


Starting with version 2.0, ImageReady was bundled with Photoshop 5.5 and was no longer sold as a separate product. Privett, Preparing The Research PapersSamuel J. One set of tools that does not resemble the Photoshop tools, however, is the Image Map set of tools, indicated by a shape or arrow with a hand that varied depending upon the version. Adobe ImageReady was a bitmap web graphics editor that was developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. ImageReady CS For The Web Hands On TrainingTanya Staples, Ecology And The Environment: A Look At Ecosystems Of The World, Teachers ManualAmy L. ImageReady has strong resemblances to Photoshop it can even use the same set of Photoshop filters. ImageReady, in turn, has an "Edit in Photoshop" button. Photoshop versions with which ImageReady was released have an "Edit in ImageReady" button that enables editing of image directly in ImageReady. Create beautiful images, graphics, paintings, and 3D artwork on your desktop and iPad.

To that end, ImageReady has specialized features such as animated GIF creation, image compression optimization, image slicing, adding rollover effects, and HTML generation. If you can dream it, you can make it with Photoshop. ImageReady was designed for web development rather than effects-intensive photo manipulation.
