Compress Image and Image Compressor 5 Lite Edition Software for Windows

Pixel-Zip
$0 - Pixel-Zip Team

Pixel-Zip is a raster image compressor and decompressor designed specifically for the graphic arts and related markets with especially developed large file, 16-bit and native CMYK mode compression support with algorithms tailored at maximum colour and quality retention.

You may not know this, but many similar technologies in the market actually convert CMYK images into RGB, compress and store this RGB data and then decompress and convert RGB back to CMYK, distorting and changing colour - a devastating effect in the graphic arts business.

Maximum lossless compression is delivered whilst noise and grain can also be removed at the same time, improving image quality further.

Pixel-Zip's cutting image compression algorithms are based on Wavelet Analysis combined with several other unique technologies, which puts the product far ahead of any similar software in the image compression field.

It is possible to achieve 200 times compression with no image quality loss!

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Morgan Multimedia MJPEG2000 Codec
$30 - Morgan Multimedia

Morgan M-JPEG2000 codec is a Windows Motion JPEG2000 video codec. JPEG2000 is the new international standard for image compression method and file format. This is the successor of the well-known traditional JPEG written by the ISO group Joint Photographic Experts Group. Contrary to the technology JPEG which used DCT functions, JPEG2000 technology is based on an mathematical algorithm called wavelets to compress image that provides high compression with image quality superior to all existing standard encoding techniques even at low bit rates. That’s the reason why JPEG2000 has a number of advantages over the JPEG Format

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Pixel-Zip Decompressor
$0 - Pixel-Zip Team

Pixel-Zip is a raster image compressor and decompressor designed specifically for the graphic arts and related markets with especially developed large file, 16-bit and native CMYK mode compression support with algorithms tailored at maximum colour and quality retention.

You may not know this, but many similar technologies in the market actually convert CMYK images into RGB, compress and store this RGB data and then decompress and convert RGB back to CMYK, distorting and changing colour ? a devastating effect in the graphic arts business.

Maximum lossless compression is delivered whilst noise and grain can also be removed at the same time, improving image quality further.

Pixel-Zip's cutting image compression algorithms are based on Wavelet Analysis combined with several other unique technologies, which puts the product far ahead of any similar software in the image compression field.

It is possible to achieve 200 times compression with no image quality loss!

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JPEG Imager
$24.95 - V-Methods Software

JPEG Imager is an interactive image compressor. It provides a real-time preview of a compressed image and handy means to compare it with original one. You can fiddle with various compression parameters and observe the effect of changes almost instantly. You can also specify a desired file size and let the program select the proper value of the quality parameter automatically. In short, JPEG Imager is perfect for Quality vs. File Size optimization. It may prove to be very useful if you need to optimize your images for publishing in the Web. Speaking about other features, JPEG Imager includes a set of basic image manipulation and enhancing operations such as Resample (resize), Crop, Rotation, Gamma correction, Levels adjustment and so on. There is also a cleaning tool for noise removing and, of course, the TWAIN support for image acquisition from scanners and digital cams. Working with JPEG Imager you can acquire, enhance and optimize your images not having to use any other programs. Besides, JPEG Imager has a simple built-in batch processor and thumbnail generator.

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Advanced JPEG Compressor
$25 - WinSoftMagic Inc.

Advanced JPEG Compressor for Windows is an invaluable and useful tool for everyone who knows what is a digital image. This is definitely a must-have utility if you own a scanner or a digital camera, use digital images whether at work, or at home. This program allows you to convert images to JPEG format using the most powerful JPEG compression engine, shrink the large file size of your graphic files, optimize pictures for quickly loading from the Web, e-mail smaller image files faster and not exceeding email size limitations, resize images and make thumbnails. Advanced JPEG Compressor can acquire pictures from your scanner or digital camera, and save them in the JPG format with the highest quality / file size ratio. You can easily scan, compress and e-mail photos from Advanced JPEG Compressor. This program works as dedicated JPEG converter, allowing you to open existing images in many formats (BMP, TIFF, GIF, PNG, ...), and a JPEG optimizer, compressing existing JPG images. The possibility to create, edit and apply named compression profiles considerably helps in processing various types of graphic files. The Batch Processing function makes it easy to process multiple images applying the selected compression profile. Graphic Detail Quality Equalizer is a unique feature of the program that gives you significant flexibility in adjusting the compressed image quality. Compression-oriented image prefiltering helps to achieve better compression/optimization results and improve the visual appearance of an image. Separate compression sliders for Luma(intensity) and Chroma(color) channels allow you to gain better compression results, eliminate color artefacts, and significantly improve the compressed image quality. Hold the defined compression ratio is a unique feature for graphic software that allows you to create images whose file size is limited by the defined compression ratio (like the "bit rate" parameter for audio files), and does not depend on their content.

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ACDSee Plugin - RealOptimizer
$29.95 - ACD Systems

With RealOptimizer, the image optimizer plug-in for ACDSee, you can quickly prepare images for the Web by reducing dimensions and file size interactively. This graphic design software plug-in reduces the time required to perform optimization tasks that you would normally do in a slow, expensive, graphics editing application.

RealOptimizer, the BMP, TIFF, GIF and JPEG optimizer plug-in for ACDSee, offers a quick multi-image optimization. It lets you choose which image you'd like to use as an example of the results you'll get for all of them. Then it quickly guides you through the steps of choosing image quality, size and destination directory.

This way, RealOptimizer graphic design software lets you alter the file size and/or dimensions of 10, 100 or more images in about the same amount of time it takes to optimize 1. You can even highlight entire folders and optimize all the images inside without performing additional steps.

The RealOptimizer image optimizer presents a simple, "three window" user interface for optimizing individual images; one window for your original, one for your optimized image, and one to enter potential changes. This image optimizer interface can be accessed quickly by selecting a single image in ACDSee and clicking on Optimize in the Extras toolbar. From there, you can change your image file size and dimensions in an instant.

Optimizing a single image is as easy as moving the two slide pointers in the changes window and watching how it affects the image you want to optimize. It will only take seconds to get the results you want BMP, TIFF, JPEG and GIF optimizer. Then you simply click the Save or Save As buttons and you're done.

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