Re: [APML] PS-LZW compression?

[Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>]

Hi Bill,

--- Syzygy <syzygy@vnet.net> wrote:
> If you post to the internet you want to use JPEG and
> use as much
> compression as you can stand.  It is lossy and
> information will be
> lost forever in anything you JPEG.  You do this to
> decrease download
> time and save space on a server.  If you save and
> load and resave a
> JPEGed image you lose even more!
 > When you use LWZ compression NO information is lost
> and you will save
> space on your hard drive.  You can always convert
> back to an
> uncompressed TIFF in PS if you want using the "save
> as..." function.
> JPEG compression, on the other hand, is a one way
> street.
> Obviously if you make a JPEG image for the internet
> keep a "master
> copy" of your image in some sort of TIFF (or BMP)
> format where you do
> not apply lossy compression (JPEG).

Thank you Bill, this was very informative. And you
even almost explained the difference between 'save'
and 'save as'. What does it all mean anyway?

Alan

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