Overview
Adobe® Fireworks® CS5 software enables you to create expressive, highly optimized graphics for the web or virtually any device - from smartphones to kiosks to embedded displays. Produce websites, user interfaces, and rich prototypes that are editable in both vector and bitmap modes.
Wireframe websites
Quickly create wireframes from Fireworks templates. Add text, symbols, and imagery with the robust vector and bitmap toolset. Add pages and customize them quickly with Smart Guides, and export them as clickable PDF mock-ups for approval.
Deliver transparent web graphics
Create graphics with transparent alpha layers that will display correctly on any browser. Optimize your designs with Fireworks and export them as PNG-8 files for true cross-browser transparency.
Comp RIA interfaces
Use vector objects and imported bitmaps to prototype rich Internet application (RIA) interfaces. Apply behaviors to objects to simulate interactivity. Export as Adobe AIR® applications or FXG files for development in Adobe Flash® Catalyst and Flash Builder.
In Depth
What's new in Fireworks CS5
Extensive performance enhancements enhanced
Improve efficiency with faster performance, an updated graphic toolset, and greater control over pixel placement.
Pixel-precise rendering
Pixel-perfect rendering keeps designs crisp on screens of almost any size.
Supported workflows with Adobe Flash applications
Export objects, pages, or entire documents to Adobe Flash applications via FXG to develop interactivity.
Design templates
Save frequently used projects as templates to share with your design team.
Adobe Swatch Exchange support
Match colors precisely with designs from other Adobe graphics software with Adobe Swatch Exchange.
Design complete websites
Prototype in Fireworks and then export standards-compliant CSS layouts with external style sheets for completion in Dreamweaver.
Adobe Device Central integration
Start mobile projects with confidence using device profiles in Adobe Device Central.
Extensibility improvements
Customize scripts for exporting, batch operations, and FXG formats with the expanded extensibility API.
System Requirements
Windows
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
- Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended); Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
- 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
- 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices)
- 1280x1024 display with 16-bit video card
- DVD-ROM drive
- Broadband Internet connection required for online services*
Mac OS
- Multicore Intel processor
- Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
- 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
- 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
- 1280x1024 display with 16-bit video card
- DVD-ROM drive
- Broadband Internet connection required for online services*
