freehand sucks?
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- heavyarms
Does anyone here find Freehand to be a pain in the arse?
- build0
No.
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- propa0
Actually you know what, I have always used freehand, bought studio Mx and think after what is probably 6 years of freehand I’m going to switch to illustrator. If you look at what Brooke does with AI and the clips of 123klan at toca me. Time to switch. I think freehand does suck and I’m finally am ready to admit it.
- zack270
I don't really think it's a pain, but I'm switching to Illustrator, cause it just seems better.
- SUPREMENIGGA0
I would defend freehand in any debate till death but I switched to illu
macromedia fucked it up too much
I still keep it around but only because I'm too lazy to convert my old freehand files into illustrator
- solmo0
freehand is for loosers
- ozhanlion0
ya losers my ass. freehand 9 rocks and the more they release new versions the more they suck.
illu 10 rocks, but cs sux big time either.
I don't believe how they could do such a memory leakers.
- build0
The software is just a tool, it doesn't make you a better designer.
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- godbcdy0
illustrator is too bloated imho, even though it has gradient mesh (i wouldn't use that shit anyways).
- godbcdy0
though freehand mx is quite shit. 8+10 were my favorites.
- anon25730
I've used it for 10+ years and I still like it. It has some advantages over Illustrator .. and some disadvantages.
But I prefer the typographic controls and page handling.
Simply saying "freehand is for losers" is one the dumbest posts I have ever seen. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
- kodap0
has its pros and cons, as every software has
- -_MU_-0
I tired to use Freehand MX, having cut my teeth on v9. MX sux, they forgot to make half the shortcuts work (like even though the manual sez press 'z' for zoom tool, it doesnt work ... and the macromedia help site basically sez just deal with it =(
I use FH10 atm, but I wanna learn illustrator, just got myself a copy of CS. What are the issues with illustrator CS? Gradient maps sound sweet!
Also, FreeHand MX 2004 MUST ;-)
be due at some point. maybey things will get better then...
- gsd0
i reckon anythng you want to achieve in illustrator could be achieved in freehand or them and photoshop combined - it just depends what result you're after (saying that I've used illustrator since leaving college so I wouldn't have a clue about freehand)
- quik0
word kodap, you got it in one.
you too build.freehand is hotter than woody allen & his incest.
- build0
Re. Shortcuts:
In MX - Menu: Edit - Keyboard shortcuts... - Keyboard shortcuts setting - Change to FreeHand 9.
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- nodh0
macromedia screwed up flash and dw with their mx 2004, why would they do better with freehand ?
btw, pen and paper rule !
- Hold0
'Freehand is King'
- aesthetics0
no negative feelings towards freehand but still with illustrator.
- -_MU_-0
Hey build
i tried that - no dice in Win XP. then I hit macromedia support, and they tells me I am boned...
- raksasa0
been using freehand forever. hmm should i change to illustrator?