ?

Although Adobe stopped Imageready. We can create animated images with new function. If you are using Photoshop CS6, You just change workspace in Window menu, then choose New in Photoshop CS6

Workspace new in cs6

Workspace new in cs6

Using timeline design and editting your images, next to save as web

Hope you success ! I will try to post more photoshop tutorials. Sorry for my English isn’t good.

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