Adobe ImageReady is a stand-alone program bundled with Photoshop that serves as your one-stop-shopping source for a variety of Web-based tricks, such as image maps (which let you link portions of an image to a Web address), rollovers (which tell your browser to do certain things when the mouse cursor passes over a portion of the Web page), and animations (those often annoying rotating logos and dancing bunnies that you see on some Web pages).
You can even combine two or more of these effects. For example, you can create an image with separate areas that change their appearance when the mouse cursor passes over or clicks them. This change can be an animated glowing effect that vanishes when the visitor clicks to jump to a new page on your Web site. The programs overlap in many ways with many functions you can carry out in both. Photoshop has more features related to creating and editing content, whereas ImageReady has more extensive options for optimizing and configuring images for the Web. And like Photoshop, ImageReady got a slew of enhancements in this new version as well. But, if your Web needs are modest, you can probably do all you need within Photoshop itself and may rarely need to call on ImageReady.
Firing Up ImageReady
Adobe provides an easy link between Photoshop and ImageReady. If you’re working on an image in Photoshop and want to create one of the ImageReady effects, just choose File-->Edit in ImageReady, or press Shift+Ctrl+M (Shift+Ô+M on the Mac). You can also choose this command from the File menu in the Photoshop File Browser. Or simply click the Edit in ImageReady button at the bottom of the Tools palette. And finally, if you are in the Save for Web dialog box, you’ll also find an Edit in ImageReady button. ImageReady then opens with the same image. When you’re finished in ImageReady, you can jump back to Photoshop by using the same menu choice or shortcut keystrokes; Photoshop displays an updated version of the image file, so any changes you’ve made in ImageReady are reflected in Photoshop.
In previous versions, when you were manipulating an image in ImageReady, the image was dark in Photoshop to indicate that the file was inactive. Adobe has eliminated this duplication of images in favor of speed and efficiency. You no longer see the image in the companion program. But to reactivate the image in either program, choose Window and select the filename at the bottom of the menu. And remember that files updated in one application can be autoupdated in the other. Just make sure that you’ve selected Auto-Update Open Documents option in your General Preferences.
If you used previous versions of ImageReady, you’ll find that the interface got a makeover in this new version. The interface is more object-oriented, allowing you to more easily select,
align, and group objects and layers. Adobe also added Smart Guides, similar to those found in Illustrator, to enable more precision in object placement. This user interface enhancement should allow for easier Web page construction, especially if your page contains lots of buttons and shapes.
You can even combine two or more of these effects. For example, you can create an image with separate areas that change their appearance when the mouse cursor passes over or clicks them. This change can be an animated glowing effect that vanishes when the visitor clicks to jump to a new page on your Web site. The programs overlap in many ways with many functions you can carry out in both. Photoshop has more features related to creating and editing content, whereas ImageReady has more extensive options for optimizing and configuring images for the Web. And like Photoshop, ImageReady got a slew of enhancements in this new version as well. But, if your Web needs are modest, you can probably do all you need within Photoshop itself and may rarely need to call on ImageReady.
Firing Up ImageReady
Adobe provides an easy link between Photoshop and ImageReady. If you’re working on an image in Photoshop and want to create one of the ImageReady effects, just choose File-->Edit in ImageReady, or press Shift+Ctrl+M (Shift+Ô+M on the Mac). You can also choose this command from the File menu in the Photoshop File Browser. Or simply click the Edit in ImageReady button at the bottom of the Tools palette. And finally, if you are in the Save for Web dialog box, you’ll also find an Edit in ImageReady button. ImageReady then opens with the same image. When you’re finished in ImageReady, you can jump back to Photoshop by using the same menu choice or shortcut keystrokes; Photoshop displays an updated version of the image file, so any changes you’ve made in ImageReady are reflected in Photoshop.
In previous versions, when you were manipulating an image in ImageReady, the image was dark in Photoshop to indicate that the file was inactive. Adobe has eliminated this duplication of images in favor of speed and efficiency. You no longer see the image in the companion program. But to reactivate the image in either program, choose Window and select the filename at the bottom of the menu. And remember that files updated in one application can be autoupdated in the other. Just make sure that you’ve selected Auto-Update Open Documents option in your General Preferences.
If you used previous versions of ImageReady, you’ll find that the interface got a makeover in this new version. The interface is more object-oriented, allowing you to more easily select,
align, and group objects and layers. Adobe also added Smart Guides, similar to those found in Illustrator, to enable more precision in object placement. This user interface enhancement should allow for easier Web page construction, especially if your page contains lots of buttons and shapes.
Looking to ImageReady
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