What is the best compression / zip utility for adobe photoshop psd &
tiff files? I am looking for Maximum compression, however retaining
the best quality. Purpose is to ftp a ton of psd files...

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Clarification of Question by rmehta101-ga on 09 Mar 2005 07:35 PST

Indended use of the compression utility is to ftp the files. Ideally I
would like to use Windows and Mac compatible software. Infact the
original content will be on a lunix server - perhaps there's a way to
automatically zip files on it? Well, without complicating this
further, mac  & windows compatibility is a plus, however maximum
compression takes priority above all others.

The best option would be the compression application called ?Stuffit Deluxe?

This will provide you with maximum (stable) compression of .psd and
.tiff files whilst retaining the quality.

It also has an automated email and ftp feature that will enable you to
send your files via internet easily and efficiently.


The software can be found @

http://www.stuffit.com/win/deluxe/index.html


I have used it before for the same type of objective and have found it
superior to other available software.


Thanks

CJ

You didn't mention whether you are using a Mac or Windows machine. If
you're a Mac user and are running Panther, you can "zip" your files
straight from the finder. Just select the files (or folders) and go to
File>Create Archive of "..."

Zip files are considered more cross-platform compatible--that doesn't
discount the recommendation from the first comment; Stuffit Deluxe can
compress files in just about any compression format out there and is
available for both Mac & Windows platforms.

There is no loss of quality in either the ZIP or SIT compression
formats since you're compressing native files and not changing the
data (like you would when creating a JPG file).