I use Photoshop and optomize all images for the web. It minmizes file size, while maintaining good image quality. I think KC also uses Photoshop. Darnitol wrote the manual for Fireworks (if I remember correctly), so I believe he uses that. There are a few nice applications out there.
Thank you,
Damon DG
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