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Adobe ImageReady 1.0 was released in July 1998 as a standalone application. Version 2.0 was packaged with Photoshop 5.5, and the program was included with Photoshop through version 9.0 (CS2). Starting with Photoshop 7.0, Adobe changed the version numbers of ImageReady to match.
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Photoshop versions with which ImageReady was released have an "Edit in ImageReady" button that enables editing of image directly in ImageReady. ImageReady, in turn, has an "Edit in Photoshop" button.
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set of tools, indicated by a shape or arrow with a hand that varied depending upon the version. This toolbox has several features not found in Photoshop, including:
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Adobe ImageReady CS2 running on Windows XP. The "Edit in Photoshop" button discussed in the article is visible at the very bottom of the toolbox.
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from 1998 to 2007. ImageReady was designed for web development and closely interacted with Photoshop.
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tool: provides a preview of rollover effects in ImageReady rather than previewing them in a browser
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option: saves all or specified frames for an alternate use, e.g., to e-mail slides for review
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tool: previews the image in a browser, including any rollover or animation effects
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ImageReady has strong resemblances to Photoshop; it can even use the same set of
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tools: toggle between showing and hiding image maps and slices, respectively
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tool.) Around the same time, Adobe purchased rival software developer
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optimization, image slicing, adding rollover effects, and
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Developer(s)
Adobe Systems
Final release
Operating system
Windows
Classic Mac OS
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Type
Bitmap graphics editor
License
Trialware
bitmap graphics editor
Adobe Photoshop
Windows
Classic Mac OS
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