New Stuffit Shrinks JPEGs Up to 30%
March 31, 2005
Watsonville, CA - StuffIt Deluxe 9.0 for Windows is now available, featuring new photo compression technology to reduce the size of JPEG photos up to 30% with no loss in image quality.
Where existing archive technologies such as zip are unable to further compress JPEG photos, the manufacturer describes, StuffIt's patent-pending technology enables users to fit more data onto CDs, DVDs, and other storage and backup media. Allume's new technology also provides a significant bandwidth saving for professionals, businesses, and hobbyists looking to share images over the Internet or on the network.
Stuffit Deluxe requires Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, or 2003 Server; and at least 64MB of installed RAM with 40MB hard disk space. StuffIt offers cross platform support, and preserves the Macintosh OS file information under Windows.
StuffIt Deluxe 9 includes ZipFolders, exclusive patented technology that allows users' computers to open zip archives as if they were regular Windows folders. Only StuffIt allows users to access zipped files directly from the Open dialog of all favorite applications. Users can even modify compressed files and save them back into the zip archive without ever having to decompress it. ZipFolders, sets a new standard for transparent access to all zipped files.
StuffIt 9.0 New Features:
ZipMagic-- StuffIt Deluxe 9 includes a brand new Windows XP-compatible version of it's patented ZipMagic technology. ZipMagic is a device driver that provides transparent access to zip archives from Windows Explorer and any application. ZipMagic allows users to work with items stored in zip archives exactly as they would work with items stored in a regular directory; users can open documents located in Zip archives from the “Open” dialog of their favorite application, make changes and save the document back to the archive, all without having to decompress the file.
Virus Protection-StuffIt now includes new ways to protect users from receiving viruses embedded in compressed archives. StuffIt works with installed virus scanning software (including solutions from McAfee, Symantec, Computer Associates, Trend Micro and all popular anti-virus software) to scan all files automatically when they are expanded from an archive.
Whole Archive Encryptions - StuffIt now has the ability to encrypt a whole archive so that a password is required to open and browse the contents of the archives.
System Tray Launcher - Now access all of StuffIt's major functions and features from the System Tray, giving the user another convenient way to access or compress their files and images.
Compression speed and Compression rates-StuffIt 9 is faster than earlier versions and the compression methods were optimized to produce even smaller archives.
DiskIndex-Now faster than earlier versions, users can create a searchable index of any CD or DVD. They can list all the files stored on the disc and the contents of any archives on a disc, enabling them to quickly browse and search CDs and DVDs even when the discs are not inserted in the computer. The Disk Index works in tandem with StuffIt's powerful ArchiveSearch feature, which browses and searches archives still stored on the computer hard drive.
Pricing and Availability
StuffIt Deluxe for Windows' MSRP is $39.99; it is available directly from the developer, Allume Systems, and popular retailers. Upgrades are $14.99 for existing registered StuffIt users.
For more information, visit
www.stuffit.com
or
www.allume.com
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