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Product Features
- Common Macromedia user interface
- Pop-up menu creator and drag-and-drop rollovers
- Masking and layers panel enhancements
- Refined Photoshop import and export
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Dreamweaver 4.0: Dreamweaver is one of the few visual web design tools to find favour with actual web professionals. Designers want fast tools generating code for multiple platforms, along with the ability to hand-tweak the underlying HTML--this is exactly why Dreamweaver is popular. It is a well-behaved package that combines rich template features with the ability to enter your own custom code. Version 4.0 is a further improvement in this respect, with an enhanced syntax-highlighting code editor and an optional split view for seamless switching between graphic editing and HTML coding.
The heart of Dreamweaver is the page designer with its floating tool palettes and drag-and-drop insertions. The Assets panel makes it easy to reuse images, links, animations and other elements, with the added benefit that editing a library item changes it automatically wherever it is used. Though a very capable editor, two features really make it shine. The first is its integration with external editors such as Macromedia's own Fireworks 4 for web graphics and Flash 5 for vector-based animations. The other killer feature is expandability, with thousands of free add-ons available from Macromedia's site.
Existing users will find Dreamweaver 4.0 a great upgrade. Along with the improved code editor, it boasts an excellent Java-based script debugger, integrated access to O'Reilly reference material on CSS, HTML and JavaScript, built-in Flash buttons and text effects, a table-based layout view and a team development tool in Visual SourceSafe. If that wasn't enough, there's also the option to incorporate Ultradev 4 for dynamic database access. --Tim Anderson
Fireworks 4.0: Fireworks is a dedicated web graphics application. You can create both vector and bitmap images, optimise them for web pages, and add numerous special effects for export to HTML.
The starting point is a familiar range of drawing and painting tools--shapes, lines, brushes, pens and selection tools. In the default vector mode these create editable, scaleable objects, and in bitmap mode they paint pixels. Fireworks supports layers and masks, overlaid virtual surfaces you can edit independently, enabling a wide range of stunning effects. There is also a library panel where you can store graphic elements for reuse.
A key feature for web designers is optimisation. Fireworks 4.0 offers optimal control over the trade-off between quality and size with "2-up" and "4-up" views permitting original and altered versions to be compared. There is also strong support for GIF, JPEG and PNG image formats, and for hotspots and slices--techniques for mapping or dividing an image to accommodate HTML features. Integration with Macromedia's Dreamweaver 4 is better than ever: Designers can export to Dreamweaver, or alternatively launch Fireworks from Dreamweaver, edit the image then save it back with all Fireworks-specific details preserved. --Tim Anderson
Manufacturer's Description
Get integrated Web graphics design and professional Web site development by using these two bundled products. A shared Macromedia user interface and integrated product features make the Dreamweaver 4/Fireworks 4 Studio the most efficient way to create professional Web sites. Create, edit, and animate bitmap and vector Web graphics, and add advanced interactivity and pop-up menus in Fireworks' robust, professional environment. Easily import Fireworks rollovers, pop-up menus, and buttons into Dreamweaver to create engaging Web experiences. Launch and edit both graphics and tables between Dreamweaver and Fireworks for efficient workflow. In Dreamweaver, complete the design by using visual page-layout techniques or code entirely by hand in the professional text-editing environment. Create Macromedia Flash graphics, easily manage site assets, and integrate content from Microsoft Office to create professional Web sites. Look up code descriptions and examples by using integrated reference material from O'Reilly Publications. Maximize team efficiency and integrate seamlessly with leading content-management systems.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
creme de la creme,
By Laetitia Nijnens (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dreamweaver 4 & Fireworks 4 Studio Win (CD-ROM)
Dreamweaver 4.0 absolutely beat my expectations. I started out making web sites using frontpage 2000. At first this seemed too easy to be true. It was. Dreamweaver eliminates problems created by monopolies such as microsoft. They help you create absolute browser compatibility. According to Macromedia dreamweaver can allow you to test your pages in 20 different web browsers. Ever heard of that many being available? No, of course not, but that's the special edge that macromedia have. They offered me complete satisfaction, and once I have the cash,I look forward to buying some of their other software packages in the future. Yep...they are pricey, but if you ask me...it's worth both the money and the little bit of extra time needed to grab hold of the basics. I'm loving it...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greta Package!,
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This review is from: Dreamweaver 4 & Fireworks 4 Studio Win (CD-ROM)
What a great package everything you need in the box. Macromedia also run special offers, at the moment January 2002 you get 2 cd`s of training etc, which ships after you register. 2 great manuals come with it as well as HomeSite. What more do you want! The CD is packed with useful stuff.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use with great results,
By Ed (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dreamweaver 4 & Fireworks 4 Studio Win (CD-ROM)
I know nothing about web design or coding, and yet found it easy to create a really professional looking web site including superb graphics, simple animations and now manage it. Interactive tutorials give a basic overview about both packages, and then it's simply a question of practice. The layout of the various tools is very visual, and everything makes sense, making this package ideal for beginners who want to learn quickly. The combination of Fireworks and Dreamweaver works very well. I used Fireworks essentially as design tool, creating graphics, rollovers and animations that I then transferred to the web page. Fireworks allows you to export either a simple jpg or gif format, or the html code and sliced resources, so is very versatile. Before exporting, there is a preview function that allows you to compare the various output types and download speeds. This means that you can optimise the performance of the graphic, without compromising on the look that you originally wanted. Editing graphics later is easy too; re-export the graphic under the same file name, and web pages in Dreamweaver automatically update. Attention to detail is fantastic, the program designers have done everything to make the package easy to use, with too many clever features to mention here. Three top points: the way that you can switch between the two so easily; what you see on the screen is exactly what you get when you preview in your browser; and the fact that I will not have to learn any code. Speaking as a beginner, I find it amazing that clients previewing the site that I built from scratch in a week, ask me to refer my web designer to them. If only they knew...
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