JPEG quality through Process Multiple Files

[Scott]

I love virtually everything about "process multiple files" except that I don't have the kind of control over jpeg quality that I have through "save for web". There seems to be quite a gap between "JPEG High Quality" and "JPEG Max Quality", and of course what I'm looking for is right in between. It would be very helpful to be able to specify a value similar to the slider in "save for web" or specify a target file size.

Is there any way for me to redefine "JPEG High Quality" or get more control over batching?

Thanks,
Scott

[Grant]

Scott

I suspect you will not be able to get the control you want with Elements. That said I think an extra step been "JPEG High Quality" and "JPEG Max Quality" would not be all that noticeable. My favorite software for doing this sort of thing is ACDSee but this is by no mean the only way to go. I suspect many can point you to other software that will fill your need, some free some not so free.

Grant

[Scott]

Grant,

Thanks for the response.

Today I was working with images with lots of smooth color variation just begging for artifacts if compressed too much - you may be exactly right under most circumstances that the visual difference between the two settings won't amount to much. Today the choice was between artifacts at one setting and triple the file size at the other, so I did 50 images individually using "save for web" and got what I want.

I downloaded a trial version of the software you recommended, which I'd looked at in a previous version some time ago, and it will definitely give me the control I want at the batch level, so thank you very much.

Substitute "OCDC" for "ACDSee" and you've about got my problem. I end up with hundreds of images to reduce in size, compress, and send on, and it's easy for me to obsess over every one and not get anywhere.

Thanks again,
Scott