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Compression Comparison: Photoshop 6.0 vs. Fireworks MX

For this test, I used the average quality level of the 25kb test. I put Photoshops quality level 30 photos up against Fireworks quality level 67 photos.

The average file size of the Photoshop images is smaller, while some of the Fireworks images look washed out.

Photoshop: 28468 bytes

Fireworks: 24955 bytes

Photoshop: 51980 bytes

Fireworks: 65022 bytes

Photoshop: 27407 bytes

Fireworks: 31478 bytes

Photoshop: 61055 bytes

Fireworks: 70426 bytes

Photoshop: 64088 bytes

Fireworks: 84098 bytes

Photoshop: 15360 bytes

Fireworks: 17860 bytes

Photoshop: 16835 bytes

Fireworks: 20361 bytes

Photoshop: 18432 bytes

Fireworks: 19220 bytes

Photoshop: 13780 bytes

Fireworks: 12429 bytes

Photoshop: 14434 bytes

Fireworks: 16935 bytes

Photoshop total: 311839 bytes
Fireworks total: 362784 bytes