Fireworks CS4 is a versatile image editing tool, capable of editing and manipulating both vector and bitmap graphics. Being able to combine both raster and vector images in a single document and have complete control over both types is a huge advantage—and saves you production time because you can make most of your graphic changes directly in Fireworks. This section focuses on the various ways you can edit and update bitmap graphics to fit your project. We cover the process involved in scaling bitmap graphics and give some recommendations when doing so.


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Fireworks uses PNG as its native file format. However, Fireworks PNG files include editing information and special metadata that does not exist in regular Portable Network Graphics files. It's important to know the difference between these different types of PNG files and name them accordingly. In addition to providing information on how to do so, this section covers best practices for using the improved interface in Fireworks CS4 so you can save time and increase productivity while you output files. This section describes the process for saving and exporting files from Fireworks CS4.


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Adobe Fireworks CS4 offers increased integration with the other tools in Adobe Creative Suite 4. It's never been easier to share files between Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Fireworks. The new features allow you to choose exactly how the graphics from other programs will be brought into Fireworks. The updated Open and Import options save you time because it is no longer necessary to prep graphic files before incorporating them into Fireworks. CS4 offers a seamless experience to share images among the different image editing tools. There are several ways you can bring bitmap graphics into Fireworks CS4. This section describes the process of opening, importing, copying, and dragging images into your Fireworks document.


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