# Flash VS. Photoshop **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [July 6, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893 "2003-07-06T21:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nheet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nheet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nheet)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/1 "2003-07-06T21:13:30Z")
I have $300 and i wanna buy Flash MX or Photoshop 7. I want them both but i only have enough to buy one. Which one should i buy? :ninja: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/2 "2003-07-06T21:18:10Z")
doesn’t ps7 cost more than 300$? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/3 "2003-07-06T21:24:23Z")
Ebay my friend. Ebay. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/4 "2003-07-06T21:28:24Z")
it all depends on what you want to do… if you want to do fun things with images, then photoshop. If you want to do fun things with animation, then Flash. Apples and Oranges… kinda like saying which should I buy, a motorcycle, or a boat? Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/5 "2003-07-06T21:31:30Z")
Which is better for just having fun with? I like to make movies, but you can make better pics with Photoshop. I also wanna make a web site out of Flash but i want Photoshop to make cool background pics. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/6 "2003-07-06T21:34:14Z")
What a bout Lightwave? Is it as good as Flash? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/7 "2003-07-06T21:34:56Z")
like I said, apples and oranges. sounds like you want both. which would you rather have… an SUV to go offroad really fast, or a sports car that goes around corners really fast… which color is best… orange, or green? understand? Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/8 "2003-07-06T21:36:20Z")
I’m probably gonna go with Flash. You can do more with it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/9 "2003-07-06T21:37:13Z")
> \*Originally posted by nheet \* > \*\*What a bout Lightwave? Is it as good as Flash? \*\* It sounds to me like you are just surfing ebay, and picking out software they have to sell. lightwave is incredible, but has a very large learning curve and is a 3D modeling program. another piece of software that is drastically different than the other 2. I suggest you take some time and figure out what you want to do before buying anything. It would be like wanting to work on cars, so you buy a metric wrench set before you decide which brand of car you are going to be working on… Rev ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/10 "2003-07-06T21:41:36Z")
I’ve usued Lightwave and Flash. I have more experience with Flash, a lot more. I havent used Lightwave much and i wanted to know if it had better qualities than Flash like maybe you can do more with it or something. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/11 "2003-07-06T21:43:10Z")
again, totally different program to do totally different things. you can’t do 3D in Flash, but it’s easier to tween in Flash, but you can’t do photo manipulation as easy as Photoshop… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/12 "2003-07-06T21:48:22Z")
you might not want to buy from ebay! If you don’t get the educational version (which by the way is exactly $300) you might get software with a stolen CD key (Easy to put back in box and re-wrap so it looks like new) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/13 "2003-07-06T21:50:56Z")
I know. I’ve had that kind of stuff happen to me before. I try to be carefull. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/14 "2003-07-06T21:54:04Z")
it sounds as though you have already made up your mind, and are bored, so you created a poll… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/15 "2003-07-06T22:06:46Z")
That’s kind of right, although i did want to see if anyone could change my mind. I’ll get Photoshop some other time. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/16 "2003-07-07T00:45:54Z")
I was able to pick them both up on ebay for really good prices, and in good condition too. and they weren’t ripped, so i guess i got lucky.😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-photoshop/24893/17 "2003-07-07T02:43:11Z")
bank the cash … install trial versions of both (fully functional/saveable) test drive em for awhile… then buy the one you’ll get most use out of but like rev said - they aren’t comparable Swish and Flash would be a comparison thing… Fireworks and photoshop sorta would be… etcetera, etcetera, etcetera