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Macromedia Freehand, in particular deleting bezier points but keeping the shape intact (ie simplifying). Illustrator still hasn't quite caught up. For any illu
by RobertKerans 10y ago
Macromedia Freehand, in particular deleting bezier points but keeping the shape intact (ie simplifying).
Illustrator still hasn't quite caught up. For any illustration, it's useful to have as few control points as possible. This is particularly useful when making SVGs for the web; it renders faster, and an ability to hand edit the SVG is useful for animation etc. Every font design package has this feature; Illustrator, even now, has nothing that does anything close to the same degree of accuracy. Occasionally they'll roll out an improvement in 'simplify', but I find it staggering that they can't just implement what is a fairly simple feature.
- owenversteeg 10y agoHave you tried Inkscape? I find it does a good job of this.
- RobertKerans 10y agoI've played around with it; problem is, I've used Adobe products for ~18 years, and use almost every piece of Creative Suite. I don't think the context shifting is worth it, unfortunately. I'm using SVG on every new project now, so that might change
- IlPeach 10y agoI'm still upset with Adobe for killing it the way they did. I'm now using Inkscape and only that, but it's not even close to the quality and precision of freehand. Such a shame.
- sergioschuler 10y agoYeah, I loved Freehand. Damn you Adobe!