Difference between PS image ready and regular PS

[Keiffer]

I normally never use image ready in PS CS and was just wondering what it's for and what the difference between image ready and just the what I would think is just called PS. This is in reference to PS CS and CS2.

[chtgrubbs]

Image Ready is designed to optimize images for web use. Photoshop is for everyting else.

[mgbeach]

Image Ready is designed to optimize images for web use. Photoshop is for everyting else.
exactly. If you ever need to create animated gifs or slice an image up for a website ImageReady is awesome.

[Keiffer]

Ok so just for regular photography I won't need to be in that than right? And what is slice an image for a website? yes I know I'm really showing how green I am with this LOL

[mgbeach]

Here's Adobe's tutorial page. They do a good job explaining it.

http://www.adobe.com/web/tips/imgrnavslc/main.html

[d'homme]

You can "slice" and image for a web page. It means instead the whole pic download, it downloads in pieces.