Dreamweaver/Fireworks Studio 3.0 Studio Upgrade from DW & FW

Rating:
Summary: Good value for those who own only DW or FW 2.0
Review: As I have written elsewhere at Amazon, Dreamweaver and Fireworks are two of my tools of choice for making Web pages. That being said, this upgrade may not be for you.

- If you already own both Dreamweaver 2.0 and Fireworks 2.0, consider this upgrade carefully. While the 2.0 versions contained significant new functionalities over the 1.0 versions, 2.0 and 3.0 are quite similar. Look at the new features and determine for yourself whether the upgrades are really worth it.

- If you own only Fireworks or Dreamweaver 2.0, again, look at the feature set of both products. While a long-time fan of Adobe Photoshop, I had seen a demo of Fireworks at a trade show and was impressed enough to give it serious consideration, at least for specialized tasks such as creating complex Web page layouts and animations. As it turned out, I now use Fireworks for about 80% of my day-to-day Web graphics work.

- If you own a 1.0 version of Dreamweaver or (especially) Fireworks, then this is an excellent deal. The 3.0 versions of DW and FW contain significant new features that you will probably find are well worth the price.