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Adobe Fireworks CS5

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What is Fireworks?

Adobe® Fireworks® CS5 software provides the tools you need to create expressive, highly optimized graphics for the web or virtually any device — from smartphones to kiosks to embedded displays.

 

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Pixel-precise rendering

Pixel-precise rendering

Keep designs crisp on destination screens of virtually any size with advanced rendering. Improved definition means objects in vector and bitmap modes appear sharper, even when converted from one mode to the other.

Adobe Swatch Exchange

Adobe Swatch Exchange

Match colors precisely with designs from other Adobe graphics software via Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE). Import an ASE file from Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, or Kuler®.

Easy-to-use screen-based design tools

Easy-to-use screen-based design tools

Create and edit vector and bitmap images, or import and modify native Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files. Changes remain editable at any time, and final output is optimized for display resolutions.

Improved type handling

Improved type handling

Produce exceptional type designs with the Adobe text engine. Copy and paste double-byte characters without loss of fidelity. Float text inside a path, and take advantage of many other improvements.

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Improved performance

Improved performance

Work faster with significant performance enhancements, including greater control over pixel placement of design elements, improved file opening and saving, updated symbol operation, and quicker bitmap and vector operations.

Pixel-precise rendering

Pixel-precise rendering

Keep designs crisp on destination screens of virtually any size with advanced rendering. Improved definition means objects in vector and bitmap modes appear sharper, even when converted from one mode to the other.

Workflows with apps built using Flash software

Workflows with apps built using Flash software

Export objects, pages, or entire documents to applications in the Adobe Flash software family to develop interactivity. The XML-based FXG format helps ensure rich application creations are converted precisely.

Extensibility improvements

Extensibility improvements

Customize scripts for exporting, batch operations, and FXG formats with the expanded extensibility API. Increase productivity and control by specifying client-specific output formats in automated batch processing.

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Easy-to-use screen-based design tools

Easy-to-use screen-based design tools

Create and edit vector and bitmap images, or import and modify native Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files. Changes remain editable at any time, and final output is optimized for display resolutions.

Sophisticated prototyping

Sophisticated prototyping

Design interactive layouts for websites and rich Internet applications (RIAs) without writing code. Reduce development time by exporting multipage, clickable website comps as CSS-based layouts. Take RIA prototypes directly into Adobe AIR® software.

Improved performance

Improved performance

Work faster with significant performance enhancements, including greater control over pixel placement of design elements, improved file opening and saving, updated symbol operation, and quicker bitmap and vector operations.

Intelligent integration

Intelligent integration

Import Photoshop and Illustrator files, maintaining color matching, element fidelity, and editing capability. Export to the Adobe Flash software family for advanced interactivity design. Copy and paste between Fireworks and Dreamweaver® software.

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Adobe Device Central integration

Adobe Device Central integration

Start mobile projects with confidence using device profiles in Adobe Device Central. Choose templates for mobile, HDTV, or other consumer devices with the correct screen size and resolution already configured.

Design templates

Design templates

Save frequently used projects as templates to share with your design team.

Customizable, reusable assets

Customizable, reusable assets

Jump-start your design process with the Common Library of graphic symbols, form elements, text symbols, and animations. Design your own custom symbols and styles for continued rapid design and prototyping.

Adobe Swatch Exchange

Adobe Swatch Exchange

Match colors precisely with designs from other Adobe graphics software via Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE). Import an ASE file from Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, or Kuler®.

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Pixel-precise rendering

Pixel-precise rendering

Keep designs crisp on destination screens of virtually any size with advanced rendering. Improved definition means objects in vector and bitmap modes appear sharper, even when converted from one mode to the other.

Sophisticated prototyping

Sophisticated prototyping

Design interactive layouts for websites and rich Internet applications (RIAs) without writing code. Reduce development time by exporting multipage, clickable website comps as CSS-based layouts. Take RIA prototypes directly into Adobe AIR® software.

Effortless client collaboration

Effortless client collaboration

Within Acrobat.com, conduct online meetings with two-way video communication using Adobe ConnectNow. Also, use Fireworks to generate interactive PDF or HTML comps for review, complete with clickable links.

Improved performance

Improved performance

Work faster with significant performance enhancements, including greater control over pixel placement of design elements, improved file opening and saving, updated symbol operation, and quicker bitmap and vector operations.

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Fireworks mobile workflows

Learn how to preview your mobile website or application and create your own custom device profiles.

Adobe Youth Voices

Hear the stories that emerge as part of Adobe Youth Voices, the Adobe Foundation's signature philanthropy initiative empowering young people to create with purpose. Youth use digital tools to express themselves about issues important to them.

MAX Online: now available on demand

Watch this year's keynotes and learn from the experts in in-depth sessions — then save the date for 2012!

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National Health Council

National Health Council

Fig Leaf Software rebuilt the NHC website using Fireworks, significantly reducing development time and effort.

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