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> Best OsX Jpeg compressor?, Opinions wanted on best Jpeg tool
comicartist
post Sep 6 2007, 06:58 PM
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Hi all,

As I'm about to build a graphics intensive website with huge images, I need a tool that will give the smallest jpegs.
I read about "Jpeg Pro" where the writeup says it gives file sizes half that of Photoshop Jpegs. Does anyone have
any opinions either way? I'm using a G5 Powermac, OSX 10.4.

Thanks, Comicartist.
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post Sep 6 2007, 07:19 PM
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Do you mean ProJPEG from BoxTop? I've used it on Windows and I like it. I'm not a graphics person, still I would want some more features. As far as I can judge it does a good job though.
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post Sep 6 2007, 07:34 PM
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Other than software bundled with hardware that I've bought, all I've used is GIMP. There is a version for Mac OS X. I can't vouch for its ability to compress every last byte out of JPEGs though.
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post Sep 6 2007, 10:08 PM
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One of the best OS X graphics programs is the venerable shareware program Graphic Convertor from Lemke Software.
It will open and convert just about any type graphic file there is, and has a couple different kinds of JPEG compressors available.

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post Sep 9 2007, 06:59 PM
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Pandy, Darin and Jimlongo,
Thanks all. Pandy, no I don't think the program was from Boxtop. It is called Jpeg Pro and the maker is Autograph International. I have a hunch it may not be Mac compatible. Jimlongo, thanks for the tip. I will have a look at Graphic Converter. Thanks again.
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post Sep 9 2007, 07:49 PM
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Funny. I had to open mine and look what it's called as I don't use it often. Then I went to their site and they use exactly the same blurb as the one you were asking about ("50% smaller"), so then I was convinced they were the same. tongue.gif
http://www.boxtopsoft.com/
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post Mar 2 2024, 05:03 AM
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For optimizing JPEG on OSX you can use https://jpeg-wizard.en.softonic.com/ otherwise you can use online application such as https://jpegcompressor.com/ for optimizing your jpeg images with supporting different type image formats.
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