But today, more mainstream graphics programs such as Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and Ulead PhotoImpact 5 are beginning to integrate all the necessary tools. Creating graphics for the Web is different from creating any other kind of graphics because their file sizes must be small. Slicing your graphics is an ideal method for optimizing them. With slicing, you optimize each portion of an image to the most efficient parameters independently. We were surprised to note that CorelDraw 9 and Jasc Paint Shop Pro don't provide slicing tools.
Traditional tools abound.
It's amazing how many traditional graphics tools are jammed into these programs. As you create and edit images and text treatments, you're limited only by your imagination. Most of the programs also help you create JavaScript rollover buttons. That can be a big help. Animation can be tough.