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Compression Comparison: Photoshop 6.0 vs. Fireworks MX

Here, I put Photoshops quality level 30 photos up against Fireworks quality level 60 photos.

The Fireworks images are once again smaller. For the most part, the image quality seems comparable, but in a few cases, I give Photoshop the advantage, particularly with the grapefruit, and the fly on cardboard.

Photoshop: 28468 bytes

Fireworks: 21037 bytes

Photoshop: 51980 bytes

Fireworks: 35628 bytes

Photoshop: 27407 bytes

Fireworks: 20321 bytes

Photoshop: 61055 bytes

Fireworks: 44645 bytes

Photoshop: 64088 bytes

Fireworks: 50952 bytes

Photoshop: 15360 bytes

Fireworks: 11687 bytes

Photoshop: 16835 bytes

Fireworks: 11620 bytes

Photoshop: 18432 bytes

Fireworks: 11891 bytes

Photoshop: 13780 bytes

Fireworks: 10794 bytes

Photoshop: 14434 bytes

Fireworks: 11428 bytes