I've been using Dreamweaver and Fireworks.


Dreamweaver is a html/css editor

Photoshop is for photo editing

These are two different softwares

Hi drewanderson...

I use both Photoshop CS4 Extended and Dreamweaver CS4 to design my sites and the sites of my clients.

The cool thing about using PS is that you can design the site, slice the PS image using the Slice tool, and then save it as a HTML file using File-->Save For Web and Devices.

PS will create an image folder and the HTML file. This is cool because for those individuals that like to "view source" to "steal" layouts, they won't be able to because most of the HTML coding will be image files that was created in Photoshop.

However, I use Dreamweaver CS4 in case I need to hyperlink a part of the image, put in an "opt in" box, etc.

I also use Dreamweaver for designing sites that have long salesletters. I haven't found out how to do a salesletter site in PS, but I will, if it can be done.

I can design sites...but I need a good copywriter to write the salesletter. I am not great at writing killer salesletters. I'm OK, but not great like some warriors on here.

Hope this helps.

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Hey Drew,

I've been building web applications for going on 12 years now. Dreamweaver has been top of my list for many of those years as it has a great WYSIWYG interface which makes laying out websites real easy (although I prefer working in code mode myself.)

For more complex line of business application I use Microsoft Visual Studio, ASP.NET and C# as creating complex business applications needs a good object orientated approach to design.

These days however, with the phenomenal growth of open source blog and CMS platforms, I create all my niche market and money sites using either Drupal or the Wordpress platform. They are both extremely well optimized for SEO, don'r require and coding, have massive template / theme libraries and a huge number of additional modules you can plug in which enables me to setup a niche site in under an hour.

Photoshop is by far the best graphics tool for photo editing logo creation etc, but it's expensive, a good free alternative is Paint.NET or Gimp.org

Cheers
Nick

I think the reason he said that, is that the design step can only be handled by an editor capable of making the type of graphics that Photoshop is capable of. To most professionals Dreamweaver is a tool, but not really a design tool.

I've moved away from using Dreamweaver, but the same is true of me: most of the designs I am involved in start in Photoshop, then I code them to make a final product.

The idea that Dreamweaver is a "one stop shop" for all your web design needs, is completely baseless.

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P.S. I would have to say that the Snagit software is such an easy and wonderful tool to have in your arsenal if you don't already have it. It helps with anything and everything from what I have experienced. Any thoughts on that? Plus, it works easily with both Dreamweaver and Photoshop.

i always use photoshop for designing the "aesthetics" of my site - but the coding/development i normally use either notepad and/or dreamweaver around a Joomla core

building a site purely from images will be detrimental to any onsite optimization you intended to implement...

i cant see how that guy with a successful web business would be able to manage doing websites just with photoshop? Doesn't add up... he would at the very least need to have some kind of code editor if not at least notepad... photoshop is not a an efficient way to do web development as far as i am concerned...

PS - For designing
Dreamweaver - For coding

I agree you need to learn both one will compliment the other, but i wouldn't go down the route of trying to set up websites directly from slicing graphics in photoshop, the results arent very good and the site will take a long time to load.

you can use photoshop also for designing but in dreamweaver making templates & giving effects are more convienient. I personally prefer Dreamweaver.

"90 Second Website Builder" is great - not an html editor, but does a lot of the same things photoshop and dreamweaver do by click and drag. It's great for building sites quickly.
P.S. I'm not an affiliate, I really do just like and recommend it!

Dream Weaver and photo shop very good program best out there.

Photoshop and Dreamweaver is different software, but you can combine them to build your sites. You can use firework too..

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You can use Photoshop for making a website design,

once you create design, then make slices and export it as html. then you can use it in dreamweaver for adding text, meta tags and other functions

I have only used Dreamweaver and I'm not so experienced but i find it easy to use

Hi all!

Dreamweaver software is ideal for web designers, web developers, and visual designers.

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Yeah in my opinion the two programs work hand in hand with one and another, I use both.

For me I use Dreamweaver.

I use photoshop for editing photos and I sometimes use Dreamweaver for advanced webpage editing. I personally didn't even know that you could use photoshop to design webpages.

Both of them are somethign different photoshop is an image editing software. Dreamweaver is an script editor.

I use a combination of both..couldn't imagine a whole site in IMages would think it would load VERY slow and is outdated when you could use CSS to place them..

FireWorks for designs
Visual Studio for Asp.Net scripting
Zend Studio for PHP scripting

I have used both as well. I prefer Dreamweaver to most other programs for simple editing of HTML. I have only used photoshop for picture editing. I have seen good headers done in photoshop. Those were impressive.

I use both Dreamweaver and Photoshop for my sites and for those of my clients. For my affiliate marketing sites, I'm also using XSitePro which is a great program for people who have little or no knowledge of html. I can create a site with XSitePro in a fraction of the times it takes in Dreamweaver.

PM me if you want more info on this.

I totally think DW is easier. I have been using it for years and I tried to do a site with PS but just couldn't get my head wrapped around it.

I don't hand write my code, at least not all of it. I use the WYSIWYG part of DW and go into code view to do specific work. I could do it all by hand but just don't see the point.

Using photoshop to design websites?? thats news to me i though it was used to design and edit the images and those images,banners and logos will be used by dreamweaver to create the website.

i use macromedia homesite ++ for coding and macromedia firework for designing . but firework and photoshop not good thing to use maquee tools. i use corel is better .

Using photoshop to create the code for your website is not the best option. Chances are it will be image heavy and have significant impact on site speed and loading. Dreamweaver is a far more efficient option.

I always use photoshop and frontpage to make my website.
After i design my work at photoshop, slice it, save it. Then i go to frontpage to edit the website

If you are looking for earning money with your wesites and look for ready mades choose Xsite Pro or Artisteer. I have both used Dreamweaver and Photoshop and I was sitting endless with these apps. Just my 2 cents.

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Paint Shop Pro 8 + Jasc Animation for graphics, then Dreamweaver for my site

Photoshop and other graphic programs for the images, notepad for all code. Yes, notepad. I like to write all HTML/PHP code myself.

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Photoshop is only for grapics.
Dreamweaver is HTML/CSS/PHP/other prog. lang's./TXT/SQL/ whatever...

I use Dreamweaver for coding and Gimp for Image/Banner design. Also, use Snagit for screen captures.

I still use the Dreamweaver 8. Still does what I want.

I personally use Photoshop cs3 extended for the graphic design for my website, then use Dreamweaver to build the site. As has been stated, they are two totally distinct tools. I personally have never designed an entire website in PS. Don't even know how feasible it would be as opposed to using two different tools specifically designed for two distinct purposes.

Convergence

Lots of comparisons of dreamweaver to photoshop however they are two diferent kinds of programs. You create images in one and you create code in (html,css , php etc) in the other.

Long and short to the OP - your friend wasn't being accurate. I bet he does use something to code with even if its notepad. Yes Photoshop can put out code but youare going to end up with some text as an image which is inefficient and horrible for SEO.

I favor Dreamweaver to almost other programs for elementary editing of HTML. I have only used photoshop for picture editing. I have checked good headers done in photoshop.

I have used both software packages and both are great for different sets of tasks.

Sure you can design sites in both Dreamweaver and Photoshop. But you get more power out of either one depending on what you want user to be able to do.

Are you a designer? Or you need to have everything perfect or in the exact place? I would go with photoshop. With photoshop you can design the layout just how you like it. You can then turn the photoshop into a website by either handing it to your fellow website developer or slicing and dicing the template up to be used on the site.

Do you like tweaking the code on your page? Do you like to have forms popup on the page? Then I would use dreamweaver. Dreamweaver has some great server side tools that would allow anyone to build a (ecommerce) website (from scratch!) in no time at all. Well maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it does give you the ability to do it from within the software without any previous programming experience. Photoshop doesn't give you that.

I would recommend figuring out what you're going to use the software for. If you like to edit photos, go with photoshop, if you like tweaking websites, go with dreamweaver. (of course there are other tools out there than just these 2)

Photoshop can create pretty decent websites but if you want to do anything more advanced than static pages with no dynamic effects you really need something like Dreamweaver.

Macromedia Dreamweaver is a web development application support for web technologies such as CSS, Javascript and frameworks including ASP, PHP and Coldfusion. Adobe photoshop is a graphics editing program. There are two versions of Photoshop : Basic and Extended. Both are different in use with their advanced features.

Both are must to create good website.

You are pointing to two different environment. Photoshop is a photo enhancing software where you can edit, retouch and make logo for sites while Dreamweaver is a programming environment.

Photoshop is an image editor (a pretty advanced one, so just calling it an "image editor" would be inappropriate, but will do for now). Dreamweaver, on the other hand, is a code editor.

Photoshop is where you design the layout of your website. Dreamweaver is where you code the layout of your website (and also code the server side stuff, but I'll leave that out for now). Two different things.

You can design a website with Photoshop, and code it using any programming text editor, not just Dreamweaver. Many people create and slice images in Photoshop, and hand code it in a text editor. Same goes for programming.

Regards,
Revolves

Adobe photoshop is just to edit your own photos.
Macromedia Dreamweaver is to create websites.

Dreamweaver and Photo shop Both are important for designing a website.
for text and coding Dreamweaver useful and for image and photo photoshop is useful so i use both...

I have always been a code purist and never use WYSIWYG solutions. There is nothing wrong with Dreamweaver but it isn't my bag.

My environment is Coda for html/css/php/javascript - great tool and highly recommended. For designing I use photoshop.

Guys make your lives easier. Design your site using Photoshop, slice up the sections such as header, sidebar etc., and place those images into a template in Xsite pro. Any novice with a little bit of Photoshop know how can build a site in one hour. Forget all of that code stuff. Crank and make money. Its all about speed these days.

hello Drew,

I also always use Photoshop to design website
only make an appearance and cut it in photoshop
I only then input into the Dw for the code

I have dreamweaver at my home and i want to make a website and i have heard its best to use fireworks with dreamweaver, although i have made my previous websites perfectly fine.

Yeah because these software is completing each other when you are building a website
-Dreamweaver to write your website html, css, javascript
-Photoshop to design your website graphic

i prefer using not only one software, i use combinations for better output..dreamweaver, adobe photoshop, wordpress are those i use to make good website

Photoshop and dreamweaver goes hand by hand. You canot use only one of them. Sometimes I prefer to combine Illustrator with them. It gives me many web design ideas.

I use Photoshop for the graphics, and build the HTML and CSS by hand using Geany - but you only need a text editor. Notepad is fine, Notepad++ is better.

I also use Geany for building WordPress templates, but I've used Aptana in the past and liked it.

Photoshop is for design, Dreamweaver is for HTML/CSS coding ... don't do design in Dreamweaver and don't do HTML/CSS in Photoshop.

PS for designing and Dreamweaver is for coding of your design.The two software is very important when you are try to design a websites.

Dreamweaver is an HTML layout program and Photoshop is the industry standard graphic image editor. both have there own advantages but I personally prefer Dreamweaver as I feel easy to work with it.

Ahh! I was totally wrong. However, I still like Photoshop because it is so much more seamless to work with.

Have you tried GIMP? It's free, and it might do what you want.

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DreamWeaver is used for programming or code the design. Photoshop is used to make the design.

Like some others have already said: PS for design, DW for code.

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You can design in Photoshop but you need Dreamweaver or something like it to slice it all up into a website. Photoshop 7 had a web design piece built in, don't think it's there in the CS versions.

Can use both the software packages..Can create the needful design in photoshop and all other web site needs..it can also be sliced with photoshop and can be exported to html.
Then now by using dreamweaver we can code our site depending upon our needs..so from my part of view and experience both the softwares are used equally.
Thank u

Many people use Photoshop for the design and graphics but an editor like Dreamweaver for the layout and coding. They really have 2 different jobs one is a photo editor the other is an html editor.

someone tell me about learning of dream weaver.

i prefer using not only one software, i use combinations for better output..dream weaver,

dreamveawer is the best option for designing.

2 different softwares.

Photoshop is for designing, and yeh, use it if you wanna do web designing.

Dreamweaver is a no go IMO. get some better IDE like eclipse, netbeans, PHPStorm, or even notepadd++, gedit, textmate, coda or something

Dreamweaver is a website editor, so this would be the best programme to create a web page, meanwhile Photoshop is an image manipulation programme.

This is the largest thread containing the most posts purely to get post count up I have ever seen on the WF.

Yes, you can JUST use photoshop to create webpages WITHOUT any other software. Code is total crap but if all you want is a visually oriented website with some links to content that wont get in SE's it will work.

I have never met a programmer that can draw or has much in the way of creative right brain processing which is vital to being able to create appealing visual presentations or graphics. So from that stand point I would NOT recommend photoshop for your programmer friend.

hmm, you can use photoshop for designing the website or button or etc and slice them to make an HTML in DW.
But, I'm more comfort to using Fireworks and notepad++

hi,
as you have already mentioned that you are talking from a programmer's point of view you will need to use dreamweaver as it will help you to code xhtml, css, php and other programming languages related to the web.
on the other hand photoshop is a software which will help you to create nice pictures, images that you will be using in your website.

knowing both is really good.

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Have to say photoshop definetly! Easy to use relatively in my opinion.

They are completely different softwares, when I used to design websites I would use both, design and splice a mockup in photoshop, then do HTML editing in dreamweaver.

how can compair these two type software

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Hmm......Never heard that photoshop can be used to edit webpage. Photoshop only can design images.

Well I guess it depends what you are doing. Its kind of like asking; Whats better? A cell phone, or nail clippers? It just depends what you are doing

PHOTOSHOP IS BEST FOR GRAPHICS DESIGN OR ANIMATED IMAGES

DREAMWEAVER IS BEST FOR BEGINNERS TO UNDERSTAND CODES AND BUGS IN THEIR CODES, IT JUST MAKES CODES SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE AND ALSO RESIZE YOUR IMAGES.

Well I use both after doing some mock up designs I save as for web and when the html file was there created on Photoshop I coded it with Dreamweaver ... I wish there's only one software that can do both ....

I use Photoshop for designing and dreamweaver for webdesigning...

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I use dreamweaver for webdeveloping and Photoshop for photo editing...

DreamWEAVER for me. Much easier to use in terms of raw editing power with in my opinion is unriavaled

i'm using dreamweaver & photoshop to design my website

Anytime Dreamweaver coz i am also having the Business of Web developments in India and Dreamweaver helps a lot in that case, there is no competitor of dreamweaver as well.

It's not a choice of which one, as the 2 programs have nothing in common.
Photoshop is used for creating the GRAPHICS for a site, creating the graphical mock-up. PS does not do HTML and you should not use that which ImageReady spits out.

Dreamweaver is a tool for web page creation - that means the html and css for a site. If you don't know HTML now and cannot create a page with notepad, then Dreamweaver isn't going to help you build a good site. Learn HTML from the ground up first, then learn CSS to go with it.

Then you use BOTH programs to create a site.

this tools are totally different not worth the time to discuss about the specially specifications...

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You can't go wrong heading down the Adobe Creative Suite road. Incredible products and functionality. Incredible skills you will learn. All worth every minute and dollar you will spend.

i always use photoshop for designing and dreamweaver for html or php creation both are different type of s oftwares

Both are different type of softwares so if you want to design you can use photoshop otherwise you can use dreamweaver for HTML

Photoshop and Dreamweaver, Both software use for designing. But both are different and perform different work.
Photoshop use for image editing
Dreamweaver use for html and css.

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They are completely different software. Photoshop for design, dreamweaver for coding.

Photoshops export as html sucks, better to just slice the neccicary images and build all the code in dreamweaver.

Fireworks is better for slicing if you have it - you can load your psd into fireworks.

My design flow:
Wireframe in fireworks (because it has precise measurements and easy resizing

Export wirefram to photoshop and make it pretty!

Load completed design back into firewworks and slice.

Build html css in dreamweaver.

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I used photoshop for layout and to create graphics, photo editing, etc... dreamweaver is for html coding and css

Isn't dreamweaver WYSIWYG program?

Dear "drewanderson" Photoshop and dreamweaver both are different softwre. Usage of Photoshop is web site designing and usage of Dreamweaver is html of web site...

I do use DreamWeaver as its easier and better....

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i have used both Photoshop and Dreamweaver..from my point of view for designing and coding Photoshop is easier.. Dreamweaver is also good ..

Dreamweaver and photosho is different software
dreamweaver for coding
photoshop for design

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actually u need both for creating a website as these both are different tools and the function of both is different.

Adobe Photo shop and Dreamviewer is full different software as Adobe is used just to make logo, banners and editing image.
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Adobe Dreamviewer is used many purpose, It's meant by used for Full website making With different pages and others accessories.
Thanks for this topic, this topic may be "Dreamviewer Or Flash?"

both are useful

Anytime Dreamweaver for all the purpose of codings with layouts and structures but for any type of banner making photoshop is god

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Photoshop and Dreamweaver both are different software Photoshop you use any design create and Dreamweaver you are any coding related content use and also images like a alt tag use.

Dreamweaver is better than Photoshop. I always use Dreamweaver to design a website. Dreamweaver have many tools which are helpful to design a website. By using Dreamweaver you can easily design a website.

I use both and I have also used sitegrinder within photoshop to turn difficult designs into
live sites.

As the last poster said, it's possible to use Photoshop to create websites if you use a tool like SiteGrinder (may be found at medialab.com).

Photoshop is used for editing the graphics for the design. SiteGrinder will slice the graphics and generate the HTML and CSS code for you. It allows you to convert your designs into fully functional websites.

dream weaver is good among both.

Definitely Dreamweaver!

For me Photoshop is the best for any type of user and i didn't use Dreamweaver so no comment on it.

Photoshop? you must be kidding me. this is a terrible way to create websites, assuming there is an option to "export to html"

I use PS to create graphics, and people use DW to code the site.

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Photoshop and Dreamweaver are two different kind of software.....

Thanks

I use it all, its a means to an end. I use photoshop to create a comp for the website at hand. I use dreamweaver to program the website itself. I use illustrator to draw vector images so I can incorporate into the design. Unless somebody wants something movie like, jquery scripts do enough of the work to get the website animated enough [like slides].

If you want to get into flash, I recommend you also learn html 5 because that is the direction the internet is moving towards too. Adobe offers a free beta of a program called Muse specifically for html 5.

Let's keep this thread alive forever.

there is big difference between dw and ps.

Photoshop if you choose to do graphic design if you want i can get you a copy for $300

Dreamweaver is one scripting web design tool when photoshop is one simple graphics design tool,
In dreamweaver you can write javascript and vbscript when in photoshop you can not be written javascript and vbscript,
Dreamweaver is supporting different kind of language syntax when photoshop is not supporting any one kind of language syntax.

How can he used photoshop !!!

Anyway i use dreamwave ..

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These are two different software. Mainly Photoshop is for graphics.
And Dreamweaver is for web designers and web developers.

Photoshop and Dreamweaver both have the same importance .

Combine them, photoshop for design and dreamweaver for CSS/HTML/PHP coding, both are perfect for design and complexity of any website

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DreamWeaver is one of the best software of Web design. It is very useful to get a perfect dersign software of photo editing.

Here the main intention and the concentration is on programming, so i obviously use/recommend Dreamweaver. And with the photoshop we'll not be able to edit, write the codes. We can just design the templates, cut into slices and export. So, Dreamweaver is my Answer!

Hello..
I think it will depend on your individual needs....

Adobe photo shop is for editting photos while Macromedia Dreamweaver is to create websites with. It is preferably for making website to use Macromedia Dreamweaver or update it to Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 would be better.

Dreamweaver and Photoshop a completely 2 different applications, Photoshop is used to edit images or create design/layouts for a website.

i think you have misunderstood what the guy said. he is talking about the design not the developmental part of the website.

? Photoshop and Dreamweaver is different software

I use both of them. I use Photoshop to create/edit images for designs. And I use Dreamweaver to create/edit HTML and CSS designs.

I have been using Photoshop and Dreamweaver and both software are very useful to my designing and coding things.

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According to me both are the different things dreamweaver is for html editing and photoshop is making design so we cannot direct compare both of them

I guess this guy just draws layouts !?

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I use dreamweaver and photoshop together...generally use photoshop to render up the mockup of graphics and then transfer it out to dreamweaver to impliment basic SEO integrations and also imput my iFrames and such...

The question is wrong. You don't compare DreamWeaver and PhotoShop. Compare DreamWeaver with NotePad++ for example and compare PhotoShop with FireWorks. Your professional friend is not professional if he was comparing the two together.

Photoshop is a powerful graphical purpose software. Using plugins or without plugins you can create or design graphical contents or edit them. but Dreamweaver is used for designing pages. You can use graphical contents created or edited from PS here.

I use Photoshop for my graphic designs... for logos, headers, ebook covers, etc...
I then use WP instead of dreamweaver, gets the job done faster. It usually takes a little time trying to conceptualize a page design while the themes in WP makes it easier.

Photoshop,
it's easy to design website ,
but need to convert it into html and css,
on that case Dreamweaver is essential.

Both of them are different in nature and usage.
I prefer photoshop

Photoshop + Notepad++ or Vim.

If there was a WordPress IDE available, I'd prob use it. However there isn't that I'm aware of... and why create my own php CMS when I can use one that has 11 million users creating tons of free open source code everyday.

Seems a little counter productive. Sure if I was going to create a clients massive system that needs to support 500 staff plus a massive relational database, then I'd probably WANT to do that, but being I don't have clients that need that and I'm just selling crap online... WordPress is the way to go.

Photoshop & Notepad++ for me