Adobe ImageReady is an advanced image editing and animation program for Windows developed by Adobe. Despite the fact that it is no longer actively maintained or available as a standalone product, it played a significant role in the history of web design and digital picture manipulation.
Create web graphics
The software excels in optimizing graphics for websites. It offers a variety of instruments and features to reduce file size while maintaining image quality, including selective compression, palette customization, and more.
There are also robust animation capabilities, allowing you to create moving pictures in GIF format and rollover effects for web pages. The utility comes with timeline-based controls, frame editing, and the ability to create transitions as well as animate text.
Editing tools and Photoshop support
Besides web-related features, the program includes a considerable number of image editing instruments. This means you can perform tasks such as cropping, resizing, color adjustment, and retouching directly within the main interface.
Please note that Adobe ImageReady was tightly integrated with Adobe Photoshop, so you were able to seamlessly switch between the two apps. This facilitated a smooth workflow for designing and optimizing graphics. If you want to access all modern Adobe products from one place, you may try a special tool called Creative Cloud.
Features
- free to download and use;
- compatible with modern Windows versions;
- allows you to design various web graphics;
- you can crop, resize, and color-correct images;
- it is possible to apply animated transitions.
