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ProJPEG¬ 2.1 Released 11/6/96
ProJPEG 2.1 is a significant update (free from the previous 2.0 version) that corrects a couple of icky little bugs, the one where the top row of image would be repeated and the problem on 68K Macs with the scroll arrows in the preview, as well as makes many less obvious improvements to the plug-in under the hood including the implimentation of the more reliable registration scheme introduced in PhotoGIF 2.1 that isn't prone to unregistering itself and one potential problem with a CDEV that was flagged as purgeble when it should not have been. This could potentially cause random crashes under certain conditions. Note, that Photoshop 3.0.5 suffers from a similar problem with a WDEF marked as purgeable that can also cause random crashes.
This problem can be corrected with a shareware utility called 'WDEF Fixer' that can be downloaded from http://www.linksware.com.
Also, this update includes significantly improved documentation, which is now in DOCMaker format and at long last includes illustrations.
Please see "Cost and Registering" for information on purchasing and upgrading.
So What exactly is ProJPEG¬?
ProJPEG¬ is a file format plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 3.0 and above that provides unsurpassed capability for creating and editing highly optimized, web-ready JPEG and progressive JPEG files.
Key Features:
Ñ Creates the highest quality, smallest JPEG files possible.
The live compression preview combined with new JPEG compression optimizations and more advanced control over compression settings makes it easy to produce the smallest, best looking JPEG files possible.
Ñ Live image quality and file size preview.
Provides immediate feedback for image quality and file size that allows you to safely make the very smallest file possible without having to worry about image quality. No more trial and error.
Ñ Improved compression and image quality.
New Huffman optimization and subsampling control improve compression and image quality. Make JPEG files 2-5 times smaller than Photoshop's built in JPEG without unacceptable loss in image quality.
Ñ Powerful presets capability to speed work.
Easily save and load multiple presets for different types of images when working in a production environment.
For more details:
All the gruesome details can be found in the included documentation, and of course, first hand from ProJPEG¬, just drop it in your plug-ins folder and have a go at it. There are big improvements over the previous documentation. It╒s longer, more thorough and better written now and does a lot to explain the multitude of capabilities in ProJPEG¬ with illustrations to boot now that documentation is in DOCMaker format.
Also, we never mind answering questions, whether you╒re registered yet or not, but it would leave us a lot more time to work on new tools for you if you make sure to read the documentation to see if it answers your questions first. If it doesn't, give us a holler (Can you tell we're from the South?) at <support@boxtopsoft.com>.
That╒s about it. We hope you find ProJPEG¬ an indispensable tool for web graphics. Please see our web site for information on our other tools for web graphics, PhotoGIF¬ and GIFmation¬ .
Thanks for trying ProJPEG¬.
Travis Anton, CEO
BoxTop Software, Inc.
travis@boxtopsoft.com
PRoJPEG¬ 2.1 is Copyright 1996 BoxTop Software, Inc. All rights reserved. ProJPEG¬ is a Trade Mark of BoxTop Software, Inc.