Comments on: ‘How Do I Go on Without ImageReady?!’

By: HR Blog

HR Blog — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:14:35 +0000

I agree with bocman1. I loved the splicing that imageready offered. Now I just do everything manually because it is easier for me and I can usually optimize it much better for loading times.

By: bocman1

bocman1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:32:54 +0000

Ideally, Photoshop should be used for what it was made for…photos. It’s not really a design slicing tool although it could be used that way.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:30:31 +0000

Sorry, there is one major disadvantage to Photshop CS3. That is the fact that the animation belons to the whole document rather than a layer comp (or obviously a rollover state). So if you like animated rollovers, be prepared to output a second time for your normal state after deleting the aimation. ImageReady could have an animation belonging only to the over state. Why didn’t Photoshop have animations belonging to layer comps (the ability to turn the animation off with a visbility icon for example). Oversight? I think not.

By: Marco van de Meulenhof

Marco van de Meulenhof — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:07:45 +0000

I am very sad they pulled the plug out of Image Ready. I am a web designer for 12 years now and really love the combination PS CS2 and IR CS2. Really easy to set-up the basic design elements, it can be done in minutes (when the design is finished of course). The auto slicing and roll over tool that’s what I really need. If I try to do the same in photoshop CS3 with FW CS3 then it will take a lot more time. Maybe I have to get used to it? I don’t know….

Rest in peace Image Ready…

By: Jeppe

Jeppe — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:00:58 +0000

Try this (this is how i was able to open an animated gif into photoshop, with the animation frames):

File > Import > Video Frames to Layers…

In the file dialog, put *.* to filename and press enter, that should show all files, not just the extensions selected in filetype-selection. Then just double-click the gif file, and it should open.

works for windows atleast.

By: Tara MacKay

Tara MacKay — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:31:17 +0000

Very true! In fact, the ImageReady two-feather icon can still be seen at the top of the Save for Web dialog in Photoshop CS3!

By: madking

madking — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:34:27 +0000

“save for web and devices” in PSCS3 is practically the same thing as Image Ready when it comes to optimizing imagery
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By: Tara MacKay

Tara MacKay — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:23:00 +0000

I totally agree, though I think for a lot of non-Web designers who only need the occasional Web design task, ImageReady was a nice option (and a free one with the cost of Photoshop). I think I’ll like Fireworks much better next time they do an update and get it into the look and feel of other Adobe products, and provide the ability to jump between the two apps easily.

By: Rosa

Rosa — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:46:33 +0000

Fireworks is definitely the way to go. Much more powerful and useful than ImageReady ever was in my opinion.

Ideally, Photoshop should be used for what it was made for…photos. It’s not really a design slicing tool although it could be used that way.