This is probably a stupid question, but how do you do an LZW compression on a
TIFF file? Photoshop doesn't offer TIFF compression as an option, as far as
I know. Is there freeware available? Since a lot of my work involves models
against a solid colored background, it seems like lossless compression would
save me a lot of storage space. I assume you have to run a stand alone
decompression program to get the original file back.
In a message dated 8/6/2001 7:03:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jimsnyder@insight.rr.com writes:
That is because LZW works by substituting colors with variables. If you have
an image with very few colors and shades, LZW will compact it to a tiny
fraction of its original self. On the other hand, a very diverse image with
lots of colors and shades will require tons of substitutions, and the size
becomes larger.
