Best way to compress 5,000 jpgs to 50 Kb each? - GoFuckYourself.com

krox · 01-05-2003, 03:25 PM

I have about 5,000 jpgs that I want to use in galleries. The size I want to end up with is about 50 Kb per image.

I have tried changing the size in ACDSee to 600 x 800. The file sizes range from about 20 - 300 Kb though. (I suppose depending on the degree of compression of the original).

I then tried doing a batch process in fireworks, using export quality 60. Some of the sizes were again too small - about 20 Kb. I then tried quality 70, and the sizes were too big again - up to 300 Kb.

There must be an easy way of doing this, so each jpg gets compressed to the same size. I have photoshop and thumbnail refinery - maybe one of those can do it.

Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

DarkJedi · 01-05-2003, 03:27 PM

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res · 01-05-2003, 03:58 PM

Yes, Photoshop have special plugin for that, but i knownt which exactly.

Simon-interaid · 01-05-2003, 04:27 PM

Download SUPER JPEG!

excellent tool for jpeg compression.

Pornwolf · 01-05-2003, 04:54 PM

There's a way to set a target filesize in Fireworks.

jmk · 01-05-2003, 05:08 PM

You can do it in php resp. perl with the right modules
or download acdsee for windows, works fine

photoshop always had problems with large amount of files

cheers

mech · 01-05-2003, 05:23 PM

http://www.thumbnow.com/software/#ThumbNow

krox · 01-05-2003, 05:50 PM

Thanks for all the answers.

I will check them out, starting with my existing software, then free ones, and then ones I have to buy.

I am off to watch England (my home country) finally redeem themselves by beating (hopefully) Australia at cricket now. This is after we have been humiliatingly thrashed in game after game.

Willf · 01-05-2003, 06:16 PM

Try this http://www.irfanview.com/english.htm

Great program for batching, resizing, thumbnail viewing, renaming.

Oh yeah, it's free as well

krox · 01-07-2003, 05:25 AM

Just thought I would report back, in case anyone is interested.

I could not find out how to set a batch target filesize in fireworks. (I know you can on individual export, and that you may be able to go to history, and save that as a command to use in a batch - but seems a bit fiddly).

I downloaded http://www.irfanview.com/english.htm . This is a great program, does lots of jpg batch processing stuff, but could not see how to use a target filesize.

I then tried http://www.thumbnow.com/software/#ThumbNow . It did exactly what I wanted. Dead Easy. Every file is now exactly 50 Kb. That is just about all it does, but it does it really well.

Gator · 01-07-2003, 07:05 AM

Best thing for that job IMO is http://www.jpegwizard.com

Not free, but you get what you pay for.

xroach · 01-07-2003, 02:09 PM

http://www.equilibrium.com/Internet/...izer/index.htm

the shit in terms of batch image processing, will even use photoshop plugins if i remeber correctly

01-05-2003, 03:25 PM	#1
krox Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 253	Best way to compress 5,000 jpgs to 50 Kb each? I have about 5,000 jpgs that I want to use in galleries. The size I want to end up with is about 50 Kb per image. I have tried changing the size in ACDSee to 600 x 800. The file sizes range from about 20 - 300 Kb though. (I suppose depending on the degree of compression of the original). I then tried doing a batch process in fireworks, using export quality 60. Some of the sizes were again too small - about 20 Kb. I then tried quality 70, and the sizes were too big again - up to 300 Kb. There must be an easy way of doing this, so each jpg gets compressed to the same size. I have photoshop and thumbnail refinery - maybe one of those can do it. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

01-05-2003, 04:27 PM	#4
Simon-interaid Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 814	Download SUPER JPEG! excellent tool for jpeg compression. __________________ we buy domains with typin traffic. icq me 8566256

01-05-2003, 04:54 PM	#5
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01-05-2003, 05:23 PM	#7
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01-05-2003, 03:27 PM	#2
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	The Ultimate Compressor: Format C:\

01-05-2003, 03:58 PM	#3
res Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 1,118	Yes, Photoshop have special plugin for that, but i knownt which exactly.

01-05-2003, 05:08 PM	#6
jmk Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,391	You can do it in php resp. perl with the right modules or download acdsee for windows, works fine photoshop always had problems with large amount of files cheers

01-05-2003, 05:50 PM	#8
krox Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 253	Thanks for all the answers. I will check them out, starting with my existing software, then free ones, and then ones I have to buy. I am off to watch England (my home country) finally redeem themselves by beating (hopefully) Australia at cricket now. This is after we have been humiliatingly thrashed in game after game.

01-05-2003, 06:16 PM	#9
Willf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 42	Try this http://www.irfanview.com/english.htm Great program for batching, resizing, thumbnail viewing, renaming. Oh yeah, it's free as well

01-07-2003, 05:25 AM	#10
krox Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 253	Just thought I would report back, in case anyone is interested. I could not find out how to set a batch target filesize in fireworks. (I know you can on individual export, and that you may be able to go to history, and save that as a command to use in a batch - but seems a bit fiddly). I downloaded http://www.irfanview.com/english.htm . This is a great program, does lots of jpg batch processing stuff, but could not see how to use a target filesize. I then tried http://www.thumbnow.com/software/#ThumbNow . It did exactly what I wanted. Dead Easy. Every file is now exactly 50 Kb. That is just about all it does, but it does it really well.

01-07-2003, 07:05 AM	#11
Gator Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Don't live on GFY Posts: 1,119	Best thing for that job IMO is http://www.jpegwizard.com Not free, but you get what you pay for.

01-07-2003, 02:09 PM	#12
xroach Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 963	http://www.equilibrium.com/Internet/...izer/index.htm the shit in terms of batch image processing, will even use photoshop plugins if i remeber correctly