I have looked at the Image modules, but haven't found the function I am
looking for. I would like to open a series of JPEG image files, compress the
dimensions, and save the reduced image to the original file. Suggestions?

"Paul" <polcs6969 [at] yahoo.com> writes:

> I have looked at the Image modules, but haven't found the function I am
> looking for. I would like to open a series of JPEG image files, compress the
> dimensions, and save the reduced image to the original file. Suggestions?

First suggestion: Don't do that if you can avoid it. Lossy compression and
all that, ya know - if you have access to a non-lossy original, like a PSD
file, it'd be better to load that, resize it, then export a new JPEG.

Second suggestion: ImageMagick.
<http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php>

Third suggestion: GD.
<http://www.boutell.com/gd/>

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"Sherm Pendley" <spamtrap [at] dot-app.org> wrote in message
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> "Paul" <polcs6969 [at] yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> I have looked at the Image modules, but haven't found the function I am
>> looking for. I would like to open a series of JPEG image files, compress
>> the
>> dimensions, and save the reduced image to the original file. Suggestions?
>
> First suggestion: Don't do that if you can avoid it. Lossy compression and
> all that, ya know - if you have access to a non-lossy original, like a PSD
> file, it'd be better to load that, resize it, then export a new JPEG.
>
> Second suggestion: ImageMagick.
> <http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php>
>
> Third suggestion: GD.
> <http://www.boutell.com/gd/>
>
> sherm--
>
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Thanks, ImageMagick is a charm.