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Statica · 05-29-2001, 05:38 AM

Thats the reason I've been favouring the ACE method of compressions of late. With ACE compression, I tried to duplicate as close a result as you got:
8.04MB - JPGs compressed down to 7.90 MB with ACE 2.xx
While on the surface it may not seem very much, as Paul remarked, JPGs are extremely difficult to shrink further.
Why ZIP indeed? They didnt even get there first .. Yoshi & LHA were actually around and more widely used before pkware, both for .lha's as well as for SFXs. The earliest version I remember using was for DOS 3.xx. I guess they arrived with the GUIs first on the scene, yet is puzzling why they are so widespread.

05-29-2001, 05:38 AM	#3
Statica Premium Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 9,231	Thats the reason I've been favouring the ACE method of compressions of late. With ACE compression, I tried to duplicate as close a result as you got: 8.04MB - JPGs compressed down to 7.90 MB with ACE 2.xx While on the surface it may not seem very much, as Paul remarked, JPGs are extremely difficult to shrink further. Why ZIP indeed? They didnt even get there first .. Yoshi & LHA were actually around and more widely used before pkware, both for .lha's as well as for SFXs. The earliest version I remember using was for DOS 3.xx. I guess they arrived with the GUIs first on the scene, yet is puzzling why they are so widespread.